Magazine October 2010 - Higher Education Commission
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<strong>October</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Universities Asked to Develop<br />
Internal Quality Assurance System<br />
7<br />
HEC<br />
Recognizes<br />
R&D<br />
Organizations<br />
in Social<br />
Sciences<br />
5<br />
CM Inaugurates Lahore<br />
Biotechnology Park<br />
15<br />
Scholar Wins Award<br />
at Eurasia Conference<br />
75 HEC Scholars Return from China, South Korea<br />
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Universities Asked to Develop<br />
Internal Quality Assurance System<br />
CM Inaugurates Lahore<br />
Biotechnology Park<br />
HEC News & Views is published<br />
every month. No part of this<br />
publication may be reproduced<br />
in any form without prior written<br />
permission of the publisher.<br />
The views expressed by authors<br />
in the articles is their sole<br />
responsibility and not of HEC.<br />
The <strong>Commission</strong> would like to<br />
thank all the institutions and<br />
individuals who contributed<br />
information and photographs for<br />
this <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />
Aayesha Ikram<br />
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HEC<br />
Recognizes<br />
R&D<br />
Organizations<br />
in Social<br />
Sciences<br />
Scholar Wins Award<br />
at Eurasia Conference<br />
75 HEC Scholars Return from China, South Korea<br />
Editor<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
Raja Ahmad Nadeem<br />
Reporter<br />
Waseem Khaliqdad<br />
Proof Reader<br />
Riaz-ul-Haque<br />
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<strong>October</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
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TABLE OF CONT ENT S<br />
COMMISSION EVENTS<br />
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14 Master Trainers FPDP Begins<br />
Scholar Wins Award at Eurasia Conference<br />
156 More Needs-based Scholarships Awarded<br />
Training for PERN2 and Universities Team<br />
Workshops on Branding, Product Development and Project Management<br />
Chairperson HEC Visits AIT, Thailand<br />
HEC Recognizes R&D Organizations in Social Sciences<br />
International University Council Established<br />
47 HEC Scholars Complete PhD from China<br />
28 HEC Scholars Return after Completion of MS Engineering in South Korea<br />
Universities Asked to Develop Internal Quality Assurance System<br />
HEC, British Council to Organize Regional Policy Dialogue<br />
Qualified Faculty Essential to Improve Working of Pakistan Study Centres: Dr. Naqvi<br />
Workshop on Research Techniques in Social Sciences<br />
ELTR Launches Indigenous Fellowships under Phase-II<br />
NSPP to Award Degree in Public Sector Service Management<br />
Dr. Qasim Jan Awarded ISESCO Prize<br />
Preliminary Meeting of NCRC in Home Economics<br />
UNIVERSITY NEWS<br />
GCU, Punjab Emergency Service Sign MoU<br />
ASSMS puts Pakistani Mathematics on World Map<br />
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LCWU Holds 8 Convocation<br />
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LUMS Holds 22 Convocation<br />
Inam Wins Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games<br />
CM Inaugurates Lahore Biotechnology Park<br />
LUMS, University of Newcastle Sign MoU<br />
Federal-Provinces Role and Responsibilities in <strong>Education</strong><br />
AAUR Relief Efforts for Flood Affectees<br />
Dr. Riaz Ahmad Honoured<br />
AUP Signs MoU with Japanese Universities<br />
AUP Takes Part in Flood Relief Operations<br />
Bahria University Open House <strong>2010</strong><br />
Quaidian Family Festival and Job Fair<br />
UAF Organizes Farmers Gathering<br />
UAF Workshop on Edible Oilseed Crops<br />
DUHS, Turkish Team Jointly Help Flood Victims<br />
BUET Teachers Present Papers in Int'l Conferences<br />
Quality Assurance Workshops at BU Karachi<br />
GIKIAA to Continue Financing Students<br />
QAU Inaugurates School of Management Sciences<br />
Media Festival at GIKI<br />
Greenwich University Signs MoU with Malaysian Universities<br />
IIUI Seminar on US, Pakistan and China Relations<br />
HEC Approves IIUI Data Project<br />
UoS Symposium on Mirza Kalich Beg<br />
KMU Workshop on Medical Ethics<br />
Workshop on Flood Disaster Management<br />
UVAS Workshop on Angiogenesis, Toxicology<br />
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Publisher:<br />
<strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong>, Pakistan<br />
LISTINGS<br />
Travel Grants<br />
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<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
The Learning Innovation (LI)<br />
Division, HEC has launched the<br />
th<br />
14 batch of Master Trainers<br />
F a c u l t y P r o f e s s i o n a l<br />
Development Programme<br />
(FPDP). The Programme, which<br />
will continue until November 13,<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, is being attended by 30<br />
faculty members from 25 public<br />
and HEC funded private sector<br />
universities across Pakistan.<br />
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14 Master Trainers FPDP Begins<br />
This programme is designed<br />
specifically for freshly inducted<br />
in-service teachers who learn<br />
the principles of learning<br />
techniques through rigorous<br />
training. It aims to enable<br />
University teachers to use<br />
innovative teaching strategies<br />
and communication skills that<br />
blend academic concepts with<br />
workplace applications.<br />
In this regard, 11 exclusive<br />
modules will be covered by<br />
eminent resource persons. Dr.<br />
Syed Mahmood Raza, Adviser<br />
(Quality Assurance and Learning<br />
Innovation) HEC was chief guest<br />
in the opening ceremony held at<br />
HEC Secretariat. Ms. Noor Amna<br />
M a l i k , D i r e c t o r G e n e ra l<br />
(Learning Innovation) HEC and<br />
Mr. Muhammad Raza Chohan,<br />
Director (Learning Innovation)<br />
HEC were also present at the<br />
occasion.<br />
Dr. Syed Mahmood Raza<br />
stressed in-service capacity<br />
building of the university faculty.<br />
He shared his personal<br />
experiences with the course<br />
participants and briefed the<br />
relation of quality education with<br />
quality teachers.<br />
Mr. Chohan presented the major<br />
programme and activities of the<br />
Division. Ms. Malik introduced<br />
the participants with the major<br />
aims of the Learning Innovation<br />
Division, which is a hub for<br />
empowering academic and<br />
administrative leaders of the<br />
universities towards sustained<br />
quality education.<br />
To enrich the learning process,<br />
LI Division engages experts of<br />
multi-disciplinary fields as<br />
resource persons, who share<br />
t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s a n d<br />
knowledge gathered from latest<br />
academic content and research<br />
on “Teaching as a Profession”,<br />
“ C o m m u n i c a t i o n S k i l l s ”,<br />
“Assessment and Evaluation”<br />
and other modules. This<br />
programme also provides an<br />
e x c e l l e n t n e t w o r k i n g<br />
opportunity with faculty<br />
members from all over the<br />
country.<br />
Scholar Wins Award at Eurasia Conference<br />
Prof. Dr. Hasan Mahmood Khan,<br />
Director, National Centre of<br />
Excellence (NCE) in Physical<br />
Chemistry, University of<br />
Peshawar has been awarded the<br />
Best Oral Presentation Prize and<br />
th<br />
a shield at the 11 Eurasia<br />
Conference on Chemical<br />
Sciences recently held in Jordon.<br />
Another scientist from HEJ<br />
Institute Karachi was also<br />
awarded a prize on oral<br />
presentation.<br />
Dr. Khan along with Dr. Jan Nisar,<br />
another faculty member of NCE,<br />
presented their research work at<br />
the Conference, which was<br />
attended by senior professors<br />
and scientists of 61 countries<br />
from Europe, Asia and USA<br />
including several nobel prize<br />
winners in Chemistry who also<br />
presented their work.<br />
His research presentation<br />
entitled "Radiation induced<br />
degradation of lindane in water"<br />
was based on the removal of<br />
commonly used pesticide and<br />
persistent organic pollutant<br />
(POPs) lindane (hexachloro<br />
cyclohexane) in water using<br />
a d v a n c e d o x i d a t i o n<br />
technologies. This research has<br />
been done as a part of HEC<br />
funded research project. Earlier,<br />
the Centre was placed at the top<br />
position amongst the 24 Centres<br />
in the country by HEC and the<br />
Ministry of <strong>Education</strong> on<br />
excellent research and academic<br />
performance.<br />
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<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
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7 SMC Meeting under JNBS<br />
156 More Needs-based<br />
Scholarships Awarded<br />
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The 7 SMC meeting of the Japanese Needs Based<br />
Merit Scholarship Programme was recently held at HEC<br />
Secretariat, wherein remaining 156 scholarships were<br />
awarded.<br />
The scope of the Programme was to award 1500<br />
scholarships to students of 50 participating<br />
institutions/universities in six disciplines. Out of these,<br />
1344 slots have already been awarded.<br />
Training for PERN2<br />
and Universities Team<br />
The Information Technology Division, HEC organized a<br />
14-day “Huawei NE Series High End Router Training” at<br />
Shenzhen City, China for a team of participants from<br />
HEC’s PERN2 and universities, who cover network<br />
operations and maintenance as well as network<br />
planning and management.<br />
The training was entirely focused to develop<br />
professional skills and to handle high end Huawei<br />
Routers. Training methods included classroom lectures,<br />
multimedia training, computer-based training, hands-<br />
Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC chaired<br />
nd<br />
the meeting. Mr. Akira Gotto, 2 Secretary,<br />
Japanese High <strong>Commission</strong>, was the guest of<br />
honour. Representatives of five participating<br />
universities were present whereas 15<br />
universities participated through video<br />
conferencing.<br />
These 156 slots have been distributed to the<br />
unprivileged needy scholars of the participating<br />
universities which are offering social and<br />
basic/natural sciences disciplines. Such<br />
universities were divided into three categories.<br />
Category-A includes universities of far-flung<br />
areas, Category-B comprises universities of<br />
comparatively bigger cities while Category-C<br />
consists of universities of main cities. A ratio of<br />
3:2:1 was decided among the categories A, B<br />
and C, respectively.<br />
The award of scholarships is purely on needsbased<br />
criteria. The awardees are merit scholars<br />
and belong to low income group lacking finances<br />
to meet the cost of higher education.<br />
on exercises with equipment and on-site training<br />
etc, under the supervision of specialist and<br />
experienced instructors.<br />
PERN2 team members included Mr. Khalid Khoso,<br />
Regional Manager (South), Mr. Rehan Sarwar<br />
Lodhi, Network Engineer (Quetta), and Mr.<br />
Waqas Ahmed Khan, Network Engineer<br />
(Karachi).<br />
While participants from universities were Dr.<br />
Khalil Khoumbati, University of Sindh, Jamshoro,<br />
Mr. Ahsen, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,<br />
Mr. Shahzad Abid, College of Physicians and<br />
Surgeons of Pakistan, Karachi, Mr. Sarfaraz<br />
Ahmed, Balochistan University of Information<br />
Technology, Engineering and Management<br />
Sciences, Quetta, Mr. Nadeem Ahmed, University<br />
of Karachi, and Mr. Mohammad Rashid,<br />
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.<br />
Upon completion of training, the participants<br />
appreciated the Resource Department as well as<br />
the Management Committee for organizing a<br />
successful training. They emphasized that such<br />
interrelated trainings must be continued in order<br />
to polish professional skills and knowledge.<br />
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<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
HEC-Financial Aid Development Programme<br />
Workshops on Branding, Product Development and<br />
Project Management<br />
The USAID funded <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>-<br />
Financial Aid Development (HEC-FAD) Programme<br />
organized a three-day interactive training workshop<br />
on “Communication, Branding and Product<br />
Development” and another two-day workshop on<br />
“Project Management” for student financial aid and<br />
university advancement/development staff, as part<br />
of its ongoing technical assistance to the higher<br />
education sector.<br />
The workshops, held at HEC Secretariat, were<br />
attended by the university advancement and<br />
financial aid staff of Programme's 12 partners,<br />
including HEC and 11 partner universities.<br />
The core objective of the first workshop was to<br />
enable the participants to better understand<br />
communications product design and develop the<br />
right products for marketing the HEC and partner<br />
universities to potential donors, establish public<br />
private partnerships and international linkages. By<br />
the end of the workshop, each partner had built and<br />
p a c k a g e d a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s t ra t e g y,<br />
implementation plan, awareness of financial aid<br />
programmes to remote and needy areas of Pakistan,<br />
which was specific to their institutions and would<br />
prove constructive in resource mobilization efforts<br />
and timely awareness of scholarships opportunities<br />
to the financial needy students.<br />
“This workshop has made me appreciate and realize<br />
the importance of developing a comprehensive<br />
branding strategy for my university, particularly the<br />
office of student financial aid and university<br />
advancement. After three days of extensive training,<br />
I am taking back with me concrete ideas for specific<br />
products that I will be developing with my team to<br />
promote and market my university. Developing a<br />
marketing tool kit for each individual university<br />
during the workshop was one of the most helpful<br />
activities. HEC-FAD should hold more of such<br />
trainings,” said a participant.<br />
The second workshop was aimed at enhancing the<br />
capacity of its participants in understanding the<br />
basic concepts and elements of project<br />
management, specifically in the public sector in<br />
order to effectively initiate, plan, control, and report<br />
projects to generate funds for financial aid and<br />
advancement/development offices. Another major<br />
focus of the workshop was to enhance the capacity<br />
of participants to develop projects that establish and<br />
strengthen public private partnerships and<br />
international linkages.<br />
“Project Management workshop has given me<br />
conceptual clarity on how a project should be<br />
conceptualized, implemented and monitored. I am<br />
now familiar with not only the techniques of<br />
managing government funded projects but also<br />
have a good grasp of donor funded projects. Case<br />
studies from our own universities have helped me in<br />
understanding the existing gaps in my knowledge<br />
and will enable me in future to develop better<br />
projects and mange them more efficiently. I would<br />
like to thank USAID and HEC-FAD programme for<br />
organizing this training,” commented a participant.<br />
In addition to HEC, 11 universities that participated<br />
included Agricultural University, Peshawar, Institute<br />
of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Quaid-i-Azam<br />
University, Islamabad, Arid Agriculture University,<br />
Rawalpindi, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,<br />
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore,<br />
Balochistan University of Information Technology,<br />
Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta,<br />
Sindh Agricultural University, Tandojam, Institute of<br />
Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Shaheed<br />
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and<br />
Technology, Karachi and Sukkur IBA, Sukkur.<br />
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<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
Chairperson HEC Visits AIT Thailand<br />
Dr. Javaid R. Laghari, Chairperson, <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong> (HEC) visited the Asian Institute of<br />
Technology (AIT), Thailand recently, where he had a<br />
broad range of interaction with academics and<br />
officials at the Institute.<br />
In his meeting with Dr. Said Irandoust, President<br />
AIT, Dr. Laghari had a detailed exchange of views on<br />
further strengthening of Pakistan-AIT relationship.<br />
Matters relating to the proposed establishment of an<br />
AIT Centre in Pakistan were also discussed. Dr.<br />
Naveed Anwar, Head of the AIT Pakistan Task Force<br />
and AIT Consulting, was also present during these<br />
discussions.<br />
The Chairperson also participated in celebrations of<br />
st<br />
“AIT Day <strong>2010</strong>”, marking the 51 anniversary of the<br />
Institute's establishment. The same day, he also<br />
attended a special ceremony, presided over by Her<br />
Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn,<br />
wherein Dr. Shamsudin M. Qureshi from Pakistan<br />
was inducted into the AIT inaugural Hall of Fame<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. Mr. Sohail Mahmood, Pakistan's Ambassador<br />
to Thailand, was also present on the occasion. Dr.<br />
Qureshi is an eminent educationist from Pakistan,<br />
who did his Masters from AIT in 1965 and<br />
subsequently had a distinguished career in public<br />
service in the realms of education, and science and<br />
technology.<br />
Dr. Laghari also met the members of the Pakistan<br />
Students Association (PSA) at AIT. He was briefed by<br />
the students on their academic achievements as<br />
well as participation in extra-curricular activities.<br />
The Chairperson appreciated the efforts of the best<br />
performers among the students.<br />
The number of Pakistani students at AIT is over 100<br />
and most of them are HEC scholars, who are<br />
pursuing Masters and PhD degree programmes.<br />
HEC Recognizes R&D Organizations in Social Sciences<br />
HEC has recognized R&D organizations in Social<br />
Sciences as part of its initiatives for promotion of<br />
research and development culture in the country. On<br />
the recommendation of the Committee on<br />
Development of Social Sciences, Arts and<br />
Humanities, HEC invited applications for recognition<br />
from R&D organizations/professional associations<br />
and think tanks engaged in Social Sciences,<br />
Business <strong>Education</strong>, Arts and Humanities.<br />
After reviewing received applications, four<br />
organizations have been recognized as R&D<br />
organizations in the fields of Social Sciences. These<br />
include Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad<br />
Policy Research Institute, Institute of Strategic<br />
Studies and the Centre for Civic <strong>Education</strong>. After<br />
recognition, these organizations and their<br />
employees are eligible to apply for various HEC<br />
programmes.<br />
A few R&D organizations in the fields of Sciences<br />
and Technology are availing various HEC initiatives,<br />
including competitive grants, scholarships, postdoctoral<br />
fellowships, etc.<br />
International University Council Established<br />
The Government of Turkey has approved the setting<br />
up of an International University Council, with its<br />
principal seat at Ankara, to promote higher<br />
education in Asia, Africa and Balkan States,<br />
particularly among the Muslim countries.<br />
Mr. Orhan Hikmet Azizoglu, Head of most prominent<br />
universities of Istanbul, and Mr. M. A. Raoof,<br />
Chairman, Board of Governors, University of Lahore,<br />
have been selected as President and General<br />
Secretary of the Council, respectively. The first-ever<br />
conference of the International University Council<br />
will be held in Ankara from December 17-20, <strong>2010</strong><br />
and will be inaugurated by the President of Turkey.<br />
The Prime Minister of Turkey will also preside over<br />
one of its sessions.<br />
All the public and private sector universities in<br />
Pakistan have been invited to become members of<br />
the Council and also participate in the conference.<br />
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<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
47 HEC Scholars Complete PhD from China<br />
Forty-seven PhD scholars of the <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong> have completed their doctoral studies<br />
from leading Chinese universities under HEC's<br />
scheme “PhD Scholarships for Basic Sciences,<br />
China”, which was launched in August 2003. Against<br />
the 50 available scholarships, 48 outstanding<br />
teachers and researchers of public sector<br />
universities belonging to Advanced Basic Sciences<br />
proceeded to China. Thirty-five candidates were<br />
selected in 2004, five in 2005, while eight candidates<br />
were selected in 2006.<br />
Out of these, 47 scholars have graduated and have<br />
rejoined their parent organizations. Only one<br />
scholar could not complete his PhD because of<br />
medical reasons. These scholars have made<br />
excellent contributions in their respective disciplines<br />
and produced a substantial number of local<br />
publications. They have also published 94 papers in<br />
international journals of repute during their stay in<br />
China. The scheme has achieved its major<br />
objectives, which included providing opportunities<br />
to teachers and researchers for higher training<br />
abroad, facilitating assimilation and transfer of<br />
promising scientific knowledge and information to<br />
achieve rapid economic growth.<br />
These scholars were placed at the best Chinese<br />
universities, including Tsinghua University, Jilin<br />
University, China Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang<br />
University, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT),<br />
Shanghai University, Harbin Institute of Technology,<br />
Beijing University, and Beijing University of Science<br />
and Technology (BUST) through the China<br />
Scholarship Council (CSC).<br />
The beneficiaries of this prestigious programme<br />
include University of Malakand, Chakdara,<br />
University of AJK, Muzaffarabad, Hazara University,<br />
Mansehra, Mehran University of Engineering and<br />
Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan Council of Scientific<br />
and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Pakistan Atomic<br />
Energy <strong>Commission</strong> (PAEC) and a number of<br />
colleges in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.<br />
28 HEC Scholars Return to Pakistan after<br />
Completion of MS Engineering in South Korea<br />
A group of 28 HEC scholars have successfully<br />
completed MS Engineering studies in top ranking<br />
universities of South Korea and returned to Pakistan<br />
in August <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Under the programme entitled “MS Level Training in<br />
Korean Universities/Industries”, 131 scholars have<br />
already returned to Pakistan.<br />
<strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> has initiated the<br />
biggest programme of scholarships in the history of<br />
Pakistan to give a jump start to the development of<br />
human resources for meeting the requirement of<br />
universities, R&D organizations and industry in the<br />
country.<br />
scholars were sent to South Korea out of which 159<br />
have successfully completed their studies in hi-tech<br />
engineering disciplines. These engineering<br />
graduates were enrolled in Masters in Engineering<br />
programmes of the top ranking universities of South<br />
Korea, many of which are ranked amongst top 100<br />
universities.<br />
This programme has been especially designed for<br />
engineers, which is aimed at preparing high-tech<br />
work force to be deployed in the industrial sector of<br />
Pakistan. Through this programme, HEC scholars<br />
have also availed the opportunity to work on real life<br />
projects being run by leading Korean Industries like<br />
LG, Samsung, KIA, Daewoo, Hyundai, etc.<br />
So far 1044 scholars have returned to Pakistan and<br />
are serving various universities/organizations after<br />
completion of MS/M Phil (184), PhD (500) and Postdoctoral<br />
(360) studies. There is still a huge demand<br />
of highly trained manpower due to rapid expansion<br />
of higher education sector of the country. Under the<br />
abovementioned programme, a total of 200 HEC<br />
These scholars are legally bound to serve in Pakistan<br />
for a minimum period of two years. In this regard, a<br />
well-managed “Placement Cell” has also been<br />
established in HRD Division of HEC for placement of<br />
returned scholars in various public and private<br />
sector universities/R&D organizations of Pakistan.<br />
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<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
Universities Asked to Develop<br />
Internal Quality Assurance System<br />
quality provision in higher<br />
education sector and review of<br />
current policies for continuity<br />
and facilitation in responding to<br />
global advancements and<br />
challenges.<br />
T h e h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n<br />
institutions should take<br />
responsibility of developing<br />
effective internal quality<br />
assurance system. Quality<br />
Enhancement Cells, established<br />
by the Quality Assurance<br />
Agency, have played an<br />
important role for sensitizing<br />
academia so as to promote<br />
q u a l i t y c u l t u r e i n t h e<br />
universities.<br />
This was the consensus among<br />
th<br />
participants of the 17 meeting<br />
of the National Quality<br />
Assurance Committee (NQAC)<br />
held at HEC Regional Centre,<br />
Lahore.<br />
Chaired by Dr. Abdul Raouf,<br />
National Distinguish Professor,<br />
the meeting was attended by Dr.<br />
Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director,<br />
HEC along with vice chancellors<br />
of the major public sector<br />
universities.<br />
The Committee has been formed<br />
by HEC as an advisory body for<br />
While deliberating on existing<br />
criteria of HEC Approved<br />
Supervisors, the Committee<br />
s u g g e s t e d t o i n c l u d e<br />
r e s e a r c h e r s f r o m R & D<br />
organizations only if they are<br />
appointed as adjunct faculty<br />
members in the universities.<br />
It also discussed Role of<br />
A c c r e d i t a t i o n C o u n c i l s ,<br />
O r g a n i z a t i o n o f T h i r d<br />
International Conference on<br />
Quality Assurance in <strong>Higher</strong><br />
<strong>Education</strong>, Workload of Faculty,<br />
and Curriculum Design.<br />
Appreciating the progress made<br />
by the Accreditation Councils,<br />
the Committee advised that a<br />
mechanism for selection of the<br />
Chairman of the Councils should<br />
be developed as per national<br />
and international practices.<br />
HEC, British Council to Organize<br />
Regional Policy Dialogue<br />
T h e H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n<br />
<strong>Commission</strong>, in collaboration<br />
with the British Council, is<br />
organizing a Regional Policy<br />
Dialogue from November 23-25,<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. Through this policy<br />
dialogue, delegates will work<br />
towards an understanding of<br />
national policies, institutional<br />
approaches and outreach<br />
programmes which enable<br />
knowledge transfer for economic<br />
and social benefit. This major<br />
regional symposium will explore<br />
what education providers,<br />
governments and industry can<br />
do together to encourage<br />
knowledge transfer and to<br />
support its development within<br />
the higher education sector.<br />
It will be a three- day event and<br />
will feature keynote sessions,<br />
roundtable reviews, panel<br />
discussions, parallel sessions<br />
and action planning meetings. It<br />
is expected that this event will<br />
provide a framework for future<br />
collaborative work around this<br />
Knowledge Transfer Initiative.<br />
There will be a modest seed corn<br />
fund available to develop<br />
collaborative work, for example,<br />
to develop case studies. The<br />
details of this fund will be<br />
announced at the event.<br />
The learning from this event and<br />
similar policy dialogues in <strong>2010</strong><br />
will be taken forward to the next<br />
Going Global Conference to be<br />
held in Hong Kong April 2011.<br />
7
<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
Qualified Faculty Essential to Improve Working<br />
of Pakistan Study Centres: Dr. Naqvi<br />
“The performance of Pakistan<br />
Study Centres (PSC) can never<br />
improve without induction of<br />
highly-qualified faculty. The<br />
Centres are not taking full<br />
advantage of different schemes<br />
of HEC for research and<br />
development activities.”<br />
This was stated by Dr. Sohail<br />
Naqvi, Executive Director,<br />
<strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
while talking to the Directors of<br />
Pakistan Study Centres (PSCs) in<br />
a meeting recently held at HEC<br />
Secretariat.<br />
The meeting, held to evaluate<br />
the performance of Centres as<br />
well as discuss their future<br />
course of action, was also<br />
attended by Dr. Mujahid Kamran,<br />
Vice Chancellor, University of the<br />
Punjab and Dr. Azmat Hayat<br />
Khan, Vice Chancellor, University<br />
of Peshawar and was joined by<br />
Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui,<br />
V i c e C h a n c e l l o r Ka ra c h i<br />
U n i v e r s i t y v i a v i d e o<br />
conferencing. Dr. Altaf Ali G.<br />
Shaikh, Member Academics HEC<br />
was also present on the<br />
occasion.<br />
Pakistan Study Centres were<br />
established to engage in the<br />
study of languages, literature,<br />
social structure, attitudes and<br />
motivation of the people of<br />
various regions of the country.<br />
Their aim was to promote<br />
teaching cooperation in interdisciplinary<br />
relationship with<br />
other teaching and research<br />
establishments.<br />
“It must be clear that unless you<br />
hire qualified PhD faculty, no<br />
research and development<br />
activity is going to succeed. The<br />
whole system of higher<br />
education revolves around<br />
faculty,” said Dr. Naqvi.<br />
While stressing the significance<br />
of these Centres, Dr. Naqvi<br />
urged the Directors to move<br />
forward in collaboration with<br />
each other. He appreciated Dr.<br />
Mujahid Kamran for offering a<br />
platform to the Directors of PSCs<br />
for discussion and devising a<br />
joint strategy to enhance the<br />
standard of these Centres.<br />
He dispelled the impression that<br />
HEC has stopped financial<br />
support for research grants,<br />
travel grants, organization of<br />
conferences, strengthening<br />
libraries and short term faculty<br />
support, etc. Even some of the<br />
Centres received substantial<br />
amounts but that was not<br />
utilized, so all of you need to be<br />
proactive,” he said.<br />
Regarding the issue of quality<br />
intake at post graduate level, Dr.<br />
Naqvi said that enrolment versus<br />
quality problem could be easily<br />
solved if students are admitted<br />
at undergraduate level and<br />
groomed for higher studies at<br />
these Centres.<br />
The Executive Director said that<br />
different Centres should also<br />
collaborate for bringing out<br />
research journals. “It is not<br />
necessary that each Centre has<br />
its own journal.” He also urged<br />
the participants to utilize the<br />
video-conferencing facility as a<br />
tool for temporary support.<br />
Those who attended the<br />
meeting included Dr. Qalb-i-<br />
Abid, Chairman, Department of<br />
History, University of the Punjab,<br />
Dr. Abdullah Khan, Director PSC,<br />
University of Peshawar, Dr.<br />
Musarrat Abid, Director PSC,<br />
University of the Punjab, Dr.<br />
Khalida Jamali, Director PSC,<br />
University of Sindh, Dr. Syed<br />
Jaffar Ahmad, Director PSC,<br />
University of Karachi, Dr.<br />
Bahadur Khan Rodini, Director<br />
PSC, University of Balochistan,<br />
and Dr. Tariq Rahman, Director,<br />
National Institute of Pakistan<br />
S t u d i e s , Q u a i d - i - A z a m<br />
University.<br />
8
<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
Workshop on<br />
Research Techniques<br />
in Social Sciences<br />
A three-day workshop on Effective Research Techniques in<br />
Social Sciences was recently held at HEC Regional Centre,<br />
Karachi. Thirty faculty members representing different<br />
universities/institutions of Sindh attended the workshop.<br />
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Ishrat Hussain,<br />
Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi.<br />
He said that research in the area of Social Sciences was<br />
previously neglected. He highlighted the need for research in<br />
Social Sciences, and how it creates impact on the socioeconomic<br />
development of the country.<br />
On the first day, Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmed, Department of<br />
Pakistan Studies, University of Karachi discussed in detail the<br />
Proforma developed by HEC for research grant in Social<br />
Science.<br />
On the second day, Dr. Fatah Muhammad Burfat, Department<br />
of Sociology, University of Karachi highlighted the research<br />
methodologies and its impact on country's development.<br />
On third day, Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Department of International<br />
Relations, University of Karachi shared his experience related<br />
to effective research techniques and discussed its<br />
importance.<br />
Dr. Nasiruddin Khan, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi<br />
was chief guest in the concluding ceremony. He appreciated<br />
HEC Regional Centre for conducting the workshop on a very<br />
important topic.<br />
Mr. Fida Hussian, Regional Director, HEC explained the<br />
objectives of the workshop and gave details of certain<br />
initiatives of the <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> in the area of<br />
research and development.<br />
ELTR<br />
Launches<br />
Indigenous<br />
Fellowships<br />
under Phase-II<br />
The English Language Teaching Reform<br />
(ELTR), under its Phase-II, has launched<br />
Long-Term Indigenous Fellowships<br />
Programme in four universities for the<br />
faculty of public sector colleges/<br />
universities.<br />
This is the only project of HEC through<br />
which the college sector has also<br />
b e n e f i t t e d t h r o u g h i t s faculty<br />
development programme. So far, 125<br />
faculty members of public sector colleges<br />
and universities have benefitted from such<br />
long-term fellowships under ELTR (Phase-<br />
I). The Project will award 150 long-term<br />
fellowships under Phase-II.<br />
The fellowships are being offered in MPhil<br />
(TESL) at Beaconhouse National<br />
University, Lahore, MA (ELT and<br />
Linguistics) at University of the Punjab,<br />
Lahore, Advance Diploma (TEFL) at<br />
Forman Christian College University,<br />
Lahore and ADP (TEFL) at Aga Khan<br />
University, Karachi.<br />
Almost 60 fellowships have been awarded<br />
to the universities for <strong>2010</strong>-11. The<br />
candidates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and<br />
Balochistan have been allocated special<br />
seats at University of the Punjab, because<br />
no university from these provinces<br />
submitted a proposal for long-term<br />
fellowships.<br />
Those fulltime/permanent faculty<br />
members of public sector colleges and<br />
universities are eligible, who are teaching<br />
English at graduate and post graduate<br />
level, are under 50 years of age, and have<br />
a minimum of 16-year education, besides<br />
at least one year experience of teaching<br />
English as a subject.<br />
9
<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
NSPP to Award Degree in Public<br />
Sector Service Management<br />
The <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> has allowed the<br />
National School of Public Policy (NSPP) to award Master's<br />
degree in Public Sector Service Management. This was<br />
decided at a meeting held at HEC Secretariat, attended by<br />
officials from HEC and NSPP.<br />
The meeting also agreed that curricula for different<br />
programmes developed by NSPP will be subsequently<br />
placed before the National Curriculum Revision Committee<br />
which shall comprise representatives of universities as well<br />
as the NSPP.<br />
The curriculum for Masters in Public Sector (Services)<br />
Management to be offered at the NSPP through Pakistan<br />
Administrative Staff College, a constituent unit of NSPP,<br />
has been developed as a result of extensive discussions<br />
with Harvard Business School, Kennedy School of<br />
Governance in USA, London School of Economics, National<br />
Institute of Governance UK as well as Civilian Training<br />
Institutions in Malaysia and is based on HEC's curriculum<br />
for Masters in Public Administration.<br />
The decision has come after institutional accreditation of<br />
NSPP which will follow programme accreditation for<br />
various degree programmes and various specializations to<br />
be offered by NSPP.<br />
The meeting was presided over by Dr. Altaf Ali G. Shaikh,<br />
Member (Academics) HEC and was attended by Dr. Syed<br />
Mahmood Raza, Adviser (Quality Assurance) HEC, Mr.<br />
Rahat ul Ain, Dean, National Management College, Mr.<br />
Muhammad Javed Khan, Adviser (Academics) HEC, Dr.<br />
Sikandar Hayat, Dean, National Institute of Public Policy,<br />
Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Dean, Executive Development<br />
Institute.<br />
The visiting team also clarified certain aspects of the<br />
structure of the proposed degree programe including<br />
curricula, scheme of studies, weightage as assigned to<br />
various components of the programmes and to the modes<br />
of evaluation and assessment.<br />
Dr. Qasim Jan<br />
Awarded<br />
ISESCO<br />
Prize<br />
Prof. Dr. Qasim Jan, former Vice Chancellor of<br />
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and<br />
University of Peshawar received the<br />
prestigious prize of Islamic Scientific and<br />
Cultural Organization (ISESCO) for his<br />
sustained contributions in Mineralogy,<br />
Petrology, Geochemistry, Tectonics and<br />
Seismology of the Northwest Himalaya.<br />
The prize was awarded by Tan Sri Muhyiddin<br />
Yasin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, at<br />
th<br />
the inaugural session of the 5 Islamic<br />
Conference of Ministers of <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
and Scientific Research held at Kuala Lampur.<br />
The inaugural session was attended, among<br />
others, by Mr. Abdul Moiz Bokhari, Assistant<br />
Secretary General, Organization of Islamic<br />
Countries (OIC), Mr. Masood Khalid, High<br />
<strong>Commission</strong>er of in Malaysia, and Dr. Altaf Ali<br />
G. Shaikh, Member (Academics), <strong>Higher</strong><br />
<strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> of Pakistan.<br />
Dr. Qasim Jan is a renowned geologist and a<br />
reputed academician. He has conducted a<br />
number of collaborative projects with<br />
scientists from USA, UK, other European<br />
Countries, Japan and China.<br />
He has some 245 publications in national and<br />
international journals He obtained his PhD<br />
from the University of London in 1977 and<br />
was awarded DSc (Honorary) degree by<br />
King’s College London in 2009.<br />
Dr. Qasim has undertaken Post-doctoral<br />
research at the universities of Oregon and<br />
Oklahoma (USA), Leicester (UK), and<br />
Dartmouth College, USA. Currently, he is<br />
Secretary General of the Pakistan Academy of<br />
Sciences, and Association of the Academies of<br />
Sciences in Asia.<br />
10
<strong>Commission</strong> Events<br />
Preliminary Meeting of NCRC in Home Economics<br />
A preliminary meeting of the<br />
National Curriculum Revision<br />
Committee (NCRC) in Home<br />
Economics was held at HEC<br />
Regional Centre, Lahore from<br />
<strong>October</strong> 11-13, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The major objective of the<br />
meeting was to develop draft<br />
curriculum for four-year<br />
i n t e g r a t e d B S d e g r e e<br />
programme in Home Economics,<br />
following semester system of<br />
examination.<br />
Dr. Altaf Ali G. Shaikh, Member<br />
(Academics), HEC briefed the<br />
p a r t i c i p a n t s a b o u t t h e<br />
obligations of HEC for review,<br />
revision and development of<br />
curricula. He said that the<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> is coordinating with<br />
respective universities to change<br />
annual examination to the<br />
semester system.<br />
“HEC is striving hard to enhance<br />
the quality of education in public<br />
sector universities/institutions<br />
by developing curricula and<br />
making it more compatible with<br />
international standards, joboriented<br />
and in line with the<br />
needs of the society,” Dr. Shaikh<br />
said.<br />
Dr. Rubina Hakeem, Principal,<br />
Rana Liaquat Ali Khan College of<br />
Home Economics, Karachi and<br />
Mrs. Ghazala Pervez Zaman,<br />
Head, Food and Nutrition<br />
Department, Government<br />
College of Home Economics,<br />
Lahore acted as Convener and<br />
Secretary of the NCRC,<br />
respectively.<br />
Dr. Tahir Ali Shah, Deputy<br />
Director (Curriculum) HEC<br />
coordinated the meeting, while<br />
Mr. Arshad Mahmood Malik,<br />
Director (Curriculum) HEC<br />
participated in the meeting as<br />
observer.<br />
The meeting agreed that<br />
eligibility criteria for admission in<br />
BS four-year degree in Home<br />
Economics would be FA/FSc or<br />
equivalence certificate from the<br />
Inter Board Committee of<br />
Chairman (IBCC). Students<br />
completing <strong>Higher</strong> Secondary<br />
School Certificate in Home<br />
Economics from colleges will get<br />
the equivalence certificate from<br />
IBCC to fulfill eligibility criteria.<br />
Dr. Tahir Ali Shah briefed the<br />
committee members about<br />
s t a n d a r d t e m p l a t e f o r<br />
curriculum development of fouryear<br />
BS degree programme. He<br />
informed the committee about<br />
credit hours requirements as<br />
well as foundation, major and<br />
elective subject courses. He said<br />
that the compulsory courses<br />
have already been developed by<br />
the respective NCRCs.<br />
After three-day deliberations,<br />
the Committee drafted the fouryear<br />
curriculum with five major<br />
areas of specializations,<br />
including Food and Nutrition,<br />
Textiles and Clothing, Art and<br />
Design, Human Development<br />
and Family Studies, Housing<br />
Home Management and Interior<br />
Design.<br />
The Department of Housing<br />
Home Management and Interior<br />
Design was split into two groups,<br />
Interior and Environmental<br />
Design, and Residential<br />
M a n a g e m e n t a n d<br />
Entrepreneurship. It was<br />
decided that the schemes of<br />
courses would be taken back to<br />
the institutions for discussion<br />
with the faculty. Another<br />
meeting of the Committee will<br />
be held in short course of time to<br />
finalize the courses.<br />
11
University News<br />
GCU, Punjab Emergency<br />
Service Sign MoU<br />
The Department of Clinical<br />
P s ychology, G o vernment<br />
College University (GCU),<br />
Lahore signed a Memorandum<br />
of Understanding (MoU) with<br />
Punjab Emergency Service<br />
(Rescue 1122) in a special<br />
ceremony. Dr. Khalid Aftab, Vice<br />
Chancellor, GCU Lahore and Dr.<br />
Rizwan Naseer, Director<br />
General, Punjab Emergency<br />
Service (Rescue 1122) signed<br />
the agreement.<br />
Rescue 1122 has engaged the<br />
expertise of GCU clinical<br />
psychologists to work on posttraumatic<br />
stress among rescue<br />
workers and to develop modern<br />
psychological test system for<br />
selection of right people in the<br />
life saving emergency services.<br />
The GCU and Rescue 1122 have<br />
also agreed to work for the<br />
d e v e l o p m e n t o f s a f e r<br />
communities in Pakistan through<br />
research projects and joint<br />
practical initiatives including<br />
conferences, workshops,<br />
a w a r e n e s s a n d t ra i n i n g<br />
programmes and seminars. Both<br />
the parties have also pledged to<br />
share resources, knowledge and<br />
expertise for carrying out the<br />
above mentioned joint projects.<br />
They would also conduct<br />
b e h a v i o u r s t u d i e s o f<br />
communities to prevent road<br />
traffic accidents and injuries.<br />
Prof. Zahid Mahmood, Director,<br />
D e p a r t m e n t o f C l i n i c a l<br />
Psychology briefed the members<br />
about the psychological tests<br />
developed for Pakistan Air Force.<br />
He said that nowadays the<br />
Department is working with PAF<br />
on stress management in pilots.<br />
He hoped that the new<br />
psychological test system which<br />
their Department will develop for<br />
Rescue 1122 would help in<br />
selection of right people in the<br />
life saving emergency services<br />
and would reduce the drop-out<br />
percentage of rescue workers.<br />
Ms. Fouzia Shahin, Academic<br />
Planning and External Links,<br />
GCU said that under the<br />
agreement, Rescue 1122 would<br />
also provide internship and<br />
research opportunities for<br />
students of GCU. She said that<br />
Rescue 1122 accidents, fire<br />
incidents and crime cases data<br />
would also be available to GCU<br />
students for research.<br />
ASSMS<br />
puts Pakistani<br />
Mathematics<br />
on World Map<br />
The Abdus Salam School of<br />
Mathematics Sciences (ASSMS),<br />
Government College University,<br />
Lahore has put Pakistani<br />
Mathematics on the world map,<br />
as the European Mathematical<br />
S o c i e t y ( E M S ) h a s<br />
acknowledged the School as the<br />
Emerging Regional Centre of<br />
Excellence (ERCE) for its<br />
contributions to research at the<br />
international level.<br />
The recognition implies that<br />
young scholars from the<br />
developing countries will receive<br />
support from the European<br />
Union (EU), UNESCO and other<br />
international organizations to<br />
enrol at ASSMS for advanced<br />
studies in diverse areas of<br />
Mathematical Sciences.<br />
EMS will also arrange for the<br />
School European funding for its<br />
further improvement and<br />
r e i n f o r c e m e n t . T h e<br />
Mathematical Society has<br />
expressed its desire to send their<br />
senior mathematicians to the<br />
ASSMS.<br />
The decision to acknowledge<br />
ASSMS as the Emerging<br />
Regional Centre of Excellence<br />
came at a joint meeting of EMS<br />
Committee for Developing<br />
Countries (CDC) and UNESCO in<br />
Budapest recently.<br />
Only three institutions from all<br />
o v e r t h e W o r l d a r e<br />
acknowledged by EMS as<br />
Emerging Regional Centres of<br />
Excellence. The other two are in<br />
India and Vietnam.<br />
12
University News<br />
14 PhD Degrees Conferred<br />
th<br />
LCWU Holds 8 Convocation<br />
th<br />
The 8 convocation of the<br />
Lahore College for Women<br />
University (LCWU), Lahore was<br />
recently held wherein 38<br />
students of various disciplines<br />
were decorated with gold<br />
medals and cash award of Rs.<br />
3,000 each. A total of 831<br />
Bachelor and Master degrees<br />
were awarded on the occasion.<br />
Fourteen PhD scholars and 86<br />
MS graduates were also<br />
awarded degree on successful<br />
completion of their studies.<br />
In his convocation address, Mr.<br />
Salman Taseer, Governor Punjab<br />
said that education must be<br />
acknowledged as a basic human<br />
right. He appreciated LCWU for<br />
offering degrees in job-oriented<br />
subjects like Bio-Technology,<br />
Pharmacy, Environmental<br />
Science, Computer Science,<br />
Electronic Engineering, Mass<br />
Communication and Economics.<br />
The Governor said Pakistan had<br />
gone through a traumatic<br />
situation in the last few months.<br />
He said he had invited students<br />
from Universities of Engineering<br />
and Technology, Lahore and<br />
Taxila who went to flood-hit<br />
areas and helped victims build<br />
their houses.<br />
Prof. Dr. Bushra Mateen, Vice<br />
Chancellor, LCWU highlighted<br />
the developmental works,<br />
research facilities and academic<br />
achievements of the University.<br />
She said that over the last eight<br />
years, the University has<br />
excelled in achieving its targets.<br />
“The University is now offering<br />
four-year BS programme in 26<br />
departments, MS/MPhil in 21<br />
subjects and PhD in 14 subjects.<br />
There are 90 PhD and 104 MPhil<br />
qualified faculty members.<br />
Student enrolment presently is<br />
8043 and number of faculty<br />
members is 443,” she said.<br />
Dr. Mateen said that LCWU has<br />
excelled in research output due<br />
to the facilities provided by<br />
Central Research Laboratory<br />
established with the funding<br />
from HEC. She said University's<br />
collaboration with national and<br />
international universities,<br />
industry and other professional<br />
organizations has strengthened<br />
the academic research aspect of<br />
the institution.<br />
“Great stress is laid upon<br />
capacity building of faculty. At<br />
present, 18 faculty members are<br />
pursuing PhD studies in reputed<br />
foreign universities. ISO<br />
certification of the Department<br />
of Electronics Engineering,<br />
C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e a n d<br />
accreditation of Pharmacy,<br />
C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e a n d<br />
E l e c t r o n i c E n g i n e e r i n g<br />
Departments and establishment<br />
of QEC in June <strong>2010</strong> have<br />
confirmed the credibility of<br />
degrees of LCWU,” she added.<br />
The Vice Chancellor said that<br />
successful working of Sub-<br />
Campus at Jhang and affiliation<br />
of three female colleges of<br />
Lahore, Government College for<br />
W o m e n , S a m a n a b a d ,<br />
Government Islamia College for<br />
Women, Cooper Road, and<br />
Government College for Women,<br />
Gulberg with the University has<br />
increased the credibility of its BS<br />
four-year degree programme.<br />
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Member (Operations and Planning) HEC and Dr.<br />
Bushra Mateen, Vice Chancellor, LCWU along with the scholars who<br />
were conferred PhD degrees on the occasion.<br />
13
University News<br />
nd<br />
LUMS Holds 22 Convocation<br />
The Lahore University of Management Sciences<br />
(LUMS), which is celebrating 25 years of academic<br />
nd<br />
excellence this year, held its 22 annual convocation<br />
recently.<br />
The LUMS community celebrated the graduation of<br />
626 students and honoured its outstanding students<br />
with awards and medals for excellence in academic<br />
performances.<br />
On the occasion, the National Management<br />
Foundation, the governing body at LUMS, awarded<br />
gold and silver medals to graduates securing top<br />
positions in various programmes. Dr. Mehmood<br />
Khan, Senior Vice-President and Chief Scientific<br />
Officer, PepsiCo Inc, was keynote speaker at the<br />
convocation. He spoke about how reinventing<br />
yourself is vital throughout one’s career. He<br />
emphasized the importance of aspiring to be a<br />
leader and the eagerness to learn.<br />
An evening earlier, the traditional Graduate Night<br />
Dinner was held where graduates achieving<br />
distinctions in subject areas and those making it to<br />
the coveted Dean's Honour List were awarded<br />
medals and shields.<br />
Sixty-seven graduating students who made it to the<br />
Dean's Honour list and/or received Corporate Gold<br />
Medals were honoured. The first two alumni batches<br />
(MBA 1988, MBA 1989) were also invited to the<br />
Graduate Night Dinner.<br />
The idea was for the newest alumni batch to see the<br />
earliest alumni who contributed largely to the<br />
success and repute of their alma mater.<br />
HEC Announces Prize of Rs. 100,000<br />
Inam Wins Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games<br />
Muhammad Inam, HEC Wrestler (84 kg) won gold<br />
medal while representing Pakistan in the<br />
Commonwealth Games recently held in India. He is<br />
the first Pakistani to win a gold medal in<br />
Commonwealth Games in 20 years.<br />
HEC groomed this player who became part of the<br />
national team. Inam, MBA student at University of<br />
the Punjab, participated in both freestyle and Greco-<br />
Roman wrestling at the <strong>2010</strong> Commonwealth<br />
Games. He won gold medal in freestyle wrestling<br />
against his Indian opponent, Anuj Kumar.<br />
Earlier, Inam has also represented HEC in National<br />
Junior Championship and won<br />
gold medal in May 2009, besides<br />
winning bronze medal in National<br />
Senior Wrestling Championship<br />
in March <strong>2010</strong>. He is a recipient of<br />
HEC scholarship for sports.<br />
On his return from India, Inam<br />
was received by Mr. Talat Khurshid, Director General<br />
(Sports) HEC along with Mr. Khaliq Khan, Secretary<br />
General, Pakistan Olympic Association.<br />
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Khurshid announced a<br />
cash prize of Rs. 100,000 on behalf of HEC for Inam.<br />
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CM Inaugurates Lahore<br />
Biotechnology Park<br />
in the national economy. He said the Government of<br />
Punjab was well aware of the importance of<br />
Biotechnology and its use in the areas of health,<br />
agriculture, environment, industry, vaccine<br />
production and genetic improvement of livestock for<br />
better production.<br />
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Member (Operations and<br />
Planning) stressed that the Government must<br />
enhance funding for higher education sector, which<br />
was catering to only 0.5 per cent population in the<br />
country at present.<br />
Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister, Punjab has called<br />
for developing knowledge-based economy through<br />
research and developing better technologies. He<br />
was speaking at a National Biotechnology Exhibition<br />
and Seminar <strong>2010</strong> organized by the Institute of<br />
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of<br />
Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore in<br />
collaboration with HEC. The Chief Minister also<br />
launched the Lahore Biotechnology Park (LBP) on<br />
the occasion.<br />
The Chief Minister said that the farmers were worst<br />
hit in the history of Pakistan and it was high time that<br />
they should be helped to become contributors again<br />
Dr. Muhammad Nawaz, Vice Chancellor, UVAS said,<br />
“UVAS is playing a pivotal role for development of<br />
research in Veterinary and Animal Sciences. Our<br />
research output of international standard has made<br />
a quantum jump and we have been ranked at<br />
number 12 out of 82 research universities of<br />
Pakistan. We have the expertise to produce all<br />
poultry and animals vaccines and these vaccines are<br />
important for disease prevention and establishing<br />
disease-free zones for export purposes.”<br />
Later, the Vice Chancellor presented a cheque of Rs.<br />
0.5 million to the Chief Minister for the flood relief<br />
activities.<br />
LUMS, University of<br />
Newcastle Sign MoU<br />
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed<br />
between LUMS and the University of Newcastle,<br />
Australia for research collaboration and student<br />
exchange between the Suleman Dawood School of<br />
Business (SDSB), LUMS and the Faculty of Business<br />
and Law, University of Newcastle.<br />
The agreement was signed by Dr. Ahmad J. Durrani,<br />
Vice Chancellor, LUMS and Dr. Nick Saunders, Vice<br />
Chancellor and President, University of Newcastle.<br />
The ceremony was attended by Ms. Fauzia Nasreen,<br />
High <strong>Commission</strong>er of Pakistan to Australia and Dr.<br />
Arif Nazir Butt, Dean, SDSB.<br />
Newcastle Business School is University's centre for<br />
undergraduate and postgraduate business<br />
education. It focuses on student-centered,<br />
research-driven teaching to help students develop<br />
the skills and attributes needed to sustain a<br />
successful career based on life-long learning.<br />
SDSB, the first school established at LUMS in 1986,<br />
offers an intensive full-time MBA programme and a<br />
modular Executive MBA programme. In addition, the<br />
Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC)<br />
offers short-term programmes for executives.<br />
Meanwhile, Dr. Ch. Abdul Rehman, Rector, Superior<br />
University has been appointed as Honorary Conjoint<br />
Fellow in University of Newcastle's Faculty of<br />
Business and Law for three years. Dr. Abdul Rehman<br />
will be contributing to the Centre for institutional<br />
and organisational studies as well as more generally<br />
to the Faculty's international research strategy and<br />
collaborative partnerships.<br />
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University News<br />
Roundtable Conference<br />
Federal-Provinces<br />
Role and Responsibilities<br />
in <strong>Education</strong><br />
Eminent scholar Dr. Rasul Bakhsh Rais termed<br />
th<br />
the 18 amendment as an expression of<br />
broad-based national consensus. “We should<br />
not be afraid of change instead we need to get<br />
lessons from similar experiences of other<br />
federations regarding distribution of powers<br />
and responsibilities,” he added.<br />
Another noted academician Dr. Jaffer Ahmad<br />
said, “We should trust the abilities of<br />
provinces, whose role in developing their own<br />
curricula would promote cultural diversity and<br />
it would enhance Pakistan's image.”<br />
The Centre for Civic <strong>Education</strong> Pakistan (CCEP), a<br />
renowned Research and Development Organization, and<br />
Forum of Federations recently organized a roundtable<br />
conference entitled “Federal-Provinces Role and<br />
Responsibilities in <strong>Education</strong>." Representatives of<br />
education departments from Punjab, Sindh, Khyber<br />
Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, vice chancellors of<br />
different universities, officials of Federal <strong>Education</strong><br />
Ministry, <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>, educationists and<br />
representatives of civil society from across the country<br />
attended the conference.<br />
The participants welcomed the devolution of education<br />
sector to provinces but stressed the need for Federal role<br />
in development of <strong>Education</strong> Policy and curriculum to<br />
foster national unity. It was emphasized that this<br />
devolution may create short-term difficulties but it would<br />
have far-reaching positive impacts in improving standards.<br />
Dr. Syed Mehmood Raza, Adviser (Quality<br />
Assurance and Learning Innovation) HEC<br />
highlighted different steps undertaken by<br />
HEC in order to improve teaching and<br />
research at HEIs. Mr. Zafarullah Khan,<br />
Executive Director, CCEP stressed the need to<br />
explore new options and possibilities for<br />
getting full benefit from opportunities in the<br />
th<br />
post-18 Amendment situation.<br />
Prominent among others who spoke on the<br />
occasion included Dr. Neelofar Halai, Mr.<br />
Abbas Rasheed, Mr. Jami Chandio, Dr. Shahid<br />
Siddiqi, Mian Imran Masood, Dr. Masoom<br />
Yasinzai, Dr. Afzal Babur, Dr. Sarfaraz Khan,<br />
Dr. Ihsan Ali, Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah, Ms.<br />
Sultana Baloch, Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik, Mr. T.<br />
M. Quershi and Dr. Muhammad Saleem.<br />
AAUR Relief Efforts for Flood Affectees<br />
An eight-member team of volunteers from the Khushab<br />
Campus of Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (AAUR),<br />
including faculty members and students, established a<br />
flood relief camp in flood affected area of District Khushab.<br />
The team provided free outdoor treatment facility to the<br />
flood affected livestock, besides collaborating with the<br />
Livestock and Dairy Development Department for<br />
vaccination of animals. The team set relief<br />
camps in Sandral, Hamoka, Dhak and Talokar<br />
and their peripheries Ghag, Nurwana, Kora,<br />
Jasowal, Diauwal, Bansi, Balwal and Jhugian.<br />
The most prevalent problems seen by team in<br />
this area were pneumonia, indigestion,<br />
lameness, mastitis, enteritis, allergy, snake<br />
bite, septic wound, toxemia, etc.<br />
Dr. Riaz Ahmad Honoured<br />
Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Director, Quality<br />
Enhancement Cell, Arid Agriculture<br />
University, Rawalpindi participated in the<br />
th<br />
12 IUPAC International Congress of<br />
Pesticide Chemistry held in Melbourne,<br />
Australia. As an invited speaker, his<br />
presentation was part of the symposium<br />
entitled “Risk Assessment Approaches for<br />
Developing Countries”. The IUPAC committee<br />
on pesticides honoured Dr. Riaz Ahmad by<br />
including his name in the International<br />
Committee on Pesticides.<br />
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University News<br />
AUP Signs MoU<br />
with Japanese<br />
Universities<br />
A two member delegation of Agricultural<br />
University, Peshawar (AUP) comprising Prof. Dr.<br />
Khan Bahadar Marwat, Vice Chancellor and Prof.<br />
Dr. Farhatullah, Director Advanced Studies and<br />
Research, visited Universities of Tsukuba and<br />
Chiba in Japan under HEC's sponsored “Linkages<br />
with International Universities” project.<br />
During meetings with their counterparts, they<br />
discussed full-time PhD programme, joint/split<br />
PhD supervision, joint research projects, joint<br />
conferences/workshops, evaluation of<br />
dissertations and research articles for Sarhad Journal of<br />
Agriculture and different MoUs were signed. Both the<br />
Universities agreed to waive off full tuition fee for<br />
faculty of Agricultural University, Peshawar, which will<br />
help in saving more than Rs. 30 million on 20 PhD<br />
scholars.<br />
AUP Takes Part<br />
in Flood Relief Operations<br />
Dr. Khan Bahadar Marwat, Vice<br />
C h a n c e l l o r, A g r i c u l t u r a l<br />
University, Peshawar (AUP)<br />
constituted a Flood Relief<br />
Committee comprising Dr.<br />
Hamidullah Shah, Dr. Fida<br />
Muhammad, Dr. Abdur Rab, Mr.<br />
Inayat Khan Khalil and Mr.<br />
Muhammad Bilal Marwat to<br />
collect donations from the<br />
university staff and students for<br />
t h e f l o o d a f f e c t e e s .<br />
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e<br />
Committee frequently visited 15<br />
flood affected villages of<br />
Charsadda and Nowshera and<br />
distributed food stuff including<br />
flour, sugar, milk, rice, tea,<br />
biscuits, medicine, vegetable oil,<br />
worth Rs.108,8000.<br />
A volunteer medical team led by<br />
Dr. Ibrahim Marwat also visited<br />
the affected areas, treating 2700<br />
families and providing medicine<br />
worth Rs.167,000. Another<br />
group of 37 DVM students<br />
continuously worked in the flood<br />
affected areas and covered 23<br />
villages in districts Peshawar,<br />
Charsadda, Nowshehra and<br />
Swabi. The team vaccinated<br />
4 5 2 8 c a t t l e a g a i n s t<br />
Hemorrhagic Septicemia (Gul<br />
Ghoto) disease and treated<br />
more than 1268 traumatized<br />
farm animals for various health<br />
ailments.<br />
During the campaign, 1258 kg<br />
cattle feed was also distributed<br />
among the needy farmers. The<br />
vaccines, drugs and feed were<br />
purchased with the financial<br />
help of LTC, Peshawar and Intercooperation<br />
of Swiss Foundation<br />
for Development, Peshawar.<br />
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University News<br />
Bahria University Open House <strong>2010</strong><br />
Bahria University, Islamabad<br />
recently hosted Open House<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, which gave opportunity to<br />
the final year students from<br />
Departments of Engineering,<br />
and Graduate and Applied<br />
Sciences to display their<br />
projects.<br />
The event was organized by<br />
E v e n t s C l u b u n d e r t h e<br />
supervision of Mr. Junaid Imtiaz,<br />
Project Coordinator.<br />
Out of the initially selected 27<br />
projects, 15 were displayed in<br />
the Open House from diverse<br />
engineering branches including<br />
software engineering, control<br />
s y s t e m s , c o m m u n i c a t i o n<br />
systems, embedded systems,<br />
robotics, radio communications<br />
and wireless communication.<br />
One of these projects had<br />
already participated in EME's<br />
NERC Competition and won the<br />
Best Performance Award.<br />
The ceremony concluded with<br />
the Awards presentation for the<br />
most outstanding projects.<br />
The best project award went to<br />
“Vehicular Security System”<br />
which was designed and<br />
implemented by students from<br />
the Graduate and Applied<br />
Sciences Department. The<br />
second prize was awarded to<br />
“Design and Implementation of<br />
Wireless based Distribution<br />
Control Units using Dual Mode<br />
Channel” designed by students<br />
f r o m t h e E n g i n e e r i n g<br />
Department. The third prize was<br />
also bagged by the Engineering<br />
students for their project<br />
entitled “Semi-Autonomous<br />
U n m a n n e d A e r i a l V i d e o<br />
Platform”.<br />
Re n o w n e d n a t i o n a l a n d<br />
multinational companies were<br />
also invited as part of<br />
University's academics-industry<br />
collaboration. These companies<br />
included NESCOM, Zong,<br />
Wateen, Buraq Integrated<br />
Solutions, R-Crew (Software<br />
Solutions) and U-fone.<br />
Their representatives were<br />
highly impressed by the<br />
innovative projects designed by<br />
the students and conducted<br />
interviews for hiring fresh<br />
graduates of the University in<br />
their respective organizations.<br />
Quaidian Family Festival and Job Fair<br />
The Quaid-i-Azam University Alumni Association recently<br />
organized “Quaidian Family Festival and Job Fair <strong>2010</strong>” at<br />
University premises. The alumni members from across<br />
Pakistan participated in the event. The event, a<br />
collaborative effort of Quaidian Intellectual Forum and the<br />
Alumni Association, was organized as part of fund raising<br />
camping to support and show solidarity with 37 per cent<br />
enrolled students belonging to flood affected regions.<br />
The Festival was galaxy of stalls of various<br />
b a n k s , m u l t i n a t i o n a l c o m p a n i e s ,<br />
g o v e r n m e n t a l d e p a r t m e n t s , n o n -<br />
governmental organizations, and R&D<br />
organizations. Raja Muhammad Ikram-ul-<br />
Haq, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Special<br />
Initiatives inaugurated the event. He<br />
appreciated the efforts of QAU Alumni<br />
Association for taking practical steps to<br />
support flood affected students.<br />
Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Vice Chancellor, Quaidi-Azam<br />
University, Mr. Asif Noor, Chief<br />
Organizer, QAU Alumni Association and Mr.<br />
Muhammad Murtaza, its Secretary General<br />
along with senior members from QAU Alumni<br />
and officials of QAU were also present on the<br />
occasion.<br />
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University News<br />
UAF Organizes<br />
Farmers Gathering<br />
UAF Workshop on<br />
Edible Oilseed Crops<br />
The Department of Agronomy, University of<br />
Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) recently organized<br />
a workshop entitled “Edible Oilseed Crops:<br />
Threats and Challenges from Production to<br />
Consumption,” in collaboration with Pakistan<br />
Society of Agronomy.<br />
The major objectives of the workshop were to<br />
identify the threats and challenges in edible oil<br />
production in the country, find out possible<br />
solutions to overcome these challenges, and to<br />
establish linkages among different stakeholders.<br />
“Pakistan is facing acute water shortage and most of<br />
the farmers are forced to pump underground water for<br />
irrigation purpose which is not fit for this purpose.”<br />
This was stated by Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice<br />
Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF)<br />
while addressing Farmers Gathering regarding<br />
Management of Poor Quality Water on Salt-Affected<br />
Soils at Proca Farm recently.<br />
Dr. Khan said that UAF is striving for transfer of<br />
technology under out-reach programme, in order to<br />
bring prosperous Green Revolution in the country. He<br />
reiterated his commitment for development of<br />
innovative and farmer friendly technology.<br />
The Vice Chancellor said that MSc and PhD level theses<br />
have great potential for new technological revolution<br />
but due to resources constraints this knowledge could<br />
not be translated into action.<br />
Dr. Anwaar-ul-Hassan, Director, Institute of Soil and<br />
Environmental Sciences, UAF highlighted the EFS<br />
project, adding that barren land and saline soils are<br />
being rehabilitated by UAF, which is very encouraging<br />
for farmers who are facing problems due to brackish<br />
water.<br />
Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Sindhu, Director Farms, shared his<br />
experience to rehabilitate the saline affected soil. Dr.<br />
Abdul Ghafoor, Dr. Amjad Aulakh and farmers of the<br />
area also spoke on the occasion.<br />
Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor, UAF was<br />
chief guest on the occasion. Dr. Zahid Atta<br />
Cheema, Chairman, Department of Agronomy,<br />
who is also President of Pakistan Society of<br />
Agronomy, and Dr. M. Ashfaq, Dean, Faculty of<br />
Agriculture were also present.<br />
The event gave a deep insight into the threats<br />
and challenges faced by the oil seed crop<br />
industry. Groups of participants were formed to<br />
discuss and find researchable issues as well as<br />
solutions to the challenges of edible oil imports,<br />
and making Pakistan a self-reliant country in<br />
edible oil production.<br />
The researchable issues were finalized in the<br />
concluding session and strategy was developed<br />
for public-private partnership by establishing<br />
links with seed companies, which promised to<br />
offer scholarships to university students and to<br />
support the research on edible oilseed crops.<br />
Progressive farmers' input regarding production,<br />
seed availability problems and marketing issues<br />
were also discussed.<br />
The Managing Director, Pakistan Oilseed<br />
Development Board (PODB)) suggested some<br />
remedies to solve the issues of growers as well as<br />
marketing problems. He also elaborated the<br />
details of Olive Cultivation Project in barani areas<br />
supported by the Government of Italy.<br />
The recommendations/ researchable issue have<br />
been formulated as a report. which may be<br />
downloaded from www.psa.net.pk.<br />
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University News<br />
DUHS, Turkish Team<br />
Jointly Help Flood Victims<br />
The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi is<br />
providing free healthcare services to flood affectees in various<br />
areas of Sindh province. A 13-member Turkish team visited<br />
DUHS, along with medicine and medical equipment to help flood<br />
affectees.<br />
The University collaborated with the doctors from International<br />
Health and <strong>Education</strong> Association, Turkey to setup a 10-day free<br />
medical and flood relief camp in different areas of Sindh including<br />
Gadap, Gharo, Makkli and Mirpursakro, etc. to cover maximum<br />
possible health related problems.<br />
Prof. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor, DUHS, briefed the<br />
Turkish team regarding University's flood relief work and medical<br />
services. The team also assured their full support and<br />
cooperation. A team of 40 members of DUHS including<br />
consultants, doctors, staff and medical students accompanied<br />
the Turkish team.<br />
BUET Teachers Present<br />
Papers in Int'l Conferences<br />
Engr. Faizullah Mehar, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering,<br />
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),<br />
Khuzdar presented his paper entitled “Immune Algorithm Based<br />
Fixed Order Controller Design and System Simulation” in an oral<br />
session at the <strong>2010</strong> International Symposium on Signals,<br />
Systems and Electronics (ISSE<strong>2010</strong>) recently held at Nanjing,<br />
China.<br />
Engr. Raza Haider, Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, BUET<br />
th<br />
presented his research paper in the 10 International Conference<br />
on Clean Energy held at Famagusta, North Cyprus. The visit of<br />
both the scholars was sponsored by the <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong> (HEC).<br />
Quality<br />
Assurance<br />
Workshops<br />
at BU Karachi<br />
Bahria University, Karachi organized<br />
two awareness sessions on quality<br />
assurance in higher education for top<br />
management and faculty members. Dr.<br />
Mohammad Abdul Wahid Usmani,<br />
Director, Quality Enhancement Cell<br />
(QEC), Dow University of health<br />
Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, was the<br />
resource person for both the sessions.<br />
The main objective was to equip the<br />
top management and the faculty of the<br />
University with necessary skills, and to<br />
have command over the areas related<br />
to quality assurance that has become<br />
one of the major concerns of higher<br />
education institutions.<br />
The workshop for the top management<br />
focused on areas such as International<br />
Practices of Quality Assurance,<br />
Establishment of Quality Enhancement<br />
Cell (QEC) at Bahria University, its<br />
scope and purpose, its collaboration<br />
and networking with national and<br />
international bodies, etc. Whereas, the<br />
second session was designed for the<br />
QA Cells and other faculty members.<br />
The target area of this phase was the<br />
introduction to quality assurance<br />
measures such as Programme<br />
Evaluation through Self Assessment<br />
Approach.<br />
Dr. Usmani explained the whole<br />
mechanism of Self Assessment<br />
Programme from the formation and<br />
training of Programme Team<br />
responsible to write the Self<br />
Assessment Report (SAR) to the<br />
internal and external audit/<br />
assessment of the SAR.<br />
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University News<br />
GIKIAA to Continue<br />
Financing Students<br />
The members of the Executive Council (EC) of the<br />
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute Alumni Association<br />
(GIKIAA) said that the provision of financial assistances<br />
would continue and at present the Association has been<br />
financing about 10 deserving students of the Institute<br />
on merit-cum-need basis. They decided to provide Rs.<br />
1.2 million in the current academic year.<br />
The delegation comprising Mr. Tahir Akbar, President<br />
GIKIAA, Mr. Abu Bakr Bin Zahid, Joint Secretary, Mr.<br />
Umar Inam and Mr. Owais Sher met Mr. Jehangir<br />
Bashar, Rector, GIKI, Deans, officer bearers of 24<br />
societies and students during their visit to the Institute<br />
recently.<br />
They discussed emerging technologies, value of the<br />
students in the job markets, holding seminars and<br />
workshops, curricular and co-curricular activities,<br />
competitive environment, strengthening of student<br />
societies and their welfare activities and establishment<br />
of new societies.<br />
Media Festival at GIKI<br />
A three-day All Pakistan Media Festival was held<br />
at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) of<br />
Engineering, Sciences and Technology. The<br />
festival was organized by GIK Institute Media<br />
Club and both girls and boys from all over the<br />
country participated in the event.<br />
Journalists from both electronic and print media,<br />
especially members of Abaseen Union of<br />
Journalists, and Gandhara Union of Journalists<br />
participated in the festival.<br />
The festival aimed to educate the students about<br />
both electronic and print media while providing<br />
them a platform to put forward their suggestions<br />
and skills which would be beneficial for them as<br />
well as masses of the country.<br />
The students exchanged views with their<br />
colleagues who belonged to different provinces<br />
and universities of the country. The participants<br />
said that electronic media has changed the entire<br />
spectrum during the last few years and it has also<br />
adversely affected the print media in the country.<br />
QAU Inaugurates School<br />
of Management Sciences<br />
The Quaid-i-Azam School of Management Sciences<br />
(QASMS) has been inaugurated at the Quaid-i-Azam<br />
University (QAU), Islamabad. It would offer Bachelor in<br />
Business Administration (BBA) with specialization in<br />
Marketing, Finance and Human Resource<br />
Management. Previously, it was the Department of<br />
Administrative Sciences.<br />
Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Vice Chancellor, QAU inaugurated<br />
the School building and formally welcomed the newly<br />
enrolled students of BBA. He said that they have made<br />
the right decision by choosing QASMS for higher<br />
learning.<br />
“The University has recently introduced three<br />
new schools under the umbrella of the Faculty of<br />
Social Sciences, which include School of<br />
Economics, School of Management Sciences, and<br />
the School of International Relations and Political<br />
Science. Two new Schools, School of Law and the<br />
School of Media Sciences would also be launched<br />
soon,” he said.<br />
The Vice Chancellor said that the University has<br />
started BS four-year programme and the<br />
departments are expanding with a rapid pace not<br />
only in the Social Sciences but also in the fields of<br />
Natural and Biological Sciences.<br />
Dr. G. S. K. Niazi, Chairman, QASMS said, “With<br />
its well-designed programmes, outstanding<br />
faculty and state-of-the-art facilities, the School<br />
will definitely be ranked among one of the best<br />
institutes of Management Sciences.”<br />
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University News<br />
IIUI Seminar on US, Pakistan<br />
and China Relations<br />
Greenwich University<br />
Signs MoUs with<br />
Malaysian Universities<br />
The Greenwich University has signed<br />
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with<br />
two universities in Malaysia, Limkokwing<br />
University and Universiti Malaysia Perlis as a<br />
part of its commitment to raising the<br />
standard of education.<br />
The objective of the collaboration is to<br />
strengthen, promote and develop<br />
cooperation with Malaysia, which has<br />
emerged as an economic leader in Asia by<br />
setting high standards in education.<br />
Universiti Malaysia Perlis is a State<br />
university of Malaysia, which enjoys the<br />
reputation of an internationally competitive<br />
academic and research institution offering<br />
courses in engineering, computer, and<br />
communication from bachelors to PhD level.<br />
Limkokwing University is an International<br />
University with a global presence across<br />
three continents, with over 30000 students<br />
studying from more than 150 countries.<br />
The universities will extend cooperation to<br />
each other in the field of research through<br />
faculty exchange, joint projects,<br />
publications and exchange of information.<br />
Moreover, the universities will hold joint<br />
training programmes for faculty and<br />
students, national and international<br />
conferences, seminars, workshops, sociocultural<br />
tours and other areas of strategic<br />
importance.<br />
The International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI)<br />
recently hosted a seminar on “United States, Pakistan and<br />
China Relations in the Changing Regional Scenario” in<br />
collaboration with Pakistan-China Institute.<br />
Prominent US Scholar, Prof. Stephen Cohen, was the<br />
keynote speaker on the occasion. Others speakers included<br />
Dr. Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, President IIUI, Mr. Mushahid<br />
Hussain Sayyed, Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed, Director, International<br />
Institute for Research and Dialogue, IIUI.<br />
Speakers highlighted the role of friendly relations among<br />
US, Pakistan and China for benefit of the region as a whole.<br />
In his keynote address, Prof. Cohen said that it is in best<br />
interest of the US to acknowledge the role of China and<br />
Pakistan in the changing world scenario as no single country<br />
is capable of giving the world peace and stability. He<br />
admitted that it was China which always played a positive<br />
role in the world soon after its independence in 1949.<br />
Dr. Siddiqui highlighted the role of educational institutions<br />
for peace and harmony in the society. He said that IIUI is<br />
preparing young generation in building future of human<br />
beings.<br />
Mr. Sayyed spoke on role of Pak-China Institute and said that<br />
it was established to strengthen relations with China in all<br />
walks of life. Mr. Riaz Ahmed Khan, former Foreign Secretary<br />
and Dr. Maliha Lodhi, former envoy to UK and USA, also<br />
addressed the gathering.<br />
News Flash<br />
Asma Usman, student football player of HEC, has been<br />
selected by the Pakistan Football Federation for playing in<br />
the national team during South Asian Football Federation<br />
(SAFF) Championship being held at Dhaka, Bangladesh.<br />
Asma is a student of BBA at University of the Punjab,<br />
Lahore.<br />
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University News<br />
UoS Symposium<br />
on Mirza Kalich Beg<br />
Sindhi readers. “He was a role model and beacon<br />
light for everyone to emulate his character and<br />
qualities as he himself adopted and employed<br />
them in his life, and worked hard for the<br />
betterment of society through education and<br />
literature,” he added.<br />
Dr. Bughio emphasized that Literature is the most<br />
powerful media to bring changes in the mind of<br />
readers who can play a vital role in bringing<br />
reforms in the society.<br />
The Faculty of Arts, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
th<br />
marked the 157 birth anniversary of a legend scholar,<br />
writer and poet by organizing a symposium entitled<br />
“Contribution of Shams-ul-Ulama Mirza Kalich Beg<br />
towards Social Development/Reforms,” under the<br />
auspices of Shams-ul-Ulama Mirza Kalich Beg Chair. Dr.<br />
Muhammad Qasim Bughio, Dean, Faculty of Arts and<br />
Director of the Chair, presided over the symposium.<br />
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bughio said that Mirza<br />
Kalich Beg played a pioneering role in Sindhi literature<br />
and, through translations, he not only enriched Sindhi<br />
language but also introduced many foreign scholars to<br />
Highlighting services of Mirza Kalich Beg, noted<br />
scholars and intellectuals stressed the need of<br />
publication of his rare books and preservation of<br />
manuscripts. Ms. Meher Afroz Mirza Habib, grand<br />
daughter of Shams-ul-Ulama, Mr. Gul<br />
Muhammad Umrani, Mr. Jami Chandio, and Mr.<br />
Aijaz Ali Beg Mirza, grand son of Mirza Saheb also<br />
spoke on the occasion.<br />
Ms. Meher Afroze said that Mirza Kalich Beg's<br />
motto was to spread knowledge, particularly<br />
among women, as he firmly believed that female<br />
education would help in bringing a change in<br />
society.<br />
KMU Workshop<br />
on Medical Ethics<br />
The aim of the workshop was to initiate a<br />
dialogue on the issue and develop preliminary<br />
recommendations for c o n s i d e ra t i o n ,<br />
implementation and further discussion. The<br />
theme of the discussion was “Practicing Ethical<br />
Medicine in a Challenging Environment”.<br />
In his remarks, Mr. Ijaz Rahim lamented the<br />
growing commercialism in the society. He said<br />
there were role models in the past but social<br />
values of the modern society had been changed.<br />
The Directorate of Research and Development, Khyber<br />
Medical University (KMU), Peshawar organized a twoday<br />
workshop and panel discussion on “Medical Ethics”<br />
at Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI).<br />
Mr. Ijaz Rahim, former Chief Secretary, Khyber<br />
Pakhtunkhwa, was the chief guest while Dr.<br />
Mohammad Hafizullah, Vice Chancellor, KMU<br />
participated in the panel discussion as Co-Chair.<br />
Dr. Hafizullah said that the issue of medical ethics<br />
was ignored in the past but KMU has taken a bold<br />
step to debate the subject and to gather<br />
suggestions from all stakeholders. He assured<br />
that KMU will continue to hold such activities and<br />
“during reformation of medical curriculum at<br />
various levels, we shall include suggestions<br />
pertaining to ethics capacity development.”<br />
Prof. Farhat Moazzam and Dr. Aamir Jaffery from<br />
Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture, Sindh<br />
Institute of Urology and Transplant, Karachi,<br />
were resource persons of the workshop.<br />
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University News<br />
Workshop on<br />
Flood Disaster Management<br />
towards the universities and higher education<br />
institutions to come forward and reach out to the<br />
troubled and re-located affected population. He said<br />
in post-flood situation, Pakistan would be venturing<br />
to face a largest rehabilitation of around 50 million<br />
people and a large livestock.<br />
Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC stressed<br />
that each university should develop its plan in line<br />
with its expertise and pool their resources to do<br />
relief and rehabilitation work in a systematic<br />
manner.<br />
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences<br />
(UVAS), Lahore organized a national workshop on<br />
“Flood Disaster Management” to develop strategic<br />
recommendations for relief and rehabilitation of<br />
flood-hit livestock populations.<br />
More than 80 participants representing universities,<br />
livestock departments, federal research institutions,<br />
medical profession, Pakistan Veterinary Medical<br />
Council and Pakistan Medical Society attended the<br />
workshop.<br />
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Javaid R. Laghari,<br />
Chairperson HEC, said the <strong>Commission</strong> is looking<br />
Dr. Muhammad Nawaz, Vice Chancellor, UVAS said<br />
the University volunteer teams had vaccinated some<br />
60,000 animals besides performing de-worming and<br />
other treatment in flood-hit areas.<br />
Dr. Masood Rabbani, Director UDL, organized the<br />
participants into four working groups for making the<br />
recommendation, which were later compiled by Dr.<br />
Rabbani and Dr. Nasim Ahmad. Recommendations<br />
developed by key scientists from all over the country<br />
are very useful for the implementation of relief and<br />
rehabilitation measures in flood affected areas.<br />
Details are available at http://www.uvas.edu.pk/<br />
news/<strong>2010</strong>-News/Sep/14/flood.aspx.<br />
UVAS Workshop on<br />
Angiogenesis, Toxicology<br />
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Dr. Muhammad<br />
Nawaz, Vice Chancellor, UVAS appreciated the<br />
initiative taken by the <strong>Higher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
(HEC) for promotion of scientific research in<br />
Pakistan.<br />
Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Director Research and<br />
Chairman, Department of Pharmacology and<br />
Toxicology also expressed his gratitude to HEC for<br />
providing financial support so as to invite foreign<br />
scientist for this workshop.<br />
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,<br />
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences<br />
(UVAS), Lahore organized a one-week workshop on<br />
“Modern Techniques in Angiogenesis and<br />
Toxicology”, in collaboration with the Department of<br />
Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, UK.<br />
Dr. Sohail Ejaz from Department of Clinical<br />
Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University<br />
of Cambridge, was the resource person for this<br />
training workshop.<br />
The efforts of Dr. Sohail Ejaz for conducting the<br />
workshop served as a milestone to improve the<br />
technical skills of more than 100 young scientists<br />
and faculty members from assorted research<br />
domains.<br />
Dr. Ejaz also visited University College of Pharmacy<br />
(UCP), University of the Punjab and delivered a<br />
seminar on Angiogenesis. He emphasized upon the<br />
students and faculty members for conducting<br />
collaborative research and establishment of<br />
Angiogenesis research laboratory at the University.<br />
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TRAVEL GRANTS<br />
Following grants were sanctioned during the months of August and September <strong>2010</strong>:<br />
Applicant<br />
Dr. Sadia Nadeem, Associate Professor, School of Business, FAST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Sajid Amin Javed, PhD Scholar, International Institute of Islamic Economics,<br />
International Islamic University (IIU), Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Adeel, Lecturer, Institute of Geographical Information Systems,<br />
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad<br />
Dr. Muhammad Aslam, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences and<br />
Technology, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore<br />
Dr. Saima Q. Memon, Assistant Professor, Institute for Advance Research Studies in<br />
Chemical Science, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Dr. Amber Rehana Solangi, Assistant Professor, N ational Centre of Excellence (NCE)<br />
in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Munir Ahmed, PhD Scholar, Department of Structural Engineering, Asian<br />
Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand<br />
Mr. Basit Khalid, PhD Scholar, Institute of Building Construction and Technology,<br />
University of Technology, Austria<br />
Mr. Muhammad Aleem, PhD Scholar, Department of Distributed and Parallel<br />
Systems Group, University of Innsbruck, Austria<br />
Mr. Muhammad Sohail, Senior Scientist Department of Nuclear Engineering ,<br />
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad<br />
Dr. Shahid Masud, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering ,<br />
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore<br />
Mr. Ahmad Waqas, Lecturer, Department of Meteorology, COMSATS Institute of<br />
Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad<br />
Mr. Shahnawaz Farhan, Assistant Director, Department of Environment and<br />
Alternative Energy, Hyderabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Younis Laghari, Lecturer, Department of Fresh Water Biology and<br />
Fisheries, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Zahid Ali Memon, Assistant Professor, Institute of Science and Technology<br />
Development, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Baradi Waryani, Lecturer, Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries,<br />
University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Punhal Khan Lashari, Lecturer, Department of Fresh Water Biology and<br />
Fisheries, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Ms. Zareen Mehboob, PhD Scholar, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,<br />
University of Manchester, UK<br />
Mr. Muhammad Junaid Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Suleman Dawood School of<br />
Business, LUMS<br />
Prof. Dr. Talat A. Wizarat, Department of Social Science, Institute of Business<br />
Administration (IBA), Karachi<br />
Mr. Manzoor Ahmad, PhD Scholar, Department of Politics and International<br />
Relations, IIU, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Ehsan Elahi, Lecturer, Department of Computer Sciences and Information<br />
Technology, University of Sargodha<br />
Mr. Sardar Hussain, PhD Scholar, Department of Computing Science, University of<br />
Glasgow, UK<br />
Prof. Dr. Rukhsana Saddul, Chairperson, Department of Applied Psychology,<br />
University of the Punjab, Lahore<br />
Dr. Arshad Mehmood Malik, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Liaquat<br />
University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro<br />
Venue<br />
Canada<br />
Greece<br />
China<br />
Canada<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
Macedonia<br />
Macedonia<br />
Italy<br />
South Korea<br />
Italy<br />
Ireland<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
Scotland<br />
Denmark<br />
UK<br />
UK<br />
Australia<br />
Australia<br />
Romania<br />
USA<br />
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Applicant<br />
Dr. Sangrasi Ahmed Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, LUMHS,<br />
Jamshoro<br />
Dr. Hina Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Air University,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qasim Bughio, Dean, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Ms. Almas Abbasi, Lecturer, Department of Computer Sciences, Frontier Women<br />
University, Peshawar<br />
Ms. Asma Ahmad, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, FAST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Jawed Qureshi, Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro<br />
(Currently in UK)<br />
Ms. Bushra Khan, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Karachi<br />
Mr. Zahid Asghar, PhD Scholar, Institute of Materials Science and Technology,<br />
University of Technology, Austria<br />
Ms. Saima Rasul, Lecturer, Department of <strong>Education</strong>al Training, Islamia University,<br />
Bahawalpur<br />
Ms. Aneela Wakeel, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah Cantt.<br />
Prof. Dr. Abdul Razzaq Ghumman, Department of Civil Engineering, UET, Taxila<br />
Dr. Tariq Shah, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam<br />
University (QAU), Islamabad<br />
Prof. Muhammad Tanweer Abdullah, Institute of Management Studies, University<br />
of Peshawar<br />
Ms. Huma Bilal, Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Federal Urdu<br />
University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST), Islamabad<br />
Mr. Habib Ahmad, PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences, IIU,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Sadeequllah, Lecturer, Institute of Information Technology, Kohat<br />
University of Science and Technology (KUST), Kohat<br />
Dr. Khurshid Alam, Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing<br />
Engineering, NUST, Islamabad<br />
Ms. Hajira Jabeen, PhD Scholar, Department of Computer Science, FAST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Amjad Sohail, PhD Scholar, School of Aeronautical Science and<br />
Engineering, BUAA, China<br />
Dr. Zaeema Riaz Ahmad, Associate Professor, Institute of Clinical Psychology,<br />
University of Karachi<br />
Prof. Dr. Talat Afza, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Lahore<br />
Dr. Muhammad Hussain, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, CIIT,<br />
Lahore<br />
Syed Tariq Shah, Junior Scientist, Department of Biotechnology, University of<br />
Peshawar<br />
Mr. Farooq -i-Azam, Senior Scientist, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,<br />
Agricultural University, Peshawar<br />
Ms. Sana Arshad, Lecturer, Department of Geography, Islamia University,<br />
Bahawalpur<br />
Dr. Abdul Majid, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Gujrat<br />
Dr. Mohammad Azam Khan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal<br />
University, D. I. Khan<br />
Mr. Muhammad Nouman, Assistant Professor, Department of Business<br />
Administration, Institute of Management Sciences (IMS), Peshawar<br />
Mr. Saleem Gul, Assistant Professor, C entre for Business Administration, IMS,<br />
Peshawar<br />
Dr. Muhammad Younus, Principal, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang<br />
Dr. Qamar-un-Nisa, Lecturer, Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary and<br />
Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore<br />
Venue<br />
USA<br />
UK<br />
Turkey<br />
China<br />
China<br />
South Africa<br />
UK<br />
Japan<br />
UK<br />
China<br />
South Africa<br />
Brazil<br />
UK<br />
Italy<br />
Italy<br />
Belgium<br />
UK<br />
UK<br />
Singapore<br />
UK<br />
USA<br />
Poland<br />
China<br />
China<br />
UK<br />
Greece<br />
China<br />
UK<br />
UK<br />
Turkey<br />
Turkey<br />
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Listings<br />
Applicant<br />
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, CIIT,<br />
Lahore<br />
Dr. Khanji Harijan, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,<br />
MUET, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Raza Haider, Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Balochistan<br />
University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Khuzdar<br />
Dr. Muhammad Rafique, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of<br />
Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad<br />
Ms. Summaira Sarfraz, Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Humanities,<br />
FAST, Lahore<br />
Mr. Ishfaq Ahmed, Lecturer, Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab,<br />
Lahore<br />
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Masood Rafi, Department of Civil Engineering , NED UET,<br />
Karachi<br />
Dr. Rashida Qari, Director, Institute of Marine Science, University of Karachi<br />
Mr. Salman Saeed Qureshi, Registrar, University of Management and Technology<br />
(UMT), Lahore<br />
Dr. Muhammad Sohaib, Head, Department of Medical Sciences, PIEAS, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Ambren Khawar, Senior Medical Officer, Department of Medical Science, PIEAS,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Ghazanfar Farooq Siddiqui, PhD Scholar, Department of Artificial Intelligence,<br />
Vrije University, The Netherlands<br />
Prof. Dr. Noor M. Sheikh, Department of Electrical Engineering, UET, Lahore<br />
Mr. Jamshaid Sarwar Malik, PhD Scholar, NUST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Syed Aamir Ali Shah, Lecturer, Departmen t of Computer Science and<br />
Engineering , UET, Peshawar<br />
Dr. Zahir -ud-din Khan, Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Science and<br />
Engineering , NUST, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Sher Jamal Khan, Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Science and<br />
Engineering , NUST, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Uzaira Rafique, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science,<br />
Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi<br />
Mr. Muhammad Abdullah, Student, Faisalabad<br />
Mr. Tariq Abdullah, Instructor/Tutor, Department of Physics, Virtual University,<br />
Lahore<br />
Syed Amjad Ali, Lecturer, Department of Electronics and Biomedical Engineering,<br />
MUET, Jamshoro<br />
Ms. Arbab Nighat, Lecturer, Department of Electronics, MUET, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Shahnawaz Talpur, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer System<br />
Engineering , MUET, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Muhammad Tarique Tunio, Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Science, Allama<br />
Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Arshad, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIU,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mir Sajjad Hussain Talpur, Lecturer, Sindh Agricultural University (SAU), Tandojam<br />
Ms. Izza Assad Rasul, Lecturer, Department of Management Science, CIIT, Lahore<br />
Mr. Israr Ullah, PhD Scholar, Department of Computer Science, FAST, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Nek Muhammad Shaikh, Assistant Professor, Institute of Physics, University of<br />
Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Muhammad Mubeen Masud, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical<br />
Engineering, CIIT, Lahore<br />
Mr. Muhammad Ramzan Talib, PhD Scholar, University of Bayreuth, Germany<br />
Mr. Zulqarnain, Lecturer, Department of Software Engineering, IIU, Islamabad<br />
Venue<br />
Germany<br />
Cyprus<br />
Cyprus<br />
Australia<br />
UK<br />
Greece<br />
Italy<br />
Mauritius<br />
Nepal<br />
South Africa<br />
South Africa<br />
USA<br />
Australia<br />
Spain<br />
China<br />
Australia<br />
Australia<br />
Australia<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
Romania<br />
China<br />
Italy<br />
Belgium<br />
China<br />
China<br />
USA<br />
Italy<br />
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Listings<br />
Applicant<br />
Ms. Zunera Jalil, Lecturer, Department of Computer Sciences, Air University,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Qadir Bukhsh, Lecturer, Department of <strong>Education</strong>al Training, Islamia Universit y,<br />
Bahawalpur<br />
Mr. Aamir Rasool, Lecturer, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Balochistan,<br />
Quetta<br />
Mr. Gulzar Khan, Student, Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, University<br />
of Karachi<br />
Mr. Murtaza Hasan, Student, Rawalpindi<br />
Mr. Khurram Abbas, Student, Layyah<br />
Mr. Muhammad Arshad Kamran, Student, Department of Physics, University of the<br />
Punjab, Lahore<br />
Ms. Saima Fazal, PhD Scholar, Department of Environmental Sciences, FJWU,<br />
Rawalpindi<br />
Mr. Imran Ali Qureshi, Assistant Professor, Department of Telecommunication<br />
Engineering , MUET, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Safdar Ali, IT Administrator, Department of Computer Sciences, FAST,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Mirbahar, Assistant Professor, Department of Sindhi,<br />
University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Prof. Dr. Wasim Ahmed Khan, Faculty of Computer Sciences, IBA, Karachi<br />
Syed Muhammad Faisal Iradat, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Sciences,<br />
IBA, Karachi<br />
Dr. Shahbaz Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Telecommunication<br />
Engineering , UET (Mardan Campus)<br />
Ms. Beenish Saba, PhD Scholar, Institute of Environmental Science and<br />
Engineering, NUST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Bilal Rasool, PhD Scholar, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of<br />
Natural Resources and Applied Science, Vienna<br />
Mr. Muhammad Hanif, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Science,<br />
FAST, Islamabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Asad-ur-Rehman Khan, Department of Civil Engineering, NED UET, Karachi<br />
Dr. Mohammad Sultan Khan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Mechanical<br />
Engineering , GIKI, Topi<br />
Mr. Raza Hasan Abedi, Faculty of Computer Sciences, IBA, Karachi<br />
Dr. Shaukat Iqbal Malik, Associate Professor, Department of Bioinformatics,<br />
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU), Islamabad<br />
Dr. Irfan Zia Qureshi, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, QAU,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari, Director, Institute of Irrigation and Drainage<br />
Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro<br />
Dr. Muhammad Kamran, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, CIIT,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Dr. Muddassar Farooq, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering,<br />
FAST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Noor Hussain Chandio, Lecturer, Department of Geography, Shah Abdul Latif<br />
University (SALU), Khairpur<br />
Ms. Fatima Ali Junaid, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management Sciences, IMS,<br />
Peshawar<br />
Mr. Asad Abbas, Lecturer, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Ziauddin<br />
University, Karachi<br />
Mr. Hammad Hassan Mirza, Lecturer, Department of Business Administration,<br />
University of Sargodha<br />
Venue<br />
China<br />
Turkey<br />
China<br />
South Korea<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
Ukraine<br />
UK<br />
Croatia<br />
Turkey<br />
Australia<br />
Spain<br />
USA<br />
China<br />
Jordan<br />
The Netherlands<br />
The Netherlands<br />
The Netherlands<br />
USA<br />
Turkey<br />
Canada<br />
The Netherlands<br />
USA<br />
Australia<br />
USA<br />
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Applicant<br />
Mr. Muhammad Rizwan, Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Clinical Psychology,<br />
University of Karachi<br />
Ms. Saima Aslam, Lecturer, Department of <strong>Education</strong>, Government College<br />
University (GCU), Faisalabad<br />
Mr. Abdul Rehman Khan, Junior Scientist, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and<br />
Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad<br />
Muhammad Rashid, Student, Department of Physics, University of the Punjab,<br />
Lahore<br />
Mr. Farman Ali Chandio, Lecturer, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, SAU,<br />
Tandojam<br />
Ms. Saima, Junior Scientist, Department of Botany, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Muhammad Aamir Obaid Khattak, Assistant Director, Department of<br />
Administration, Institute of Space Technology (IST), Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, Student, Department of Horticulture, KPK Agricultural<br />
University, Peshawar<br />
Ms. Noreen Bibi, Junior Scientist, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,<br />
NIAB, Faisalabad<br />
Dr. M. Arfan Jaffar, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, FAST,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Kashif Riaz Khan, Senior Scientist, Pakistan Atomic Energy<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> (PAEC), Islamabad<br />
Ms. Fozia Khan, Student, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Karachi<br />
Syed Awais Hassan Gillani, Student, Iqbal Town, Lahore<br />
Dr. Shah Ali ul Qader, Assoc iate Professor, Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology<br />
and Genetic Engineering, University of Karachi<br />
Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Khaskheli, Lecturer, Department of Plant Protection, SAU,<br />
Tandojam<br />
Ms. Marrium Zafar, Student, Rawalpindi<br />
Mr. Muhammad Akram, PhD Scholar, Department of Physics, CIIT, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Muhammad Abuzar Wajidi, Dean, Faculty of Management and Administrative<br />
Sciences, University of Karachi<br />
Dr. Shahida Sajjad, Associate Professor, Department of Special <strong>Education</strong>,<br />
University of Karachi<br />
Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz Shabbir, Assistant Professor, Department of Management<br />
Science, CIIT, Lahore<br />
Syed Khurram Ali Jafri, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences,<br />
CIIT, La hore<br />
Ms. Farheen Nasir, PhD Scholar, Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of<br />
Karachi<br />
Dr. Zaeema Riaz Ahmad, Associate Professor, Institute of Clinical Psychology,<br />
University of Karachi<br />
Dr. Sarwat Jahan Khanam, Assistant Professor, Institute of Clinical Psychology,<br />
University of Karachi<br />
Ms. Anam Tariq, Lecturer, Department of Software Engineering, FJWU, Rawalpindi<br />
Prof. Dr. Dilshad Ahmed Khan, Department of Chemical Pathology and<br />
Endocrinology, University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore<br />
Mr. Sher Khan Panhwar, Lecturer, Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University<br />
of Karachi<br />
Dr. Asadullah Kazi, Vice Chancellor, Isra University, Hyderabad<br />
Dr. Manzoor Ikram, Associate Professor, Centre for Quantum Physics, CIIT,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Mais Suleymanov, Department of Physics, CIIT, Islamabad<br />
Venue<br />
Thailand<br />
Thailand<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
UK<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
Italy<br />
China<br />
China<br />
Turkey<br />
USA<br />
Australia<br />
USA<br />
Malaysia<br />
Thailand<br />
Malaysia<br />
Malaysia<br />
Malaysia<br />
South Korea<br />
Italy<br />
Qatar<br />
South Korea<br />
Russia<br />
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Listings<br />
Applicant<br />
Dr. Sobia Aftab, Assistant Professor, Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of<br />
Karachi<br />
Ms. Quratulain Rajput, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Sciences, IBA,<br />
Karachi<br />
Mr. Muhammad Arif, Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences, MAJU,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Abid Hussain Shahzad, Lecturer, Department of <strong>Education</strong>al Training, Islamia<br />
University, Bahawalpur<br />
Dr. Ibraheem Haneef, Assistant Professor, Department of Avionics Engineering, Air<br />
University, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Jan Nisar, Assistant Professor, NCE in Physical Chemistry, University of<br />
Peshawar<br />
Dr. Abdul Majeed Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, FUUAST,<br />
Karachi<br />
Dr. Hafiz Badaruddin Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry,<br />
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan<br />
Dr. Reaz Uddin, Research Officer, International Centre for Chemical and Bio-<br />
Sciences, University of Karachi<br />
Prof. Dr. Syed Afaq Hussain, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Riphah<br />
International University, Islamabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Naseem Aadil, Foreign Professor, Department of Geological Engineering,<br />
UET, Lahore<br />
Dr. Kamran Ali Chatha, Assistant Professor, Suleman Dawood School of Business,<br />
LUMS, Lahore<br />
Prof. Dr. Attaullah Khawaja, Department of Electronic Engineering, NED UET,<br />
Karachi<br />
Dr. Naveed Arshad, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, LUMS,<br />
Lahore<br />
Dr. Khalid Saeed, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of<br />
Malakand, Chakdara<br />
Ms. Noureen Siraj, PhD Scholar, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,<br />
Graz University, Austria<br />
Mr. Muhammad Tahir Soomro, PhD Scholar, Institute of Physical and Theoretical<br />
Chemistry, Graz University, Austria<br />
Mr. Nazir Ahmed Gopang, Assistant Professor, Department of Business<br />
Administration, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Amir Hussain Shar, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce SALU,<br />
Khairpur<br />
Dr. Humayoun Naeem, Assistant Professor, Department of Management<br />
Sciences, Foundation University, Rawalpindi<br />
Mr. Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal, Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, The<br />
University of Faisalabad<br />
Ms. Goher Fatima, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Foundation University,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Naveed Anjum, Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences, Foundation<br />
University, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Inamullah, Assistant Professor, Department of IER, University<br />
of Peshawar<br />
Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, IIU,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Amir Qayyum, Department of Electronics Engineering, MAJU, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural<br />
Extension <strong>Education</strong> and Communication, Agricultural University, Peshawar<br />
Venue<br />
Saudi Arabia<br />
Cyprus<br />
Malaysia<br />
Malaysia<br />
Spain<br />
Jordan<br />
Jordan<br />
Jordan<br />
Jordan<br />
Turkey<br />
Japan<br />
Japan<br />
China<br />
Turkey<br />
China<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
Canada<br />
Malaysia<br />
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Listings<br />
Applicant<br />
Prof. Dr. Jamil Anwar, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore<br />
Ms. Ishrat Jabeen, PhD Scholar, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of<br />
Vienna, Austria<br />
Mr. Tariq Mahmood, Research Officer, National Institute of Oceanography, Karachi<br />
Mr. Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Student, Department of Plant Pathology, SAU, Tandojam<br />
Mr. Bahram Khan Chacher, Lecturer, Department of Animal Nutrition, Lasbela<br />
University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences<br />
Mr. Nabeel Ahmed Qazi, PhD Scholar, Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation<br />
NUST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Nawab Ali, PhD Scholar, Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics,<br />
PIEAS, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Farhan Kamrani, Ph D Scholar, Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of<br />
Karachi<br />
Mr. Shahzad Ahmed Memon, Assistant Professor Institute of Information and<br />
Communication Technology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro<br />
Ms. Farukh Jabeen, PhD Scholar, Department of Chemistry, QAU, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Wasim Bhatti, PhD Scholar, Department of Engineering<br />
Management, Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering (CASE), UET Taxila<br />
Dr. Tajamal Hussain, Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, QAU,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Mr. Sadullah Mir, Assistant Professor, Preston Institute of Nanoscience and<br />
Technology, Preston University, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Amir Badshah, PhD Scholar, Department of Chemistry, QAU, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Zia Mahmood, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering,<br />
NUST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Muhammad Waheed, PhD Scholar, Department of Engineering, BUPT, China<br />
Dr. Babak Mahmood, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of<br />
Sargodha<br />
Mr. Ishfaq Ahmed, Lecturer, Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab,<br />
Lahore<br />
Dr. Shahzad Iqbal Sham, Assistant Professor, Department of Shariah Academy, IIU,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Dr. Muhammad Abbas Choudhary, Vice Chancellor, UET, Taxila<br />
Prof. Dr. Abdul Razaque Shaikh, Department of Surgery, LUMHS, Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Saif Ullah Khan, PhD Scholar, Department of Geography, Urban Regional<br />
Planning, University of Peshawar<br />
Ms. Sadaf Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies,<br />
University of Central Punjab, Lahore<br />
Ms. Javeria Manzoor Shaikh, Lecturer, Department of Architecture, CIIT, Islamabad<br />
Ms. Fouzia Jabeen, Lecturer, Department of Computer Sciences, Frontier Women<br />
University, Peshawar<br />
Mr. Mohsin Bilal, PhD Scholar, Department of Computer Sciences, FAST, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Sajid Nazir, Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Lahore<br />
Ms. Humera Khan, Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT,<br />
Islamabad<br />
Dr. Riffat Asim Pasha, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,<br />
IIU, Islamabad<br />
Mr. Humayun Irshad, Lecturer, Department of Computer Sciences, CIIT, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Aamna Balouch, Lecturer, NCE in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh,<br />
Jamshoro<br />
Mr. Shahbaz Ahmad, Lecturer, Department of Computer Sciences, National Textile<br />
University, Faisalabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Khasan Karimov, Department of Electrical Engineering, GIKI, Topi<br />
Venue<br />
Japan<br />
Greece<br />
China<br />
China<br />
China<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Italy<br />
Malaysia<br />
USA<br />
Jordan<br />
Poland<br />
South Korea<br />
China<br />
China<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
Indonesia<br />
Turkey<br />
USA<br />
South Korea<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Italy<br />
Turkey<br />
China<br />
China<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
China<br />
Bahrain<br />
Thailand<br />
France<br />
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Listings<br />
Applicant<br />
Mr. Ghazanfar Abbas, PhD Scholar, Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of<br />
Technology, Sweden<br />
Dr. Muhammad Aasif Shahzad, Assistant Professor, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed<br />
Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF)<br />
Dr. Muhammad Ayub Khan Yousufzai, Department of Applied Physics, University of Karachi<br />
Mr. Aihab Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences, FJWU, Rawalpindi<br />
Dr. Najmus Saqib, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences, CIIT, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Masroor H. S. bukhari, Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics, Dow University of<br />
Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi<br />
Dr. Adiqa Kausar, Associate Professor, Department of Econonomics, FUUAST, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Khurram Khurshid, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Systems<br />
Engineering, IST, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Adil Rashid, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Arid<br />
Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (AAUR)<br />
Mirza Ashfaq Ahmed, Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences,<br />
University of Gujrat<br />
Ms. Adila Shafqat, Lecturer, Department of Geography, Islamia University, Bahawalpur<br />
Ms. Saman Hina, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences and Information<br />
Technology, NED UET, Karachi<br />
Mr. Safdar Ali, IT Administrator, Department of Computer Sciences, FAST, Islamabad<br />
Dr. Adnan Noor Mian, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences, FAST, Lahore<br />
Dr. Muhammad Tahir, Centre of Virology and Immunology, NUST, Islamabad<br />
Venue<br />
France<br />
Indonesia<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
Singapore<br />
Malaysia<br />
Turkey<br />
Spain<br />
USA<br />
UK<br />
USA<br />
UK<br />
UK<br />
USA<br />
USA<br />
Grants to Organize Seminars Conferences<br />
Name and Address of Applicant<br />
Prof. Dr. Masroor Ellahi Babar, Director,<br />
Institute of Biochemistry and<br />
Biotechnology, UVAS, Lahore<br />
Prof. Dr. Muzaffa r Abbas, Director,<br />
Division of Arts and Social Sciences,<br />
University of <strong>Education</strong>, Lahore<br />
Prof. Dr. M. Tahir Shah, NCE in Geology,<br />
University of Peshawar<br />
Dr. Saad Naeem Zafar, Dean, Faculty<br />
of Computing, Riphah International<br />
University, Islamabad<br />
Prof. Dr. Shahid Khalil, Chairman,<br />
Mechanical Engineering Department,<br />
UET, Taxila<br />
Dr. Fahim Arif, Associate Professor,<br />
Computer Science Department, College<br />
o f Telecommunication Engineering<br />
(MCS), NUST, Rawalpindi<br />
Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Chaudhary, Dean,<br />
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, BZU,<br />
Multan<br />
Prof. Dr. Afzal Ahmed, Associate Dean<br />
(R&D), College of EME, NUST, Rawalpindi<br />
Title of<br />
Seminar/Conference<br />
Animal Forensics: DNA<br />
Fingerprinting<br />
2 nd International Conference<br />
"Realizing the MDGs through<br />
TE"<br />
Earth Sciences Pakistan <strong>2010</strong>:<br />
New Developments<br />
Seminar on Information<br />
Security<br />
International Mechanical<br />
Engineering Congress - <strong>2010</strong><br />
National Software Engineering<br />
Conference <strong>2010</strong><br />
The National Conference on<br />
the Strategies to Improve Red<br />
Meat Production in Pakistan<br />
International Conference on<br />
Energy Systems Engineering<br />
Venue<br />
Lahore<br />
Lahore<br />
Peshawar<br />
Islamabad<br />
Taxila<br />
Rawalpindi<br />
Multan<br />
Rawalpindi<br />
Dates<br />
September<br />
14-15, <strong>2010</strong><br />
September<br />
20-21, <strong>2010</strong><br />
September<br />
20-22, <strong>2010</strong><br />
September<br />
23, <strong>2010</strong><br />
September<br />
27-28, <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>October</strong> 4-5,<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>October</strong> 13,<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>October</strong> 25-<br />
27, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Amount<br />
(Rs.)<br />
296,600<br />
935,000<br />
612,000<br />
244,000<br />
802,000<br />
325,000<br />
550,000<br />
1,000,000<br />
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