It is a matter of great honour and privilege for me to serve as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sargodha (UOS)-an eminent seat of higher learning in Pakistan. I recognize enormity and magnitude of the responsibility that have been entrusted to me. My focus and message will, essentially center on my vision and commitment to the students, faculty, staff and the university at large. “Any cause that is not the cause of the university will never be my cause”.

UOS has great potential because of its location, student body, elite faculty and institutional resources. Since its founding in 2002, the university has taken big strides to reach a respectable position among the leading universities of Pakistan. Particularly, its outreach to the vast area of Sargodha division and adjoining areas have significantly transformed academic landscape and contributed meaningfully to the economic and social outlook of the community. It is creating a vibrant environment of learning and analytical enquiry leading to a substantial change in the economic ecosystem of Pakistan. Besides, UOS distinguishes itself for its extensive network of affiliated colleges and the centers of higher learning and research. Its agricultural importance in the “land of citrus” needs no introduction. The university has developed a strong physical and academic infrastructure that has contributed significantly to human capital and intellectual capacity of the graduates. To consolidate its achievements and to strengthen and broaden its foundation, we have to move forward with confidence and self assurance with dignity and unwavering commitment.

Financial stability and sustainability is my foremost priority ensuring academic, financial and moral values. University will be gradually and steadily moved-towards complete digitalisation and paperless operation to improve efficiency, transparency and service across all sectors of the university life. Our focus will be on latest trends in applied sciences that lays a strong bases for knowledge based economy. The UOS should serve as a platform for the intellectual pursuits and professional aspirations of its pupils while remaining firmly rooted in moral values, social responsibilities and national obligations. Its international footprint will be established through a meaningful research collaboration, exchange of ideas and joint research projects both at students and faculty levels. Philanthropists, industrialists, intellectuals and elite citizens will be engaged as patrons for the development, respect, prestige and ownership of the university from all sections of the society. University shall act as a bridge between academia and industry for transforming the technological landscape of the country that can contribute significantly in the economic growth of the country. The governing principle of the university will be merit and only merit without any favour or prejudice. An advisory committee consisting of intellectuals, professionals and industrialists will be constituted to advise the university for broader vision and diverse ideas. Annual targets and measurable outcomes will be set for academic, financial and administrative audit at all levels.

In the end, I say that common destiny of Academic excellence” unite us all — the students, the faculty, the staff and the administration. We need “oneness not otherness”. And we will move together to protect sacred academic values of the university by making bold, judicious and principled decisions for a bright future.