Day: October 25, 2022

Lahore, October 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):Food items, shelter, medicines, mosquito nets and repellents, mats, tents, clean water, clothes, and cooking utensils are being distributed to people of Balochistan and Rajanpur since August 2022. Pakistan has witnessed the worst floods of its history that have displaced more than 33 million people and claimed the lives of more than a thousand people across all major provinces. A large number of drowned villages and innumerable casualties were reported due to the floods in Balochistan and South Punjab.

In response to this catastrophe, the UOL Relief team of volunteers comprising staff and students led by Mr. Nasir Mahmood (Pro-Rector, Academics) visited the flood-hit area of Balochistan in order to gauge the scale of damage and offer effective relief services. It was assessed that the regions surrounding the districts of Jhal Magsi and Naseerabad in Balochistan, with a population of more than 150,000 people, had been tragically hit by the calamity and required immediate aid and attention in the form of food, shelter, medical aid, and reconstruction.

The region that was first affected by the continuous spell of monsoon rains underwent further damage with the bursting of Goggi Dam, resulting in all properties and agricultural lands being underwater. To initiate relief work, the team of UOL Relief decided to consider the District Naseerabad first, particularly the areas of Balochistan Union Council Kot Palyani and Union Council Manju Shuri. Up till now, the relief work has been carried out systematically in different phases.

Distribution of food packs

The floods washed away shelters and livestock. It was observed that more than 1,500 families in both Union Councils of District Naseerabad were severely affected. Around 500 families from both Union Councils of Rajanpur were without food and clean drinking water. So far, UOL has distributed more than 2,441 food packs in the two union councils.

Medical camps in Balochistan

Floods led to the spread of infectious diseases like diarrhoea, scabies, fungus infections, upper and lower respiratory tract infections, etc. To provide treatment for such diseases, the UOL Relief set up two medical camps, covering the area of Monjho Shori and Baba Kot in Balochistan in the months of September and October, 2022.

More than 2,441 patients were treated in these two camps. The medical team that was involved in providing treatment was comprised of four doctors: Dr. Nasir Siddique (General Surgery Specialist), Dr. Ali Faiz (Skin Specialist), Dr. Zaima Firdous (Cardiologist), Dr. Asif Naeem a staff nurse, Ms. Mahnoor Mehmood, and two pharmacists, along with four members of the core team of UOL Relief.

Other items being distributed

Tents, slippers, mats, pairs of shoes, and cooking utensils were also distributed to the homeless. To prevent the outbreak and spread of malaria, more than 175 mosquito nets and more than 1,052 repellents were distributed to the flood-affected families. The UOL Relief is continuing to mobilize resources in terms of food packs, shelter, and medical aid for the helpless, hungry, hopeless flood victims.

For more information, contact:
The University of Lahore
1 – KM Defence Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-865-865, +92-42-35322501 +92-42-35321761
Email: info@uol.edu.pk
Website: www.uol.edu.pk

Lahore, October 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):Engineering expert at UOL shares guidelines on the use of renewable solar energy into meeting domestic, agricultural, and industrial needs. Since solar energy reduces carbon footprint and lowers the cost of energy at the same time, it can be effectively utilized as an electricity source in industries, homes, and in agriculture farms.

Engr. Omar Azeem (Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, UOL) shared his expert guidelines during a seminar organized at UOL, which was aimed at providing insights into the solar energy-based PV system technologies and their different classes that can serve as a guideline in choosing the system that can better serve the domestic, agricultural and industrial needs.

Engr. Azeem elucidated the fundamentals of solar energy and photovoltaic, its applications, system sizing, designing, configuration, and installation tips. This seminar helped listeners to be on the front edge of the ever-growing need for power generation and they learned how solar energy could have a positive impact at home, agricultural, or at the industrial level.

During the seminar, the entire process of formation of PV cells along with its characteristics, construction of PV panels with the latest advancements, efficiency, and their types of connections were discussed. Finally, different types of PV system topologies i.e., off grid, hybrid and on-grid systems were taken into account with a special focus on the on-grid systems as they are mostly preferred in society nowadays due to their ability to bidirectional energy transfer thus reducing energy bills. The seminar was organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, in joint efforts with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the University of Lahore (UOL) Student Branch (SB).

For more information, contact:
The University of Lahore
1 – KM Defence Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-865-865, +92-42-35322501 +92-42-35321761
Email: info@uol.edu.pk
Website: www.uol.edu.pk

Lahore, October 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):Higher education pedagogies are rapidly evolving, making it more crucial than ever to keep a university’s faculty abreast of all of the latest technological trends related to teaching. The Teacher Training Academy (TTA) at the University of Lahore (UOL) is fully aware of the need to train faculty. Therefore, it has been organizing an array of training sessions to equip faculty for providing top-tier services.

The trainings were facilitated by different female experts including Dr. Rabia Akhtar (Director, CSSPR and SISS), Ms. Aqdas Aslam (Consultant Trainer, Ibadat Educational Trust, Facilitator), and Dr. Afia Khalid (Assistant Professor, Lahore Business School). One of the training sessions was based on “Teaching with Technology” which introduced faculty to the latest technological tools used during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were also referred to some useful websites for in depth consultation.

Another training session was on “Effective Practices in Teacher Education Support Workshop for Potential Trainers” which was designed to stimulate innovation in teaching and learning approaches. It also helped faculty members to unlearn and relearn appropriate pedagogical skills in extremely volatile classrooms. Faculty were trained on the aspects of the proposal and elements of how to write a proposal, training plan, evaluation, and follow-up plan.

The training on curriculum design was organized in a series of six training sessions in order to provide UOL faculty with the necessary skills to design a wholesome course catering to all the academic needs of the students. During the session, Dr. Khalid discussed the fundamentals of course design, its models being used around the world, and activities to put faculty members’ knowledge into practice. Additionally, Dr. Khalid stressed the KSBs (knowledge, skills, and behaviour) and advised the attendees to focus on them while designing the outline of their assigned courses.

For more information, contact:
The University of Lahore
1 – KM Defence Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-865-865, +92-42-35322501 +92-42-35321761
Email: info@uol.edu.pk
Website: www.uol.edu.pk

Lahore, October 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):Lack of drug education within families and in educational institutions is one of the factors contributing to the rise in drug abuse in Pakistan – Anti-Narcotics Force, Government of Pakistan. And working together is the only way communities can effective in the fight against drug abuse in the country and particularly in education institutes.

Responding to this global menace, The University of Lahore (UOL) in cooperation with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Pakistan, jointly started a series of activities aimed at eliminating drug abuse in the universities of Pakistan.

Recently, an awareness seminar, to deliberate on the effective approaches for the elimination of drug abuse, its harmful consequences, and prevention among the youth, was held at UOL. Major General Ghulam Shabeer Narejo (Director General of ANF Pakistan), as a key resource person addressed the Vice Chancellors and Directors of various institutes from all over Pakistan about drug abuse, its effects, and ways of ensuring drug-free campuses.

He presented the facts and figures about narcotics in Pakistan; routes through which they are smuggled into the country and encouraged the use of research tools to identify drugs. During the session titled “Saving Lives: Drug Awareness and Prevention”, ANF Director General announced the plans of launching an initiative that will involve the hiring of campus ambassadors and volunteers dedicated to the cause of drug-free campuses and the country at large.

After addressing heads of academic institutions, the team of experts from ANF also met UOL students and comprehensively discussed the subject of drug abuse. During the question-answer session, members of the UOL’s Character Building Society pledged to sensitize the students about drug abuse and appoint campus ambassadors for the same cause.

On behalf of UOL, the educative session was arranged by Career Service and Corporate Linkages (CSCL) under the guidance of Mr. Awais Roof (Chairman, BoG) and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (Rector, UOL).

For more information, contact:
The University of Lahore
1 – KM Defence Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-865-865, +92-42-35322501 +92-42-35321761
Email: info@uol.edu.pk
Website: www.uol.edu.pk