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VCs' Committee Meeting
Government Assures Resolution
of Budgetary Issues
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Universities
Actively
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Flood Relief
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VCs' Committee Meeting
Government Assures Resolution
of Budgetary Issues
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Scholar Wins
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Universities
Actively
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COMMISSION EVENTS
� VCs Meeting: Government Assures Resolution of Budgetary Issues
� HEC Scholar Completes PhD in Record Time from France
� HEC Scholar Completes PhD from UET Lahore
� Unified Mechanism for Credit Sharing and Student Exchange
� HEC Professors Receive Civil Awards
� Pakistani Students Win International Research Fellowships
� Scholar Completes PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology
� HEC Evaluates Performance of Area Study Centres
� Seminar on Effective Use of ‘Turnitin’
� HEC Scholar Wins Best Paper Award
� Liaquat Bhutto Completes PhD in Plant Sciences from UK
� AJHG to Highlight Research of Dr. Riazuddin on CSNB
� LCWU Lecturer Attends MEIST Workshop
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� 3 Academic Retreat for HEC Approved Supervisors
� Scholar’s Work Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
� An Innovative Project by Pakistani Scholars in China
� Workshop on Audit and Financial Management
� Computer Driving Skills Workshop
� NAHE Organizes PCEPT at University of Gujrat
UNIVERSITY NEWS
� Preston Islamabad Wins Procom.net 2010 Competition
� Obituary: Dr. Basit Ali Shah Passes Away
� Open House Held at UIIT
� Symposium on Women in Career Development
� National Seminar on Food and Environment Security
� 10 BU Scholars Complete MS from University of Leicester
� FJWU Panel Discussion on Women in Leadership
� Batch of 400 Students Inducted in GIKI
� Mathematics Colloquium at IoBM Karachi
� KIU Earth Sciences Students Completes Research Work
� KIU Distributes Food Items among IDPs
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� Institute of Space Technology Holds 5 Convocation
� UVAS, AIT Discuss Collaboration
� MUET Lecture on Optical Networks
� MAJU Faculty Members Visit EU Universities
� Mental Health Programme for Flood Affected People
� QAU Alumni Association Offers 20 Scholarships
� UAF Dispatches Relief Goods
� UVAS Relief Camp for Livestock
� UoG Undertakes Relief Measures
� International Workshop at UAF
� SSUET Project Poster Presentation 2010
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� 2 Convocation of the University of Education
� LUMS Instructor Attends Summer School at University of Illinois
� UoG Seminar Underlines Importance of Census
� Dr. Munawar Mirza Awarded Honorary DLit by Glasgow University
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� Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs Programme
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Commission Events
Vice Chancellors' Committee Meeting
Government Assures Resolution of Budgetary Issues
The Vice Chancellors of the public
sector universities, who had earlier
gathered on July 28 this year, met
again at HEC Secretariat on
September 16, 2010 to request the
Government not to make any cuts
in the budget for higher education
sector and release the funds as
allocated in the national budget.
Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Federal
Finance Minister who also attended
the meeting, assured the vice
chancellors that the Government
was fully cognizant of the problems
being faced by the higher
education institutions. “Though
floods have further burdened the
already fragile economic situation,
we do realize that education and
health should be given a
preferential treatment,” he said.
The Minister asked the vice
chancellors to prioritize their issues
and that their representatives
should sit with the Planning
Commission to devise a strategy to
cope with problems including raise
in salaries, funding for scholars
studying abroad, development of
infrastructure nearing completion
and other imminent problems.
“Once the country recovers from
the financial stress, we would
release maximum funds to support
the higher education institutions.”
Dr. Javaid R. Laghari, Chairperson,
HEC, Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haq, Deputy
Chairman, Planning Commission
and Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive
Director, HEC were also present on
the occasion.
Having listened to the Minister, the
Vice Chancellors argued that the
funds being asked for are required
to support and implement the
Education Policy of 2009, asserting
that paucity of funds will spoil the
capacity that has been built over
the last seven to eight years. They
reiterated that the higher
education sector is a priority sector
that requires immediate and urgent
support.
The Minister was told that only the
raise in salaries, medical
allowances and pension,
a n n o u n c e d b y t h e
Government, is causing a
shortfall of seven billion
rupees. Some of them said
that due to non-payment of
dues, the contractors are
approaching the courts but
the universities, especially
new and smaller ones, have
no way to deal with these
p r o b l e m s . “ Q u a l i f i e d
faculty, hired under tenure
track system as well as
foreign faculty hiring
programme, is also looking
for alternate options as
they apprehend the funding
woes of the universities,”
they said.
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“Even if we raise fee, which is
almost impossible due to expected
resistance from students, we shall
not be able to fill the incomeexpenditure
gap”, said a Vice
Chancellor.
The Minister suggested formation
of a committee to discuss the
financial requirements and to
suggest measures for their
resolution. Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haq
suggested to the vice chancellors to
use universities' assets for
generation of funds and establish
linkages with the businesses and
industry. The vice chancellors,
however, argued that it was a longterm
strategy. “It is easier said than
done. The developed countries
have invested a lot in higher
education sectors that's why their
universities have been able to
generate resources for themselves.
The budget of a single university,
National University of Singapore, is
higher than the whole higher
education budget of Pakistan so
how do we expect to compete at
international level,” remarked a
Vice Chancellor.

Commission Events
HEC Scholar
Completes PhD in
Record Time from France
Syed Mujtaba Shah, who was awarded scholarship under Higher
Education Commission's Scheme “PhD Scholarship in Natural and
Basic Sciences, France”, has completed PhD in a record duration
of two years and nine months. Dr. Shah proceeded to France on
June 1, 2007 and returned on July 10, 2010 after completion of
his PhD. When he started his research work at Université de la
Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II, France with Prof. Dr. Frederic
Fages, the latter was so impressed with scholar's progress that he
enrolled him directly in PhD rather than going through the prior
one year MS programme.
His work was accomplished at CiNaM- CNRS, which is one of the
most famous French national research organizations in the field
of nanosciences at the University of Aix-Marseille II, where he
worked on two projects side by side, one was related to the
fabrication and characterization of solar cells whereas the other
dealt with the photo-isomerization of an azobenzene derivative
on high aspect ratio nanoparticles. These studies have opened
new dimensions in the field of nanoswitches for photonic circuitry.
He presented his work in two famous international conferences,
the EMRS meeting 2009 (Europeam Material Research Sciences
at Strasbourg) and the MNPC 2009 at Bordeaux France (materials
nanohybrids pi conjugated).
An article relating to the work has already been accepted in the
journal namely Dyes and Pigments with an impact factor of 2.51
while two more are being submitted in international journals of
high repute. The defence jury comprising distinguished French
professors and Eminent scientists, Prof. Dr. Jean Luc Pozzo of the
University of Bordeaux 1, Dr. Jean Weiss, Research Director,
University of Louis Pasteur and Prof. Dr. Teodor Silviu Balaban of
the University of Aix-Marseille II highly appreciated Dr. Shah's
work. “Dr. Syed Mujtaba Shah gave a very enthusiastic,
pedagogic and clear presentation of his research work. He has
achieved a high scientific level required for an academic career
and indeed a pride for Pakistan,” they commented.
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HEC Scholar
Completes PhD
from UET Lahore
HEC scholar Muhammad Asif has been awarded
PhD degree by the University of Engineering and
Technology (UET), Lahore for his work on
Petroleum and Organic Geochemistry on
indigenous samples of crude oils and sediments
from Pakistan under the supervision of Prof. Dr.
Fazeelat Tahira, Dean, Natural Science, Islamic
Studies and Humanities. During his PhD studies,
Dr. Asif achieved an extraordinary distinction of
publishing research papers in European and USA
based International journals with high impact
factors such as, “Organic Geochemistry”,
“Petroleum Science and Technology”, “Earth and
Planetary Science Letters”, “Geochemica et
Cosmochemica Acta”.
These Journals are rated among worlds top
Journals in the field of Petroleum and Organic
Geochemistry. The total impact factor of his
publications is 15.88 so far. Asif joined the UET
as HEC scholar in 2005 and completed his PhD in
April 2010. He has made a number of
international publications from his PhD research
thesis entitled “Geochemical Applications of
Polycylic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments
and Crude Oils from Pakistan”.
His thesis was evaluated by two well-known
scientists, Prof. Dr. Richard P. Philp, Oklahoma
University, USA and Dr. Paul Greenwood,
Western Australia University, Australia while
external examiner from Pakistan was Prof. Dr. M.
Akram Kashmiri, Chairman Board of
Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore.
After completion of the PhD degree, the HEC has
added his name in the list of Approved PhD
Supervisors in Chemistry.
Unified Mechanism for Credit Sharing and Student Exchange
The Higher Education Commission has recently notified a unified mechanism for credit sharing and student exchange
and has circulated it amongst all public and private sector universities of the country. This mechanism will allow
universities to share their resources for optimism utilization and for increase of efficiency.
The mechanism was evolved over a period of six months and the final draft was prepared and agreed during a workshop
held at National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi on July 27, 2010. The workshop was inaugurated by
Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director HEC, and attended by representatives of public sector institutions of Rawalpindi and
Islamabad. After detailed deliberation, a unified policy/guidelines for a unfied mechanism was agreed upon and after
approval of the competent authority, it has been circulated among all the higher education institutions.

Commission Events
HEC Professors Receive Civil Awards
Two of the Higher Education
Commission’s foreign professors,
Dr. Khalida Inyat Noor and Dr.
Shuakat Mehmood received civil
a w a r d s o n c o u n t r y ’ s
Independence Day. Dr. Khalida
has received the Pride of
Performance while Dr. Mehmood
received Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
Dr. Noor, who obtained her PhD from Wales University
UK, is an internationally renowned figure in
Mathematics and is presently employed as HEC Foreign
Professor at COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology (CIIT) Islamabad. She has introduced a
new technique called ‘Noor Integral Operator’ which has
proved to be an innovation in the field of geometric
function theory and has brought new dimensions in the
realm of research in this area. She is an active
researcher coupled with 35 years teaching experience in
different countries.
She is the editor/reviewer of over 23 international
journals. She has been instrumental in establishing
PhD/MS programmes at CIIT. She has over 300 research
articles in reputed international
journals of mathematical and
engineering sciences.
Dr. Shaukat Mahmood, commonly
known as Maxim, has been
awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the
Government for his services to
Islamic architecture and arts. Dr.
Shaukat passed his MA (Fine Arts)
from University of the Punjab, Lahore winning a gold
medal. He did his MSc in Architectural Conservation from
the Heriot-Watt University and PhD from the University
of Edinburgh. He was awarded Pride of Performance in
2001 when he was serving at the International Islamic
University, Malaysia.
Dr. Mahmood has published over 300 papers and
research papers on Islamic architecture and Islamic arts.
He has been teaching at various international
universities. He started his career from UET, Lahore as a
Lecturer, becoming head of Architecture Department
and later Dean of Architecture and Planning. Currently,
he is working as HEC Foreign Professor at the College of
Art and Design, University of the Punjab.
HEC's Foreign Funded Programmes
Pakistani Students Win International Research Fellowships
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is managing a wide array of foreign funded scholarship
programmes on behalf of different international sponsors, including UNESCO, Commonwealth,
Asian Development Bank, Organization of the Islamic Conference, etc.
The HEC announces these scholarships in national newspapers as well as through website to invite
maximum number of the applicants. This has resulted in the selection of four Pakistani students,
who have been awarded research fellowships for conducting their research in top universities of
China and Poland.
Tanzila Saba has been selected under UNESCO-Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowship Programme
Cycle-2010, Bushra Qureshi and Humaira Ihsan have been selected under UNESCO-People
Republic of China Great Wall Co-sponsored Fellowship-2011, and Usman has been selected under
UNESCO-Poland Co-sponsored Fellowship Programme.
These students were nominated from Pakistan through a transparent and rigorous selection carried
out by the Higher Education Commission. HEC is also facilitating execution of Commonwealth
Scholarships tenable in UK, ADB Japan Scholarships, UNESCO Award and Fellowships, and Erasmus
Mundus Scholarship Programme.
It is worth mentioning here that in 2010, an Erasmus Mundus Scholar, Javeria Shaikh has
completed her studies with distinction in three different countries (Italy, Spain and Poland) in three
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European Universities and secured 6 position in the world selection competition.
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Muhammad Usman
Bushra Naz
Javeria Manzoor
Humaira Ihsan

Commission Events
HEC Scholar Completes PhD from
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Muhammad
Faisal Khan,
w h o h a s
completed his
PhD in medical
i m a g e
p r o c e s s i n g
under Higher
Education Commission's Scheme
'Development of High Level S&T
Manpower through Split PhD”, has
joined Military College of Signals
(MCS), National University of
Sciences and Technology (NUST)
as Assistant Professor.
Khan joined Georgia Institute of
Technology, USA in 2003 as a PhD
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scholar, which is ranked as 4 best
engineering university in USA for
last many years. Earlier, he did BS in
Electrical (Telecom) Engineering
from University of Engineering and
Technology, Lahore and worked in
the telecom industry for eight
years.
During his PhD studies, Dr. Khan
worked on design and development
of passive optical networks (PONs),
proposed a new architecture and
MAC protocol for the WDM PONs
and a highly reliable and scalable
linear add drop (LAD) architecture
for PONs. He also worked on
medical image processing in
Biomedical Imaging and Modelling
HEC Evaluates Performance of
Area Study Centres
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) as a follow up
of its meetings between its representatives and the
Ministry of Education convened a meeting of Directors
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of Area Study Centres at its headquarters on 3 August,
2010. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC
chaired the first session of the meeting while Dr. Altaf Ali
G. Shaikh, Member (Academics), HEC chaired the
Lab (BIML) under the supervision
of Dr. Oskar Skrinjar.
Movement disorders, which include
Parkinson's disease (PD), dystonia,
essential tremor (ET) and
H u n t i n g t o n s d i s e a s e , a r e
neurological conditions caused by a
dysfunction in the basal ganglia.
Possible treatment options are
d r u g - b a s e d , s t e r e o t a c t i c
neurosurgery and physical therapy.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
s u r g e r y, a t y p e o f t h e
microelectrode-guided surgery, is
an effective treatment for the
movement disorders that can no
longer be treated through
medication. The success of this
surgery is critically dependent on
implantation accuracy of DBS
electrode array in the selected
target in the brain. These target
locations are usually not visible in
the commonly used Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) or
Computed Tomography (CT).
Dr. Khan also developed new
method for rigid and non-rigid
image registration of 3D MRI scans
for DBS operated movement
disorders patients. The method
was also used to develop an
a l g o r i t h m f o r a t l a s - b a s e d
segmentation of the deep brain
structures in the pre-operative
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image for planning and navigation
of the DBS surgery.
For intra-operative brain shift
analysis during the DBS surgery, Dr.
Khan developed a diploë based
rigid registration method for the
intra-operative brain shift analysis.
He used this diploë based rigid
registration to register the pre-op
and the post-op MR images of DBS
subjects to study the intraoperative
brain deformation or
brain shift. These methods ensure
rigid registration of the pre-op and
the post-op image based on diploë,
which can be treated as a rigid
structure as opposed to brain
tissues.
Most of the DBS targets are not
clearly visible in the common
imaging modalities like MRI and CT
due to their small size and lack of
tissue type variation from the
surrounding structures. Dr. Khan
developed an integrated electrophysiological
and anatomical atlas
for the DBS surgery. He presented
an integrated MRI atlas that had 11
deep brain structures, manually
segmented in it by an expert, and
electrophysiological data of four
implant locations using MR images
of twenty DBS operated patients.
The atlas based segmentation
approach predicted the target
automatically on the pre-operative
scan as opposed to the manual
selection being currently used.
second session of the meeting. Mr. Muhammad Javed
Khan, Adviser (Academics), HEC, Dr. Muhammad Latif,
Director General (R&D), HEC were also present on the
occasion.
From the Area Study Centres included Dr. Parveen Shah,
Director Area Study centre for East and South Asia,
University of Jamshoro, Dr. Sarfaraz Khan, Director Area
Study centre for Russia, China and Central Asia,
University of Peshawar, Dr. Naveed Ahmed Tahir,
Director Area Study Centre for Europe, University of

Commission Events
Karachi, Dr. Munir Ahmed Baloch, Director Area Study
Centre for Middle East and Arab Countries, University of
Balochistan and Dr. Rukhsana Qambar, Director Area
Study Centre for South and North America, Quaid-i-
Azam University. Vice Chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam
University graced the occasion with his presence while
Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab, joined the
meeting via video-conferencing.
The meeting discussed the performance of the Centres
and set targets for next three years. The Directors
expressed their point of view in free environment and
advocated for more academic freedom especially for
enrollment of MPhil and PhD studies. They also desired
for more representation in the academic forums of the
University.
Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi while addressing the Directors
suggested them to pursue focused study of the areas
from different perspectives including socio-economic,
cultural, historic, lingual and religious aspects.
He also suggested the Directors to work for training of
Human Resource capable of tackling various
contemporary issues and work as think tank for Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and other national agencies.
To a query relating to non-availability of properly trained
faculty, he suggested undertaking multi-disciplinary
projects and involve the services of qualified university
faculty while enhancing inter-centre cooperation in
teaching and research.
HEC Scholar
Wins Best
Paper
Seminar on Effective Use of ‘Turnitin’
The Quality Enhancement Cell
(QEC) at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid
Agriculture University Rawalpindi
(AAUR), in collaboration with the
Quality Assurance Agency HEC,
organized a training seminar on
“Effective Use of Turnitin Anti-
Plagiarism Services”. Mr. Muneer
Ahmed, Deputy Director (QA) HEC
was the resource person. He
particularly focused on two new
components, Grade Mark and Peer
Review, which have been recently
added to the ‘Turnitin’ and are
currently functional.
Both of these components will
further make writing work of
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Award
Muhammad Munir, an HEC scholar at Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden won the
EPIZONE Young Scientist Best Poster Award among 200
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posters during 4 annual meeting of EPIZONE, a
European Union funded network of excellence.
The meeting titled “Bridges to the Future” was held in
Saint-Malo, France from June 7-10, 2010. About 340
scientists, researchers and doctoral students from 27
countries participated on this occasion.
Moreover, in the same meeting, the CV of Munir was
evaluated to be the Best CV among the doctoral
students. “This event was not only encouraging and
appreciating for me but I also managed to share ideas
and thoughts with the leading scientists and established
new relationships and strengthened the existing ones.
Above all, I got the chance to represent my country,”
says Munir.
r e s e a r c h s c h o l a r s m o r e
transparent. A large number of
faculty members, deans and
directors attended the seminar.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof.
Riaz Ahmad, Director QEC, said
that accounts for the faculty of
University had been generated and
the faculty is using the ‘Turnitin’
Services enthusiastically. “Turnitin
Services has started improving the
quality of research at the University
and the HEC has equal credit in this
regard,” he said.
“Arid University has a very strict
policy on plagiarism and lately the
University Syndicate has approved
plagiarism policy on research
theses,” said Prof. Riaz.

Commission Events
Joins Sindh Agriculture Department
Liaquat Bhutto Completes PhD in Plant Sciences from UK
Liaquat Ali Bhutto has completed his PhD in Plant Sciences from the University of Sheffield, UK. He
was awarded scholarship for his last year PhD studies at Sheffield under Higher Education
Commission's programme “Partial Support for PhD Studies Aboard”. Dr. Bhutto was supervised by
Prof. W. Paul Quick and Dr. Colin P. Osborne and his project supporter was Prof. Mike M. Burrell. He has
worked on mechanisms of drought tolerance in plants. His research dissertation was entitled
“Understanding the Mechanism of Drought Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L)”.
Dr. Bhutto has joined Agriculture Department, Government of Sindh, as Assistant Research Officer
and is Incharge of Molecular Biology and Transformation Laboratory at Cotton Section, Agriculture Research Institute,
Tando Jam. He has 10 research publications in his name since 2005.
AJHG to Highlight Research of Dr. Riazuddin on CSNB
The October issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) will highlight Dr. Sheikh Riazuddin and his team's
research on congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) to chromosome 15q, which shows a two-base pair deletion in
SLC24A1. The research establishes that a putative sodium-calcium channel is the cause of the disease.
The research paper entitled "A mutation in SLC24A1 Implicated in Autosomal Recessive Congenital Stationary Night
Blindness" has also been selected for highlighting in the AJHG podcast.
The research, conducted in collaboration with laboratories in Europe and the US, proves through Expression analysis
using mouse ocular tissues that SLC24A1 is expressed in the retina around postnatal day 7 (P07). Both in situ and
immunohistological studies localized SLC24A1 in the inner segment, outer and inner nuclear layers and ganglion cells
of the retina. In conclusion, this data expand the genetic basis of congenital stationary night blindness and highlight
the indispensable function of SLC24A1 in retinal function and/or maintenance in humans.
AJHG is published monthly by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and has an impact factor of 11.029.
AJHG provides a record of research and review relating to heredity in humans and to the application of Genetic
principles in medicine and public policy, as well as in related areas of molecular and cell biology. Topics explored by
AJHG include biochemical and clinical genetics, gene therapy, genetic counselling, genetic epidemiology, genomics,
and human molecular genetics. Every submission is rigorously reviewed by 2-3 leading scientists in the relevant field.
The reviewer's comments are further evaluated by the Editorial Board with an average acceptance of 25-30 per cent.
LCWU Lecturer Attends MEIST Workshop
Ms. Maria Saleemi, Lecturer in
Computer Science, Lahore College
for Women University (LCWU)
recently attended a 15-day
workshop on Multimedia Enhanced
Instructions System for Education
and Training (MEIST), conducted
by the Malaysian Technical
Cooperation Programme and
funded by Malaysian Government.
A total of 20 participants were
selected, each from a different
country. The workshop was
designed to impart knowledge of
instruction system involving duties
and responsibilities of a Project
Development Manager, Graphic
D e s i g n e r, A n i m a t o r, We b
Developer, Talents Coordinator,
Digital AV Producer, AV Editor,
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System Integrator and IT Manager.
Prof. Dr. Madhubala Harji, Director,
Foundation Studies and Extension
Education Centre, Multimedia
University gave the welcome
address. The workshop was
divided into different sessions of
teaching methods. Study tours to
Kuala Lumpur and Cameron
Highlands were also arranged by
Multimedia University, Malaysia.
It is worth mentioning here that the
final project of Ms. Maria Saleemi
was rated number one for
Audio/Video Effects.

Commission Events
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3 Academic Retreat for HEC Approved Supervisors
Prof. Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive
Director, Higher Education
Commission has said that the
inter-university collaboration
can be greatly helpful in
overcoming shortage of subject
specialists. He stated this while
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addressing the participants of 3
Academic Retreat for PhD
Supervisors, which was jointly
o r g a n i z e d b y L e a r n i n g
Innovation Division and Social
Sciences Project Team of HEC at
the Commission's Regional
Centre, Karachi.
Dr. Naqvi emphasized upon the
supervisors to play their pivotal
role in promoting seminar and
conference culture in Pakistan.
“Through these avenues, the
y o u n g s c h o l a r s g e t
opportunities to share their
research findings”, he added. He
also urged them to come
forward to improve the quality of
PhD supervision process in
Pa k i s t a n a n d a va i l t h e
programmes being offered by
HEC. The Executive Director
assured the participants that
HEC would give serious
attention to the valuable
r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a n d
suggestions of the participants
in order to improve the quality of
PhD supervision process.
Dr. Syed Mahmood Raza, Adviser,
Quality Assurance and Learning
Innovation and Ms. Noor Amna
Malik, Director General, LI, HEC
were also present on the occasion.
The workshop was attended by
PhD faculty members from Natural
and Social Sciences of five
universities of Karachi, Khairpur
and Jamshoro.
Earlier, Ms. Noor Amna Malik in her
welcome remarks through video
conferencing from Islamabad said
that such kinds of workshops would
be greatly helpful in improving PhD
supervision process in higher
educational institutions of Pakistan.
Mr. Murtaza Noor, Workshop
Coordinator and Project Manager,
HEC said that the main objectives
of the academic retreat included
identification of problems,
obstacles and opportunities in PhD
supervision process using
participatory method with the
involvement of stakeholders.
Dr. Riaz Hussain Qureshi, Adviser,
HRD, HEC shared the Commission's
Approved Supervisor eligibility
criteria and quality assurance
guidelines for PhD supervision. He
also highlighted the importance of
knowledge of relevant subject,
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roles of peers and membership of
local and international research
g r o u p s i n e f f e c t i v e P h D
supervision. He said that the
supervisors should be role model
for the PhD scholars and guide
them in selection of topics of thesis,
conducting meaningful research
and writing thesis. He urged the
participants to avail modern
facilities and research tools.
Dr. M. Ajmal Khan, Director,
Institute of Sustainable Halophyte
Utilization, University of Karachi,
Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmed, Director,
Pakistan Study Centre, University
of Karachi, Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan
Gilani, Vice Chair, Research and
Graduate Studies, Aga Khan
University Medical College Karachi,
Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Member,
N a t i o n a l C o m m i t t e e o n
Development of Social Sciences
and Mr. Munir Ahmed, Deputy
Director, HEC conducted different
sessions.
Each session was followed by
question answer session. The
participants worked in groups and
each group highlighted the
p r o b l e m s a n d g a v e
recommendations to improve
quality of research and PhD
supervision at university level.

Commission Events
HEC Scholar’s Work Published
in Angewandte Chemie
International Edition
The research work of Dr. Rohama Gill, Assistant
Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences,
Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi
has been published in Angewandte Chemie
International Edition.
Dr. Gill completed her PhD in Inorganic/Analytical
Chemistry in 2009 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. M.
Mazhar, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam
University. She was awarded HEC’s Indigenous PhD
Scholarship. The title of her research is Synthesis and
characterization of block Copolymers derived from
germanium dicarboxylic acids and aminopropyl
terminated polydimethylsiloxane.
During her PhD studies, she was also awarded HEC’s
International Research Support Initiative Programme
(IRSIP) scholarship, for pursuing her research work at
Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, where
she had the chance to work under the guidance of Dr.
Gero Decher, Professeur classe exceptionelle, a world
renowned scientist and pioneer of Layer by Layer Multilayers
Nanofabrication technique of Polymers.
During her stay in France, she learned to handle various
instruments which gave a new direction to her project.
She worked on an entirely new technique of
Nanofabrication of Polymer Multilayer via Layer by Layer
method which has innumerable applications in the field
of Environmental/Industrial Chemistry.
Using Polydimethylsiloxane derivatives, Dr. Gill has been
able to optimize the conditions for covalent layer-bylayer
assembly to the point of identifying reaction
conditions for this surface reaction that led to the
construction of multilayers with a linear growth
increment with respect to the numbers of layers
chemisorbed. The results of this project are so solid and
so interesting that fruit of this hard is now manifested in
the form of her publication in Angewandte Chemie
International Edition, one of the leading international
journals in the field of Chemistry with the impact factor
of 11.829 - a rare and coveted honour for a Pakistani
scientist.
“I am grateful to the Higher Education Commission for
its generous benefaction throughout my higher studies
especially for my PhD through the Indigenous
Scholarship Programme and also for facilitating my
research in France through the International Research
Support Initiative Programme (IRSIP),” says Dr. Gill.
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An Innovative Project by
Pakistani Scholars in China
Community Based Schooling System
Under the auspices of the Northwestern Polytechnical
University (NPU), Xi'an, China, the MS/PhD scholars of
Pakistan residing in foreign students' apartment have
given an inception to community based school model for
smooth transition of educational systems for their
children. The model presents a novel approach to
mitigate the anxiety and distress of children who find
difficult adjusting themselves in any new culture.
The project was aimed to inculcate confidence, curiosity,
social and cultural traits needed in scholars' children to
keep them on the track of intellectual, moral, physical
and spiritual nourishment. Children's excitement and
the spirit of volunteership for teaching by their parents,
especially mothers, rejuvenated the project. Despite
limited budget for a separate building or handsome
remuneration for teachers, the harmony at the
community level as well as sense of ownership by
scholars was remarkable.
The project kicked off on January 2, 2010. Different
committees were established to deliberate over issues
like finance, administration, academics and
procurement, and come up with solutions within limited
resources. The basic drive to educate children on these
lines of action was accomplished with carefully designed
curriculum and the whole assortment of excursions.
This proved to be a great idea and a great phenomenal
approach towards catering the needs of Pakistani
scholars in China, who could have been under emotional
and social stress. The school celebrated its first annual
day on August 14, 2010 with the celebrations of the
Independence Day. The whole exercise has also been
published in International Conference of Advance
Management Sciences (ICAMS 2010) in July 2010 as a
research paper.

Commission Events
Workshop on Audit and
Financial Management
As part of a series of workshops to be held
throughout Pakistan's higher education
institutions for the capacity building of auditors
and financial departments, the Learning
Innovation organized a workshop at HEC Regional
Centre, Lahore from August 24-28, 2010 under its
Computer Driving
The Learning Innovation Division,
HEC, in collaboration with the
Sindh Agriculture University (SAU)
Tandojam organized a six-day
workshop on Computer Driving
Skills for senior administrators of
the University from August 6-12,
2010.
The participants were provided
training of office automation
NAHE Organizes PCEPT
at University of Gujrat
“Enhancing the standard of education is top priority of
the University of Gujrat (UoG). Teachers must equip
themselves with the modern and unconventional
teaching skills. Pedagogical techniques are the precious
traits of the university teachers.
The University has achieved a quotable status among
the learning centres in the country. The Higher
Education Commission is generous enough to support
the University for promoting the standard of teaching."
This was stated by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nizamuddin,
Vice Chancellor, UoG while addressing the participants
of the Professional Competency Enhancement
Programme for Teachers (PCEPT) organized by the
Faculty Development Resource Centre (FDRC), UoG in
programme “Modern University Governance for University
Administrators.”
The participants were given an opportunity to examine their
own skills in problem-solving and negotiations through
exercise related to audit and financial management in the
workshop.
Mr. Jamil Bhatti, Accountant General Punjab, was the chief
guest in the closing ceremony. He appreciated the efforts of
HEC in training the Finance and Audit officers in a
comprehensive way. Mr. Muhammad Raza Chohan, Director,
Learning Innovation, was the guest of honour. He emphasized
that LI Division has initiated this unique and versatile training
programme especially for Audit and Finance Sector. So far, 387
persons including faculty members and administrators
benefited from the trainings under this programme.
Skills Workshop
software to senior administrative
officers so they can manage
information gathering and make it
easy for word processing, financial
budget management, record
keeping, making presentation of
organization and internet and email
usage.
The resource persons briefly
introduced windows xp, operating
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system, networking problems
trouble shouting, browsing of
websites, downloading files,
visiting links, etc.
Dr. Rahim Bakhsh Mirbahar, Pro
Vice Chancellor, SAU presided over
the closing ceremony. He
appreciated the initiative of IT
Section of SAU Tandojam for
organizing the workshop, besides
acknowledging the efforts of the
Higher Education Commission.
collaboration with the National Academy of Higher
Education (NAHE), HEC.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Mr. Muhammad
Raza Chohan, Director, Learning Innovation, HEC
highlighted the importance of these professional
development courses for betterment of the overall
learning environment in the higher education
institutions.
Ms. Nisa Mirza, Associate Director, FDRC appreciated the
participants' enthusiasm in learning pedagogical skills.
She said that the extensive attendance of participants
shows that the faculty at the campus is determined to
learn advanced teaching skills.
Thirty-five participants from University's Hafiz Hayat
Campus attended the programme. Renowned
educationists were invited to deliver lectures on more
than 10 subjects of modern teaching skills.

University News
Preston Islamabad
Wins Procom.net 2010
Competition
The team of Preston University, Islamabad won the
Innovative Business Idea Competition (Procom.net
2010) held at FAST University, Karachi. Thirty
universities from around the country participated in
the Competition. Mr. Zeeshan Abbas, faculty
member, Preston University led the team while team
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which include Mohammad Ali Farrukh (MBA 7 Qtr.),
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Moeed Shahzad (MBA 4 Semester) and Salman
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Rasheed (BBA 12 Semester).
In the first round, entrepreneurs were required to
provide an executive summary (1-2 pages
maximum) of their business idea. Before start of the
second round, 10 shortlisted universities were
required to email a business plan (10 pages
maximum). Selected teams were required to give
elevator pitch of 3-5 minutes of their venture
capturing the interest of judges by including
important details of their plan.
Three teams were selected for the third round. The
finalists were required to give 15-minute
presentation, dwelling into the details of their
business plan. The presentations were followed by
question-answer session from judges and
participants. Mr. Raza Haroon, Minister for IT, Sindh
was the chief guest in the closing ceremony, who
distributed prizes among the winners.
Obituary
Prof. Dr. S. Basit Ali
Shah, Former Vice Chancellor,
Agricultural University, Peshawar
passed away on August 23, 2010. He
was 75. In recognition of his
meritorious services, the President of
Pakistan awarded him Izaz-e-Fazeelat in 1992.
Open House Held at UIIT
The University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT),
Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (AAUR) recently
organized an Open House to create a linkage between fresh
graduates and the industry. Open House consisted of two
sessions, the job fair and the brainstorming session on the
future research projects so that productive projects could
be developed for the students.
Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, Vice Chancellor, AAUR was the
chief guest on the occasion. He said that universityindustry
collaboration is necessary to sustain national
developmental process both in education and industry
sectors. He further said that academia and industrial ties
not only improve the quality of industrial stuff but also
result in better employment opportunities for the university
graduates. Dr. Khalid urged the students to learn and adopt
new technologies to meet the challenges of this scientific
and technological advanced era.
Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Member (Operations and
Planning), HEC was the chief guest at the concluding
session. He distributed prizes and shields among the
winners and participants of the Open House. Around 200
students of BS (CS), MCS and MIT displayed their projects.
Professionals from industrial organizations, institutions,
academia and a large number of students attended Open
House. Different companies displayed their stalls and also
interviewed the students and selected more than 50
students for jobs and internships.
Symposium on Women in
Career Development
The Department of Economics and Agricultural Economics,
Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (AAUR) recently
organized a one day symposium on Women in Career
Development in collaboration with the Human Resource
Development Network (HRDN). Ms. Suhaila Mushtaq,
Senior Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs, was the
chief guest on the occasion. She emphasized on the women
for taking initiatives in career building by developing
courage and confidence.
Prof. Dr. Sarwat Naz Mirza, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, Range
Management and Wildlife in his welcome address
mentioned that the dream of economic development
cannot be materialized until women are trained and
educated keeping the market requirements and demands
in view. Ms. Fouzia Malik, Executive Director, HRDN,
introduced the Network and its Women Empowerment
through Employment (WEE) Project.
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University News
National Seminar on Food and Environment Security
The Agricultural University Teachers
Association (AUTA) recently organized a fiveday
seminar on “Technological Interventions
for Food and Environment Security” at Summer
Campus of University of Peshawar at Bara Gali,
Abbottabad. Dr. Khan Bahadar Marwat, Vice
Chancellor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural
University, Peshawar was the chief guest in the
inaugural session. Dr. Muhammad Latif,
Director General, Research and Development,
Higher Education Commission (HEC) was the
guest of honour on the occasion.
About 250 scientists and faculty from
Agricultural University Peshawar, Hazara
University, Agricultural Research and Extension
Departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and PhD
scholars attended the seminar. The seminar
was jointly funded by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Agricultural University, Peshawar and the
Higher Education Commission.
Eminent guest speakers of the seminar
included Dr. Abdul Mujeeb Kazi, HEC Foreign
Faculty Professor and Head, Wheat
Cytogenetics and Wide Crosses, NARC, Dr.
Farooq-e-Azam, Director, NIFA, Peshawar, Dr.
Shafqat Farooq, Director, Technical, PAEC,
Islamabad, Dr. Ahmad Baksh Mahar,
Coordinator, Hybrid Seed Project, NARC and Dr.
HEC in one of its development project has
granted Rs. 92 million for faculty development
of the Bahria University. A total of 20
scholarships (10 for MS and 10 for PhD) were
approved. Under MS Programme, six scholars
had already completed their MS Programme
and joined the university whereas four
remaining scholars completed their
programme in July 2010 and have joined the
University.
These four scholars are Khawaja Qasim
Maqbool, Umair Sajid Hashmi, Waqar Ahmed
and Freeha Azmat who have completed their
MS in Advanced Distributed Systems with
distinction. Freeha Azmat won the
department's award for “Best Student” and
“Best Research Project”. The scholars showed
outstanding results in taught courses as well as
the individual project during the course of their
Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Principal Scientist, NARC. They
highlighted the initiatives being undertaken by various research
organizations for food and environment security in Pakistan.
Meritorious Professor Dr. Riaz Ahmad Khattak highlighted the
impact of climate change on agriculture in Pakistan. Other
prominent speakers of the seminar were Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Swati
Dean, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, Dr. Munir Khan
Khattak, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Dr. Hamidullah
Shah, Dean, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Dr. Mian Inayatullah,
Chairman, Entomology Department, Dr. Zahir Shah, Soils and
Environmental Sciences Department, Dr. Abdur Rab and Dr. Ibrar
Hussain Shah, Horticulture Department.
Young faculty members and PhD scholars also presented their
papers in various technical sessions of the seminar. “Overview of
Research System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Challenges and Future
Priorities” was presented by Mian Attauddin Kakakhel, Director,
Cereal Crops Research Institute, Pirsabak, Nowshera who was
also the chief guest in the closing ceremony.
10 BU Scholars Complete MS from University of Leicester
degree. Along with academics, they actively participated in cocurricular
activities and department seminars. The scholars
attended and completed Leicester Award for Experience
Employability which consisted of workshops on team building
activities and presentation skills.
Umair Sajid acted as a Course representative in the Students
Staff Committee of the Computer Science Department. His active
participation as a Course Rep during the year won him a Gold
Course Rep Accreditation Award.
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University News
FJWU Panel Discussion
on Women in Leadership
Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi in
collaboration with the Ministry of Women Development,
organized a panel discussion on ‘Women in Leadership’.
This panel discussion was organized in honour of
Baroness Saeeda Warsi, Minister and Chair, UK
Conservative Party.
Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Adviser to Prime Minister on
Social Sector, Ms. Yasmin Rehman, Adviser to the
Ministry of Women Development, Ms. Nasreen Azhar,
Member National Commission for Status of Women, Dr.
Shehla Javed, Chairperson, Women Entrepreneur,
Federal Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Saeeda Asadullah,
Vice Chancellor FJWU, were among the panelists.
Batch of 400 Students Inducted in GIKI
More than 400 students, the
highest ever number, were
inducted in the undergraduate
programme of the five faculties of
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute
(GIKI) of Engineering Sciences on
August 21, 2010.
Since the induction of the first
batch in 1993, the number of the
students has been increasing in the
Institute. Due to devastating flood
in the country, it was decided that
grand ceremony like the previous
years would not be held. However,
parents of the fresh students from
all over the country were invited to
visit the institute alongwith their
children and see the environment
and educational facilities provided
for acquiring quality education.
Mr. Jehangir Bashar, Rector of the
Institute said, “We grieve with the
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A delegation of British Council accompanied by British
High Commissioner, Mr. Adam Thomson, also graced the
occasion.
Ms. Maryam Rab, Registrar, FJWU welcomed the guests
and appraised the audience about the vision of FJWU to
impart quality education along with active involvement
of students in community work.
Ms. Warsi spoke on Fatima Jinnah’s life as a woman
politician and gave reference of many current women
politicians in Pakistan. She said that education is the key
to the door which unlocks equality. She was of the view
that women require positions of real authority in order to
exhibit their skills.
Ms. Yasmin Rehman focused on the role of Ministry of
Women Development towards women empowerment
with the consultation of provincial ministries. She was of
the view that the Government has to work in
collaboration with civil society organizations and NGOs
to bring change at grass root level.
Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, said that the focus is on primary
education, increasing its enrolment rate and ensuring
completion but we have to understand that women in
this society are widely differentiated by ethnicity,
geography, social structure etc. Opportunities are
affected by these differentiating dimensions.
Dr. Saeeda Asadullah said that FJWU not only provides
women with a degree qualification but also economic
benefits to the society. “We need to develop an ethos to
actively encourage everyone to have access to quality
education”.
nation and have decided not to hold
the formal commencement
ceremony for the new batch this
year, which has long been a
tradition of the Institute.”
Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, Pro-Rector
(Academic) said quality education
is the most urgent need of the
country and for genuine progress
and economic stability we must
give top priority to modern
e d u c a t i o n , r e s e a r c h a n d
innovation.

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Mathematics Colloquium at IoBM Karachi
The fourth Mathematics Colloquium 2010 was
organized by the Mathematics Society in collaboration
with the Society of Actuarial Sciences and CLUB IT,
Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi.
The event, which has been organized for the fourth
consecutive year, is held annually to highlight the
importance of mathematics in all spheres, and
streamline, discuss and recommend practical
applications on risk management with respect to fields
which are critically affected by risk, such as actuarial
science, computer science, business, finance,
economics and management. The colloquium was well
attended by academicians, researchers, professionals
and experts.
Dr. Iftikhar Ali, Head of the Mathematics Department
briefly introduced the objectives, whereas Dr. Ejaz
Ahmed, Head, College of Computer Science and
Information Systems stated the importance of risk
management, its needs and applications in various
fields. Mr. Talib Karim, Executive Director (Academics)
enlightened the audience by sharing his vision and
interesting adventurous journey of IoBM as well as how
he used his worldly experience to the benefit of the
Institute.
Mr. Syed Saleem Raza, former Governor, State Bank of
Pakistan was the chief guest on the occasion. Mr. Raza
stressed upon the needs for establishing a strong
partnership between academia and the industry
towards better understanding of the applicability of
theoretical studies in the real world. Mr. Talha Karim,
Head of Asset and Liabilities Management in
KIU Distributes
Food Items among IDPs
The administration of Karakoram International
University (KIU), Gilgit distributed food i.e. rice, milk,
meat, vegetables, soap and other items of daily use
among the Internally Displaced Persons staying in three
different camps in the KIU area. KIU had collected the
funds from the employees from whom a good
percentage of the salaries were deducted for this
purpose.
A fund of more than four hundred thousand rupees was
generated in this way which was spent on such
supporting activities. On the instructions of the Vice
Chancellor, a volunteer force of 350 students was also
prepared to work for IDPs wherever the need is felt.
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Commercial International Bank of Egypt, chaired the
technical session of the event, and talked about liability
management and Basel recommendations in the
banking system, and the transition and benefits of its
implementation.
Mr. Naveed Anjum, Head of Compliance, AKD, made a
brief yet comprehensive presentation on various aspects
of risk management. Further two presentations on
Reputational Risk Management and Financial Risk
Management were delivered by IoBM faculty members
Mr. Javaid Ahmed and Mr. Jamal Zubairi respectively.
Mr. Iftikhar Mubashir, Usman Institute of Technology,
and Mr. Sohail Javed from University of Karachi,
presented their valuable researches on risk
management’s role in Auto Leasing. Mr. Faisal Afzal
Siddiqui and Prof. Ghulam Hussain of the University of
Karachi shared their views on the financial drivers in the
Hatchery Production Systems.
Dr. Lina Askari gave her presentation on critical success
factors in Effective Business Risk Management. She also
elaborated the importance of using rationale data and
intuition. The last presentation of the event was
delivered by a student of IoBM, Mr. Akash Ahuja, on
portfolio diversification.
Mr. Saghir Muhammad, an organizer of the colloquium,
highlighted risk management in everyday life and
illustrated it with real life examples. He appreciated the
support of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and
efforts of the management of IoBM for systematizing
colloquium for the fourth consecutive year.
KIU Earth Sciences Students
Complete Research Work
A team of 23 KIU students of Earth Sciences have
completed their research work in Skardu, Shigar, Khaplu
as well as other parts of Baltistan region and Gahkooch,
Gupas, Phander, Yasin and Shandoor.
They did this under the guidance of Mr. Hawas Khan,
Chairman of Department and Mr. Javed Qureshi,
Lecturer. The students did research on the formation of
land, minerals and the nature of the rocks of these
areas. At the end of their research tour, the students said
that they have done so much with their own resources,
but if government could facilitate their research they can
do great job by exploring mines of valuable stones and
metals etc. for the nation.

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Institute of Space Technology Holds 5 Convocation
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The Institute of Space Technology (IST) organized its 5
Convocation 2010 with the graduation of 53 students in
the disciplines of Aerospace and Communication
Systems Engineering on August 9, 2010. General Tariq
Majid, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was
the chief guest on the occasion.
The chief guest awarded 27 students with BS degree in
Aerospace Engineering and 26 students were conferred
BS degree in Communication Systems Engineering. He
gave away the President of Pakistan Gold Medals to Ms
Kiran Fatima of Aerospace Engineering and Mr. Faran
Mahmood of Communication System Engineering who
stood first in their respective programmes. He also
decorated the students with Vice Chancellor’s Medal for
best final year projects. The students were Mr. Mustafa
Ali Ghazi and Mr. Muhammad Farooq Hayder from
Aerospace Engineering and Mr. Faran Mahmood and Mr.
Muhammad Bilal Akhtar from Communication Systems
Engineering.
UVAS, AIT Discuss Collaboration
The Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT), Thailand, and the University
of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
(UVAS), Lahore will collaborate in
areas like livestock management,
aquaculture fisheries management
and other management disciplines.
This was suggested by a three
member delegation from AIT led by
Prof. Said Irandost, Institute's
President. They called on Dr. Talat
Naseer Pasha, Dean, UVAS Faculty
of Animal Production and
Technology. Both sides discussed
the areas of mutual cooperation to
enhance the academic and
technological partnership between
both the institutions. The meeting
was arranged by Mr. Sohail
Mahmood, Ambassador of Pakistan
in Thailand.
Dr. Pasha suggested that both the
institutions could work together for
joint-degree offering, collaborative
r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s , a n d
faculty/students e x c h a n g e
programmes. He said the UVAS had
started new academic disciplines
first time in Pakistan like Dairy
Technology, Poultry Technology,
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Speaking on the occasion, General Tariq Majid said that
Space Technology plays a vital role in our everyday life.
“Institutes of higher education, whether privately or
publicly funded, have a special responsibility and
mandate to help Pakistan in achieving the objectives and
aspirations set in our national space vision.”
He appreciated the services of the Higher Education
Commission, Strategic Plans Division and SUPARCO in
realizing the importance of higher education in Space
Science and Technology to fulfil the requirements of the
new millennium.
Engr. Imran Rahman, Vice Chancellor, felicitated the
graduating students on their hard work and
accomplishing their studies with great success. He
advised the graduating class to deepen their sense of
public responsibility and to find solutions to the society’s
problems. IST also showcased various projects of the
graduating students on the occasion.
Bioinformatics, Fisheries and
Medicines in recent years.
Dr. Naureen, Dean, UVAS Faculty of
Fisheries and Wildlife, suggested
collaboration in aquacultures and
e n v i r o n m e n t r e s o u r c e
development. She said Pakistan
was prosperous in aquaculture,
however, there was a need of
skilled and educated human
resources to boost the export-base
of this sector.
Dr. Faiz Shah, AIT Development
Management head agreed to
develop a partnership model for
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MUET Lecture on Optical Networks that the vision of this Society is to be
the organization of choice for
communications and related
professionals throughout the world.
The Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT),
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro
organised a guest series lecture on “Optical Networks: Past, Present and
Future” in collaboration with the Institute of Electrical Electronics
Engineering (IEEE) Communication Society (COMSOC), Karachi Chapter.
The seminar was attended by a large number of faculty members,
students and telecom professionals.
In his welcome address Dr. BS Chowdhry, President of COMSOC and
Director IICT said that IEEE Communications Society is a professional
society of the IEEE. “It promotes the advancement of science, technology
and applications in communications and related disciplines. It fosters
presentation and exchange of information among its members and the
technical community throughout the world. The Society maintains the
highest standard of professionalism and technical competency,” he said.
Engr. Muhammad Saad, In-charge Student Committee, IEEE COMSOC
Karachi Chapter, highlighted different advantages of the Society. He said
MAJU Faculty Members Visit EU
Universities under eLINK Project
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU), Islamabad collaborated with 10
other universities from Europe and Asia under an EU funded project eLINK
(East-West Link for Innovation, Networking and Knowledge exchange,
http://www.elink-edu.eu/).
The project aims at developing new and enhancing existing cooperative
teaching and research links and establishing a sustainable virtual learning
platform to continue collaborative activities. eLINK will also form a
collaborative framework for human resource development through the
training and upgrading of the skills of the junior faculty staff,
undergraduate students, postgraduate students and post-doctoral
researchers in ICT, engineering, technology, business and management.
Other Asian countries in eLINK include Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China
and Singapore. The European countries in this project are UK, France,
Italy and Hungary. There have been two physical meetings of the project,
one in Bangladesh and one in Morocco. Dr. Nayyer Masood of MAJU, who
is the local coordinator of this project, attended both these meetings.
This project includes 51 visits of students and academic staff for different
time periods. Seven of MAJU faculty members visited different EU
universities for a period of two months. They include Mr. Ansir Ali Rajput,
Università degli Studi del Sannio, Italy, Dr. Noor M. Khan, Budapesti
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The guest speaker Dr. Fahim Aziz
Umrani, who has recently returned
from UK after his doctorate, delivered
a talk on “Optical Networks: Past,
Present and Future”. He presented
information about all-optical network
of the future which may provide highcapacity,
low-cost transport for
Internet, multimedia and advanced
digital services.
In his concluding address, Dr. MA
Uqaili, Pro-Vice Chancellor, MUET said
that telecommunication is very rapidly
changing field and such seminars
provide excellent opportunities to
interact with the people who are really
expert in their field. He mentioned
that IEEE makes available networking
opportunities that are essential to
young engineers.
Corvinus Egyetem, Hungary, Mr. Arif
Vaseer, Université LUMIERE LYON2,
France, Ms. Maria Mashkoor,
Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem,
Hungary, Dr. Amir Qayyum, Université
LUMIERE LYON2, France, Mr. Nauman
Sharif, Staffordshire University, UK,
and Mr. Nasir Rasool, Université
LUMIERE LYON2, France.
During these visits, the Pakistani
scholars had meetings with European
counterparts in different universities,
research l a b s a n d b u s i n e s s
organizations.
As a result of these visits, different
joint projects have been initiated with
different universities and an MoU has
been signed with University of
Lumeire Lyon 2. Not only this, eLINK
will provide a foundation for fostering
new partnerships and reinforcing
existing collaborations between Asian
and EU universities that will be useful
for MAJU and other universities of
Pakistan.

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National Mental
Health Programme
for Flood Affected People
Eminent psychiatrists from all over the country have
launched an immediate programme for provision of
evidence based, scientific, and comprehensive
health care to survivors of all forms of psychotrauma
resulting from the recent floods. In a meeting held at
the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Friday,
the programme named as “The Psychotrauma Relief
Plan for Survivors of Flood 2010 (PTRPF 2010)” was
unanimously approved.
The plan aims at coordinating all mental health
initiatives for flood affectees besides training of
health personnel on flood relief duties in provision of
mental health psychosocial support and rational use
of psychotropic drugs. It also envisages integration
of psychosocial care into the work of all the clusters
and especially in general health care.
Highlighting the major objectives of the plan, Prof.
Mowadat H. Rana of Centre for Trauma Research and
Psychosocial Intervention, Armed Forces Institute
for Mental Health, Rawalpindi said that it aimed at
ensuring availability of psychological first aid by
trained manpower at all health service delivery
points and in the community.
Addressing the participants, Prof. Malik Hussain
Mubbashar, UHS Vice Chancellor said that recent
floods had been one of the biggest disasters in
Pakistan. He warned that if no attention was paid to
the psychosocial aspects, “this flood will be
converted into blood”. He said that mental health
problems are far more severe in magnitude than
other health issues in flood affected areas.
UAF Dispatches Relief Goods
The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) recently dispatched
five truckloads of flour bags, clothes, shoes, pulses, edible oil, dry food,
animal feed and pure drinking water worth of Rs. 20 lac. These relief
goods were distributed among the flood victims of Jampur, Rajanpur
and Shah Jamal District, Muzaffargarh.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor, UAF
reiterated that a relief package worth Rs. 50 million has been devised
which would comprise of with the donations of donors as well as
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campus community. He said that in the 2 phase, 5000 mound wheat
seed will be distributed among the farmers for the forthcoming sowing
QAU Alumni Association Offers
20 Scholarships for Flood
Affected Students
Twenty scholarships
f o r t h e f l o o d
affected students
were announced
during the annual
get together of the
Q u a i d - i - A z a m
University Alumni
Association. The recently held annual event was attended
by the graduates of Quaid-i-Azam University belonging to
various walks of life.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Murtaza Noor, Secretary
General, QAU Alumni Association highlighted the main
achievements of the Association since its inception. He
informed the participants that the Association has initiated
various programmes for the welfare of present students of
QAU including need based scholarships and construction of
social sciences seminar hall.
He said that 20 scholarships would be awarded to the
students belonging to flood affected areas in three years in
the disciplines of Business Education, International
Relations and Economics.
Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Vice Chancellor, QAU who
graced the occasion as Guest of Honour briefed about
different initiatives undertaken by University administration
for faculty, institutional development and promotion of
research culture. Mr. Sikandar Ahmed Rai, President, QAU
Alumni Association said that Alumni of Quaid-i-Azam
University are playing an active role in developing goodwill
for the University. “They are also helping the University for
establishing new programmes.”
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season. He maintained that small farming
tools, fertilizers and other inputs would
also be distributed.

University News
UVAS Relief
Camp for
Livestock
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
(UVAS), Lahore has sent a delegation of volunteer
students and teachers to set up relief camps for the
people hit by floods and their Livestock.
The arrangements were made by UVAS volunteers in
collaboration with Punjab Livestock Department. The
student's delegation was led by Prof. Dr. Muhammad
Khan, Chairman, Department of Clinical Medicine and
Surgery.
Almost 48 volunteer veterinarians treated sick animals
and performed vaccination of animals. The camps were
The University of Gujrat (UoG) in collaboration with
Pakistan Army has been working to support the people
affected by floods. UoG students, faculty members and
staff volunteers along with the Army mobilized the
people, especially the business community and
philanthropists of Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot and also
brought funds from overseas Pakistanis.
The flood relief campaign started on August 3, 2010 and
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in its 1 phase, the volunteers of UoG raised funds for
News in Picture
established in most devastated districts of Southern
Punjab including Mianwali, Muzaffargrah, Bhakkar,
Layyah.
The second batch of UVAS volunteer students and
teachers along with veterinary and human medicines
and disposables worth Rs. one million went to floodstricken
areas. Around 50 volunteers from University's
main campus and College of Veterinary, Jhang, were
entrusted the task to treat sick animals and vaccinate
healthy animals. UVAS collected medicines through its
Institute of Pharmaceutical (IPS) from 13
pharmaceutical industries in Lahore.
UoG Undertakes Relief Measures
flood affectees and successfully delivered to the flood
victims of Swat and Kalam.
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In the 2 phase, the University targeted Southern
nd
Punjab, Jampur, Rajanpur, Kot Addu, etc. The 2 flood
relief convoy of the University consisting of 17 trucks and
volunteers left for Southern Punjab on September 6,
2010. The University's campaign is still continuing in its
rd
3 phase.
Prof. Fateh Muhammad Malik, Rector, International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI), Dr. Anwar
Hussain Siddiqui, President IIUI, Mrs. Parveen Qadir Agha, Vice President IIUI see off a contingent of
relief goods for affected people of Kohistan.
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University News
International Workshop at UAF
'Greening Disease of Citrus Threatens Survival of Kinno'
“The greening disease of Citrus has threatened the
survival of “Kinno” in main Citrus producing countries of
the globe. If preventive measures are not adopted by
horticulturists there would be no more “Kinno” in
coming few decades.” This was the consensus among
the participants of the four-day international workshop
on “Sustainable Management of Insect Pests of Fruits
with Special Reference to Citrus through Modern
Protection and Post-Harvest Losses Reduction
Techniques” recently held at University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad (UAF).
Prof. Dr. Mark S. Hoddle from University of California,
USA Riverside was the key resource person. Dr. Iqrar
Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor, UAF was the chief guest
in the concluding ceremony. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq,
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture was also present on the
occasion. A large number of Faculty members Deans,
Directors and students as well as participants from
various departments attended the workshop.
Dr. Hoddle said that California and Punjab province of
Pakistan have similar climatic conditions for agricultural
practices so it is an appropriate time to boost the mutual
cooperation in the field of collaborative research.
Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that Citrus fruit is being
cultivated in more than 100 countries of the world and it
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is 2 highest horticulture crop after grapes. The Vice
Chancellor highlighted the disease free citrus nursery
project in collaboration with US under his supervision,
SSUET Project Poster Presentation 2010
The Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University
of Engineering and Technology, Karachi organized the Final
Year Project Poster Presentation 2010 showcasing 54 posters
of innovative projects designed by students of Computer
Engineering.
Inaugurating the exhibition, Chancellor Engr. Z. A. Nizami said
that basic purpose of the exhibition was to promote science
and technology in the country.
He emphasized that advancement in science and technology
is essential for the progress and development of the nation.
“Students could play important role in enabling Pakistan to
face the challenges the country confronts today.”
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adding this is the only way to assure the survival of
“Kinno” which is under life threat due to greening
disease. He said that UAF has developed virus free
plants nursery at its campus in order to gradually replace
infected plants of “Kinno” orchards.
He urged the scientists to redesign integrated pest
management (IPM) mechanisms in order to obtain
organic fruits and vegetables.
Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq in his welcome address said that
plant protection mechanism needs to be revamped and
it is the duty of entomologists to shift their focus from
chemical controls to biological control. He added that
UAF has developed practicable and affordable rearing
technique of farmer friendly biological agents in order to
maintain the bio-diversity.
Mr. Nizami appreciated the creative efforts and
hard work of the students who produced so many
novel and innovative ideas and concepts in the
form of posters which could effectively be utilized
in the industrial sector for economic growth of the
country and for enhancing quality of life.
The Poster Exhibition presented the progressive
solutions for world's problems. Posters based on
various technical projects demonstrated the
practical application of science, technology and
innovation in the real world, while at the same
time creating an image and vision of what the
future holds.

University News
nd
2 Convocation of
the University of Education
The second convocation of the University of Education
was held recently wherein 19 students of various
disciplines were decorated with gold medals and a total
of 11025 Bachelor and Master degrees were awarded
on the occasion. First five PhD scholars and first batch of
16 MPhil graduates were also awarded degrees on
successful completion of their studies.
Mr. Salman Taseer, Governor, Punjab presided over the
convocation and conferred the degrees to the
graduates. In his address, the Governor stressed the
need to promote knowledge based economy. He said
only well educated population of a country could help a
nation excel.
Dr. Munawar Sultana Mirza, Vice Chancellor, University
of Education highlighted the research, academic
facilities and achievements of the University. She said
that university which comprises 10 campuses, five
divisions and 40 affiliated colleges has launched a
continuum of double degree programmes including
BA/BSc, BEd, BFA, BEd, MA/MSc, BEd, BS (Hons), BEd in
a number of subjects and postgraduate teacher
education programmes such as BEd-Elementary/
Secondary/Special Education, Med/MEd-Special
Education, MA Education, Master in Educational
Leadership and Management Studies (MELMS). “Market
driven programmes of University include BBA, BSIT and
MSc IT, in addition to advanced degree programmes
including MPhil and PhD in Urdu and MPhil and PhD in
Education,” said Dr. Mirza.
“The University is also planning to start MPhil leading to
PhD in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in fall 2010.
Designing of MS in IT, Computational Mathematics and
Master degree programmes in BIT, TQM in Education
and Environmental Education are in process,” she
added.
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LUMS Instructor
Attends Summer School
at University of Illinois
Umer Hassan, Laboratory Engineer and Instructor,
LUMS School of Science and Engineering attended a
summer school at the University of Illinois at Urbana
Champaign (UIUC), USA from July 12-23, 2010.
The school, jointly conducted by National Science
Council (NSC) of Taiwan and US National Science
Foundation (NSF), was based on “Biosensing and
Bioactuation”. The inspiration behind summer institute is
to develop new research frontiers that will profoundly
impact both engineering and biological sciences in the
areas of sensing and actuation. Hassan was awarded a
fellowship to participate in the summer school by the
NSF. The travel funds were provided by Materials
Computation centre (MCC) of UIUC.
There were about 50 participants, most of them were
graduate students and young faculty members from
National Taiwan University and various US Universities.
Most of them came from an engineering background
(electrical and mechanical engineering), but there was
also a sizeable number hailing from diverse fields such
as Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, and Physical
Chemistry. The Summer School was studded by a series
of stunning lectures given by distinguished professors
from around the US including UIUC, MIT, Berkeley, North
Western, Purdue and UC Merced.
The most exciting feature of the Summer School was the
organization of hands' on experimental laboratory
modules. These sessions provided the participants
exposure to latest technologies in Nanotechnology and
Cell Biology. “I worked on instruments such as electron
microscopes and photolithography systems, machines I
could only dream of. Seeing the green fluorescent live
cells filled me with so much enthusiasm and fervor which
resulted in deriving me to pursue more interdisciplinary
research in my later life,” says Hassan.
“We listened to different lectures on various topics of
Biosensing and Bioactuation. Interestingly, I always try
to correlate my existing Electrical Engineering
knowledge with biology during the lectures. This clearly
shows that boundaries between the sciences are slowly
diffusing away,” adds Hassan.
There was a poster session or competition at the end of
the school. All the participants had prepared posters
elaborating their research. Hassan's poster explained
the technique to reduce noise in physiological signals.

University News
UoG Seminar Underlines Importance of Census
“We must not politicize the issue of
census which unfortunately has
been postponed, though due to
indispensible circumstances and
emergencies. Census shapes a
fundamental document, the source
of sustained social development,
g o v e r n m e n t ' s p l a n n i n g ,
demarcation of constituencies,
allocations of seats in parliament,
NFC awards, planning of public and
private sector organizations,
health, child labour, gender
disaggregation and research. We
are also faced with a calamity of
gigantic proportions but still as
soon as possible we have to go for
census.”
These views were expressed by Ms.
Attiya Inayatullah, Member
National Assembly and former
Federal Minister in her keynote
address during a national seminar
on World Population Day organized
by the University of Gujrat (UoG) in
Dr. Munawar Mirza
Awarded Honorary DLit
by Glasgow University
The University of Glasgow, one of the top universities of
UK, conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters
(DLit) on Prof. Dr. Munawar S. Mirza, Vice Chancellor,
University of Education, Lahore in recognition of her
contribution, services and great distinction in the field of
Education in Pakistan and at international level.
collaboration with the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The theme of the seminar was
“Everyone Counts”.
The seminar, presided over by Ms.
Inayat Ullah, was also attended by
Mr. Jose Ferraris, UNFPA Officer
Incharge in Pakistan, Mr. Shaukat
Hayat Durrani, Secretary, Ministry
of Population Welfare, Dr. Rashid
Amjad, Vice Chancellor, Pakistan
I n s t i t u t e o f D e v e l o p m e n t
Economics (PIDE) and Prof. Dr.
Mohammad Nizamuddin, Vice
Chancellor, UoG.
In his welcome address, the Vice
Chancellor highlighted the
necessity of such deliberations in
the present scenario. He focused
on the main actors engaged in this
structural exercise.
“Census has always been a ready
reference for chalking out policies
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Dr. Mirza has contributed to the
quality enhancement of education
through conceptualizing and
advocating National Education
Assessment System (NEAS) and
Punjab Examination Commission
(PEC).
on education, health, social
development, economic planning
and other multifarious areas of our
national life including research,” he
said.
Mr. Ferraris brought out the role of
UNFPA in helping nations with
material and moral support for
developing programmes around
the world in different countries,
which may be conducive to the
better life conditions and happiness
of the common man. He offered the
services of UNFPA for holding
census in Pakistan.
The participants of the seminar
deliberated upon population
census and national development,
importance of conducting timely
census, gender dimension of
population census and changing
age structure, and the role of media
in making population census a
successful exercise.
Being founder Chairperson of National Accreditation
Council for Teacher Education (NACTE), she has
undertaken the challenge to develop a system for
improving teacher education in Pakistan.

Announcements
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) announces the following foreign funded scholarship offers, on behalf of
various diplomatic channels for Pakistani students commencing in 2011-12 academic session:
• Offer of Scholarship by Mexican Government for Graduate, Postgraduate and Research Studies
• Offer of Scholarships for Master and PhD in Korean Development Institute (KDI School), School of Public Policy
and Management, Seoul Korea for the Year 2011
• Scholarships Offered by Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan for the Year 2011
• Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Programme for studies in Thailand, Pakistan, Japan, USA, etc
Detailed information along-with application form is available at www.hec.gov.pk/ffsp. HEC is just a facilitating
agency without any financial liability, to execute the abovementioned scholarship programmes.
International Conference on Power Generation
Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies
November 29 - December 2, 2010
The “International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies” will be held at
the International Islamic University, Old Campus Auditorium (Faisal Masjid) from November 29 to December 2,
2010. Foreign as well as Pakistani experts will be invited to deliver talks, contributory lectures and poster
presentations on the conference topics. The conference offers an opportunity for engineers, scientists,
professionals, policymakers, investors and other parties to review recent developments in this sector.
Deadline for Full manuscript (paper) submission: October 30, 2010
Conference Topics
1. Hydro power generation systems and technologies
2. Renewable Energy
3. Solar power generation systems and technologies
4. Fossil fuels power generation systems and technologies
5. Nuclear power generation systems and technologies
6. Energy Applications of Nanotechnology
7. Any other topic related to energy
Foreign Funded
Scholarship Programmes
Focal Person
Mr. Asif Kaleem Malik
Project Manager (SK/FFSP), HEC Islamabad
E-mail: akaleem@hec.gov.pk
Focal Person
Prof. Dr. M. Afzal Khan
Secretary Conference,
Faculty of Engineering and Technology,
International Islamic University, Sector H-10, Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-9019404, Fax: +92-51-9258025, E-mail: pgsret@iiu.edu.pk
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Announcements
Commonwealth Scholarships
Higher Education Commission invites applications from Pakistani/AJK nationals, under following three categories
of scholarships, offered by the Commonwealth Commission United Kingdom, commencing from the year 2011. The
eligibility criteria is as follows:
Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme
I. Holding a Doctorate degree
II. Must be employed for at-least five years, as an academic staff member, in a university, which he/she must
join back after completion of studies in UK. The application form must be forwarded by the Vice
Chancellor/Head of the University, where the applicant is employed
III. Those applicants belonging to the field of Medicine and Dentistry must have qualified before October 1,
2001
IV. Be available to join the scholarship programme in United Kingdom by October 1, 2011
PhD Studies Scholarship Programme
I. Must hold a full-time university teaching post, which he/she will join back after completion of studies in
UK. The application form must be forwarded by the Vice Chancellor/Head of the University, where the
applicant is employed.
II. Should not have obtained below 50 per cent marks in their entire academic career (in any examination
i.e. SSC, HSC, BA/BSc, Masters, etc.)
III. Should have obtained at least 60 per cent or above marks in Masters (e.g. MA/MSc or other 16 years of
Masters level education) or in professional degrees e.g. BE/BSc Engineering, MBBS, BDS, LLB, MBA or
equivalent, relevant to their PhD studies
IV. In the fields of Medicine and Dentistry, have qualified between October 1, 2001 and September 30,
2006
V. Be available to join the scholarship programme in United Kingdom in September/October 2011
Split Site Doctoral Research Programme
I. Should be officially registered in a doctoral programme, at a local Pakistani University, and intend to
undertake a period of research in a UK University. The application form must be forwarded by head of
University, where the applicant is enrolled in local PhD Programme
II. Should have an approved PhD research topic and synopsis by the Board of Advanced Studies and
Research (BASR) or Directorate of Advanced Studies and Research (DASR) or equivalent body of the
University
III. Should not have obtained below 50 per cent marks in their entire academic career (in any exam i.e. SSC,
HSC, BA/BSc, Masters, etc.)
IV. Should have obtained at least 60 per cent or above marks in Masters (e.g. MA/MSc or other 16 years of
Masters Education) or in professional degrees e.g. BE/BSc Engineering, MBBS, BDS, LLB, MBA or
equivalent, relevant to their PhD studies
V. In the fields of Medicine and Dentistry, have qualified between October 1, 2001 and September 30, 2006
VI. Be available to join the scholarship programme in the United Kingdom in September/October 2011.
Detailed information is available on HEC website (www.hec.gov.pk/cw-uk), go through it properly before sending
your application. Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted, for further processing. The decision of nominating
agency i.e. HEC will be final and non-challengeable. All nominations from Pakistan will be routed via HEC. Last date
for submission of application forms is October 20, 2010.
Focal Person
Mr. Asif Kaleem Malik,
Project Manager (FFSP/CW-UK)
HRD Division,
Higher Education Commission
Sector H-9, Islamabad
E-mail: cw-uk@hec.gov.pk
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Listings
Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs Programme
List of HEC Scholars who have returned
and joined public and private sector HEIs
Scholar
Iqrar Ahmed
Rana
Fazli Rabbi
Muhammad
Shahbaz
Naeem
Khalid
Abbas
Muhammad
Saeed
Muhammad
Anees
Abdul
Wakeel
Muhammad
Ali Abdullah
Shah
Samina
Shakeel
Muhammad
Farooq
Iqbal
Javaid Iqbal
Kashif
Zeeshan
University
from where
PhD
Completed
University of
Hamburg,
Germany
Justus-Liebig
University of
Gibeon,
Germany
Institute of Crop
Science,
Zhejiang
University,
Hangzhou, China
Huazhong
Agricultural
University,
Wuhan, China
Nanjing
Agricultural
University, China
University of
Bourgogne,
Dijon, France
Justus-Liebig
University of
Gibeon,
Germany
Nanjing
Agricultural
University, China
Tarbiat Modarres
University, Iran
Nanjing
Agricultural
University, China
University of
Saarland,
Germany
University of
Brest, France
Discipline Specialization
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences
Agricultural
Biology
Agricultural
Economics
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences Agronomy
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences
Agricultural and
Veterinary Sciences
Arts and
Humanities
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Fish Molecular
Biology
Genetics and
Crop Breeding
Soil Microbial
Ecology
Soil Sciences
Veterinary
Medicine and
Molecular
Parasitology
Persian
Animal Nutrition
Biological
Sciences
(Neurobiology/
Physiology)
Biology Health
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Scholarship
Programm e
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme III
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme III
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Department Joined
Centre of Agricultural
Biotechnology,
University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad (UAF)
Department of Forestry,
University of Malakand,
Dir (L)
Department of
Agronomy, Arid
Agriculture University,
Rawalpindi (AAUR)
Department of Animal
Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad
National Centre of
Excellence in Molecular
Biology, University of
the Punjab, Lahore
Department of
Microbiology, Kohat
University of Science
and Technology (KUST),
Kohat
Department of Soil
Sciences and Soil Water
Sciences, AAUR
Faculty of Veterinary
and Animal Science,
AAUR
Department of Persian,
University of the Punjab,
Lahore
Department of
Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, AAUR
Department of
Entomology, AAUR
Department of Plant
Pathology, AAUR

Listings
Scholar
Rashid
Masood
Ijaz Ali
Muhammad
Arshad
Shinawar
Wasim Ali
Zaheer
Ahmed
Muhammad
Saeed
Muhammad
Azhar
Sherkheli
Muhammad
Shahzad
Nafees
Bacha
Muhammad
Hassan
Mushtaq
Walayat
Shah
Muhammad
Arif Ali
Abdul
Ghafoor
Khan
University
from where
PhD
Completed
University of
Bolton, UK
Chinese
Academy of
Science, China
University of
Toulouse, France
Nanjing
Agricultural
University, China
Tianjin
University, China
Innsbruck
Medical
University,
Austria
University of
Bochum,
Germany
XI'an Jiaotong
University, China
University Paul
Sabbataire,
France
Nanjing
Agricultural
University, China
Xi'an Jiao tong
University, China
Sup Agro
Montpellier,
France
University of
Vienna, Austria
Discipline Specialization
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biological and
Medical Sciences
Biomedical
Textiles
Cell Biology
Environmental
Biotechnology
Food
Biotechnology
Food
Engineering and
Biotechnology
Micro/Molecular
Biology
Molecular
Biology
Molecular
Biology
Molecular
Microbiology
Molecular
Virology
Pathology
Soil Microbiology
and Biochemistry
Virology-
Molecular
Biology
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Scholarship
Programm e
Partial Support
Programme III
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Department Joined
Department of Textile
Chemistry, National
Textile University,
Faisalabad
Institute of
Biotechnology and
Genetic Engineering,
KPK Agricultural
University, Peshawar
School of Civil and
Environmental
Engineering (SCEE),
National University of
Sciences and
Technology (NUST),
Islamabad
Institute of Industrial
Biotechnology,
Government College
University, Lahore
Department of Home
and Health Sciences,
Allama Iqbal Open
University (AIOU),
Islamabad
Department of
Biosciences, COMSATS
Institute of Information
Technology (CIIT),
Islamabad
National Centre of
Excellence in Molecular
Biology, University of
the Punjab, Lahore
Department of
Pharmacology,
University of Health
Sciences, Lahore
Centre of Biotechnology
and Microbiology,
University of Peshawar
National Centre of
Excellence in Molecular
Biology, University of
the Punjab, Lahore
Institute of Basic
Medical Sciences,
Khyber Medical
University, Peshawar
University College of
Agriculture, Bahauddin
Zakariya University
(BZU), Multan
NUST Centre of Virology
and Immunology (NCVI)

Listings
Scholar
Nadeem
Akhtar
Muhammad
Azam
Noor Ul
Hassan
Zardari
Muhammad
Murtaza
Khan
Ihsan Ul
Haq
Kanya Lal
Khatri
Rameez
Khalid
Saqib Ehsan
Tahira
Sultana
Ezzat Khan
Sarfaraz
Ahmad
University
from where
PhD
Completed
University of
Graz, Austria
University of
Paris, France
University of
New South
Wales, Australia
Gipsa-Lab.
Domaine
Universitaire,
France
Beihang
University, China
University of
Southern
Queensland,
Australia
Institute National
Polytechnique de
Toulouse - École
Nationale
Supérieure des
Ingénieurs en
Arts Chimiques
Et Technologique,
France
University
Stuttgart,
Germany
University of
Innsbruck,
Austria
The University of
Bayreuth,
Germany
Institute
Superieur des
sciences
Agronomiques,
Agroalimentaires,
Horticole et du
Paysage, Agro
campus Ouest,
Rennes, France
Discipline Specialization
Business Education
Business Education
Engineering and
Technology
Engineering and
Technology
Engineering and
Technology
Engineering and
Technology
Engineering and
Technology
Engineering and
Technology
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Business
Quantitative
Analysis and
Behavioural
Finance
Civil Engineering
Electrical
Engineering
(Image
Processing)
Electronic
Information
Engineering
Hydraulics and
Irrigation
Engineering
Industrial
Engineering
Water Resource
Engineering
Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry -
Biochemistry and
Physical
Chemistry of Milk
26
Scholarship
Programm e
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme II
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme II
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme III
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Department Joined
CIIT Lahore
Iqra University, Gulshan
Campus, Karachi
Faculty of Water
Sciences, Lasbela
University of Agriculture,
Water and Marine
Sciences, Lasbela
School of Electrical
Engineering and
Computer Sciences
(SEECS), NUST
Faculty of Engineering
and Technology (FET),
International Islamic
University, Islamabad
Institute of Irrigation
and Drainage
Engineering, Mehran
University of
Engineering and
Technology (MUET),
Jamshoro
Industrial and
Manufacturing
Engineering, NED
University of
Engineering and
Technology, Karachi
Department of Civil
Engineering, University
of Engineering and
Technology (UET),
Lahore
Department of
Chemistry, International
Islamic University,
Islamabad (IIUI)
Department of
Chemistry, University of
Malakand, Dir (L)
National Institute of
Food Science and
Technology, UAF

Listings
Scholar
Habib Ur
Rehman
Muhammad
Waqar
Aslam
Syeda Nahid
Zafar
Muhammad
Sher
Abdul
Hameed
Nuzhat
Arshad
Sobia
Tabassum
Mazhar
Amjad Gilani
Jamshed
Hashim
Tajamal
Hussain
Naseem Ul
Ghani
Qureshi
Rasheed
Ahmed
Imran
Ahmed
Siddiqui
Hamid
Mukhtar
Habib Ur
Rehman
University
from where
PhD
Completed
University of
Saarland,
Saarbrucken,
Germany
Radboud
University
Nihmegen, The
Netherlands
Ecole
Polytechnique,
Palaiseau,
France
University of
Rostock,
Germany
The University of
Nottingham, UK
University of
Graz, Austria
Institute of
Organic
Chemistry,
Clausthal
University of
Technology,
Germany
Clausthal
University of
Technology,
Germany
University of
Graz, Austria
Graz University
of Technology,
Austria
University of
Durham, DH1
5YQ, UK
University of
Rostock,
Germany
Université Paris
Descartes,
France
University of
Versailles,
France
Technical
University
Braunchweig,
Germany
Discipline Specialization
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Chemistry -
Computational
and Theoretical
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Organic
Chemistry -
Physical
Chemistry -
Supra Molecular
Chemistry -
Synthetic
Organic
Computer
Sciences
Computer
Sciences
Computer
Sciences
27
Scholarship
Programm e
Partial Support
Programme II
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme III
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
International
Research
Support Initiative
Programme
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Split PhD
Programme
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme II
Split PhD
Programme
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Department Joined
Dr. Panjwani Centre for
Molecular Medicine and
Drug Research,
University of Karachi
Department of
Chemistry, University of
Wah
HEJ Research Institute
of Chemistry, University
of Karachi
Department of
Chemistry, AIOU,
Islamabad
HEJ Research Institute
of Chemistry, University
of Karachi
Department of
Chemistry, Federal Urdu
University of Arts
Science and Technology,
Karachi
Department of
Chemistry, Lahore
College for Women
University, Lahore
Department of Chemical
Engineering, CIIT
LAHORE
HEJ Research Institute
of Chemistry, University
of Karachi
Department of
Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad
Chemistry, University of
Gujrat
Department of
Petroleum Engineering,
University of Karachi
MCS, NUST Islamabad
SEECS, NUST Islamabad
Department of
Computer Sciences,
National Textile
University, Faisalabad

Listings
Scholar
Ali Daud
Muhammad
Tanvir Afzal
Muhammad
Bilal
Muhammad
Shehzad
Hanif
Sarwar
Saeed
Muhammad
Muddassir
Malik
Hafiz Zahid
Mahmood
Saadia Abid
Ishfaq
Ahmad
Dawood
Mamoon
Muhammad
Tehsin
University
from where
PhD
Completed
Tsinghua
University, China
Graz University
of Technology,
Austria
Agro campus
Ouest, European
University of
Brittany, France
Institute of
Intelligent
Systems
Robotics,
University
Pierrée and
Marie Curie
Paris, France
Herriot-Watt
University, UK
Vienna University
of Technology,
Austria
Humboldt
University Berlin,
Germany
University of
Vienna, Austria
Chinese
Academy of
Science, China
Institute of
Social Studies,
The Netherlands
University of
Vienna, Austria
Discipline Specialization
Physical Sciences Data Mining
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Digital Libraries
Environmental
Science (Soil and
Water
Chemistry)
Intelligent
Systems and
Robotics
Mathematics
Visualization
Agricultural
Economics
Cultural
Anthropology
Econometrics/
Statistics
Social Sciences Economics
Social Sciences
International
Relations
28
Scholarship
Programm e
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme II
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme III
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Partial Support
Programme III
Overseas
Scholarship
Scheme Phase-I
Department Joined
Department of
Computer Sciences,
International Islamic
University, Islamabad
Department of
Computer Sciences,
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
University (MAJU),
Islamabad
Department of
Environmental Sciences,
CIIT Abbottabad
Department of
Mechatronics and
Control System
Engineering, UET Lahore
Department of
Mathematics, Air
University, Islamabad
SEECS, NUST Islamabad
Department of
Economics, AAUR
Department of
Anthropology, Quaid-i-
Azam University,
Islamabad
Department of Statistics,
IIUI
Pakistan Institute of
Trade and Development
Economics, Islamabad
Department of Strategic
Stability and Nuclear
Studies, National
Defence University,
Islamabad