LAHORE - It is a prestigious moment for NED University of Engineering & Technology which has been granted to establish the UNESCO Chair “Sustainable Urban Regions”. The agreement was signed on 16th June at UNESCO headquarter in Paris in the presence of the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi; and the Chief of Section, Capacity Building in Science and Engineering, Ms. Amal Kasry, and the Chief of Section,
Science Policy and Partnerships Mr. Ezra Clark who both were representing the Director-General UNESCO Ms. Audrey Azoulay. At that auspicious moment, the Dean faculty of Chemical & Processing Engineering, Prof. Dr. Asif Ahmed Shaikh; Deputy Director, Quality Enhancement Cell Dr. Wasif Ahmed; Counsellor at Embassy of Pakistan, France and Deputy Permanent Delegate at UNESCO, Ms. Huzefa Khanum; and Press Counsellor of Embassy of Pakistan, France MrDanyal Saleem Gilani, were also present.
The university has nominated one of the Renowned architect and planner, Prof. Dr. Noman Ahmed as the chairholder. The chair will work in the collaboration with several national private and public sector universities, international universities, Public & Private sector organizations and industries to attain the SDG#11 in particular and allied SDGs in general.
