HEC Magazine (May-2011) - Higher Education Commission

May 2011
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Table of Contents
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Setting
Standards for
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21 Century Pakistan
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HEC Scholar Wins Best Poster Award in UK
KPK Minister for HE Commends HEC
Initiatives in Province
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Scholar from University of Malakand
Completes PhD from France
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HEC
Honours
Outstanding Student
Players
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HEC Disposes of 78 Plagiarism Cases,
17 under Review
NCRC Meetings in MBBS, Marine Sciences
and Fashion & Design
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UAF
Project to
Improve Quality of
Processed Fruit
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LCWU Wins Intervarsity Women Tennis and
Handball Championships
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4 Workshop on Effective PhD Supervision
at IUB
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Convocation 2011 for FUMC
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Sindh
Livestock
Department to Acquire
UVAS Expertise
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UAF Redevelops Wheat Thresher
Experts Agree to Form HCV Working Group
All Pakistan Inter University Challenge at
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17 Research Conference at SZABIST
Karachi
Aayesha Ikram
Editor
Graphic Designer
Raja Ahmad Nadeem
Waseem Khaliqdad
Reporter
Publisher:
Higher Education
Commission, Pakistan

Commission Events
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Setting Standards for 21 Century Pakistan
National Conference Underlines
Significance of Higher Education &
Research in Building Country's Economy
There was a complete unanimity of thought among
academics, parliamentarians, policy makers,
entrepreneurs and civil society representatives that
higher education and research have a fundamental
role in building economy of any country and that
Pakistan is no exception. The one-day national
st
conference entitled “Setting Standards for 21
Century Pakistan” held recently assembled these
key stakeholders who discussed how university
research should be strongly linked to the industry as
well as society, which will ultimately lead to
strengthening the country's overall economy.
Over 30 universities from all over Pakistan
showcased their research projects during an
exhibition held alongside the conference, which was
organized by the Higher Education Commission.
Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa, Governor Punjab,
was the chief guest in the plenary session of the
conference entitled “Universities building Pakistan”.
Other speakers included Dr. Javaid R. Laghari,
Chairperson HEC, Mr. Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali,
Deputy Chairman, Senate of Pakistan, Qazi
Muhammad Asad Khan, Minister for Higher
Education, Government of KPK, Dr. Atta-ur-
Rahman, FRS, Coordinator General, COMSTECH, Dr.
Samar Mubarakmand, Member, Planning
Commission, Mr. Saleem Abbas Jilani, Chairman
SSGC, Ms Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Adviser to Prime
Minister on Social Sector, Ms Lynne Heslop, British
Council, Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director HEC,
Ms. Maria Sultan, Director General, South Asian
Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI), Dr. Abdul Nabi,
Vice Chancellor, University of Balochistan, Dr. Nilofer
Shaikh, Vice Chancellor, Shah Abdul Latif University
and Dr. Mujahid Kamran, Vice Chancellor, University
of the Punjab.
The conference participants agreed that a
knowledge-based society and its economic growth
are completely dependent on the generation of
intellectual capital which is itself dependent on
higher education. It is expected that discussion
among different stakeholders will provide an
impetus leading to a national pledge to be taken to
promote university-community and universityindustry
linkage and technology transfer for building
a strong Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor appreciated
the idea of showcasing the achievements of higher
education institutions and their contribution in
building socio-economic infrastructure of the
country. He was hopeful that the event will lead to a
national consensus on how to salvage the economic
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Commission Events
situation and image of Pakistan through a strong
network of higher education set up which in turn is
able to develop a culture for its surrounding
communities and is able to serve local as well as
national community at large.
The Governor stated that he strongly feels that the
agriculture based universities of Pakistan can
provide a strong base to boost a culture of use of
innovative research for growth of agriculture in
Pakistan. Similarly, in other segments of the national
economy such as energy and textiles and services
universities are the only potential source of building
a strong economy and nation as a whole. He
emphasized the role of universities building Pakistan
cannot be treated casually.
Dr. Laghari said that academics have an important
role to play in the development of the country. He
said that universities have three major challenges in
st
the 21 century, which include building economy,
building communities and building leadership. He
emphasized that there is an urgent need of
technology transfer by the universities. Lamenting
that there was not enough money to support higher
education in the country, he said that in the
developed world at least four percent of the GDP is
allocated for education of which around 30 per cent
goes to higher education. “If we have to move
forward and stand tall in the comity of nations, there
must be a higher percentage of allocation to
education, especially higher education.”
Speaking in the inaugural session of the conference,
Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman said that only those countries of
the world are progressing who have exploited their
human resource and invested in education. He said
that experiences of developed world show that
economic growth is directly proportional to the
university research, adding that development of
South Korea is an excellent example for countries
like Pakistan. Dr. Atta stressed that an illiterate
population is the biggest problem for any country.
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Dr. Samar Mubarakmand said that Pakistan needs a
contribution from engineers and scientists to
develop and refine the processes for conversion of
coal gas to diesel and separation of copper, gold,
silver and cobalt from ores through efficient means.
He lauded the role of universities in producing
competent scientists and researchers. The
esteemed scientist was highly optimistic that the
country would be on the way to progress through
using its minerals resources. He said that the
expansion of higher education is seen as a
necessary condition for integration of national
economies into an increasingly sophisticated and
interconnected world economy.
Qazi Muhammad Asad Khan said that the output
from universities needs to be incorporated into
public policy. He also underlined the need of change
in attitude of industry towards universities, adding
that there is a dire need for the universities to
understand their role seriously and develop such
programmes and initiatives that directly support the
government for increasing products and patents
from Pakistan.
Appreciating the research showcased by the
universities, Ms Shahnaz Wazir Ali said, “I wish our
parliamentarians and policy makers were here to
see the wonderful work done by our young
researchers. She said that this was long overdue as
a direct link between academia and industry should
be developed for the strategic planning and growth
in the right direction.
Dr. Sohail Naqvi said that the basic objective of this
conference and exhibition was to provide a forum
for interaction of key stakeholders. “We wanted to
provide a platform to universities to showcase their
research and let the industry, business leaders and
other stakeholders know about the potential and
capacity of our universities for overall economic
growth of the country,” he added.
Ms. Maria Sultan said that we are going through a
phase of both transition and turmoil so we have to
look towards that niche or institution that can help
us come out of this situation by setting standards for
st
21 century education as well as ensuring that they
are met. She said that knowledge always come
through integration, which can be ensured if
politicians, academicians, scientists and industrialist
realize its significance.
The exhibition showcased projects initiated in
various universities of the country that have already
demonstrated significant commercial potential
addressing the needs of the industry. Some of the
university projects were demonstrated include
Electronic Voting Machine, LED Street Lights by
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology;
Remote Guarding (Suicide Bomber Detector) by
Dawood College of Engineering and Technology; A
Rugged Wireless Micro-Sensor Technology
Development for Aircraft Health Management by
Institute of Space Technology; Lungs Tumor
Detection from CT-Scan Lungs Images and Sign
Language Tutor by International Islamic University;
Academic Institution Alert Management System by
Kohat University of Science and Technology; Design
and Fabrication of Indigenous Thar Coal Gasifier and
Indigenous Design and Fabrication of MSW
Incinerator by Mehran University of Engineering and
Technology; A knowledge-based Expert System to
Diagnose Spinning Faults for Producing High Quality
Yarn by National Textile University; Development of
Light Weight 3 Wheeler 4 Stroke Slim Car/ Rickshaw,
Prosthetic Uppen Limb and Solar Hybrid Water
Heating System by National University of Science
and Technology; Building Capacity in Pakistan to
Seismically retrofit Essential Structures by NED
University of Engineering and Technology; Animal
Feed Bags, Rose Perfume, Textile Dying and
Vaccines and Herbal Products by University of
Agriculture; Adsorption of alcohols/ water and
carboxylic acids/ water mixtures by syntheticzeolites
by University of Balochistan; Design and
Development of Low Cost Synthesis Gas
Generation, Development of a Virtual Machine
Monitor for MIPS64 Processors and Invoice
Processing Automation Software by University of
Engineering and Technology, Lahore.
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Commission Events
Completes Studies under Split PhD Programme
HEC Scholar Wins
Best Poster Award in UK
HEC scholar Muhammad Arshad
has won Best Poster Award
during a competition held at the
School of Chemistry, University
of Bath, England, UK in which 30
p o s t g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s
participated.
The title of the poster was
“Highly Selective Sulfur Ylide
M e d i a t e d A s y m m e t r i c
Epoxidations and Aziridinations
Using an Inexpensive Chiral
Sulfide; Applications to the
Synthesis of Quinine and
Quinidine.” Quinine is a wellknown
anti-malarial drug and its
synthesis is considered a
challenging task.
Arshad, who was pursuing PhD
under Split PhD Programme, has
returned to Pakistan and is
working as Assistant Professor
at the Institute of Chemistry,
University of the Punjab in
Lahore under Interim Placement
for Fresh PhDs Programme of
HEC.
Arshad's field of research is
more relevant to the medicinal
chemistry and pharmaceutical
industry. He has also written
two articles in reputed journals
of England which have been
highlighted as a significant
contribution in Chemistry both
by Royal Society of Chemistry
(RSC) and American Chemical
Society (ACS) in their monthly
magazines.
His supervisor Prof. Varinder K.
Aggarwal, commenting on his
research work remarked, “I
received the best referee's
comments I have ever had for
any paper that I have submitted.
The referees were very
Muhammad Arshad (L) with his supervisor
supportive of the work and
recognised its importance in the
field of sulfur-ylide mediated
asymmetric epoxidation.”
U n d e r H E C ' s S p l i t P h D
Programme, Pakistani scholars
have the opportunity to
undertake a part of their PhD at
Pakistani higher educational
institutions and some part in
reputed foreign universities from
a c a d e m i c a l l y a d v a n c e d
countries. So far, 86 scholars
have been awarded scholarship
under the scheme, out of which
52 scholars have returned and
j o i n e d t h e i r p a r e n t
organizations.
HEC Scholar in China Publishes 12 Articles in One Year
HEC scholar Waheed S. Khan,
pursuing his PhD studies in the
School of Materials Science and
Engineering at Beijing Institute
of Technology, China, has
published 12 research articles,
from March 2010 to April 2011,
in the accredited journals of
most prestigious publishers like
Elsevier, IOP, ACS, RSC, etc.
Waheed is pursuing studies
under Overseas Scholarship
Scheme (Phase-I). His area of
research is Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology with special
emphasis on zinc and cadmium
based nanomaterials with novel
nanostructures. Waheed, who
will complete his studies in
A u g u s t t h i s y e a r, h a s
appreciated the role of his
supervisor Prof. Chuanbao Cao,
for his support and guidance.
He has also thanked HEC for
giving him an opportunity to
show his potential and earn this
honour.
“My research work in PhD
c o n c e r n s m a i n l y w i t h
nanostructured functional
materials and particularly
emphasizes on synthesis,
characterization, growth
mechanism and
properties of
group IIB i.e.
z i n c a n d
cadmium based
nanomaterials
with novel structures. I have
developed new preparative
approaches for obtaining zinc
nitride in interestingly new and
novel nanostructures such as
nanoneedles, nanotowers,
nanowires, nanobrushes, hollow
structures etc. I have also
investigated its hydrogen
absorption properties not
reported earlier in addition to
other features,” says Waheed.
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Commission Events
Qazi Asad, Minister for Higher
Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
has said that the Higher
Education Commission (HEC) is
playing a vital role in promoting
research culture in the country.
KPK Minister for HE Commends
HEC Initiatives in Province
He was addressing the closing
ceremony of a six-day workshop
on Research Methodology and
Skills recently organized under
the auspices of HEC's English
Language Teaching Reforms
(ELTR) project Phase II, in
collaboration with the College of
Home Economics, University of
Peshawar.
The English Language and
Social Sciences faculty from the
host college as well as colleges
of nearby areas attended the
workshop, which was aimed to
equip the participants with latest
techniques of research, and
their orientation in major areas
of research and its paradigms.
The Minister emphasized the
need for research in Social
Sciences to resolve community
problems. He appreciated the
HEC scholar Sehat ullah has completed his PhD from
Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne, France. Sehatullah
was awarded scholarship under the scheme
“MS/MPhil Leading to PhD Scholarships for Teachers
of Weaker Universities.”
He completed his research work entitled "Multimodal
Assistance for Collaborative 3D Interaction:
Study and Analysis of Performance in Collaborative
Work". This was a joint project of IBISC
(Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes
Complexes) Lab Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne
and LISA (Laboratoire d'Ingénierie et Systèmes
Automatisés) Lab Université d'Angers, France.
During this research work, he published three
articles in international journals and nine papers in
efforts of HEC and reiterated the
need to conduct similar
programmes in other parts of
the province as well. Dr. Naseem
Akhtar, University of Azad
Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Mujeeb
ur Rehman, University of
Peshawar and Prof. Chand
Rehman, FAST-NU, Peshawar
were the resource persons. Mr.
M u n e e r A h m e d , D e p u t y
Director, Quality Assurance, HEC
delivered lectures on Plagiarism
a n d i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e
participants the “Turnitin”
software, which is used to detect
plagiarism. Mr. Musa Hassan,
Project Manager, ELTR and Mr.
Bashir Khan, Assistant Director,
Statistics HEC conducted
sessions on tools of data
c o l l e c t i o n a n d a n a l y s i s ,
Statistical Package of Social
Sciences (SPSS).
Scholar from University of Malakand
Completes PhD from France
the proceedings of reputed international
conferences. He has also displayed some part of his
work in public events like science festival 2009 in
Angers France. Before getting admission in Master 2
(Research), he completed two-month French
language course in 2006. On successful completion
of Master, Sehat was enrolled as a PhD Scholar
under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Malik MALLEM.
“French learning, contacts with French people,
exposure to the culture played a very vital role in my
personal and professional grooming. I offer my
cordial thanks to HEC for its transparent process of
selection for PhD studies in advanced countries”
says Sehat, who has returned to Pakistan and his
parent organization, University of Malakand.
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Commission Events
NBEAC Holds Training Session of Evaluators
Lahore and Dr. Nasser Ali Khan, Director, Institute of
Management Sciences, Peshawar.
Dr. Nasser Ali Khan conducted the training on first
Module, NBEAC Accreditation Procedure. The
objective of this session was to clarify all the queries
of Evaluators related to NBEAC and its accreditation
process.
The National Business Education Accreditation
Council (NBEAC) organized the fourth Training
Session of Evaluators at Peshawar, after three
successful training sessions in Islamabad, Lahore
and Karachi. The two-day session was aimed to train
the Evaluators of Accreditation Inspection
Committee to perform Peer Review Process during
accreditation. Most of the public and private
universities from KPK and Balochistan region
participated in the training.
Mr. Karamat Ullah Khan, Speaker, KPK Assembly was
the chief guest at the closing ceremony. Speaking on
the occasion, he appreciated the efforts of HEC to
improve the quality of business education in the
country. He suggested to create further
opportunities for such type of training courses.
The master trainers of the course included Dr.
Mohammad Nishat, Vice Chairman NBEAC and
Associate Dean, Institute of Business
Administration, Karachi, Dr. Rasheed Kausar, Pro
Rector, University of Management and Technology,
Dr. Mohammad Nishat gave a comprehensive and
interactive lecture on Self-Assessment Process. The
session carried out fruitful and healthy discussion on
preparation of Self-Assessment Report.
Dr. Rasheed Kausar deliberated on Peer Review
Process, its objectives and assessment procedures.
He defined the standards to assess the proformae
by AIC Evaluators.
Mr. Farman Ullah Anjum, Director, HEC Regional
Centre, Peshawar gave a brief presentation about
achievements of HEC in KPK over the past few years.
Mr. Fida Hussain, Director General, Quality
Assurance Agency (QAA), HEC talked about the role
of QAA to improve the quality of education in
Pakistan. Mr. Ahtesham Ali Raja, Programme
Manager (NBEAC) was also present on the occasion.
The trainings proved to be a beneficial step towards
strengthening the efforts of NBEAC and HEC to train
the evaluators to conduct the evaluation process.
Advanced level training by a foreign expert will also
be organized this year.
600 Medical Students in Cuba to
Spend Summer Vacations in Pakistan
T h e H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n
Commission (HEC) is facilitating
600 Pakistani medical students
in Cuba to spend their summer
vacations in Pakistan. The
second batch of students, which
has completed two years of
medical study along with a
comprehensive course in
Spanish and has started their
third year of classes, will spend
their summer vacation in
Pakistan starting from July 2 till
September 18, 2011. Currently,
910 Pakistani students are
pursuing medical studies in
Cuba on scholarships provided
by the Government of Cuba.
The first batch of students has
completed three years of
medical study along with a
comprehensive course in
Spanish and has started their
fourth year of classes. These
students spent their vacation in
Pakistan in 2009. HEC had made
the travel arrangements.
After the October 2005
e a r t h q u a k e , t h e C u b a n
Government offered 1000
scholarships for Pakistani
nationals for pursuing graduate
s t u d i e s i n G e n e r a l
C o m p rehensive M e d i c i n e
(Equivalent to MBBS) in Cuba.
The programme is mutually
f u n d e d b y b o t h t h e
Governments. Cuba is providing
tuition fees, books, free laundry,
Halal food, lodging, health
i n s u r a n c e a n d o t h e r
expenditures, while Pakistan is
providing monthly stipend and
two return air tickets.
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Commission Events
Universities Provided Plagiarism Detection Service
HEC Disposes of 78 Plagiarism Cases, 17 under Review
A total of 95 plagiarism cases have been reported to
the Higher Education Commission since 2006, out of
which 78 are closed after proper investigation by the
respective university/institution while 17 cases are
under process and universities have been advised to
take appropriate action against guilty faculty
members through Plagiarism Standing Committee.
As per policy, every university constitutes a
Plagiarism Standing Committee comprising three
senior professors, one subject expert and one HEC
nominee, and a student representative if case
pertains to any student. Universities are given 90
days to investigate and send findings to the HEC. In
case a university is not taking any action, HEC
Plagiarism Standing Committee blacklists those
faculty members on the HEC website and they are
not entitled for any financial benefit from HEC. Their
names remain blacklisted until appropriate action is
taken by the respective university.
information with their names so that they may be
promoted on time. As soon as complaints about
these wrongdoings reached HEC, it devised the
Plagiarism Policy to punish those who are involved in
these practices and create awareness about
Plagiarism. Plagiarism Policy was circulated among
the public and private sector universities for
implementation, after getting approval of the same
from Commission.
HEC has provided Plagiarism Detection Service
(Turnitin) to all public sector and a few private sector
universities, to facilitate them for efficient
implementation of the plagiarism policy. This is
online service which helps in identifying similarities
with online content i.e. material available on the
internet. During 2009, almost 45000 documents
were checked through this tool while from June
2010 to March 6, 2011 almost 63000 documents
were checked through this service.
After establishment of HEC, criteria for faculty
appointment were revised and research component
was made mandatory for appointment/promotion.
Due to lack of facilities and poor writing skills,
researchers chose to reproduce already published
HEC is also providing training to use this tool for the
purpose of capacity building at universities. The
ultimate objective of creating quality research can
only be achieved with the help of all the
stakeholders.
HEC Professor Presents 2 Papers in Int'l Conference
Dr. Ali M. Hashmi, HEC Foreign Professor at King
Edward Medical University, Lahore presented two
th
papers at the recently held 8 International
Neuropsycon, the annual international conference
of the Academic Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences. The three-day conference was
attended by hundreds of psychiatrists, neurologists,
psychologists and academicians from Pakistan,
Ireland, Scotland, the United Kingdom and
Australia. The theme of the conference was
“Optimizing Psychiatric Care and Rehabilitation for
Victims of Psychotrauma”.
His first paper entitled 'Touched with Fire: Borderline
Personality Disorder' was based on a paper
published by Dr. Hashmi and his colleagues in the
USA in 2010 in the American journal “Current
Psychiatry”. His second paper entitled “Sleep
Disorders, Sleepiness and Psychiatric Illness” is also
the basis for Sleep Research currently being
conducted under Dr. Hashmi's supervision at the
Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with the
University of Minnesota School of Medicine and the
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System, USA.
A graduate of KEMU (1991), Dr. Hashmi is trained in
Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,
USA. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology (1999, recertified 2010)
and was formerly Medical Director of Mid-South
Health Systems in Jonesboro, Arkansas (USA).
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Commission Events
FFHP Instrumental in Raising Academic
and Research Standards
A total of 316 foreign professors have joined the
universities of Pakistan over the past seven years,
under Foreign Faculty Hiring Programme (FFHP) of
Higher Education Commission of which 136 are
currently serving in various institutions while
remaining have left after completing their tenure.
FFHP was launched in November 2003 to recruit
highly-qualified faculty from abroad for rendering
services in graduate research programmes in
different public sector universities/institutions. The
institutions have duly benefited from these scholars
where they have been engaged in bringing
international level research environment, quality
supervision of graduate students, developing
linkages with international educational institutions.
Since the inception of the programme, the foreign
professors have published more than 2000 research
papers in international journals and have presented
approximately 1150 papers in international
conferences/symposium. They have proven
instrumental in raising academic and research
standards of higher education institutions.
Resultantly, numerous foreign professors have been
retained by different institutions, such as Institute of
Space Technology and Lahore University of
Management Sciences under their own aegis.
More than 800 students (414 MS, 188 MPhil, 243
PhD) have completed their degrees under the
supervision of these professors, while 218 MS, 233
MPhil and 308 PhD students are currently pursuing
their studies under supervision of the foreign
professors. The European Mathematical Society
(EMS) has acknowledged Abdus Salam School of
Mathematical Sciences (ASSMS) as the “Emerging
Regional Centre of Excellence” for its contribution to
research at international level due to the constant
research endeavors of the foreign professors.
Other contributions of foreign professors include
launching of NUST Centre of Virology and
Immunology (NCVI) for advanced research in the
field of Virology and Immunology, Panjwani Centre
for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research is also
making headway in the field of medical research,
Institute of Space Technology has become pioneer
in generating shock waves at wind speed of over
1000 miles per hour inside the continuously
operated Supersonic Wind Tunnel (SSWT), and the
research work conducted at National Institute for
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE)
has gained international significance.
Dr. Muhammad Aslam Noor, a graduate from Brunel
University, UK and an expert in the field of Physics
has more than 200 papers to his credit since he
joined COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology, Islamabad along with supervision of 20
MSc, 18 MPhil and two PhD students. Prof. Yaseen
Iqbal, who joined FFHP in November 2005 has
managed to propel a culture of research in Applied
Sciences at Department of Physics, University of
Peshawar. Number of PhD enrolment has increased
significantly since the joining of Dr. Yaseen who has
supervised eight PhD students. He has also been
engaged in development of Materials Connection
Centre under Pak-US S&T Cooperative Programme.
Dr. Yosry Abdel-Hafiez Elsayed Mashal has devised
Tribology Machine Surface Profilometer and
Travelling Microscope which is first of its type with
new machines designed for high accuracy and
extreme quality. Dr. Abad Ali Shah at Department of
Computer Science, University of Engineering and
Technology, Lahore established Bioinformatics
Laboratory where different projects of
Bioinformatics and Brain Informatics are in progress
including one project of Broad Institute of MIT, USA.
Dr. Moinuddin Ahmed who received his PhD from
University of Auckland, New Zealand has been
extensively engaged in research activities at Federal
Urdu University of Arts and Technology, Karachi. A
few of the research projects include weed
management, dendrochronology potential of some
pine tree species of Pakistan and various topics of
plant ecology, population dynamics and multivariate
analysis of vegetation community.
The progress of the foreign professors is appraised
annually (and biannually) and only those professors
are retained who excel in at least one of the
identified performance criterion. Previously, the
foreign professors who did not perform satisfactorily
were terminated. Similarly any complaint regarding
their performance is thoroughly inquired.
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Commission Events
'People are Desperate for Ed
Pakistan School of Fashion and
Design was established in 1994
by the Trade Development
Authority of Pakistan, the
erstwhile Export Promotion
Bureau initially housed in a
rented building, has with time
and effort evolved into a premier
institute for the youth who
possess the imagination to
dream and the passion to
translate their dreams into
tangible reality. The cramped
space of the hired building has
been replaced by a huge
purpose-built campus covering a
massive 3,82499sq feet of area
that houses the Pakistan
Institute of Fashion and Design
(PIFD). On April 29, 2011 PIFD
witnessed its latest landmark, in
the shape of grant of Charter by
the Federal Government with
the signing of PIFD Act 2011 by
the President of Pakistan, Mr.
Asif Ali Zardari.
The Institute has four faculties
namely Faculty of Fashion
Design, Faculty of Textile
Design, Faculty of Fashion
Accessories and Products and
the latest Faculty to join the
u
ca
ti
array is that of Fashion
Marketing and Merchandising.
Faculty of Fashion Accessories
and Products has further three
departments, namely Furniture
Design and Manufacture, Gems
and Jewellery Design and
Leather Accessories and
Footwear. Pakistan Institute of
Fashion and Design today, has
become the hub of creativity not
only in fashion design, but
furniture, gems, leather
accessories etc. Picasso said
that children are born artists;
the problem is how to remain an
artist once grown up. Here in
PIFD, grownups are nurtured to
excel and blossom into artists
and professionals and live their
dreams. Their designs are not
only their ideas but they are
taught all the steps from design
sketching, to cutting, pattern
making, draping till the final
stitching and display of the
product, be it apparel, jewellery
or footwear.
PIFD has been nurtured by the
exceptional leadership of Prof.
Hina Tayyaba, CEO/Principal of
PIFD since 2001. It is her vision
to take the Institute to greater
heights and enhance its physical
as well as creative capacity.
In an exclusive talk with News
and Views she recollected how
PSFD interacted intensively with
the Ministries of Commerce and
Industries to identifying and
explore areas and sectors that
on'-Hina
Ta
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aba
w e r e r e l a t e d w i t h
manufacturing, trade and
export. A feasibility for a
separate campus was prepared
and approved by ECNEC at the
cost of Rs. 800 million in 2005.
'Pakistan has a vast potential
which needs to be tapped and
given direction', said Ms. Hina
Tayyaba. 'What is important for
us it to have people understand
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the sector as well the need to
provide education in it and
sensitize the policy makers
towards the advantages that are
to be gained from investing
here'.
'Our youth are so talented, they
are desperate for education. It is
not a demand issue but a supply
issue' said Ms. Tayyaba. So, as
work progressed, the School
realized the unavailability of
b u s i n e s s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
graduates who were capable of
dealing with fashion marketing
and merchandising and hence
the idea for a Bachelors degree
in the subject took shape and is
the latest addition to the existing
Faculties. Likewise, interaction
with Ministry of Industries
explored the jewellery and gems
markets, their design and
cutting and that programme was
launched in 2006.
After passage of 17 years, the
Institute has managed to grow,
providing students not only a
structured curriculum but
imbibing in them analytical and
technical skills for creating
products for the mature global
market of today.
Students regularly participate in
international competitions while
the best 15 students from
Department of Fashion Design
are sent to La Chambre
Syndicale de La Couture in Paris
for training which is the foremost
cradle of knowledge for the
School as its initial affiliation was
established with Ecole de la
Chambre Syndicale de La
Courture Parisienne originally
developed by the French
Federation of Fashion Designers
in 1927. PIFD works with them
intensively to formulate a fouryear
curriculum that prepares
the students to meet global
demands and standards.
PIFD is further exploring training
opportunities in ceramic and
glassware in Italy and Sweden
where Prof. Hina Tayyaba
recently managed to negotiate
training for faculty members and
technical staff. The atmosphere
at the Institute is of single
minded and focused learning in
a field where no one can be
forced in and must definitely
come with commitment and
sheer love for the chosen
subject. While an employability
rate of 100 per cent can be
ensured, alumni such as HSY,
Maria B and Kamiar Rokni are big
names to provide inspiration for
those striving to excel in their
work.
By Aayesha Ikram
NCRC Preliminary Meeting on MBBS
standards. Malik Arshad
Mahmood, Director, Curriculum,
HEC was also present on the
occasion.
The preliminary meeting of the
National Curriculum Revision
Committee (NCRC) in MBBS was
recently held at HEC Regional
Centre, Lahore. The purpose of
meeting was to review and
revise the curriculum of MBBS.
Mr. Muhammad Javed Khan,
Adviser, Academics, HEC
welcomed the participants and
informed the members of the
committee about procedure for
r e v i e w a n d r e v i s i o n o f
curriculum.
He emphasized on the need to
adopt new techniques and
methodologies for periodic
version of curriculum so as to
bring our educational standards
at par with the international
The Committee unanimously
appointed Dr. Salim Khattak,
Department of Surgery, Kohat
University of Science and
Technology as Convener and Dr.
Syed Muhammad Awais,
Department of Orthopedics,
King Edward Medical University,
L a h o r e a s S e c r e t a r y ,
respectively.
After three-day deliberations,
the Committee unanimously
approved and developed the
draft curriculum of MBBS which
will be finalized in the next
meeting of NCRC.
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Marine Sciences Curriculum Revised
A meeting of the National Curriculum Revision
Committee in Marine Sciences was recently held at
HEC Regional centre, Karachi to finalize the draft
curriculum.
Dr. Pirzada Jamal Siddiqui, Director, centre of
Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi
and Dr. Naureen Aziz Qureshi, Dean, University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Karachi
acted as Convener and Secretary of the Committee,
respectively.
Mr. Muhammad Javed Khan, Adviser, Academics,
HEC welcomed the participants and briefed the
members of Committee about procedure for review
and revision of curriculum. Dr. Tahir Ali Shah, Deputy
Director, Curriculum, HEC was also present on the
occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Siddiqui elaborated
that Marine Scientists work on the sustainable use,
development and conservation of marine and
coastal environment.
“Growing world population emphasizes the ability of
our society to produce food, energy and water from
oceans to help sustain our basic needs. Advances in
technology, will improve our ability to derive food,
drinking water and energy sources from the oceans
and use the same for waste disposal, and
transportation. Due to growing concern for
protection and prudent use of our natural resources,
there is an increasing need for skilled personnel who
can organize and control the development of marine
resources and activities,” he said.
After consulting the existing curricula of Marine
Sciences followed by local as well as foreign
universities of technologically advanced countries,
the Committee reviewed the courses, their contents
and recommended books and suggested changes in
the contents, text as well as reference books.
After detailed deliberation a unified draft curriculum
for BS four-year programme in Marine Science was
developed.
NCRC Finalizes Fashion and Design Curriculum
to adopt BS (Hons.)/BDes 4-Year
Bachelor Degree Scheme in all
the Fashion and Design
education programmes.
A meeting of the National
Curriculum Revision Committee
(NCRC) for finalization of the
curriculum for Fashion and
Design at degree level was
recently held at HEC Regional
Centre, Lahore.
Malik Arshad Mahmood,
Director, Curriculum, HEC
welcomed the participants and
informed the members of the
Committee about procedure for
development of curriculum.
Ms. Hina Tayyaba, Principal,
Pakistan Institute of Fashion and
Design, Lahore was the
Convener of the meeting. The
members unanimously agreed
The Committee discussed and
finalized the curriculum in
accordance with the structure,
layout and the scheme of studies
prepared under the proposed
standardized format/scheme of
studies for four-year integrated
curricula for bachelor degree.
The Committee unanimously
approved the final drafts of
Curricula with credit hours as per
HEC notified criteria.
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15 Meeting of 1 Batch of QECs
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The 15 meeting of the first batch of Quality
Enhancement Cells was recently held at HEC
Regional Centre, Peshawar, wherein QECs discussed
the implementation status of HEC's self-assessment
model at their respective universities. A training
session for skill enhancement of the Cells in the field
of quality education was also a part of the meeting.
The closing session of the meeting was presided
over by the Vice Chancellor, KPK Agricultural
University, Peshawar. In his address, the Vice
Chancellor emphasized the importance of quality in
higher learning and shared his thoughts with regard
to quality enhancement practices in his University.
HEC through Quality Assurance Agency is actively
involved in strengthening both internal and external
assurance processes in the institutes of higher
learning in the country. Improvement in the quality
of higher education has been one of the core
strategies of HEC since its inception.
In this regard, a number of steps have been taken
including the integration of the concept of quality
assurance in higher learning to achieve enhanced
levels of international compatibility. For this
purpose, the internationally accepted best practices
relating to both internal and external quality
assurance have been introduced in the higher
learning sector of the country and these involve
Air University has won the prestigious INSPIRE
(Institutional Strategic Partnerships in Research and
Education) 2010-11 grant jointly awarded by the
Higher Education Commission and the British
Council (BC).
Focused on establishing a close nexus between
University of Cambridge, UK and Air University, the
grant of £ 52,363, out of which Air University will
Prof. Dr. Mubina Talaat, Chairperson, Department of
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Humanities, Air University participated in the 6
IDEA International Conference held at Istanbul,
where she presented her paper entitled “Clause
Complexes and Style Variation in Literary Texts'. The
conference was organized by the Department of
extensive input related to the development of
quality criteria, processes and capacity building.
Activities include programme self-assessment at
one end to institutional performance review by
peers at the other end.
Internal quality assurance mechanism is being
managed through Quality Enhancement Cells that
are being established in a phased manner in all
public and private universities. From the initial 10
QECs established in 2005, the number has now
increased to 84. The model of quality assurance put
in place nationally in 740 programmes, so far, will
encompass all the programmes of institutes of
higher learning thereby helping in improving the
programme quality and enhanced student learning.
HEC has facilitated the universities by providing
guidelines, trainings, awareness seminars and
workshops. This initiative has gained such a
momentum that now universities themselves are
active on their own and are taking quality assurance
of their academic programmes as one of their top
priorities.
Parallel to the internal quality assurance
mechanism, HEC has also trained a group of Quality
Enhancement Cells on QAA UK model of Institutional
Performance Review.
Air University Wins INSPIRE Grant
receive £ 41,989, will administer a research project
entitled "Development of a universal micro-sensor
for the measurement of performance of power and
energy systems."
At the same time, it will facilitate the adoption of
some of Cambridge University's specialist
undergraduate and graduate level engineering
courses for teaching at the Air University.
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Prof. Talaat Participates in 6 IDEA Int'l Conference
English Language and Literature, Kultur University,
Istanbul from April 13-15, 2011. Other delegates
came from UK, Portugal, Greece, Iran, Spain and
France. The keynote speakers included Catherine
Belsey, Swansea University, Martin Kayman, Cardiff
University, Robert Maslen, University of Glasgow.
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HEC Honours Outstanding Student Players
players were awarded cash prizes and awards
performance based sports scholarship, who won
medals during the National Games. Twelve teams of
HEC/Pakistan Universities Sports Board, including
10 men and two women teams, participated in the
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31 National Games. As per results of Tabulation
Committee announced during the closing ceremony,
HEC won 28 medals (5 gold, 12 silver and 11
bronze). Gold medal wise HEC won 4th position
while points wise it remained at number 10.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) recently
organized a ceremony to honour the achievements
of university sports men and women. This was the
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6 cash prize ceremony held to recognize the
student players who showed outstanding
st
performance during the 31 National Games 2010
held in Peshawar.
Mr. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan, Member National
Assembly was the chief guest on the occasion while
Dr. Javaid R. Laghari, Chairperson HEC was the
guest of honour. Dr. Riaz Hussain Qureshi, Acting
Executive Director, HEC was also present. The
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Iqbal Muhammad Ali
Khan, who also remained a Chairperson of the
National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports,
appreciated the efforts of HEC for the promotion of
sports activities in the universities of Pakistan.
Dr. Laghari said that a healthy body is necessary for
a healthy mind and an unhealthy body spoils the
mind, and sports is the best way to keep oneself
healthy. “Winning of five gold medals by university
players in National Games is quite an achievement,
despite the fact that they only participated in half of
the events,” the Chairperson said.
LCWU Wins Intervarsity Women Tennis &
Handball Championships
Lahore College for Women
University (LCWU) won the HEC
Intervarsity Women Tennis
Championship by defeating the
University of Karachi in the final
match recently held at Pakistan
Tennis Federation Courts,
Islamabad. The score remained
2-1. University of the Punjab,
Lahore defeated Fatima Jinnah
Women University, Rawalpindi
by 2-0 to secure third position.
Other universities which played
in the championship included
Islamia University, Bahawalpur,
Government College University,
Faisalabad, Institute of Space
Technology, Islamabad and
International Islamic University,
Islamabad.
Mr. Kaleem Imam, President,
Pakistan Tennis Federation was
the chief guest in the prize
distribution ceremony. Mr. Talat
Khurshid, Adviser HEC, was also
present on the occasion.
LCWU also clinched the title of
HEC Intervarsity Women
Handball Championship in the
final match against defending
Champion, University of the
Punjab, by 17-11. While
Government College University
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won the 3 position by defeating
Islamia University Bahawalpur
by 11-10 goals.
T h e C h a m p i o n s h i p w a s
organized at the newly built HEC
funded sports hall of the
National University of Modern
Languages (NUML), Islamabad.
Other participating universities
included University of Karachi,
University of Sargodha and
University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad. Mr. Ahmed Yahya
Khan, Director Sports, HEC was
the chief guest in the prize
distribution ceremony.
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NACTE Workshop/Seminar on
Accreditation of Teacher Education Programmes
A capacity building workshop on Accreditation of
Teacher Education Programmes was recently
organized by the National Accreditation Council for
Teacher Education (NACTE) at Lahore in
collaboration with UNESCO for the staff of teacher
education institutions of Punjab and KPK.
The purpose of the workshop was to guide and
facilitate the staff of teacher education institutions
to conduct internal evaluation of their own
programmes, prepare self-evaluation report, and
f a c i l i t a t e a n d p r e p a r e f o r e x t e r n a l
audit/accreditation by NACTE.
Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik, Secretary, Literacy and Non-
Formal Education was the chief guest on the
occasion. While addressing the participants, he
said, “Teachers are the agents of change and we
must focus on their quality if we want to improve the
quality of education.” He appreciated the efforts of
NACTE to bring quality in teacher education.
Dr. Munawar Mirza, Chairperson NACTE, explained
the background of the Council's establishment, its
mandate and benefits of accreditation. She
explained how a national body like NACTE can
facilitate uniformity of standards as envisioned in
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18 amendment regarding entrusting standards of
higher education and all professions to the national
bodies.
NACTE also conducted a one-day seminar on the
awareness of Accreditation of Teacher Education
Programmes for improvement in quality at
Islamabad. The participants from Islamabad,
Punjab, KPK, Gilgit-Baltistan, and AJK attended the
seminar. The main purpose was to sensitize the
stakeholders including teacher education
institutions, provincial authorities of teachers and
media about quality of teacher education.
Dr. Nazir Ahmed Sangi, Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal
Open University was the chief guest. He highlighted
the importance of quality in education. Dr.
Munarwar Mirza, Chairperson NACTE, emphasized
the importance of such seminars to bring awareness
about the significance of accreditation of the
teacher education programmes.
Dr. Irshad A. Farukh, Secretary NACTE, shared
mission, scope and TORs of the Council with the
participants. Mr. Fida Hussain, Director General,
Quality Assurance Agency, HEC gave a brief account
on the activities of HEC in general and the role of
QAA in particular in bringing quality in the higher
education institutions.
NACTE plans to conduct another such seminar in
Karachi for Balochistan and Sindh regions in June
2011.
AUP Faculty
Members Complete PhD
Mr. Mudassar Iqbal,
Assistant Professor,
D e p a r t m e n t o f
A g r i c u l t u r a l
Chemistry and Mr.
Zafar Mahmood, Department of
Mathematics, Statistics and
C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e , K P K
Agriculture University have
successfully completed their
PhD degrees.
D r . I q b a l
c o m p l e t e d h i s
d o c t o r a t e i n
Organic Chemistry
f r o m T h e
University of York, UK. He
worked towards the total
synthesis of Hexacyclinic acid, a
potent anticancer polyketides.
He published research papers in
“Journal of Organic Chemistry”.
Dr. Mahmood completed his
d e g r e e i n S t a t i s t i c s ,
investigating the problem of
selecting appropriate stopping
criteria, using re-sampling
t e c h n i q u e s , t o c h o o s e
parsimonious statistical models
in various research areas.
His thesis was evaluated by
expert from USA. He also
conducted a part of his PhD
research at the University of
Rochester, USA under the IRSIP
PhD programme.
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4 Workshop on Effective PhD
Supervision at IUB
“ T h e u n i versity- i n d u s t r y
linkages can be greatly helpful in
overcoming economic problems
o f P a k i s t a n . T h e P h D
programme is one of the key
initiatives undertaken by the
Higher Education Commission
(HEC) since its inception.” This
was stated by Dr. Sohail Naqvi
Executive Director, HEC while
addressing, through video
conference, the participants of
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4 Academic Workshop on
Effective PhD Supervision 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, HEC at Islamia
University at Bahawalpur.
Dr. Naqvi emphasized on the
supervisors to play their role in
promoting seminar/conference
culture in Pakistan. “Through
these avenues, the young
scholars get opportunities to
share their research findings”,
he added. He also urged them to
come forward to improve quality
of PhD supervision process and
avail the programmes being
offered by HEC.
Dr. Riaz Hussain Qureshi,
Adviser, HRD shared the
eligibility criteria for HEC
Approved Supervisor and quality
assurance guidelines for PhD
supervision. He said that
supervisors should be role
models for PhD scholars and
guide them in selection of
topics, conducting meaningful
research and writing thesis. Dr.
Muhammad Mukhtar Vice
Chancellor, Islamia University
Bahawalpur lauded the efforts of
HEC for organizing the event at
IUB. He was of the view that
such events would not only
bridge the gap between HEC
and faculty but also be helpful in
improving PhD supervision
process at higher education
institutions.
The workshop was attended by
PhD faculty members from
natural and social sciences of
t h r e e u n i v e r s i t i e s o f
Bahawalpur, Multan and Dera
Ismail Khan.
The resource persons included
D r. N a j a m N a j a m V i c e
C h a n c e l l o r, K a r a k u r r a m
International University, Gilgit,
Dr Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani,
Distinguish National Professor,
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Dr.
Muhammad Aslam Adeeb,
Islamia University, Bahawalpur
and Mr. Munir Ahmed, Deputy
Director, Quality Assurance,
HEC.
BBC Radio Wiltshire
Interviews FUI Faculty
Member
M s . S a i m a
Ehsan, Head,
Department of
P s y c h o l o g y ,
F o u n d a t i o n
University College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences (FUCLAS),
Islamabad was recently
interviewed by BBC Radio
Wiltshire and Press Association,
UK about her paper entitled
“Impact of Parental Control
Practices on Four to Eleven Years
Old Children's Diet: An
Experimental Study” which she
presented at the British
Psychological Society Annual
Conference held in UK from May
4-6, 2011.
The British media and the
researchers have shown keen
interest in the research,
conducted by Saima and her
colleagues at the University of
Surrey, which was approved by
the peer review board.
At the occasion of Easter, BBC
arranged a special online talk
with Saima on the findings of her
study that “Kids eat less Easter
eggs overall during the Easter
holidays if parents let them
control how many they can
have”.
The programme was produced
by Annie Martin and Anna
Quarendon in the Mark O Donnel
Show. It is matter of honour for
the Foundation University and
Pakistan that one of our faculty
members has been given
recognition by the international
media like BBC.
Her research is published in
different o nline s cience
magazines of the UK.
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Course on Testing and Evaluation for
College Faculty at Tandojam
The first one-month course on
Testing and Evaluation was
organized by Higher Education
Commission's English Language
Teaching Reforms (ELTR)
project under its Phase-II at
Sindh Agriculture University
(SAU), Tandojam. Twenty two
college teachers of nearby areas
attended the course.
The main objective of the course
was to enable teachers to
understand the goals, concepts,
principles and concerns of
language testing, assessment
and evaluation. It provided
teachers an opportunity to
design and construct useful
language tests for assessment
and evaluation.
It also focused to align
assessment procedures to the
learning objectives of the new
English curriculum for the fouryear
undergraduate programme
a n d t w o - y e a r m a s t e r s
programme, train faculty to
develop and adapt materials for
assessing the four language
skills and language/literature
based text materials and, most
importantly, create innovative
assessment strategies for
testing of teaching/ learning
package and evaluation tools.
The resource persons were
eminent scholars in the field of
Testing and Assessment,
including Dr. Aijaz Khooharo, Dr.
Fateh Mohammad Soomro and
Prof. Qalandar Shah. Dr. Raheem
Bukhsh Mirbahr, Pro-Vice
Chancellor, SAU was the chief
guest in the concluding
ceremony.
The Deans, Faculty of Social
Sciences, Veterinary Sciences,
Soil Sciences, ICT and the
Faculty of English attended the
ceremony.
Dr. Mirbahr thanked the HEC for
organizing this course at SAU.
Expressing their gratitude to
HEC, the participants said that
the college faculty is a neglected
community and this is the first
time they benefitted from HEC's
ELTR initiative.
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HEC Finishes 3 in Basketball Championship
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HEC Basketball team has won 3 position in the 50 National Basketball Championship, after
defeating Pakistan Railways by 71 to 59. This is for the first time HEC has reached the victory
stand.
BIZTEK Participates in Connect IT Forum
Institute of Business and Technology (BIZTEK),
Karachi participated in Connect IT Forum recently
held at Expo centre Karachi. The Institute
showcased four projects including Traffic Control
System on the basis of Load Distribution, Amazon
Book Shelf Window, Portal on Facebook and
Inventory Management System (IMS) for this
exhibition.
News Flash
Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Bukhari has assumed the charge of Chairman, Department of Chemistry,
Government College University, Faisalabad. After receiving his PhD in Inorganic Chemistry
from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan in 2003, Dr. Bukhari did his Post-Doctoral
Research from Saudi Arabia. He is Associate Secretary, Chemical Society of Pakistan (Punjab
Chapter). He is also an HEC approved PhD Supervisor.
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Convocation 2011 for FUMC
Speaking on the occasion, Maj.
Gen. Dr. Nasim ul Majeed (Retd),
Principal FUMC, highlighted the
p r o g r e s s a n d a c a d e m i c
excellence the College has
achieved in the past years which
resulted in a constant increase in
number of foreign students in
FUMC.
The Convocation 2011 for
Foundation University Medical
College (FUMC) was recently
held at the College Auditorium in
Islamabad. Lt. Gen. Hamid Rab
Nawaz (Retd), President,
F o u n d a t i o n U n i v e r s i t y,
Islamabad was the chief guest
on the occasion.
As many as 85 MBBS graduates
were awarded gold medals,
silver medals and merit
certificates.
Dr. Rabia Iftikhar Malik was
declared the best graduating
student for the year 2010. She
won two gold medals.
In his address, the President FUI
said that as future doctors, all
the graduates must practice
what they have learnt with
honesty and should not forget to
help those who really deserve
their expertise in the rural areas.
He stressed the need for
research based approach to
learning in both students and
faculty as the creativity and
research output of the students
and faculty determine the
academic stature of the
University.
Reception in Honour of
QAU Alumni Scholarship Holders
A reception was organized in the
honour of Quaid-i-Azam
University (QAU) Alumni
Scholarship holders enrolled at
QAU Islamabad. The reception
was attended by senior QAU
Alumni members, University
officials and scholarship holders.
The Association has awarded 36
scholarships to the enrolled
s t u d e n t s b e l o n g i n g t o
remote/hard areas of Pakistan in
the fields of Social and Natural
Sciences. These scholarships
have been donated by senior
alumni members.
Through a recently signed
M e m o r a n d u m o f
Understanding, QAU and the
Alumni Association agreed to
extend cooperation for the
benefit of present and old
students of the University. It was
decided that the Alumni
Association would offer need
based scholarships to the
students of QAU.
The scholarship amount covers
the tuition fee, hostel and mess
charges. The Alumni Association
appreciated the cooperation
extended by the University
administration to make alumni
scholarship programme more
transparent and successful.
They also assured their
cooperation for welfare of the
students of QAU.
The participants were also
informed that QAU Alumni
Association would organize a get
together of senior alumni
members with the Chancellor
QAU in near future, wherein Life
Achievement Awards would be
awarded to the graduates of
Quaid-i-Azam University from
the batches since 1975.
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UAF Redevelops Wheat Thresher
The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) has
redeveloped a wheat thresher by using the reverse
engineering process, decreasing the cost of
production at Rs. 50000 of the said machine and
reducing 300 kilograms in its weight. It also saves
1.5 liter of fuel per hour and work with improved
efficiency.
The University also redeveloped a wheat chopper
reducing the prices of the chopper Rs. 75000 and
decreasing 500 kilograms of its weight. The thresher
and chopper aim at making the machines at par with
international standards and to make it affordable for
a common farmer. It was recently revealed at the
inaugural ceremony of the machines at the Post
Graduate Agricultural Research Station (PARS), UAF.
Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
was the chief guest.
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Principal Investigator and
Muhammad Azam Khan, co-PI from the University
along with his team carried out the work under the
project Skill Development Inverse Engineering Agri
Machinery, UAF.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Ashfaq congratulated
the researches and pinned hope that the
researchers will put their best and will work to give
the nations gifts of the more state-of-the-art
technology.
Dr. Iqbal briefed the participants about the features
of the said machines. Dispelling the impression that
heavy-weight thresher is more efficient, he stressed
the need to dismantle the idea and urged the
participants to determine the efficiency purely on
the basis of science.
UAF Project to Improve
Quality of Processed Fruit
The University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad (UAF) is working on a
research project for the
development and optimization
of edible coatings for food
applications with objective to
improve the quality and shelf life
of whole and minimally
processed fruit.
In this regard, Dr. Masood Sadiq
Butt and his team at the National
Institute of Food Science and
Technology (NIFSAT), UAF are
engaged in an HEC sponsored
research project, in which fresh
fruit like apple, mango,
strawberry, melon and apricot
will be subjected to an array of
edible coating treatments
primarily with the aim to
i m p r o v e t h e n u t r i t i o n a l
attributes and extend the shelf
life of fresh horticultural
produce.
The project will be an attempt to
serve the farmer community to
reap more profit from their crop
by the export of fruit that in
other case would go waste due
to their perishable nature and
v u l n e r a b i l i t y t o w a r d s
environmental extremes.
The essence of this research
project is to reduce the losses in
the fresh commodities thereby
facilitating the stakeholders
related to fruit business, and
u l t i m a t e l y f a r m e r s a n d
c o n s u m e r s w i l l b e t h e
beneficiaries.
The findings of instant
investigation will encourage
growers, processors and
exporters to divert towards the
novel technique of edible
coating to extend the shelf life of
fruit which in turn help generate
foreign exchange.
Dr. Altaf Shaikh Joins Isra University as Pro-Vice Chancellor
Prof. Dr. Altaf Ali G. Shaikh has joined Isra University, Islamabad as Pro-Vice Chancellor. A PhD in
Semi-Conductor Physics from Germany, Dr. Shaikh has over 38 years of experience of teaching,
research and administration. He was a professor at University of Sindh, Jamshoro when he was
appointed as Director General at erstwhile University Grants Commission (UGC) and he retired
from HEC as Member (Academics). He also headed various Boards of Secondary Education. He
is also Member of the Board of Trustees of the Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad.
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University News
Training for Sindh Professionals at UDL
Sindh Livestock Department
to Acquire UVAS Expertise
22 Needs based
Scholarships for
Quaid-e-Azam University
Twenty two scholarships have been allocated
to the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU),
Islamabad, under a recent agreement signed
between USAID and Higher Education
Commission for the MBA session 2011.
The scholarship programme for session 2011
is focused toward students belonging from
rural areas especially the female students.
The University Diagnostic Laboratory (UDL), University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore organized
a one-month training programme entitled “Laboratory
Assisted Disease Diagnostic Techniques” for professionals
working under Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
(CVDL), Livestock Department, Government of Sindh.
These professionals were from several of its branches
established in Tando Jam, Korangi and Landi, Karachi,
Mithi, Noushero Feroze, Tharparker and Larkana.
Dr. Aslam Pervez Umrani, Director, CVDL admired the role
of HEC in funding UDL where state-of-the-art modern
diagnostic facilities are available for farmers' help and for
training purposes. He showed keen interest in acquiring
UDL expertise in vaccine production and disease
diagnostics for further improvement of Sindh's livestock
sector, which is badly affected by emerging and reemerging
infectious diseases of livestock and poultry.
Speaking at the inaugural session, Dr. Masood Rabbani,
Director, UDL described the objectives of the training. He
said that such trainings will help the trainees in improving
their practical skills in field of veterinary disease
diagnostics.
The participants were trained in workable models of
running a disease diagnostic laboratories, good laboratory
practices (GLPs), laboratory management system (ISO
17025), International Standards for Bio-Risk Management
CWA 15793, Clinical Hematology, Blood Chemistry, Faecal
and Blood Parasite detection, Histopathology of Tissues,
Performance of ELISA for detection antibodies against
FMDV / Brucella abortus, Cell Culture Technique, Isolation
of bacterial isolates, PCR for Confirmation of Mycoplasma
gallisepticum, and Bioinformatics.
HEC, in partnership with the US Government,
initiated a Merit and Needs Based Scholarship
programme, which aims to provide assistance
to talented but needy students who are
unable to continue their higher education
because of financial disadvantages. These
scholarships are available since 2004 in the
field of Business Administration and
Agriculture at 11 participating universities/
institutions including QAU.
To review the progress of already enrolled
students under the programme, a delegation
of USAID and HEC visited QAU. The
delegation included Ms. Asima Rahman
Education Management, Education Specialist
USAID and Ms. Khola Arooj, USAID along with
HEC officials. The monitoring team also noted
the issues being faced by the scholarship
beneficiaries and assured the early solution of
their issues.
Speaking on the occasion Dr. Masoom
Yaseenzai, Vice Chancellors QAU said that this
is the excellent opportunity for those talented
students especially females who are unable to
continue their higher education because of
financial problems.
The Quaid-e-Azam University is one of the
participating universities, from where 66
needy students have received scholarships
for MBA and 49 have successfully completed
their degree under this programme. To date,
the programme has awarded 1,341
scholarships to financially needy students.
The goal of the programme is to award a total
of 1,807 scholarships through the eight year
life of the project.
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University News
Green Karwan Ghar
Volunteers Visit SALU
Jamshoro and Beacon House
National University, Lahore.
These volunteers were engaged
to construct the house of flood
affected people in village Darya
Khan Shaikh in Taluka Kingri,
District Khairpur. They would
construct 50 houses of local
material bamboo, lime, mud and
stone, with the help of
community participation.
A delegation of “Green Karwan
Ghar”, a project of housing for
flood affected people under the
heritage foundation and
architect for humanity, met Dr.
Nilofer Shaikh, Vice Chancellor,
Shah Abdul Latif University,
Khairpur. The delegation
consisting of 27 volunteer
students of the University of
Karachi, Mehran University of
Engineering and Technology,
Speaking to the delegates, the
Vice Chancellor stressed the
need to train more people in this
noble and humanitarian task.
She also appealed to the
international community, donors
and philanthropist to work for
the rehabilitation of the flood
affected people of Sindh.
Seminar at FCC
Experts Agree to Form HCV Working Group
A one-day seminar on hepatitis C virus (HCV) was
recently organized at FC College, Lahore by the
Lahore Biotech Cluster, which is set up by the Higher
Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with
the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
The panel discussion concluded on an agreement to
form a working group to develop collaboration
among various scientists and physicians.
Diseases Surveillance System to measure the
incidence of the virus in patients. He said that Public
Health Laboratories Network will be acquired soon.
Dr. Ishtiaq Qadri, Director, NUST Centre of Virology
and Immunology, Dr. Idris Khan, Head, Molecular
Virology, Centre of Virology and Immunology,
Islamabad and Dr. Arif M. Siddiqui, President,
Pakistan Society of Gastroenterologists spoke on
various aspects of the disease.
The group will work to derive a solution for the
control of HCV in Pakistan and also serve as a
platform for further research on the disease and its
causal factors.
Earlier, two sessions were held during the seminar
chaired by Dr. Malik Hussain Mubbashar, Vice
Chancellor, University of Health Sciences and Dr.
Aftab Mohsin, National Programme Manager, Prime
Minister's Programme for Hepatitis Prevention and
Control, respectively.
In the first session, Dr. Aftab Mohsin spoke on the
surveillance and monitoring of HCV in Pakistan. He
said Pakistan needs to acquire the Integrated
Dr. Sohail Qureshi, Department of Bio Sciences,
School of Science and Engineering, LUMS led the
speakers in the second session. He spoke about
novel approaches for new treatment development
and stressed upon the need to develop a non-toxic
molecule which can cure all genotypes.
He said that promising therapies like vaccines, small
molecule inhibitors, immunomodulators and nucleic
acid-base were in the pipeline.
Dr. Natasha Anwar, Visiting Faculty, Department of
Biological Sciences, FCC, Dr. Leslye Johnson,
Department of Biological Sciences, FCC, Dr. Shahid
Baig, NIBGE, Faisalabad spoke during the session.
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University News
NUST Symposium on HCV Management
comprising distinguished and
experienced scientists.
Dr Ishtiaq Qadri, Principal, NCVI
said that HCV associated
diseases impose heavy burdens
on national economies and
individual families due to costs
arising from acute and chronic
morbidity and mortality.
“Owing to unprecedented
increase in pollution due to
industrial mobilisation and other
related reasons, the developing
countries like Pakistan have
become susceptible to health
concerns.
The swift rise in cases of
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) has
already rung the alarm bells. It is
therefore imperative that well
thought-out efforts, both at
individual and institutional
levels, be made to eradicate this
growing nuisance from the
country.”
This was stated by Dr. Anwar
Nasim, Adviser Science,
COMSTECH in his address as
chief guest on the inaugural
session of the first Annual HCV
M a n a g e m e n t Sy m p o s i u m
organized by the NUST Centre of
Virology and Immunology
(NCVI) in collaboration with the
Higher Education Commission.
The symposium was attended
by scientists, clinicians, clinical
pathologists, students and
selected members of the
community.
The theme of the seminar was to
share knowledge, new research
areas, unexplored territories
and experiences regarding
Hepatitis C virus and associated
diseases.
Dr. Nasim asserted Hepatitis C is
an infectious disease of the liver
that in majority of cases acts as a
silent killer and is rising
alarmingly throughout the world
i n c l u d i n g P a k i s t a n . H e
a p p r e c i a t e d N U S T f o r
establishing Centre of Virology
and Immunology with state-ofthe-art
laboratories and staff
“The aim of the symposium is to
address Hepatitis C spread in
Pakistan, which is the major
cause of liver diseases like liver
steatosis, liver cirrhosis and
hepatocellular carcinoma,” he
maintained.
Dr. Muhammad Idrees from
Centre of Excellence in
Molecular Biology (CEMB) gave
his presentation on the changing
epidemiology pattern and
frequency distribution of HCV in
Pakistan.
He said that the specific
objective of this study was to
f i n d o u t t h e frequency
distribution of Hepatitis C Virus
in the country. He said that the
changed HCV genotype pattern
might have direct impact on HCV
disease outcome and new
therapeutic strategies may be
needed.
Seminar on Nuclear Reactors at CAMP
The Centre for Advanced Mathematics and Physics
(CAMP), National University of Sciences and
Technology, Islamabad organized a seminar on
Nuclear Reactors. Dr. Khalid Rashid, a visiting faculty
member at CAMP, was the resource person.
Dr. Rashid has worked at Pakistan Atomic Energy
Commission (PAEC) as Senior and Principal
Scientist. His talk entitled “How Safe is Nuclear
Power” was about the current issue of the threats
from the nuclear radiations from Japanese nuclear
power plants due to recent earthquake and tsunami.
He also talked about Pakistani nuclear power plants,
and discussed the harmful effects of use of sea
water to get rid of nuclear waste in Japan. He said
that the use of sea water for cooling, after the
destruction of Japanese earthquake resistant
cooling systems by tsunami, will ultimately affect
the human beings by entering the food chains.
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th
AAUR Holds 12 Convocation
th
The 12 convocation of Pir Mehr
Ali Shah Arid Agriculture
University, Rawalpindi (AAUR)
was held recently. Fifty-eight
students of various disciplines
were decorated with medals and
a total of 1517 graduates were
awarded degrees on the
occasion. Twenty one PhD
scholars were also awarded
degrees on successfully
completing their studies.
Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan
Khosa, Governor Punjab, who is
also Chancellor of the University
presided over the convocation
and conferred degrees to the
graduates. Addressing the
audience, the Governor stressed
the need of research based
education for focusing more on
agriculture, which is crucial for
country's future. He said that
AAUR is doing extensive work in
the field of agriculture, which is
vital for Pakistan's economy.
Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, Vice
Chancellor, AAUR elaborated the
goals and achievements of the
University. He said the AAUR has
been making all-round progress
be it services and academics, or
infrastructure facilities. He
informed the gathering that 52
research projects worth
Rs.68.869 million sponsored by
various funding agencies were
carried through and 49 new
projects worth Rs. 64.493 were
earned by the faculty to work on
issues being faced by the
farming community. “As many
as 218 research papers of
international repute were
published by the faculty.”
He said that the volume of
creative work completed by the
faculty earned the University a
really outstanding position in
HEC research ranking which
th
rose to 12 amongst 93
u n i versities o f Pa k i s t a n
th
improving from 13 of last year
nd
and now 2 in Agriculture
Universities of Pakistan.
He said the University has
r e c e n t l y c o m p l e t e d
development and deployment of
a Campus Management System
t h r o u g h i t s i n d i g e n o u s
resources. He said that the
University is successfully
running an internationally
documented hydroponic project
located between Rawat and
Mandra on the GT Road.
The project is planted on an area
measuring 13.5 acres. This
technology is being extended to
provide state-of-the-art training
for growing plants without soil.
DUHS Lecturer
Presents Paper
at Neurology
Conference
Ms. Farida Kamran, Lecturer,
Occupational Therapy, Institute
of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, Dow University of
Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi
presented a research paper on
“Awareness and Adherence to
Occupational Therapy among
Doctors in a Tertiary Care
th
Hospital” during 18 Annual
Neurology Conference held at
Pakistan Institute of Medical
Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad.
Participants were medical
professionals from across the
Pakistan.
Ms. Farida focused on the
significance of the role
Occupational Therapy plays for
the enhancement of functioning
and quality of life of persons with
d i s a b i l i t y, h o w e v e r t h e
researcher noticed that the rate
of referral by physicians are
minimal for this service.
The study highlights the
significance of awareness of
occupational therapy among
doctors in Pakistan. It has
bridged the gap and the results
indicate that out of 77
respondents only 38 per cent
doctors are fully aware of this
service whereas only 10.7 per
cent referred patients to
Occupational Therapy. The
study emphasized on the need
of proactive collaboration
b e t w e e n O c c u p a t i o n a l
Therapists and doctors in the
clinical field in order to get
enhanced rate of referral to
Occupational Therapy so that
the patients with disability can
benefit much from the service of
Occupational Therapy.
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University News
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Virtual University's 2 Convocation held at
Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore
The Virtual University of Pakistan organized the
second convocation at three different locations i.e.
Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore to facilitate the
graduates in their respective areas. About 3000
graduates who did their Bachelors and Masters from
the University in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 were
awarded degrees on the occasion. Lap tops, gold
medals and merit certificates were awarded to high
achievers and distinctive graduates.
In his welcome address, Dr. Naveed A. Malik, Rector,
Virtual University highlighted the achievements of
the University and emphasized the need to work
selflessly for progress and betterment of the
country. He said that enrolment in the University
shows growth in every semester and current
student strength stands at over 70,000. “This
underlines the significant contribution of the Virtual
University towards the vision of an educated,
developed and prosperous nation.”
The ceremonies at Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi
were presided over by Mr. Farooq H. Naek, Chairman
Senate, Sardar Latif Khosa, Governor Punjab and
Barrister Masood Kausar, Governor KPK,
respectively.
CIIT Faculty Wins BMIP Award
Dr. Nasro-Min-Allah and Mr.
Zeeshan Mehta, Assistant
Professors from Department of
Computer Science, COMSATS
Institute of Information
Technology (CIIT), Islamabad
were declared as winners of Best
Mobile Innovation in Pakistan
(BMIP) Award for the year 2010.
The BMIP Award, launched in
May 2010 from CIIT platform, is
an annual competition to
promote innovations, new
entrepreneurship as well as
increased implementation of
wireless related technology in
Pakistan and around the world.
More than 70 innovative projects
were submitted for the award. A
j u r y o f 2 0 r e n o w n e d
academicians and experts from
Industry, headed by Mr. Wille
E e r o l a , C E O , R i d d e s
Corporation, assessed these
projects. Ten projects were
shortlisted in November 2010.
Top three projects are “E-health
Dedicated Server, for medical
practitioners and emergency
vehicles to improve quality of
health in remote areas of
Pakistan” by Dr. Nasro-Min-Allah
and Mr. Zeeshan Mehta; “Access
Interactive Mobile Services
(AIMS)” by Fahad Aijaz, Aachen
University, Germany; “Mobile
Based Disaster Simulator” by
Syed Yasir Imtiaz, Wajid
Mumtaz, CAST, Islamabad.
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University News
Fatima Jinnah Women University
(FJWU), in collaboration with
UNESCO, recently organized a
one-day workshop on the
“Development of Curricula for
Journalism Educators and
Trainers”. The workshop aimed
at reviewing the existing
c u r r i c u l a o f J o u r n a l i s m
E d u c a t i o n i n d i f f e r e n t
universities of Pakistan and,
based on the current scenario in
Pakistan, suggest changes
required for improvement in the
field.
Ms. Kozue Kay Nagata, Director
UNESCO, Islamabad was the
chief guest in the opening
session. Dr. Samina A. Qadir,
Vice Chancellor, FJWU briefed
the audience about the
University and introduced the
workshop as a platform to find
common solutions to the
existing problems in the
curriculum of Journalism
Education. She said that the
workshop was a part of series of
collaborative activities of FJWU
with UNESCO.
Mr. Arya Gunawan, UNESCO
Coordinator from UNESCO
Te h r a n , d i s c u s s e d t h e
i m p o r t a n c e o f c o n t e n t s
development for journalism
e d u c a t i o n , f r e e d o m o f
expression, development of
media and capacity building. Ms.
Workshop Held at FJWU
Development of Curricula for Journalism Educators and Trainers
Nagata said that freedom of
expression through media is
fundamental not only for social
development but also for the
economic development.
Dr. Shamim Zaidi, Chairperson,
Communication and Media
Studies, FJWU and Mr. Arya
Gunawan co-chaired the
academic session of the
workshop.
Mr. Zulkarime Nasution,
R e s o u r c e P e r s o n f r o m
Indonesia, explained UNESCO's
book Model on Curricula for
Journalism Education. He said
the change in curriculum is
necessary because of public
complaints, difficulty in
recruiting good graduates,
education mismatch and low
graduates adoption rate.
Mr. Sayed Irfan Ashraf, Lecturer,
Department of Journalism and
Mass Communication Studies,
News Flash
Prof. Dr. BS Chowdhry has been appointed as Dean, Faculty of Electrical, Electronics and
Computer Engineering at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET),
Jamshoro Pakistan. He has been serving as Chairman, Electronics and Department, MUET for
last 17 years. He is pioneer of two more departments, including Telecommunication
Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. He has recently completed Postdoctoral Fellowship
from the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK.
U n i v e r s i t y o f P e s h a w a r
highlighted the importance of
media ethics and provision of
security to the journalists.
Mr. Zulkarimein Nasution, while
p r e s e n t i n g t h e
recommendations, said that
research on Media should be
incorporated practically and
theoretically for improvement of
the journalism education,
j o u r n a l i s m c u r r i c u l u m
development.
“Focus should be on practical
journalism and specialized
curriculum should be developed
such as conflict and disaster
journalism etc,” he said.
Mr. Agha Nasir, Executive
Director, GEO television, was the
chief guest in the closing
session. He said that the
development of curricula for
journalism education is the need
of the hour.
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University News
All Pakistan Inter University
Challenge held at IST
The Institute of Space Technology (IST) recently
organized the IST All Pakistan Inter-University
challenge 2011. The Institute has a history of
organizing Twin City Inter University challenge for
the last three years.
Over 600 students of 40 universities from all over
Pakistan participated in the event, which provided
an opportunity to the students to interact, compete
and share their ideas with each other.
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied
Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad won the bilingual
declamation competition in both English and Urdu
categories. NUST Business School, Islamabad,
COMSATS Islamabad and EME College clinched first
positions in the respective gaming contests of the E-
Gaming competition, a demonstration of virtual
skills of youth. The best documentary title went to
the University of Gujrat.
University of the Punjab, Lahore and PIEAS stood
first in Essay Writing Competition, English and Urdu,
respectively. University of the Punjab also won the
title of All Rounder Quiz Competition.
University of Peshawar and University of Gujrat won
the titles of Painting and Sketching, respectively.
Photography contest titles went to the University of
Gujrat and Fatima Jinnah Women University. Visage
Canvas, Speed Programming and Singing
Competition crowns went to University of the
Punjab.
In serious category of Urdu Mushaira, University of
the Punjab and in humorous category, University of
Peshawar grabbed titles. Overall Champion Trophy
was bagged by University of the Punjab. Mr. Shahid
Mahmood Nadeem, Deputy Managing Director, PTV
was the chief guest in the prize distribution
ceremony. Engr. Imran Rahman, Vice Chancellor,
IST was also present on the occasion.
German Grant for IUB
Dr. Thomas Ditt, In-Charge, Press/Cultural Section,
German Embassy, Islamabad handed over the
equipment to Dr. Abdul Jabbar, Chairman,
Department of Chemistry, IUB. Dr. Muhammad
Mukhtar, Vice Chancellor, IUB and senior faculty
members were also present on the occasion.
The equipment has been granted to Dr. Muhammad
Saleem, Associate Professor and Dr. Naheed Riaz,
Assistant Professor at Chemistry Department for
their research project.
The German organization, Alexander Von Humboldt
Foundation, has donated research equipment worth
€ 35000/- for Natural Product Laboratory at
Department of Chemistry, Islamia University of
Bahawalpur (IUB).
The Vice Chancellor thanked the Government and
the people of Germany, particularly Alexander Von
Humboldt Foundation, for supporting boost
research activities at the University. He said that IUB
has already been continuing mutual cooperation
and contacts with the German educational
institutions through the Senior Expert Service.
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University News
Best Graduate Student Paper
LUMS Scholar Wins Award in USA
Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja,
PhD scholar at Suleman Dawood
School of Business (SDSB),
L a h o r e U n i v e r s i t y o f
Management Sciences (LUMS)
recently presented his research
paper, co-authored by Shaukat
th
Ali Brah, at the 40 Annual
Meeting of Western Decision
Sciences Institute held at
Portland, Oregon USA.
Mr. Jajja's research paper won
Best Graduate Student Paper
Award in 2011's meeting. He is
currently pursuing his studies
under the supervision of Dr.
Syed Zahoor Hassan of LUMS.
Western Decision Sciences
Institute holds meeting annually
and calls for research papers
from all parts of world.
Each received research paper is
accepted for presentation and
publication on positive result of
LCWU
Forum on
Public Relations
“Medium is what makes the
reception of your message
important”, said Mr. Aslam
Dogar, Director General, Public
Relations, Government of the
Punjab, during an interactive
session with the students of
Mass Communication at Lahore
College for Women University
(LCWU).
Dr. Anjum Zia, Chairperson,
D e p a r t m e n t o f M a s s
Communication was also
present on the occasion.
blind peer review of the
complete research paper.
Around 300 research papers
were accepted in all categories
in this year's meeting. All
accepted papers competed with
each other for different
categories of awards (maximum
six categories). Graduate
Student Papers was one of the
categories.
T h e H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n
Commission had approved the
travel grant for attending the
above meeting. LUMS partially
financed the travel expenses.
Mr. Dogar explained the scope
for students in Public Relations
and talked about improving
public relations at different
levels in any organization.
He discussed the position and
status of Public Relations
Officer in Pakistan as
compared to the international
post.
He discussed different
segments of the Information
Ministry and the pathways by
which students could get
e m p l o y m e n t i n P u b l i c
Relations.
KIU Team
Visits St. Andrews
University
A team of senior faculty
members of the Karakoram
International University
(KIU), Gilgit recently visited
St. Andrews University,
Scotland.
The three-member team, led
by Dr. Najma Najam, Vice
Chancellor, KIU, had detailed
meetings with the Vice
Chancellor, St. Andrews
University, university deans,
senior administration and
professors for support and
collaboration for KIU faculty
development, PhD predoctoral,
postdoctoral and
joint research opportunities.
The visit was sponsored by
the British Council Pakistan. It
is expected that KIU will have
the benefit of the expertise of
St. Andrews, being the oldest
and prestigious university of
Scotland, as the faculty and
staff of the University have
extensive international
experience of supporting
university development.
Detailed discussions were
also held for helping KIU set
up a medical college, as St.
Andrews has worked in this
area with universities in
Malawi and South Africa.
There was also a special focus
on sustainable development,
environmental sciences, and
s o c i a l s c i e n c e s a n d
h u m a n i t i e s i n c l u d i n g
international relations,
modern languages, social
geography and anthropology.
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University News
International Disaster
Management Exhibition at UoP
A two-day International Disaster Management
Exhibition was held at the University of Peshawar
wherein 66 stalls from various national and
international disaster management organizations
were on display for creating awareness about
disaster management and take benefit from people
at work and professionals of disaster management.
The exhibition was jointly organized by University of
Peshawar, UNDP and National Disaster Management
Authority.
Toshihiro Tanaka, Country Director, UNDP
inaugurated the exhibition. Addressing the
ceremony, he applauded the National Disaster
Management Authority for its leadership from the
onset of the 2010 floods and for its successful
formulation and passing of the Disaster
Management bill.
He said that disasters in Pakistan have push more
and more people in vulnerable conditions. “At this
juncture, the response to disaster can have
profound impact on long term recovery, especially
for those who are already among the most
vulnerable,” he added.
Dr. Amir Nawaz Khan, Director, Centre for Disaster
Preparedness and Management said that it is the
professional obligation of CDPM as an institution
dealing with Disaster Management to train and
impart disaster education to provide skilled
manpower as skilled manpower is an important
asset required for rescuing the nation from this
miserable situation.
Various simulation exercises for disaster
preparedness and management were arranged in
the exhibition for capacity building of the students of
Disaster Management.
th
17 Research
Conference at
SZABIST Karachi
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science
th
and Technology (SZABIST) held the 17 National
Research Conference (NRC) at its Karachi
campus. Over 80 research papers on
Management, Social Sciences, Economics and
Computing were presented by scholars from all
over Pakistan in six parallel sessions.
Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Ex Chairman HEC, was the
chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, he said
that a nation could not progress by building
dams, structures or powerhouses but by
investing in its children.
He added that science is the most important
discipline for research, followed by social
s c i e n c e s a n d t h e n i n n o va t i o n a n d
entrepreneurships.
Appreciating the initiative of research by private
universities, he said this needs to be encouraged
as hardly any research is being done by the
private sector in the country. He cited the
example of the United States where the private
sector does most of the research.
Dr. Amanat Ali Jalbani, Vice President, SZABIST
said that education is the key to development
and lays foundation for economic growth. He
mentioned that research is a capability
development tool for the educationist,
researchers and students.
Dr. Mustaghis ur Rahman, Technical Chair of the
NRC and the Coordinator of the MS/PhD
programme at SZABIST, said that SZABIST
started its MS and PhD programme in the year
2000 and since then research is a regular part of
the Institute's curriculum even at Bachelor and
Master level.
He further said the University has a bi-annual
journal “Journal of Independent Studies and
Research (JSIR)” that publishes 20-25 best
selected and peer-reviewed papers annually.
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UVAS Convocation
633 Conferred DVM, MPhil & PhD Degrees
The Governor said that
enhanced livestock growth and
productivity are essential to
meet the challenging food
demand for our increasing
population and also to alleviate
poverty.
The University of Veterinary and
Animal Science (UVAS) held its
third convocation recently.
Sardar Latif Khosa, Governor
Punjab was the chief guest.
As many as 633 students
qualifying DVM, MPhil and PhD
were awarded degrees and
m e d a l s . M r. M u h a m m a d
Jahanzeb Khan, Secretary,
L i v e s t o c k a n d D a i r y
Development Department was
also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, he
said that the Government would
continue to fund the higher
education sector. He said that
universities should conduct
research which is beneficial for
development of the country, and
provide hands on training to the
youth. He said that universities
were the most powerful tool to
steer the development progress
in the country and helping attain
respectable position in the
comity of nations.
He appreciated the University's
role in the field of education and
research in not only producing
qualified graduates but also to
expand the horizon of it
educational system by affiliating
with other national and
international universities,
private sector and industries.
Dr. Muhammad Nawaz, Vice
Chancellor, UVAS said that the
University is having the
distinction of the first Islamic
World veterinary university
which deals with the veterinary
science subjects. He said that
university has got tremendous
improvement as against last
convocation when only five
scholars earned PhD, “today 26
scholars are being conferred
PhD degrees.”
DUHS Seminar on Insulin Therapy
The National Institute of Diabetes and
Endocrinology (NIDE), Dow University of Health
Sciences (DUHS), Karachi recently organized a
seminar on “Insulin Therapy” to create awareness
among the masses. Prof. Ghulam Asghar Channa,
Registrar, College of Physicians was the chief guest.
The scientific session was addressed by renowned
Diabetologists and Endocrinologists, Prof. M. Zaman
Shaikh and Prof. Muhammad Masroor.
In his welcome address, Prof. Masood Hameed
Khan, Vice Chancellor, DUHS said that proper
control of diabetes can prevent or delay the longterm
complications. He stressed the need for
concerted and coordinated efforts towards
preventing diabetes and minimizing its
consequences at patient, community and
government levels.
Prof. Zaman Shaikh, Director NIDE, highlighted the
role of insulin, explaining that Insulin Therapy aims
to replicate the normal physiological insulin
response. He said that insulin is essential not only
for the health of diabetics, but is needed to save life
of persons with type 1 diabetes. He stressed that
much awareness is needed for the proper and
accurate use of insulin. He informed the audience
that Analogue Insulin which controls sugar after diet
is also available in the markets now.
“In near future, insulin can be used in the form of
tablets, capsules, spray and inhalers.” While
educating the audience on the control of diabetes,
Prof. Masroor said that Insulin is an effective
medication for the diabetic patients as compared to
oral medicines, but most patients have phobia in its
usage.
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Travel Grants
Following grants were sanctioned in the meetings held in April 2011:
Name and Address of Applicant Title of Conference Venue
Syed Jaffar Abbas, Research Officer,
Department of Biotechnology Center,
ARI, Ternab, Peshawar
Mr. Mehboob Khatani, Assistant
Professor, Department of Electronics
and Biomedical Engineering, Mehran
University of Engineering and
Technology (MUET), Jamshoro
Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Imam Naqvi, HEJ
Research Institute of Chemistry,
University of Karachi
Mr. Shahid Aziz, PhD Scholar,
Department of Chemistry, University of
AJK, Muzaffarabad
Dr. Muhammad Zaid Malik, Assistant
Professor, Department of Hadith,
International Islamic University (IIU),
Islamabad
Ms. Samreen Amir, Assistant Professor,
Department of Telecommunication, Sir
Syed University of Engineering and
Technology, Karachi
Dr. Noor Muhammad Memon, Assistant
Professor, Department of Electrical
Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University
of Engineering, Science and Technology
(QUEST), Nawabshah
Ms. Shazia Abbasi, Assistant Professor,
Institute of Information and
Communication Technology, University
of Sindh, Jamshoro
Prof. Dr. Abdur Rashid, Department of
Mathematics, Gomal University, Dera
Ismail Khan
Dr. Muhammad Amjad Iqbal, Associate
Professor, Faculty of Information
Technology, University of Central
Punjab, Lahore
Mr. Muhammad Abbas, PhD Scholar,
Faculty of Management Sciences, IIU,
Islamabad
Dr. Gordhan Das Menghwar, Assistant
Professor, Information Technology
Centre, Sindh Agriculture University
(SAU), Tandojam
To Pursue PhD Studies
To Pursue PhD Studies
The 6 th Jordanian International
Conference of Chemistry
The 6 th Jordanian International
Conference of Chemistry
6 th International Conference on
Linguistics, Literature and Translation
19 th IEEE Conference on Signal
Processing and Communications
Applications
International Conference on Electronic
Devices, Systems and Applications
7 th International Conference on
Innovation in Information Technology
International Conference on Modeling
and Simulation on Recent Development
in Applied and Computational
Mathematics
International Conference on
Information Science and Applications
International Entrepreneurship
Congress 2011
European Wireless 2011
Mexico
China
Jordan
Jordan
Jordan
Turkey
Malaysia
UAE
Thailand
Korea
Turkey
Austria
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Listings
Name and Address of Applicant Title of Conference Venue
Mr. Khurram Shahzad, Assistant
Professor, Faculty of Management
Sciences, Riphah International
University, Islamabad
Mr. Shabbir Ahmad (Currently in
Australia) Assistant Professor,
International Institute of Economics,
IIU, Islamabad
Ms. Sabeen Khan, Assistant Professor,
Department of Management, COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology
(CIIT), Islamabad
Ms. Bushra Zulfiqar, Assistant Professor,
UIMS, Arid Agriculture University
(AAUR), Rawalpindi
Mr. Afzaal Ali, PhD Scholar, Department
of Management Sciences, IIU,
Islamabad
Dr. Inayatullah Jan, Assistant Professor,
Institute of Development Studies, KPK
Agricultural University, Peshawar
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Hamid Nasr,
Department of Management, CIIT,
Islamabad
Mr. Kashif Nauman, Lecturer,
Department of Meat Technology,
University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences (UVAS), Lahore
Mr. Muhammad Ishfaq Khan, Lecturer,
Department of Management Sciences,
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
(MAJU), Islamabad
Mr. Muhammad Shuaib Khan, Lecturer,
Department of Statistics, Islamia
University, Bahawalpur
Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi,
Lecturer, Department of International
Relations, University of Peshawar
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Asgher,
Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad
Mr. Yasir Javed, PhD Scholar, Institute
of Information and Mathematical
Sciences, Massey University, New
Zealand
Ms. Farkhanda Manzoor, Associate
Professor, Department of Zoology,
Lahore College for Women University
(LCWU), Lahore
International Entrepreneurship
Congress 2011
14 th International Business Research
Conference
14 th International Business Research
Conference
14 th International Business Research
Conference
14 th International Business Research
Conference
14 th International Business Research
Conference
14 th International Business Research
Conference
2 nd International Congress of Food
Hygiene
2011 International Conference on
Computer Communication and
Management
2011 International Conference on
Computer Communication and
Management
Pakistan Workshop 2011
World Congress on Biotechnology and
Bioprocessing
8 th International Conference on
Information Systems for Crisis
Response and Management
International Research Group on Wood
Protection
Turkey
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
Iran
Australia
Australia
UK
Canada
Portugal
New Zealand
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Listings
Name and Address of Applicant Title of Conference Venue
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Aslam Uqaili,
Department of Electrical Engineering,
MUET, Jamshoro
Prof. Dr. Khanji Harijan, Department of
Mech. Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro
Mr. Raza Haider, Lecturer, Department
of Electrical Engineering, Balochistan
University of Engineering and
Technology, Khuzdar
Ms. Munazza Fatima, Lecturer,
Department of Geography, Islamia
University, Bahawalpur
Dr. Abubakr Muhammad, Assistant
Professor, Department of Electrical
Engineering, Lahore University of
Management Sciences, Lahore
Prof. Dr. Ghulam Qanber Abbasi,
Department of Mathematics, CIIT,
Lahore
Dr. Muhammad Yakoub Khan, Assistant
Professor, Institute of Biochemistry,
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Prof. Dr. Maqbool Uddin Shaikh,
Department of Computer Science, CIIT,
Islamabad
Ms. Farida Saleem, Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Management Studies,
University of Central Punjab, Lahore
Mr. Irfan Siddique, Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Management Studies,
University of Central Punjab, Lahore
Prof. Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah, Department
of Computer Science, Shah Abdul Latif
University, Khairpur
Prof. Dr. Khasan S. Karimov,
Department of Electronic Engineering,
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI),
Swabi
Mr. Imdad Ullah, PhD Scholar,
Department of Computing, National
University of Sciences and Technology
(NUST), Islamabad
Dr. Nasir Mahmood, Associate
Professor, Department of Research and
Evaluation, University of Punjab, Lahore
Dr. Sarfraz Ahmad, Assistant Professor,
National Institute of Food Science and
Technology, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad
World Renewable Energy Congress
2011
World Renewable Energy Congress
2011
World Renewable Energy Congress
2011
The 17 th Annual Conference of the
International Sustainable Development
Research
2011 IEEE International Conference on
Robotics and Automation
International Workshop and Conference
on Infinite Dimensional Lie Theory and
its Applications
Asian Congress on Biotechnology
5 th International Conference on
Information Technology
Eastern Academy of Management 2011
Meeting Expanding Boundaries
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
USA
China
Iran
China
Jordan
USA
2 nd International Engineering Congress Turkey
5 th Symposium on Advances in Science
and Technology
International Conference for Materials
and Applications for Sensors and
Transducers
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
31 st Seminar of International Society for
Teacher Education
IDF International Symposium on Sheep,
Goat and other non-Cow Milk
Iran
Greece
Hungry
Norway
Greece
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Listings
Name and Address of Applicant Title of Conference Venue
Syed Nasir Danial, Assistant Professor,
Department of Applied Science and
Graduate Studies, Bahria University,
Karachi
Dr. Syed Farman Ali Shah, Assistant
Professor, Department of Chemical
Engineering, MUET, Jamshoro
Prof. Dr. Mushtaq A. Sajid, Dean,
Faculty of Administrative Sciences,
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir,
Muzaffarabad
Dr. Muhammad Zaid Malik, Assistant
Professor, Faculty of Islamic Studies,
Department of Hadith, IIU, Islamabad
Mr. Imtiaz Hussain, PhD Scholar,
Department of Animal Products
Technology (Dairy Technology),
University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, Lahore
Ms. Amna Basharat, Assistant Professor,
Department of Computer Science,
National University of Computer and
Emerging Sciences, Islamabad
Prof. Dr. Ikram -ul-Haq, Dean, Institute
of Industrial Biotechnology, GC
University, Lahore
Dr. Muhammad Shahid, Assistant
Professor, Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad
Mr. Asif Ali Shaikh, Assistant Professor,
Basic Science and Related Studies,
MUET, Jamshoro
Dr. Jan Muhammad, Associate
Professor, Department of Plant
Protection, SAU, Tandojam
Ms. Saba Tabasum, Lecturer,
Department of Plant Breeding and
Genetics, University of Sargodha
Mr. Muzaffar Hussain Alias Imran Anwar
Ujan, Assistant Professor, Institute of
Information and Communication
Technology, University of Sindh,
Jamshoro
Dr. Siraj -ul-Islam, Associate Professor,
Department of Basic Sciences,
University of Engineering and
Technology (UET), Peshawar
Mr. Imran Aziz, Lecturer, Department of
Mathematics, University of Peshawar
SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems
Bioenergy III Conference: Present and
New Perspectives on Bio refineries
USA
Spain
14 th International Business Conference UAE
1 st Intentional Conference on Foreign
Language Teaching and Applied
Linguistics
7 th Annual European Rheology
Conference 2011
10 th IEEE/ACIS International Conference
on Computer and Information Sciences
2 nd International Conference on
Biotechnology Engineering
2 nd International Conference on
Biotechnology Engineering
International Conference in Mechanical,
Automotive and Aerospace Engineering
Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries
and Ecosystems
International Conference on Climate
Change, Agrifood, Fisheries and
Ecosystem
The 2011 International Conference on
Complex Medical Engineering
International Conference MAMERN' 11
International Conference on
Approximation Methods and Numericals
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Russia
China
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Morocco
Morocco
China
Morocco
Morocco
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Listings
Name and Address of Applicant Title of Conference Venue
Dr. Asghar Ali, Assistant Professor,
Department of Geology, University of
Peshawar
Prof. Dr. Syed Mis bahuddin,
Department of Computer Engineering,
Sir Syed University of Engineering and
Technology, Karachi
Mr. Muhammad Muzammal, Lecturer
(on study leave) Department of
Graduate Studies and Applied Sciences,
Bahria University, Islamabad
Mr. Irfan Ahmad, Lecturer, Department
of Forestry, Range Management and
Wildlife, UAF
Dr. Rabia Taba ssum, Associate
Professor, Department of Education,
Northern University, Nowshera
Mr. Aijaz Ahmed, PhD Scholar,
Department of Education, Northern
University, Nowshera
Mr. Abid Hussain Shahzad, Lecturer,
Department of Educational Training,
Islamia University, Bahawalpur
Mr. Qadir Bukhsh, Lecturer, Department
of Educational Training, Islamia
University, Bahawalpur
Mr. Qamar Ali, Lecturer, Department of
Business Administration, Government
College University (GCU), Faisalabad
Mr. Shafique Qadir Memon, Lecturer,
Department of Agricultural Sciences,
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU),
Islamabad
Dr. Mehjabeen, Assistant Professor,
Department of Pharmacology, Federal
Urdu University of Arts, Science and
Technology (FUUAST), Karachi
Dr. Kousar Yasmeen, Assistant
Professor, Department of Chemistry,
FUUAST, Ka rachi
Dr. Sajid Jahangir, Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry, FUUAST,
Karachi
Dr. Naveed Akhtar, Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmacy, Islamia
University, Bahawalpur
The Interrelationship between
Deformation and Metamorphism
The 2011 International Conference on
Collaboration Technologies and Systems
15 th Pacific-Asia Conference on
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
International Conference on
Agricultural, Biotechnology, Bio systems
and Biological Engineering
World Conference on Psychology,
Counseling and Guidance
World Conference on Psychology,
Counseling and Guidance
2 nd World Conference on Psychology,
Counseling and Guidance
2 nd World Conference on Psychology,
Counseling and Guidance
Annual Hawaii International Conference
on Business
2011 International Conference on
Agricultural Engineering
International Conference of Chemistry
and Environment
International Symposium on Drug
Research and Development from
"Chemistry to Medicine" and New
Horizons for Job Opportunities for
Young Scientist
International Symposium on Drug
Research and Development from
"Chemistry to Medicine" and New
Horizons for Job Opportunities for
Young Scientist
International Symposium on Drug
Research and Development from
"Chemistry to Medicine" and New
Horizons for Job Opportunities for
Young Scientist
Spain
USA
China
The Netherland
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
USA
China
Malaysia
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
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Listings
Name and Address of Applicant Title of Conference Venue
Haji Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Lecturer,
Department of Pharmacy, Islamia
University, Bahawalpur
Mr. Saeed Ullah Jan, PhD Scholar,
Library and Information Science and
Archives Studies, University of Sindh,
Jamshoro
Dr. Muhammad Usman, Assistant
Professor, Faculty of Management and
Administrative Sciences, University of
Gujrat
Prof. Dr. Abdul Qadir, De partment of
Electronic Engineering, NED UET,
Karachi
Dr. Mohammad Sadiq, Assistant
Professor, Department of Chemistry,
University of Malakand, Chakdara
Mr. Shehzad Ashraf Ch, Lecturer,
Department of Computer Sciences, IIU
Islamabad
Prof. Dr. Tanvir Iqbal Qayyum,
Chairman, Department of
Transportation Engineering and
Management, UET, Lahore
Dr. Adnan Qadir, Associate Professor,
Department of Urban and Infrastructure
Engineering, NED-UET, Karachi
Dr. Aamer Ahmed Baqai, Assistant
Professor, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, CEME - NUST, Islamabad
Mr. Syed Muhammad Irfan, Assistant
Professor, Department of Mathematical
Sciences, CIIT, Lahore
Mr. Kashif Amjad, Lecturer, Department
of Engineering, Bahria University,
Islamabad
Ms. Shamim Akhtar, PhD Scholar,
Department of Education, Bahauddin
Zakariya University, Multan
Dr. Majid Iqbal Khan, Assistant
Professor, Department of Computer
Sciences, CIIT, Islamabad
Dr. Muhammad Fahad, Assistant
Professor, Department of Industrial and
Manufacturing, University of Karachi
Prof. Dr. Aziz Akbar, Department of Civil
Engineering, UET, Lahore
International Symposium on Drug
Research and Development from
"Chemistry to Medicine" and New
Horizons for Job Opportunites for Young
Scientist
The Second Asian Conference on Arts
and Humanities
The 10 th Wuhan International
Conference on E-business
International Conference on Circuits
System and Simulation
2011 International Conference on Food
Engineering and Biotechnology
2011 International Conference on
Information and Electronics Engineering
5 th International Conference on
Bituminous Mixture and Pavements
5 th International Conference on
Bituminous Mixture and Pavements
44 th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing
Systems in Madison
Eurasia Business and Economics Society
Conference 2011
Annual Wireless Communication
Symposium
Hawaii International Conference on
Social Sciences
4 th International Conference on
Multimedia Communications Services
and Security (MCSS 11)
International Conference on Materials
and Processing Technologies (MAPT
2011)
14 th Asian Regional Conference on Soil
Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Turkey
Japan
China
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
Greece
Greece
USA
Turkey
USA
USA
Poland
Thailand
China
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Listings
Grants to Organize Seminars/Conferences
Name and Address of Applicant Title of Conference Venue
Prof. Dr. Hasan M. Khan, Director,
National Centre of Excellence in
Physical Chemistry, University of
Peshawar
Dr. Tasleem Akhtar, In Charge R&D,
Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
Dr. S. M. H. Zaidi, Dean, School of
Electrical Engineering and Computer
Sciences, NUST, Islamabad
Mr. Rizwan Amin Sheikh, Assistant
Professor, Suleman Dawood School
of Business, LUMS, Lahore
Dr. Qasim Sheikh, Director, Centre
for Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
NUST, Islamabad
Prof. Dr. Badaruddin, In Charge,
Department of Arabic, FUUAST,
Karachi
Dr. Qasim Sheikh, Director, Centre
for Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
NUST, Islamabad
1 st National Conference on
Physical and Environmental
Chemistry (PEC 2010)
Khyber Medical University
Annual Health Research
Symposium
DISCOVER - Prosperity
Through Entrepreneurship
Conference
Dates
Amounts
(Rs.)
Bara Gali 27-29.009.2010 286,800
Peshawar 15-16.01.2011 235,402
Islamabad 15-16.04.2011 306,000
LUMS HR Confluence 2011 Lahore 23.04.2011 200,000
DISCOVER - Prosperity
Through Entrepreneurship
Lahore 23-24.04.2011 306,000
National Seerat Conference Karachi 26-28.04.2011 657,100
DISCOVER - Prosperity
Through Entrepreneurship
Karachi 01-02.05.2011 306,000
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