The fifth meeting of the Senate of National Defence University (NDU) presided over by President Mamnoon Hussain as Chancellor was held here to review assortment of academic, administrative and financial agenda items.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah and Higher Education Commission chairman (HEC) attended the meeting held here at the NDU the other day, a press release Tuesday said.
The NDU Senate considered the agenda in a deliberate manner and settled all the agenda items amicably. The participants lauded the services of outgoing members and welcomed six new ones including Executive Director COMSATS Dr Junaid Zaidi and Fatima Jinnah Women University Vice Chancellor Samina Amin Qadir.
The house also appreciated the intellectual outreach and faculty strength of the NDU and particularly admired the steps taken for the welfare of its employees.
The NDU Senate resolved that the university may endeavor to meet the budget constraints by generating more income from its own resources as well as from assistance by the HEC.