3-day Int'l Mathematics Conference Begins At Government College University

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3-day Int'l mathematics conference begins at Government College University

A three-day international conference on Mathematics and its Applications began at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Tuesday.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Nov, 2018 ) :A three-day international conference on Mathematics and its Applications began at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Tuesday.

The conference has been dedicated to the Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Abdus Salam and philosopher poet Allama Dr Muhammad Iqbal, organized by the Mathematics Department GCU in collaboration with the Federal and provincial higher education commissions.

The three-day conference will provide a platform to the scientists, industrial professionals and academicians to exchange ideas and present their latest research in the field of Mathematical Sciences. Scientist from the USA, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand and seven other foreign countries besides 61 Pakistani researchers and scientists will present their papers at the three-day conference.

GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah chaired the inaugural session while Prof Dr Roumen Anguelov of University of Pretoria, South Africa and Prof Ekram Savas from Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey also addressed.

In his address, Prof Anguelov said that mathematics was very vast field of science but unfortunately youth studied mathematics without knowing its applications which resulted in decline in their interest as well as understanding.

Prof Abdon Atangana from South Africa, one of the youngest professors of Mathematics in the world at the age of 30, is also attending the conference. Prof Atangana urged students to follow their interests. He said it was very unfortunate that some students chose their subjects on the basis of scope instead of their interests.

Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah said GCU was holding three conferences this week which provided them opportunities to establish research and academic linkages with national and international universities. He stressed that modern research had become complex and multidisciplinary so universities needed to pool in their resources and expertise.

The VC said GCU Mathematics Department was the only seat of learning in the subcontinent until 1920 when the Department of Mathematics was established in the Punjab University.

Prof Dr Mujahid Abbas, the conference chairman, and Dean Facultyof Science and Technology Prof Dr islam Ullah Khan also addressed the inaugural session.