Annual Report 2008-09.pdf - Higher Education Commission

Pakistani University Foreign University Total Cost
(Rs in
million)
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Coordinator
Dr. Viqar -ud-din
Ahmed
Prof. Dr. S.
Riazuddin,
Department of
Plant Molecular
Biology
Prof. Dr. Nasim
Hassan Rama
University
Name
HEJ Research
Institute,
University of
Karachi
National
Centre of
Excellence in
Molecular
Biology,
Lahore
Quaid-i-Azam
University,
Islamabad
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Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Karsten
Krohn, Department
of Chemistry
Dr. Hans J
Bohnert,
Department of
Plant Biology
Prof. Dr. Peter
Langer, Institute of
Chemistry
University of
Paderborn,
Germany
University
Name
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, USA
University of Rostock,
Germany
Field of
Study
6.53 Chemistry
13.225 Plant
Molecular
Biology
3.54 Chemistry
Talent and Training
Programme for Scientific and
Technical Staff
A major problem faced by universities is the lack of
trained technical personnel capable of operating
sophisticated equipment or carrying out technical
tasks in laboratories. The programme for training of
scientific, technical staff and researchers is
launched by HEC to support short-term hands on
training in public sector universities.
The programme has been designed with
the objective to accelerate research and
development in universities/degree awarding
institutions through research-need and
equipment based short term trainings that are
catalytic to the technological and socio-economic
development of the country.
So far, 168 faculty members have been
facilitated to attend training courses relevant to
their fields out of which 125 applicants have
acquired training abroad while the remaining 13
faculty members availed the local training.
Cases Approved in 2008-09
Name Parent Organization Host Institution Training
Ms. Ruqia
Suliman,
Research Scholar
Mr. Zafar Siddiq,
Assistant Curator
Dr. Tariq
Mahmood,
Assistant
Professor
Institute of Mycology
and Plant Pathology,
University of the
Punjab, Lahore
Department of Botany,
Government College
University, Lahore
Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad
Plant Pathology Laboratory,
Department of Applied
Biology, University of
Helsinki, Finland
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, UK
Institute of Molecular Plant
Sciences, The University of
Edinburgh, UK
Molecular characterization and
host-pathogen interaction of
Phytopathogenic bacteria
Botanic garden management
Biochemical analysis of plant cell
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