LAHORE: The Government College University vice chancellor says they are going to spend an amount of Rs50 million in the next fiscal year to upgrade student services and facilities on the campus.

Addressing the first `State of the University` address at the Bukhari Auditorium on Wednesday, ViceChancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi explained all his initiatives and development plans to the students.` We`re going to establish a high-tech central science laboratory, central computer lab and fitness centre from the above budget besides improving sanitary facilities on the campus,` he said.

He said solar panels would be installed at the university to power the main campus with clean solar energy.

He said the GCU paid Rs7m in electricity bills last month and this solar power project with a public-private partnership would not only reduce the 50 per cent electricity cost, but also help in the reduction of environment pollution.

He said the university had received Rs100m from the government for buses to run as a shuttle between the new and main campuses of the university.

The VC also launched a new motto of the university 1.e.

`Empowering our Youth for Tomorrow`s Leadership`. He also shared the details of academic and admission reforms introduced at the GCU.

He believed the administration should be answerable to the students as well because all the policies they make and the initiatives they take directly affect students.

The VC also held a question and answer session at a Town Hall meeting to reduce gap between students and the administration.

He shared his different policies and future plans regarding services and facilities to the students and to raise academic standards at the university.