Day: April 18, 2022

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Public Defense and Viva Voce Examination of Ms. Sarah Saeed 

Lahore, April 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):This is to inform you that the public defense and viva voce examination of Ms. Sarah Saeed, a candidate of Ph.D. Degree in International Relations will be held on 21.04.2022 (Thursday) at 01:00 p.m. in the Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore. She has completed her thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rana Eijaz Ahmad. The topic of the thesis is “Impact of Climate Change on Transboundary Water Management of Indus River Basin”.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Public Defense and Viva Voce Examination of Ms. Aisha Javed 

Lahore, April 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):This is to inform you that the public defense and viva voce examination of Ms. Aisha Javed, a candidate of Ph.D. Degree in International Relations will be held on 21.04.2022 (Thursday) at 12:00 noon in the Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore. She has completed her thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rana Eijaz Ahmad. The topic of the thesis is “US Foreign Policy towards Pakistan, 2001-2018: A Comparative Analysis of George Walker Bush and Barack Obama Administrations”.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Workshop on Substance Abuse Prevention Skills 

Lahore, April 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Psychology department, University of Central Punjab Lahore, organized a Preconference Workshop on “Substance Abuse Prevention Skills” at the University of Central Punjab on 29th March 2022. It was held in the Psychology Lab of B-building at the University of Central Punjab. The workshop was held as part of the International Conference on Substance Use Disorders held on March 30th-31th March 2022.

The guest speaker was Dr Salman Shahzad, Associate Professor currently serving at the University of Karachi. He is a certified addiction professional. He is a trainer and prevention coordinator in substance use disorder prevention treatment. The workshop aimed to introduce the participants to the various prevention skills used in psychotherapy to help people with addictions and substance abuse issues. In the end, Dr Shazia Hasan (HOD, Psychology Department) presented a shield and souvenir to the guest speaker. Certificates of Participation were also distributed among the participants.

For more information, contact:
University of Central Punjab (UCP)
Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Phone: +92-42-35880007
Fax: +92-42-35954892
Email: info@ucp.edu.pk
Website: https://www.ucp.edu.pk/

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Abrar Ahmad Khan, IoBM alumnus, joins The Beaconhouse Group as Chief Marketing Officer 

Karachi, April 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):Abrar Ahmad Khan, IoBM alumnus, (MBA Class of 2000) has joined the Beaconhouse Group as their Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). He will be heading the Marketing, Communications, and Brand teams for the Group. Previously, Abrar served as General Manager of the Nestle Division at Ali Gohar and Company; Pakistan’s leading distribution house. Abrar has over 24 years of experience working with top brands in the Middle East and Pakistan including Nestle, Panasonic, National Foods and Dawlance. In a statement, while sharing his experience at IoBM, Abrar said, IoBM was a truly memorable experience and paved a strong foundation for where I am today.

He mentioned that we were amongst the first batches to go into the market and establish ourselves as a new business school; CBM in 1996. He was the business manager of the college Magazine, a member of the dramatics society, led college annual functions as a master of ceremony, acted in the college annual play, and was the vice-captain of the CBM football team. He also advised IoBM students and all fresh graduates to “work hard, stay humble and network”.

For more information, contact:
Institute of Business Management (IoBM)
Korangi Creek, Karachi, Pakistan
UAN: +92-21-111-002-004
Tel: +92-21-35090961-67
Fax: +92-21-35090968
Email: omer.iftikhar@iobm.edu.pk, mec@iobm.edu.pk
Website: https://www.iobm.edu.pk/

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World Autism Awareness Day

Rawalpindi, April 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):NUMS Department of Psychology (NDP) celebrated “World Autism Awareness Day” on 5th April 2022. The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 2nd April as World Autism Awareness Day to emphasize the importance of assisting and raising awareness regarding those with Autism. This year the theme of World Autism Awareness Day, as decided by the UN, is “Inclusive Quality Education for All.” This theme targets the 4th sustainable development goal (SDGs), quality education for all, including persons with disabilities.

The event was fully loaded with engaging activities and an inter-university poster competition. The event consisted of an exclusive interview with Dr. Temple Grandin; an acclaimed author, activist, and autistic; whose biopic has been produced by HBO in 2010 named Temple Grandin. Students of NDP gave their zealous contribution and were given the exposure. The event started with the introductory note from chief organizer Ms. Halima Sadia Qureshi, Lecturer NDP, followed by the opening note by the Head of Department, Prof. Dr. Shazia Khalid, and comments by worthy Dean Prof. Dr. Azam Chaudhary. Dr. Uzma Masroor (Chair Department of Humanities, Education and Psychology) was the Chief Guest of the event. Dr. Uzma Masroor is a consultant clinical psychologist who has a specialization in Autism and has been working in the field for more than 20 years.

The chief guest gave a brief overview and shared the required knowledge regarding Autism with the audience. The flyers shared to spread awareness regarding Autism helped the audience take away the knowledge regarding Autism and avoid misunderstandings related to Autism. Followed by the talk, the exclusive interactive interview with Dr. Temple Grandin conducted by Ms. Halima Sadia Qureshi, Lecturer, NDP, inculcated a deep understanding of Autism, and the living example of coping with the condition and being professionally successful was motivating not only for people without Autism but also for parents of children with Autism and children with Autism themselves.

Proceeding with the event, the inter-university poster competition gave a chance to university students to be part of a healthy competition gaining awareness regarding Autism and motivating them to secure the positions rewarded with certificates and gifts. Jury for the poster competition was chief guest Dr. Uzma Masroor and Prof. Dr. Shazia Khalid. Dr Uzma Masroor announced the winners’ names, and the first position was a tie. Two posters stood first: Ms. Enaab Syed from semester 5, DSBS, NUMS, and Ms. Shanzae Idrees and Ms. Misbah Sehar from semester 5, BS Public Health, NUMS. Ms. Areej Irfan secured the third position from semester 2, BS Psychology, NUMS. The aesthetic sense and knowledge of the students from diverse academic fields were appreciated and encouraged by the chief guest.

After the poster competition, the skit prepared by students of BS 1st semester NDP and supervised by Ms. Halima Sadia Qureshi amused the audience. It also delivered the required message of awareness regarding Autism. The two short films by BS 1st semester NDP students were displayed before conclusion of event by distributing gifts among the winner and certificates to all the participants of various activities and organizing teams. The audience gave valuable feedback regarding the event. The day’s celebrations helped the layman gain more knowledge about Autism fulfilling the purpose of World Autism Awareness Day.

For more information, contact:
National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS)
The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9270677
Email: info@numspak.edu.pk
Website: http://numspak.edu.pk

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The Digital Transformation Centres Initiative 

Lahore, April 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Virtual University of Pakistan was awarded the 10th ITU DTC in the world in the Second Phase of the ITU DTC initiative.

The Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative was launched in September 2019 by ITU in partnership with Cisco with the objective of supporting countries to strengthen the digital capacities of citizens, particularly in the underserved communities. The selected DTCs become part of a global network of institutions to accelerate the uptake of digital technologies among citizens and boost the capacity of young entrepreneurs and SMEs to succeed in the digital economy.

The purpose of the DTC initiative is to:

Deliver basic digital skills training to enhance digital literacy and foster uptake of digital tools among those at the bottom of the social pyramid.

Deliver intermediate digital skills training to provide users with job-ready skills, improve workplace efficiency and enhance chances of employability.

Improve the capacity of policymakers to design and implement digital skills programmes.

Conduct train-the-trainer programmes on digital skills to ensure scalability and self-sustainability in digital skills capacity development.

Train SMEs in the field of digital technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship.

To launch phase 2, a kick-off workshop was held in Geneva, Switzerland, The workshop was attended by a Three (03) member delegation from the Virtual University of Pakistan. The aim of the workshop was to bring together representatives of the 13 DTCs (8 DTCs from phase 1 and 5 additional DTCs joining in phase 2) to gain a common understanding of how to best achieve the objectives of the Initiative and to discuss the activities they will be expected to undertake.

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