Youth plays pivotal role in Building Inclusive and Tolerant Society: Rector, IIUI

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):Prof. Dr. Muhammad Masoom Yasinzai Rector, International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) while addressing a seminar on “The Role of Youth in Building an Inclusive and Tolerant Society” has said that we are living in a society where youth can do wonders by their abilities and their positive roles as the agents of change and inclusion. He added that students regardless of their majors are obliged to keep spreading the positivity and decrease the negativity.

The Seminar was organized by Iqbal Institute of Research and Diallogue, (IRD), IIUI in collaboration with Karakoram International University, (KIU) Gilgit. Professor Dr. Attaullah Shah, Vice Chancellor, KIU in his closing remarks appreciated the efforts of IRD and emphasized that such activities must be organized more frequently. He further said that being a nation we should follow merit and individual commitment.

The seminar was also addressed by Dr. Husnul Amin, Executive Director, IRD, IIUI, Mr. Waqas Ahmed, Resource Person from IRD, IIUI, Dr. Tasawar Baig, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS), KIU while, it was also attended by a large number of students.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations,
International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
Room No.118, Admin Block, New Campus,
H-10 Sector, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9019249
Fax: +92-51-9257909
Email: iiuipublicrelations@iiu.edu.pk
Website: www.iiu.edu.pk

First Batch of National Freelance Training at IIUI

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):First batch of National Freelance Training at International Islamic University (IIU) has been launched. An MoU was signed between IIUI and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) for the establishment of National Freelance Training centers in IIU for Youth empowerment under Prime Minister Initiative.

The aim of this project is to empower unemployed youth by providing out of work graduates and students with necessary means to earn an honourable income online. This will be achieved through hands on training on international freelancing platforms such as Fiverr, Upwork etc.by partnering with public institutions and organizations that share the same vision.

In the center, freelancing training will be provided to youth to empower them for employment. It will be focused on producing skilled and digitally aware human resource. The agreement is aimed to promote technology and entrepreneurship across the country. Both the university and the board have agreed to jointly work for main streaming the digital skills.

According to details provided by IT department, The first batch of this program started in IIU on 1st of the July 2021 and it includes 350 students. The project is being managed by the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering of IIU. In start, the training mode is online which will be covering following three domains:

Technical: CSS, PHP and SQL

Content Marketing and Advertising: Blogging and SEO

Creative Design: Graphic Designing

The department has assigned a separate coordinator for each domain to effectively manage the students in online and face to face mode of learning.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations,
International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
Room No.118, Admin Block, New Campus,
H-10 Sector, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9019249
Fax: +92-51-9257909
Email: iiuipublicrelations@iiu.edu.pk
Website: www.iiu.edu.pk

Nyxoah Announces Pricing of Nasdaq Public Offering

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – July 2, 2021, 2:40pm CET / 8:40am ET – Nyxoah SA (Euronext Brussels/Nasdaq: NYXH) (“Nyxoah” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), today announced the pricing of its initial public offering in the United States (the “Offering”) of 2,835,000 ordinary shares at a price to the public of US$ 30 per share for total gross proceeds of US$ 85.1 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

In addition, Nyxoah has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 425,250 ordinary shares at the initial public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any.

The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on July 7, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Nyxoah’s ordinary shares are listed on Euronext Brussels under the symbol “NYXH”. The ordinary shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on July 2, 2021 under the same symbol.

Piper Sandler, Stifel and Cantor are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Degroof Petercam is acting as a co-manager.

A registration statement relating to the ordinary shares was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and declared effective on June 30, 2021. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification or publication of an offering prospectus under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

The offering of ordinary shares was made only by means of a prospectus. When available, a copy of the final prospectus can be obtained from Piper Sandler & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, by e-mail at prospectus@psc.com, or by phone at (800) 747-3924; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated at Attention: Syndicate, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94104, by telephone at (415) 364-2720, or by email at syndprospectus@stifel.com; or Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10022; email: prospectus@cantor.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain disclosures that contain “forward-looking statements,” including, without limitation, statements regarding the closing of the offering. Forward-looking statements are based on Nyxoah’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and Nyxoah undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
No public offering will be made and no one has taken any action that would, or is intended to, permit a public offering in any country or jurisdiction, other than the United States, where any such action is required, including in Belgium. Belgian investors, other than qualified investors within the meaning of the Belgian Act of 11 July 2018 on the public offering of securities and the admission of securities to be traded on a regulated market, will not be eligible to participate in the offering (whether in Belgium or elsewhere). The transaction to which this press release relates will only be available to, and will be engaged in only with, in member states of the European Economic Area, persons falling within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market (the “Prospectus Regulation”), and in the United Kingdom, investment professionals falling within article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”), persons falling within article 49 (2), (a) to (d) of the Order and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated. A listing prospectus will be prepared by Nyxoah in accordance with Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation for the purpose of having the new ordinary shares, issued pursuant to the Offering or (as the case may be) the exercise by the underwriters of their 30-day option to purchase additional ordinary shares, admitted to trading on Euronext Brussels.

Contacts:
Nyxoah
Fabian Suarez, Chief Financial Officer
fabian.suarez@nyxoah.com
+32 10 22 24 55

Gilmartin Group
Vivian Cervantes
IR@nyxoah.com

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LMS Result Transformation System launched

Islamabad, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):The IT Center of the International Islamic University (IIU) in collaboration with Exam section has launched a result transformation system integrated with LMS. According to details provided by Incharge IT, the new system has efficiently automated the existing system by improving the transparency, accuracy and precision. He added that the transformation system will be a source of reduced time and manual efforts required in this process.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations,
International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
Room No.118, Admin Block, New Campus,
H-10 Sector, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9019249
Fax: +92-51-9257909
Email: iiuipublicrelations@iiu.edu.pk
Website: www.iiu.edu.pk

Electrical Engineering Department Conducts Training on Layout of Operational Amplifier

Lahore, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Electrical Engineering Department (EED) at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), LUMS, held a specialised training session for Integrated Circuit (IC) Design focused on the layout of an operational amplifier in 180nm Bipolar CMOS and Deep-Trench (BCD) High Voltage Process. The training, conducted from June 21-25, 2021, was planned for the scientists and engineers of the National Electronics Complex of Pakistan (NECOP).

The training was conducted by Dr. Awais Bin Altaf, Assistant Professor at SBASSE and was attended by 10 NECOP participants. The training lasted five days, with eight hours per day dedicated to training focused on the layout design, design rule check, layout vs schematic, post-layout simulation, and final sign-off process for the chip fabrication (taepout). The trainees performed all these tasks in the Embedded Lab in EED using industry-standard Cadence and Mentor Graphics CAD tools for the IC design. This training will help bridge the gap between industry and academia and will lead to future joint collaborative efforts in the area of IC design.

The NECOP participants also engaged with the EED external relation committee and discussed mutual projects of interest during their visit. The training was concluded with a closing ceremony chaired by Dr. Abubakr Muhammad, Head of Department, EED, and Dr. Sabieh Anwar, Dean, SBASSE.

For more information, contact:
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
D.H.A. Lahore Cantt. 54792
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35608000
Fax: +92-42-35725048
Website: www.lums.edu.pk

Subject Specialists Required for Development of Question Bank

Lahore, July 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):Virtual University of Pakistan requires the services of qualified Subject Specialists for the development of question bank in following domains:

1. Physics

2. Chemistry

3. Mathematics

4. Introduction to Computer Science

5. English

6. Islamic Studies

7. Ethics

8. Pakistan Studies

9. General Knowledge

10. Arithmetic and Logical Reasoning

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUBJECT SPECIALISTS

1. Must have 16-year masters’ degree or equivalent from a recognized University.

2. At least 5 years’ teaching experience in any private or public-sector educational institute, having hands on experience of questions/paper-setting at Matric/Intermediate/Undergraduate level.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUBJECT AND LINGUISTIC REVIEWERS

1. Must have 16-year masters’ degree or equivalent from a recognized University.

2. At least 10 years’ teaching experience in any private or public-sector educational institute, having hands on experience of questions/paper-setting at Matric/Intermediate/Undergraduate level.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Only eligible / short listed candidates will be contacted individually.

2. All candidates must apply online through following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfc9pKnSCOWDn4Da_x6pCpOO_DO3G0joi8FRlrBPdfe3Kyr9g/viewform?usp=sf_link

3. A remuneration of Rs. 200 will be paid for the development of every approved question.

4. A remuneration of Rs. 50 will be paid for the QA and Review of every approved question.

5. In case, any deficiency is observed in the eligibility of the candidate, at any stage, his/her candidature will be cancelled, immediately.

6. Virtual University of Pakistan reserves the right to reject any or all applications, at any stage, without assigning any reason.

7. You may apply online on or before Saturday, July 10, 2021.

For more information, contact:
Virtual University of Pakistan (VU)
M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-880-880
Fax: +92-42-99200604, +92-42-99202174
Website: www.vu.edu.pk