Shazia Tahir,
RAWALPINDI, (Parliament Times) : The Vice Chancellor of PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi Prof. Dr. Qamar uz Zaman has received the prestigious award for his loyal and 15 years of distinguished service to Dalhousie University, Canada.
Expressing his happiness at the occasion Dr. Qamar said that it is a great honor for him that a Canadian well reputed university has acclaimed and appreciated his work which shows that he has achieved his goal to educate and enlighten people to some extent.
Before joining PMAS-AAUR Prof. Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman has been working as Professor and Precision Agriculture Research Chair, Engineering Department Faculty of Agriculture Dalhousie University Canada and carries a remarkable academic career throughout his education.
He has also received the prestigious Glenn Downing Award in 2014 and award from University of Florida in 2015 in recognition of outstanding work in industry, teaching, research and extension in the area of machinery systems.
His remarkable achievements while working as Vice Chancellor of PMAS-AAUR includes establishment of Center for Agriculture Strategy and Development (CAS-D), Human Resource Development Academy (HRDA), Pilot Project for Data Driven Smart Decision Platform for Increased Agricultural Productivity (DDSDP) to establish digital & Smart Agricultural Farms, Centre for Precision Agriculture to develop GREEN-AI System, National Center for Industrial Biotechnology (NCIB), Domestication/Commercialization of Industrial Hemp for Accelerated Sustainable Economic Development in Pakistan, National Center for Livestock Breeding, Genetics & Genomics as an Academic Unit, Experimental Animal Research Station, CPEC Agriculture Cooperation Centre, Academia-Industry-Government Linkages and Inclusion of industry representatives in departmental board of studies. Furthermore, PMAS-AAUR also established Smart IoT Farm at URF, Koont to promote digital and precision agriculture at the National level so that the farmers will be aware of the needs of their crops in real time. University also organized various trainings and outreach program at various universities to aware about modern agriculture technology.
Furthermore, he has effectively collaborated with 60 regional/national and international organizations/institutes and signed MoUs to achieve the institution’s strategic goals and objectives and 40 plus new and halted programs reopened.