Sindh University (SU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat held special online meeting with the heads of SU additional campuses to deliberate teaching-learning scenario in case the continuing lockdown stayed intact even after the expected time zone that is to end on May 31, as Covid-19 still did not exhibit any encouraging signs of let-up.

The VC said SU campuses were important and integral academic and administrative arteries of the varsity, catering higher educational needs of youth in Sindh's rural centres.

He hoped that the campuses too would embrace without hesitation the proposed plan to shift to online academic and research options.

The Vice Chancellor was joined in this online discussion by Prof Dr Rafique Ahmed Memon, PVC SU Thatta campus, Prof Dr Munirrudin Soomro, FP, SUSMMB campus Dadu, Prof Dr Syed Azhar Ali Shah, FP SU-SMBB Larkana campus, Prof Dr Imamuddin Khoso FP SU Mirpurkhas campus and Prof Dr Wazir Ali Baloch, FP KSAS SU campus Naushaero Feroz, SU Registrar Dr Ameer Ali Abro, Institute Directors, Department Chairpersons and faculty from within the given campus domains.

The PVC and FPs in attendance in this virtual vis'-a-vis' informed the Vice Chancellor that all teachers at their respective campuses had already conferred students with 40 marks assignments that would be accounting for the midterm examinations they would have taken if all were normal.