Day: May 25, 2022

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Welcome Party and Certificate Distribution Ceremony held at Institute of Islamic Studies

Khairpur, May 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):A Welcome Party and Certificate Distribution Ceremony was organized by the Institute of Islamic Studies, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur. Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, Vice Chancellor was the chief guest of the event. Speaking on this occasion, Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto said that the students of the Institute will render their services for the betterment of society.

He said that students must concentrate on the pursuit of higher education with devotion and commitment. Dr. Ibupoto commended the efforts of Director Institute of Islamic Studies and his team for the establishment of Institute Development Fund (IDF) for the development of the Institute.

Dr. Sajjad Ali Raeesi, Director Institute of Islamic Studies shed light on the achievements of the Institute. He said this Institute is one of the largest Institutes of the University. He remarked that on the platform of IDF, 100 rupees per month being charged from students on volunteerly basis. We have paid the admission fees of 7 students during the First Semester 2022, moreover, beautification and renovation work is being carried out from this fund.

The certificate were distributed among the volunteers of the Institute who are working with Institute Development Fund. Prof. Dr. Taj Muhammad Lashari, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Dr. Zain-ul-Aabideen Arejo, Ms. Shumaila Rubab Rizvi, Founder IDF, Mr. Zohaib Memon and the Faculty Members and students attended the event.

For more information, contact:

Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU)

Old National Highway, Khairpur, 66020 Sindh, Pakistan

Tel: +92-243-9280051-4

Fax: +92-243-9280060

Email: info@salu.edu.pk

Website: https://salu.edu.pk

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Important Announcement

Rawalpindi, May 25, 2022 (PPI-OT): It is notified that the due to current political unrest and unavoidable circumstances, the interviews scheduled for the post of Assistant (BPS-16) on May 26, 2022 at the Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi are postponed and shall be conducted on Monday May 30, 2022. Interviews time and venue shall remain the same.

For more information, contact:

Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU)

Old Presidency, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51 9270050 – 54

Fax: +92-51 9271168

Email: publicadmin@fjwu.edu.pk

Website: www.fjwu.edu.pk

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All Pakistan Science Fair 2022

Swabi, May 25, 2022 (PPI-OT): GIK Science Society under the Student Affairs Department conducted an All Pakistan Event. This year, the GIKI Science society hosted the 22nd iteration of their yearly event, All Pakistan Science Fair on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of May. The event took place after 2 years of being at halt due to the COVID pandemic. School and university delegations from all over Pakistan took part in it. The main purpose for organising the science fair was to challenge the mindset of the youth and give them a platform where they could implement their technical knowledge.

Among the multitudinous modules of the event, the most distinguished were the Science Marathon, Kasoty, Forensics, Metradora, ParaX, Roll the Dice, and AeroModelling. In addition to this, a science exhibition took place where students and teams from all over Pakistan displayed their projects. The All Pakistan Science Fair continued the legacy of delivering an awe-inspiring experience to its audience that wasn’t only filled with wisdom and knowledge but many memorable moments as well.

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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Kishware Haseen Shaad Baad

Swabi, May 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):There is no greater joy than seeing those around you rise up to their full potential. Project Topi under the Student Affairs Department organized an event Kishware Haseen Shaad Baad (KHSB). Every year, Project Topi arranges KHSB with the sole aim of the growth of the underprivileged children. Our carefully curated modules bring out their talents and allows them to shine as they have never before.

We are proud to announce the successful completion of KHSB. This year we were able to reach out to 60+ school students from vastly different backgrounds and provide them a platform to showcase their artistic and debating skills. Social awareness presentations were also given where the children participated enthusiastically.

We received an overwhelming response from these talented children and they rose up beyond expectations. Our heartfelt thanks to the schools and parents who sent their children to us and to our generous donors who keep on making these events possible for us. But most of all to the remarkable children of Topi.

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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UPGP Opening Ceremony

Rawalpindi, May 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):U.S. – Pakistan University Partnerships Grants Program (UPGP) follows the success of the University Partnership initiative, through which American universities in 20 partnerships with Pakistani universities received U.S. government grants to establish three-year bilateral relationships. The program enables departments of the universities which participated in the original partnerships described above to apply for grants of up to USD $50,000 for follow-on projects to share their knowledge with universities which were not part of the original partnership program.

FJWU as alumni of the initial partnership has won the grant under 2021 round and most recently for the 2022 round. The University Partnerships Grants Program 2020-23 (UPGP) is funded by the US Government and administered by the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). The current project titled “Strengthening Teaching and Research Capacity in Pakistani Universities through Collaborative Partnership in Social Sciences” aimed to extend teaching and research capacity building of University faculty to different provinces including Federal Capital, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

The universities are selected on the basis that they have a large number of students and have a greater number of faculty members along with various affiliated colleges and institutes. Along with this, the current project extends to include newly developed universities with a high need of exposure to faculty development programs and have greater number of female faculty and students. In line with the dominant identified needs and priorities, developing and implementing an efficient and sustainable mechanism of teaching and research capacity building of major universities is on our agenda list.

Specifically, we are aiming at a) professional development for early career faculty and their mentorship; b) curricular revisions for establishing scientific and quality standards in selected social science disciplines; c) development of pedagogical skills for critical classroom engagement; d) research capacity building of faculty; e) development of research consortia and webinars for faculty and students across universities for sustained pedagogical teaching and research engagement.

For the current project “Strengthening Teaching and Research Capacity in Pakistani Universities through Collaborative Partnership in Social Sciences” (round 2022), Dr Saima Hamid (Vice Chancellor FJWU) is project advisor and trainer. The project grant is awarded to Dr Aneela Maqsood (Head of Dept. of Behavioural Sciences) as Principal Investigator. Dr. Adeela Rehman (Head of Dept. of Sociology, awardee of 2021 award) is Co-PI in the project. Dr. Shazia Hashmat (Communication and Media Studies) and Ms. Zainab Moin (Dept of Islamic Studies) are project team members and trainers. The project includes US trainers who were part of UPGP exchange programs. The partner universities include seven universities of three major provinces of Punjab, Federal Capital, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Following universities are included in the partnership program:

Partner Universities

University of Sargodha (UOS), Sargodha (Punjab Province)

Govt. College Women University of Faisalabad (Punjab Province)

Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University (PMAS- AAUR), Rawalpindi (Punjab Province)

Kohsar University Murree (Punjab Province)

Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad (Federal Capital)

Women University Swabi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province)

Hazara University Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province)

Fatima Jinnah Women University highly acknowledge the role of US Government and officials of the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) for the grant award and their role in strengthening Pakistan Universities. We are highly thankful to US trainers for their participation in the program.

We are highly thankful to Vice Chancellors and focal persons of all partner universities for their collaboration and facilitation in the UPGP partnership program and its activities. The online opening ceremony is scheduled on May 31st at 6.00 pm (6.00pm to 7.30pm). The formal activities of the project will initiate after the formal opening of the project.

For more information, contact:

Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU)

Old Presidency, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51 9270050 – 54

Fax: +92-51 9271168

Email: publicadmin@fjwu.edu.pk

Website: www.fjwu.edu.pk

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GIK holds meeting of its International Advisory Board

Swabi, May 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):The IAB of GIK sets up international standards for the Institute in terms of the quality of education and research, caliber of the faculty, revision and review of the curricula, and adequacy of the laboratory and library facilities. It also reviews the developmental programs of the Institute and provides guidelines for its growth in future.

GIK held a meeting of its IAB on 24th May 2022. This time the IAB meeting was scheduled online, in the next phase IAB members will have focused meetings with their concerned departments, and afterwards, the IAB meeting is planned in the physical mode towards the end of this year.

The meeting was attended by following international members: Prof. Dr. Shuichi Miyazaki (University of Tsukuba, Japan), Dr. Zahid Ayub (President Isotherm, Inc., USA), Dr. Kamran Iqbal (University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA), Prof. Dr. Samee Khan (Mississippi State University, USA), Dr. Bilal Malik (Personalized Healthcare, Genentech, USA), Prof. Dr. Kaifeng Yang (Florida State University Tallahassee, USA), Prof. Dr. Hanif Chaudhary (University of South Carolina, USA), Dr. Talha J. Pirzada (University of Oxford, UK), Dr. Julfikar Haider (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Prof. Dr. Andrea Bondavalli (Informatica, viale Morgagni-Firenze, Italy), Dr. Jianfu Zhang (Tsinghua University, China), Prof. Dr. Shahbaz Khan (UNESCO, China), Prof. Dr. Kai Sang Lock (Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore), Prof. Dr. Manuel Andres (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain), Dr. Nikoletta Athanassopoulou (University Of Cambridge, UK), Dr. Arsalan Ghani (University of Cambridge, UK).

From GIK, Prof. Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, SI, (Rector, GIK), Prof. Dr. Wasim Ahmed Khan (Pro-Rector Academic), Mr. Sardar Aminullah Khan (Pro-Rector Admin and Finance), Prof. Dr. Mohammad Akbar, Prof. Dr. Sami Farooq, Prof. Dr. Javaid Rabbani Khan, Prof. Dr. M. Ashraf Tanoli, Dr. Zahid Halim, Dr. Syed Fawad Hussain, Dr. Ahmar Rashid, Dr. Fahd Nawaz Khan, Dr. Khalid Rahman, Dr. Naveed R. Butt, Dr. Ghulam Abbad, and Dr. Imran Khan attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, SI.

Participants discussed exiting and new degree programs to be initiated by the institute. Topics related to research and innovation, startups, linkages with industry tech commercialization, transnational education, international ranking, quality, faculty and student exchange, opportunities for joint degrees, and online distance learning, were on the agenda.

The international members of the IAB appreciated the efforts GIK is making to produce quality engineers and scientists for both local and international market. They asked for introducing specific programs related to innovative technologies. The impact that GIK has made globally was acknowledged by all the international members of IAB.

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/