Day: May 8, 2023

Islamabad, May 08, 2023 (PPI-OT): PKRs. 1 Million has been granted to Dr. Habib Ahmad, Assistant Professor (FET) and Affiliate of Centre for Advanced Electronics and Photovoltaic Engineering (CAEPE) of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), for the project, “US-Funded Workshops for Exposure of High School Students to Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy in Pakistan”. This project will be carried out at CAEPE, IIUI. The funding agencies are the United States U.S. Mission and the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN).

Proposals from over the Pakistan were accepted in January 2023 and hundreds of proposals were submitted to this funding call. The proposals were reviewed by the U.S. Mission Committee to ensure a fair, competent and objective assessment of their merit. The entire process of review and decision took up to two months from the application submission deadline.

The Alumni Small Grant (ASG) Program is jointly administered by the U.S. Mission and the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN). The ASG encourages alumni to leverage their exchange program learning to put ideas into action to create meaningful change. The ASG program offers funding opportunities on a competitive basis, for initiatives that create impact at professional, organizational and community levels. These funding opportunities are open to the alumni of the U.S. Government-funded exchange programs.

Dr. Habib’s project, which is among a very few pitches awarded this year, aims to organize scientific enrichment workshops for public and private SSC and HSSC science students across Islamabad and Rawalpindi aimed at scientific exposure to Pakistan’s energy and nanotechnology requirements. These workshops will be aligned towards the facilities and scientific expertise available at the Centre. Around one hundred direct and thousands of indirect students at their career defining phases would benefit from these workshops, specifically designed to be held at the Centre for Advanced Electronics and Photovoltaic Engineering (CAEPE) at IIUI, while going through hands-on learning and scientific activities via state-of-the-art nanotechnology tools.

They would also be given take-home aid materials. Dr. Habib has thanked Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shuja Syed, Founding Executive Director (CAEPE) for all the support and guidance provided during the proposal development phase. On this occasion, Prof. Shuja termed this project as a translational effort to create societal impact through research and facilities as envisaged in IIU’s strategic plan (2022-26).

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

Islamabad, May 08, 2023 (PPI-OT): Faculty of Social Science and Humanities MY University Islamabad is Organising a Seminar on the topic of Effective use of Electronic Resources and Citation Management Tools on May 7, 2023, at the Campus auditorium, the timing of this Seminar is 9:30am- 1200pm.

The Guest Speaker of the Seminar is Dr. Amjid Khan.

About the speaker:

Dr. Khan is an academic, researcher, trainer, and data analyst and currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Library and Information Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan.

Dr. Khan obtained his MPhil and Ph.D. in LIS from IUB, Pakistan.

He has over 17 years of experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, conducting and supervising research, and administrating libraries and archives of government and non-government institutes. He is also serving as the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (IJoLIS).

Dr. Khan published several research papers in WoS and Scopus on digital libraries, e-learning, e-resources, e-books, information-seeking behaviours, HRM in librarianship, academic libraries, etc. He is also serving the community as a resource person in professional workshops and seminars. He was awarded as “1st Place International Paper Contest Winner Award (2015-16)” by The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS and T) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III). Recently, he won English Work Project, worth $.08M from the US-Embassy, Islamabad Pakistan.

For more information, contact:

MY University

Street # 40 (G-10/4) Islamabad PO Box 44000, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-8733217, +92-51-8733218

E-mail: contact@myu.edu.pk

Website: http://myu.edu.pk/

Islamabad, May 08, 2023 (PPI-OT): The worthy vice-chancellor MY University, Prof. Dr. Saeed Ul Hassan Chishti, participated, as guest speaker, in the two-day workshop on, “Improving Gender Equality in Pakistan Higher Education Leadership and Decision Making”. This workshop was conducted by British Council, Quaid-e-Azam University and University of Gloucestershire.

For more information, contact:

MY University

Street # 40 (G-10/4) Islamabad PO Box 44000, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-8733217, +92-51-8733218

E-mail: contact@myu.edu.pk

Website: http://myu.edu.pk/

Turbat, May 08, 2023 (PPI-OT): It is notified for the information of all students/ concerned that the University of Turbat shall re-open for academic activities from 10th May 2023 (Wednesday).

For more information, contact:

University of Turbat

University Town Ginnah, M-8 Road Turbat,

Balochistan, Pakistan

Tel: +92-852-412045

Email: info@uot.edu.pk

Website: https://uot.edu.pk

Lahore, May 08, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering organized a seminar on April 6, 2023 to spread knowledge on the practical implementations of the principles needed to be followed in our daily lives in light of the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Guest Speaker, Dr. Hafiz Waqas Khan a renowned Islamic scholar currently working as an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department at Riphah International University Islamabad delivered a very comprehensive lecture on the Life and Times of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He addressed important aspects of Seerat un Nabi S.A.W, in light of the Qur’an affecting today’s society with a special emphasis on character building.

The guest speaker’s talk was highly informative and he engaged the audience by giving them practical examples of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) struggle. He presented the Prophetic era in order to seek solutions for the individual as well as collective problems to build the strong character of Muslim youth. A large number of students and faculty members attended the seminar. In the end, Dr. Muhammad Altaf, Associate Professor from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering presented a souvenir to the guest speaker with a vote of thanks.

For more information, contact:

COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus

Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore Pakistan

Tel: +92 042-99204786,

FAX: +92 (42) 99203100

E-Mail: admissions@cuilahore.edu.pk

Websites: https://lahore.comsats.edu.pk

Lahore, May 08, 2023 (PPI-OT): On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the China Belt and Road Initiative, an exhibition titled “Star Moon Road; China-Pakistan Contemporary Arts Exchange ” organized by the University of Education, Lahore in collaboration with the Lahore Museum concluded on May 5, 2023. The closing ceremony of the exhibition was held in the main Campus Township of the University, which was presided over by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha (S.I., H.I.) while former Federal Secretary Akhlaq Ahmed Tarar was the chief guest of the ceremony. 16 famous artists from China and 2 from Pakistan participated in the exhibition.

Renowned artists like Jamal Shah and Faryal Gohar from Pakistan also graced the exhibition. During the two days, the works of artists were exhibited in the Lahore Museum along with the UE, which was much appreciated by the public and a large number of art lovers who came to see the works. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the exhibition, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Talat Nasir Pasha (S.I., H.I.) said that no one doubts the friendship between Pakistan and China and the strong relations between these countries. The people of these countries have a special interest in understanding each other’s culture, civilization, arts and language in order to promote cooperation.

There are currently around 12 Chinese students studying in University of Education, Lahore, which is an honour for us. The Vice-Chancellor hailed the exhibition of Chinese and Pakistani artists as the best activity and congratulated all the organizers for its successful organization. The Chief Guest, former Federal Secretary Akhlaq Ahmed Tarar, in his opening address, commended the University of Education, Lahore and its Vice Chancellor for the successful conduct of the exhibition. The former federal secretary said that Pakistan-China exchange programs in various fields including education and training, arts, culture are not only strengthening the relations of these countries, but it will open new ways of development and prosperity.

Nowadays, when the whole world is suffering from economic and social issues, it is very welcome for two friendly countries to stand together. Later, the chief guest visited the art pieces along with the Vice Chancellor and the Chinese guests. A large number of well-known political and social figures of the country, vice chancellors of various universities, intellectuals, experts related to the department of culture and arts, university directors/principals and students were also present in the closing ceremony.

Meanwhile, the ongoing second two-day annual international conference on “Recent Approaches in Plant Sciences (RAPS)” organized by the Department of Botany of the University of Education, Lahore also concluded on May 5, 2023. The closing ceremony of the international conference was held at the UE main Campus Township which was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Talat Nasir Pasha (S.I., H.I.) while Rector University of Lahore Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (H.I., S.I.) was the chief guest.

Addressing the event, the speakers appreciated the work of researchers and experts and emphasized on benefiting from it practically. Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arshad, Director Division of Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Alam Saeed and Chairperson Department of Botany Prof. Dr. Abrar Hussain and others also spoke on this occasion. It should be noted that scientists and researchers from America, UK, China, Turkey, Africa and all over Pakistan participated in the conference.

For more information, contact:

University of Education

Tel: +92-42-99262223-4

Email: vc@ue.edu.pk

Website: www.ue.edu.pk