Day: June 18, 2021

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Habib University Devises Holistic Academic Plan in Response to CAIE’s Decision

Karachi, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):In the wake of the decisions made by the Cambridge International Examinations (CAIE), Habib University has developed a flexible academic plan to accommodate students in the midst of educational challenges posed by the global pandemic.

CAIE’s decision provided students with the option to defer their A-level (Advanced Level) exams to the October/November 2021 session. In addition to creating a provision for students – the CAIE has also declared that it will conduct the delayed examinations later this year in the safest way possible.

Through primal efforts, Habib University has devised a holistic academic plan in response to CAIE’s decision in order to provide complete support and convenience to the students and remove any hurdles from their path to academic success amidst the crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic. As an agile and student-centric university, Habib University has developed a feasible and student-friendly academic plan comprising of steps taken for students with deferred CAIE examinations to ensure that these students do not suffer academically during their college-to-university transition.

In announcing the plan for CAIE students, Mr. Mohsin Rizvi, the head of the Student Recruitment and the Admission Department at Habib University, explained how the University is extremely concerned about the future of students and places them at the heart of its every institutional decision. He elaborated upon the steps that HU has taken, taking into account the convenience of all students, to create a holistic plan that will prevent academic loss and ensure a smooth transition to university regardless of their chosen CAIE 2021 examination session – either May/June 2021 session or Oct/Nov 2021 deferred examination session.

The academic plan created is as follows:

Students with deferred CAIE’s examination in October/November 2021 session

Students with deferred CAIE’s examination in Oct/Nov 2021 session will be admitted and required to begin their term in August 2021.

Considering that these students will need time to prepare for their exams, the university will tailor for them an agile program with a feasible workload, allowing them to enroll in and begin their first semester along with other students but with fewer credit hours.

To make up for the remaining credits of the first semester, these facilitated students will be required to complete unfinished courses from the first semester during the semester of Summer 2022, which will be made available to them without any additional fee.

Students with a Gap-Year or A2 CAIE Examinations in May/June 2021 session

Students who had appeared for A level examinations in the May/June 2020 session or the Oct/Nov 2020 session and those students who took a gap year, will be required to begin their term in August 2021 with the full course load and move on to the next semester (Spring 2022) as per the regular academic plan of the university.

Students belonging to this category will not be eligible for a special provision and are not required to enroll in the Summer 2022 semester.

Students who had appeared for and cleared their CAIE A2 examinations in May/June 2021 session will be enrolled in the university with full course load and will be required to begin a regular academic term from August 2021.

With the carefully designed academic plan, the University aims to achieve its goal of offering an uninterrupted education irrespective of all the hardships and trials emerging from the current uncertain times.

For more information, contact:
Habib University
Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-34301051-55
Email: marketing@habib.edu.pk
Website: www.habib.edu.pk

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Ph.D. Thesis Defense of Mr. Saadullah Khan

Peshawar, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Ph.D. thesis defense of Mr. Saadullah Khan, Registration No # GCM 1741, Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, will be held as per the following schedule:

Thesis title:

Electrochemical, Photoelectrocatalytic, and Photocatalytic Removal of Azo Dyes from Wastewater: From Experimental Test to Statistical and Computation Modelling and Optimization

Supervised by:

Dr. Sajjad Hussain

Co-Supervised by:

Dr. Hammad Amjad Khan

Schedule:

Friday, 25th June, 2021 @ 10:00 AM

TIME: 10:00 AM

DATE: June 25, 2021 (Friday)

VENUE: Online through zoom

All faculty members, engineers and final year and graduate students are invited to attend through the following link:

Join Zoom Defense:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86871962840?pwd=OFc2MlJQRlZDNWdrVGJObTVvNlFYdz09

Meeting ID: 868 7196 2840

Passcode: 368751

For more information, contact:
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI)
Topi 23640, District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tel: +92-938-281026
Fax: +92-938-281032, +92-938-281041
Website: https://www.giki.edu.pk/

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Team Pakistan Engineering Council visits UET Lahore for the re-accreditation of Nine BSc programs

Lahore, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):A delegation of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) led by Convener Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tufail visited University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore. The purpose of PEC team’s visit was to review the requirements for re-accreditation of 9 BSc programs. The delegation accompanied by Vice Chancellor UET Lahore Prof. Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar visited Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering and Design, Transportation Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials, Petroleum and Gas, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics and Control Engineering departments.

The delegation reviewed the required qualified faculty and other facilities at UET for re-accreditation of UET’s 9 degree programs. On this occasion, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar appreciated the efforts of the faculty and management of the concerned faculty to make arrangements as per the standards of PEC. He hoped that the university would continue to take steps in the best interest of the students in the future as well.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Engineering and Technology (UET)
G.T. Rd, Lahore – 54890
Tel: +92-42-99250274, +92-42-99029358
Cell: +92-321-9467302
Email: tanveerqasim@yahoo.com
Website: www.uet.edu.pk

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Final Exams Schedule of MS/M.Phil/Ph.D and Face to Face Programs, Spring 2021

Islamabad, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Final Exams Schedule of Spring 2021 is as under:

1. All MS/M.Phil and Ph.D programs of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities will be held at AIOU Main Campus w.e.f 24-06-2021. Date Sheet and Roll # slips have been issued/uploaded at the website.

2. All MS/M.Phil and Ph.D programs of the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies will be held at AIOU Main Campus w.e.f 28-06-2021. Date Sheet and Roll # slips have been issued/uploaded at website.

3. All BS/M.Sc/MS/M.Phil and Ph.D (Face to Face) programs of the Faculty of Sciences will be conducted w.e.f 1st July, 2021 at AIOU Main Campus. Date Sheet will be issued shortly.

4. All MS/M.Phil and Ph.D programs of the Faculty of Education will be held at Main Campus on 2nd Week of July, 2021. Date Sheet will be issued in due course of time. (Conduct Section, Exams Deptt.)

For more information, contact:
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)
Ashfaq Ahmed Road, Sector H-8,
Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-111-112-468
Email: director_sac@aiou.edu.pk, support@aiou.edu.pk
Website: http://www.aiou.edu.pk/

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CSO hosts Virtual Session on The Critical Role of Marketing Communications in Business

Lahore, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Career Services Office had the pleasure of hosting a session on The Critical Role of Marketing Communications in Business with Ms. Sonya Kayani, Regional Communications Director; Greater Middle East-Tetra Pak. The session was moderated by Ms. Bareera Malik (Student, Business Department) under the supervision of Ms. Irtifa Nasir (Assistant Professor of Marketing, Business Dept) on June 14th, 2021.

Ms. Sonya Kayani is an award-winning multilingual marketing and communications expert with a prolific career spanning 18 years across diverse industries such as B2B, Banking, FMCG and Oil and Gas in Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, GCC Countries and Africa. She joined Tetra Pak as Communications Manager in 2016 and quickly rose through the ranks to Director Regional Communications, Greater Middle East.

In this insightful and thought-provoking session, Ms. Sonya addressed a number of topics pertinent to the role of marketing communications in Business. She shared with us her wealth of experience from the areas of international communications, brand management, global marketing and crisis management. She also talked about how communication differs from country to country and across cultures. Ms. Sonya further elaborated upon crisis management and recommended that it is always better to stay vigilant towards social media buzz and be aware of what, when and how to respond especially in the age of social media where there is two way communication and audiences are active content creators, which in effect, can be a double-edged sword for brands.

Ms. Sonya also shed light on the importance of internal communications and how imperative it is to keep employee sentiment in mind because at the end of the day they are ambassadors for the organization. High employee satisfaction is shown to increase retention rates as well as performance.

Ms. Sonya concluded the session by giving a very valuable piece of advice to our students: being passionate and committed towards your career is what leads you to success and that the field of marketing communications requires you to be very confident, resilient, have a thick skin and the ability to adapt to whatever environment you are placed in. We are really grateful to Ms. Sonya Kayani for enlightening our students with the insights of the corporate world. We hope this was the first of many engagements we have with her in the days to come.

For more information, contact:
Forman Christian College
Ferozpur Road, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231581-8
Fax: +92-42-99230703
E-Mail: contact@fccollege.edu.pk
Website: www.fccollege.edu.pk

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COVID-19 Vaccination Facility Established in University of Chitral

Chitral, June 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):Following directives of Provincial Government and Higher Education Department Covid-19 Vaccination Facility has been established in University of Chitral in collaboration with Health Department and Rescue 1122 Chitral. Vaccination of Administrative staff and faculty members has been completed. Vaccination of students of the University of Chitral is in progress.

Vice-Chancellor University of Chitral Prof. Dr. Zahir Shah visited the vaccination centre and appreciated the efforts of staff and termed it as a timely step for the staff and students of the University of Chitral. Focal Person Covid-19 Mr. Mustafa Kamal briefed Vice-Chancellor about the progress of vaccination. The Vice-Chancellor directed the concerned officials to complete the vaccination process and achieve 100% results as soon as possible.

For more information, contact:
University of Chitral
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tel: +92-943-412819
Website: https://uoch.edu.pk