COMSATS upgraded to university

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani upgraded the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) to the status of a university.

Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the new campus of the now COMSATS University for Science and Technology, the prime minister announced Rs. 10 million for upgrading of CIIT Library and assured proviion of generous funds, necessary for futuristic projects.  He directed the Ministry of Science and Technology, Planning and Development Division and the Higher Education Commission to prepare a comprehensive proposal based on genuine requirements of the COMSATS University for consideration.

“I am confident that the university would put these funds to good use and it would soon emerge with a truly national character as a research-based university,” Gilani said.

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