By Syed Khalid Mahmood
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
(SSUET), Karachi, has emerged as an outstanding institution which has set high
standards in the field of education. It has also laid emphasis on sports since
its establishment in 1994.
This newly appointed Chancellor of the SSUET, Engr Mohammad
Adil Usman, who is also the President of the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys
Association (AMUOBA), has expressed the desire to take the university sports to
another level.
In a chat with a select group of sports scribes at his
chamber on April 27, Engr Adil Usman, a great grandson of the legendary Maulana
Mohammad Ali Jauhar, agreed to look into the proposal of allowing admission on
sports basis to the athletes having represented the country.
“In pursuance of the Aligarhian spirit we will continue
supporting the cause of sports in a meaningful way and we will do everything
possible to serve the community. The SSUET has had a policy of supporting
sports from the outset and we will be even more proactive in future,” he
stated.
“The Aligarhian philosophy is based on the fact that physical
fitness leads to mental fitness. Our athletes used to excel in academics too.
It’s very heartening to know that the same trend has continued at the SSUET as
quite a few outstanding athletes have secured above average grades in their
studies,” Engr Adil Usman added.
“We will surely look into the possibilities of granting
admission in first year to the outstanding athletes having attained national
colours. Ideally we will like to have it from as early as the next academic
year,” the SSUET Chancellor declared.
Engr Adil Usman, who captained the Aligarh Muslim
University’s badminton team besides representing the historic institution in
billiards and snooker, also disclosed his plans to have greater facilities for
indoor games at the SSUET.
“In the near future we will be emphasizing on developing
more facilities for indoor games in particular besides taking care of cricket
and football outfits. Our plans include procuring tables for billiards and
snooker to let our students unfold their talents in cue sports,” he added.
“We desire to have training and coaching facilities for our
athletes to let them enhance their skills. We will also encourage them to
participate in the international events so that they could earn laurels for the
country as well as the university,” the SSUET Chancellor announced.
