Annual Report 2008-09.pdf - Higher Education Commission

Physical Achievements
Until June 2009, 86 scholars have been awarded
for 1-2 years local studies and 2-3 years foreign
session study. Out of them, 79 scholars have
completed their local session successfully and
enrolled abroad in reputed foreign universities of
the advanced countries of the world for the
completion of foreign session. 26 scholars have
resumed their duties again in their parent
organizations after completing PhD till June 2009.
Total Publication/ International Conferences
by Split PhD scholars:
Local Foreign Total
50 400 450
Achievements of some of the scholars
Awais M. Kamboh is a member of the IEEE
Communications Society, IEEE Circuit and
Systems Society, and the IEEE Engineering
in Medicine and Biology Society
Sohail Ahmed has served as the
secretary of the IEEE student chapter of
the University. He was also chosen to
represent his university in a workshop
conducted jointly by University of
Southampton, Technical University of
Munich and American University of Beirut
under the auspices of the European
Commission's TEMPUS programme
Foreign Faculty
Hiring Programme (FFHP)
(Long-Term)
In Pakistan, there is huge shortage of PhD faculty
members in higher education institutions, so HEC
has put all its efforts to reduce this shortage and
provide supervisors for indigenous PhD scholars
in all disciplines. In view of that the Scheme was
launched to bring faculty members from abroad
who could serve in various public/private
educational institutions, and act as change agent
specifically creating research environment and
provide research topic in cutting edge technology
relevant to our society and social economic
development. HEC credibility has attracted almost
300 experts from various countries, which include
expatriates as well as foreign nationals and are
placed in 41 Pakistani educational institutions in a
period of five years.
The over all achievements of the foreign
professors hired under FFHP can be appraised
against the job descriptions assigned to the
foreign professors which comprise of courses
taught and curriculum revision, students
supervision and research activities. Two of the
major quantifiable tasks assigned to the foreign
professors are number of students supervised
and number of research papers published. The
following tables give the total for the year 2008-
2009 as well as the cumulative total since the
inception of the programme for the said
components:
Table 1.1
Level
As per Table 1.1, it is evident that the number of
students supervised by the foreign professors
shows a rising trend with every passing year.
Table 1.2
Students Supervised by Foreign Professors
Graduate students
supervised (2008-2009)
Research Papers by Foreign Professor
Papers presented in Conferences/
Seminars
Research Papers in International
Journals
Graduate Since joining
FFHP
MS 63 366
MPhil 52 154
PhD 67 112
(2008-2009) Since joining
FFHP
63 578
260 1425
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