High-grade SU Steering Committee comprising Deans of various varsity faculties, Director and Additional Director Colleges Hyderabad region and Principal Government Nazrath College Hyderabad, SU Director ORIC and SU Director QEC met to mull over advisory of Higher Education Commission Islamabad seeking phasing out of B.A/ B.Sc and M.A/ M.Sc. degree programs by Associate Degree programs. The meet-up was presided over by VC-SU Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat.

The house resolved to shortly convene a consultative interface involving all stakeholders including varsity academic heads and principals of the colleges affiliated with SU to streamline implementation plan.

The meeting also decided to obtain input from Government of Sindh and Sindh Public Service Commission in the given context.

Dean, Faculty of Education and Head of the Technical Committee to this effect Prof. Dr. Saleha Parveen offered detailed briefing on the occasion, outlining broad contours of the Associate Degree program.