Abdul
Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) is proud to announce a significant
milestone in its academic journey, as its Agriculture programs have officially
received accreditation from the National Agriculture Education Accreditation
Council (NAEAC) Pakistan of the Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC).
This recognition highlights AWKUM's unwavering commitment to academic
excellence, research innovation, and the development of future leaders in
Agricultural Sciences. The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) AWKUM organized
certificates distribution ceremony in recognition of the accreditation status
availed by Department of Agronomy (X2 Category), Entomology (X2 Category), Food
Science & Technology (X3 Category) and Horticulture (X3 Category).
The
accreditation reflects the university's adherence to high academic standards,
state-of-the-art facilities, and a curriculum designed to address contemporary
challenges in Agriculture. The HoDs of these departments also shared the
recommendations of the NAEAC for further strengthening of these programs which
will lead to achieve the W category in the field of Agricultural Sciences. One
of the strong recommendations of the accreditation team was to develop minimum
infrastructure for training of students. The NAEAC recommended the
establishment of 5 greenhouses, stores for seeds, inputs, machinery and drying
area. The commission also recommended allocating a minimum of 1 kanal land per
student research and suggesting allocation of at least 25 acres (200 kanals) to
the constituents departments for development of farm and allied infrastructure.
Vice
Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zahir Shah praised the faculty and students of Department
of Agronomy, Entomology, Food Science & Technology and Horticulture for
their dedication, emphasizing the university's ongoing efforts to improve
educational quality across all disciplines.
In
the end the Honorable Vice Chancellor distributed certificates among HoDs of
Department of Agronomy, Entomology, Food Science &Technology and
Horticulture.
