Day: June 21, 2021

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Lt. Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan, President POA Awarded Prizes to the Winners of POA National Painting Competition 2020

Lahore, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): We are hopeful that this letter finds you in the best of your health and well-being of your family. An interactive session with winners of the Painting Competition on Olympic Day 2020 was held at Pakistan Olympic House where the winners in various categories expressed their experience and interacted with Lt. Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan, President POA. The session was organized in hybrid mode with participants attended both virtually and at the Pakistan Olympic House Lahore where the artworks were displayed.

Lt. Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan thanked all the participants of the competition and stated that the Olympic Movement has had celebrated the arts work ever since the inception of Modern Olympics. He congratulated the winners and their parents for the exceptional displays they had sent to the POA. He further informed the participants that all selected artworks received by POA shall be preserved and displayed with the name of their artists.

He encouraged the youngsters to be part of the POA programs in particular to become volunteers for 14 South Asian Games to be hosted by Pakistan. POA had delivered prizes to the winners. Under the category of Paint Where You Train, Ms. Muneeba Urooj secured first position and Ms. Javeria Mobeen. Muhammad Shayan and Mr. Muhammad Imran secured second and third positions respectively.

In Paint Your Game Mr. Muhammad Ramzan secured first position, Mr. Muhammad Rehan Khalid and Mr. Muhammad Shayan were awarded second and third slots. Lastly in Paint the Champion, Ms. Ayesha Noor got the first position, Ms. Mahr Afroz Khanum secured second and Mr. Abdullah Noman held the third position. POA also acknowledged two special sculptures of Ms. Saliha Shafqat and Ms. Enasa Aziz. The winners and their parents expressed their delight for the Painting Competition and the encouragement of youngsters by the POA. Lt. Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan, President POA applauded the work of POA Culture Commission headed by Mr. Kamran Lashari.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Olympic Association
Olympic House, 2-Hameed Nizami (Temple) Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Postal Code: 54000
Phone: +92-42-36280002, +92-42-36373753
Email: info@nocpakistan.org
Website: https://nocpakistan.org/

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Mentorship Development Program 2021-Australia Award Concludes at Fatima Jinnah Women University

Rawalpindi, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Australia Awards Mentorship Development Program 2021 awarded to Fatima Jinnah Women University as delivery partner successfully concluded on June 20, 2021. The chief guest of the ceremony was Dr. Saima Hamid, Vice Chancellor, and Fatima Jinnah Women University. The focal person and team lead of the program was Dr. Bushra Yasmin, Australia Awards Alumni of ‘Women in Executive Leadership Program’ and Associate Professor of Economics, FJWU.

The program was comprised of workshop on Mentorship Development under the theme of ‘Safe Ear’ and was conducted in four sessions held on 12, 13, 19 and 20 June, 2021, on the sub-themes i) Capacity Building Mentorship Development Program: Issues and Challenges, ii) Harassment Policies and Systems: The Way Forward for Pakistan: Raising Awareness and Sensitization, iii) Mental Health and Wellbeing: Individual, Work and Collective Wellness and iv) From Practice to Perfect Leadership Master Class, respectively.

The resource persons of the sessions were Prof. Dr. Shaheena Ayub Bhatti, Director WRRC, FJWU, Dr. Aneela Maqsood, Incharge Behavioural Sciences Department, Dr. Shaheryar Naveed, Incharge Public Administration Department, and Dr. Bushra Yasmin from FJWU. The guest speakers were Prof. Dr. Samina Amin Qadir, Ex-Vice Chancellor, FJWU, Ms. Benazir Jatoi, Barrister and Ms. Zahida Bukhari, SSP, Islamabad.

The workshop was followed by the preparation and dissemination of Toolkit on the Mentorship. The attendees of the workshop were the women Alumni of Australia Awards working in top leadership and management positions at various organizations. The program helps foster leadership capabilities among the participants through mentoring and will support university in developing networks for teaching, research and professional collaboration with the other organizations.

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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MoU signed between UMT and City News Network

Lahore, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the University of Management and Technology UMT and City News Network, one of the largest media groups, with 1 international and 4 national news channels. The MoU was signed by Dr Muhammad Aslam, Rector UMT and Salim Bukhari Group Director Digital media, City News Network.

The ceremony was witnessed by Mohsin Naqvi, CEO City News Network, Gohar Ejaz, Patron in Chief, APTMA, Salim Bukhari, Group Director Digital media, City News Network, Khuram Kaleem, Director Programming, City News Network, Mian Tahir, Director News Channel 24, Ibrahim Hasan Murad, President, UMT, Prof Abid HK Shirwani, Director General, UMT, Lt Gen (R) Javed Hassan, Advisor to the President UMT and Dean’s/UMO Heads.

In his address, Ibrahim Hasan Murad, President UMT highlighted the importance of industry-academia linkages and assured maximum support to the media industry through several possible collaborations. Gohar Ejaz, Chief Guest also announced 100 Scholarships for deserving UMT students. The aim of this MoU is to create a strategic alliance and seamless linkage among both the parties to cooperate in areas of learning and development as well as to facilitate training, internships and career development prospects for participants, staff and alumni.

For more information, contact:
Media Coordinator,
University of Management and Technology (UMT)
C-II, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-300-200
Tel: +92-42-35212801-10
Fax: +92-42-35184789
Email: yaqoob@umt.edu.pk
Website: https://www.umt.edu.pk

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Session on How HR role has transformed in the COVID-19 Crisis

Karachi, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): A session on ‘How HR role has transformed in the COVID-19 crisis!’ by Mrs. Hubna Farhan – Head of HR and OD at Adamjee Textile Mills (Pvt.) Ltd. was held through Zoom on June 10th, 2021 was conducted by Ms. Tehseen Azhar – Director of Alumni Relations and Senior Lecturer (MS). The session was exclusively for the students of the Human Resource Management (HRM) course. Mrs. Hubna Farhan being a seasoned HR Professional with over 14 years of experience in the manufacturing industry including all leading sectors like Pharmaceutical, FMCG and Textile shared her valuable knowledge and experiences with the students simply and interactively.

She described ‘change’ as a forced thing, as it’s in basic human nature to stay in their comfort zone. According to her, the Covid-19 crisis has turned out to be a lifestyle changer and is considered a new normal. She then described the two main challenges faced by the HR department, first one was to manage the operations of their department, and the second one was to create an integrated joint experience where everybody feels comfortable and valued so that the business processes flow smoothly and employees can perform their parts remotely.

Most of the organizations are now optimally utilizing the interactive HR module due to the crisis, as they have no other option but to go digital. This shift to digitalization has also drastically changed the work style of top management as there is less physical interaction with the employees. This saves them time which they can utilize more productively. Going digital has helped HR is reducing discrimination and politics at the workplace as the data and objectives are there for all relevant personal to see and evaluate the performance of the employees.

HR department workload is doubled in this Covid-19 crisis, as they first have to get the training themselves and then have to train the employees to do their respective tasks effectively. Apart from this, the HR department also has to make time to focus on the successful implementation of the transformation agenda of the whole organization.

According to her, the HR department now matters more than every other department and an HR professional is now considered a Super Man of the organization. In the end, a Q/A session took place which the students utilized effectively by asking HR-related questions from Mrs. Hubna Farhan and gaining valuable knowledge from her insightful answers.

For more information, contact:
Manager Marketing,
DHA Suffa University (DSU)
DG-78, Off Khayaban-e-Tufail, Ph-VII (Ext.),
DHA, Karachi-75500, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35244871
Email: sabah.baloch@dsu.edu.pk
Website: www.dsu.edu.pk

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Research Publication Workshop by Department of Education, Fatima Jinnah Women University

Rawalpindi, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): Department of Education, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi propose one day workshop comprising of four sessions on Research Publication for Graduate students and faculty members. The workshop is designed to focus on key topics in publication in social sciences. The workshop will be delivered in participatory mode that will comprise presentations, directed discussions and hand-on activities – discussing some prototypes from recommended journals with high impact factor.

In addition to an appreciative and/or critical review on Research Publication, the workshop significantly seeks to encourage constructive dialogue aimed at helping research students to draw research articles from thesis work. Participants will also learn about the Journal of Educational Research and Professional Development (JERPD) and various ways to get an access of JERPR and publish research materials.

Objectives of the Workshop

Participants will be able to gain practical experience to:

Choose an appropriate journals for publication in social sciences

Select relevant repositories for their research outputs

Comprehend the differences between publication, sharing, and archiving.

Differentiate between open and restricted access publication.

Get an overview of the tools and repositories for publishing research outputs.

Gauge the process of getting article published from thesis work

Learn about the protocols of research outputs that should and should not (e.g. confidential data) be published.

Sessions of the Workshop

This workshop will be comprised of following three sessions on July 19, 2021 at 09:30am to 2:30pm.

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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UVAS secures highest competitive research funding from PHEC

Lahore, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore faculty members secured the highest research funding in the recent call for proposals announced by the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC). Six faculty members from different departments of UVAS including Prof Dr Habib ur Rehman (Physiology), Prof Dr Aftab Ahmad Anjum (Microbiology), Dr Muhammad Nawaz (Microbiology), Dr Mian Abdul Hafeez (Parasitology), Dr Haroon Akbar (Parasitology) and Dr Muhammad Ijaz (Veterinary Medicine) won the competitive research grants of worth Rs 44.5 million.

While visiting UVAS, Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Prof Dr Fazal Ahmad Khalid cherished the UVAS faculty and committed to increase the research funding for universities in future. The Vice Chancellor UVAS also appreciated the dynamic UVAS faculty and ORIC and wished the faculty for the successful completion of the projects.

Earlier, UVAS held the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore’s 1st meeting of the steering committee of the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC). Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad and Director National Feeds Limited Dr Musaddiq Asif co-chaired the meeting while Vice-Chancellor University of Education Lahore Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha, Prof Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik from FC College University, Dr Mustafa Kamal and a number of renowned academicians, industrialists and distinguished professors attended the meeting.

The committee members approved the five year strategic plan of ORIC and endorsed various initiatives like technology transfer support fund, entrepreneurial seed fund and establishment of Science and Innovation Club to promote research, innovation and commercialization activities at UVAS.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk