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UVAS VC administers oath to NTSA new office-bearer

Lahore, April 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):The newly-elected office-bearers of the Non-Teaching Staff Association of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore were sworn-in here on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad chaired the oath-taking ceremony and administered oath to the office-bearers.

The new office-bearers are Asad Shah (President), Jawaid Iqbal (Senior Vice-President), Rana Shahid (Vice-President), Muhammad Shafique Gujjar (General Secretary), Hameed Maseeh (Joint Secretary), Amjad Mubarik (Finance Secretary), Waris Ali (Secretary Information), Shahid Ali (Patron in Chief).

Prof Nasim congratulated the new cabinet members of NTSA and said, “The UVAS has always given equal importance to the support staff and UVAS achievements in education, sports, national and international ranking and research are the result of collective efforts of the whole staff. He supported all the employees’ welfare steps of the union. Prof Nasim lauded the efforts of UVAS non-teaching staff members and their services and contribution for the development of the university. He advised them to work hard with full of dedication and play their role for the betterment of the university.

NTSA President Asad Shah presented the agenda of the association related to 25 percent special disparity reduction allowance, residential issues, recruitment of employees’ children and confirmation of daily wages staff for the welfare of the employees. President Academic Staff Association Prof Dr Aneela Zameer Durrani and President Officer Staff Association Mr Rizwan Saleem also spoke on the occasion. A large number of UVAS staff attended the oath-taking ceremony.

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

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Hands-on trainings on ‘Cheese making and Intervention in Consumer Awareness’ at UVAS

Lahore, April 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Department of Dairy Technology of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab (L and DD) organised a five days hands-on training on ‘Cheese Making’ and three days training on Intervention in Consumer Awareness” under the project ‘Capacity Building of Dairy Farmers and Industry Stakeholders on Milk Value Chain’ here at City Campus.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad chaired the concluding ceremony and distributed certificates among the both trainings participants. Chairperson Department of Dairy Technology Dr Saima Inayat, General Manager FrieslandCampina Dr Muhammad Nasir, Dr Imran Salah, Project Director Dr Muhammad Junaid and participants/professionals of trainings from public and private sector and dairy industries were present.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad said that UVAS has always been well connected with livestock, food and dairy industries. He said UVAS Dairy Technology Department team was performing its duty in a befitting manner for the capacity building of the dairy professionals.

He said academia, industry and dairy professional liaison is key to sustainable strategy to boost dairy sector and utilize farmer milk with processing and value addition for their profitability. Dr Muhammad Nasir said that it is direly needed to create awareness among dairy professionals regarding the milk supply chain to enhance the national economy of the country. Dr Saima Inayat said that such trainings are the best source of knowledge sharing and experience with each-others.

During training experts imparted theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to the participant of training regarding cheese making. Various aspects were discussed during the trainings on Intervention in Consumer Awareness related to dairy market structure, consumer buying behaviour, market opportunities analysis, product policy and planning, deceptive marketing, pricing policy and regulation of dairy products, etc.

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

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3-Days, 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals

Lahore, April 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):Faculty members and students of Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab attended the 3-Days, 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals, at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan – 29th to 31st March 2022. The conference comprised of parallel Scientific Sessions, and Director Institute of Applied Psychology, Prof. Dr. Rafia Rafique was the keynote speaker and presented on the “Mental Health and Wellbeing in the times of Pandemic: Challenges and Future Directions.

Dr. Fatima Kamran (Associate Professor, IAP) chaired a session at the conference on health and wellbeing. Ms Humna Abid and Ms. Ayesha Tahir from IAP presented their Research Papers in the 3-Days Conference. The objective of this conference was to provide a chance to multidisciplinary experts and high-level practitioners from around the world to exchange knowledge, ideas, experiences and expectations around the challenges involved with the SDGs. Prof. Dr. Rafia Rafique, praised the efforts of organizers in connecting the Psychologists’ and Psychiatrists’ Communities of Pakistan and gathering them together on one platform.

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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A Seminar on “Data and the Global Landscape” 

Faisalabad, April 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):A Seminar “Data and the Global Landscape” was conducted by Society of Software Engineers. Our worthy Guest Rana Awais Basharat explained all the necessary concepts of Data Science.

Contents:

1. Data and its volume.

2. Data, the epicentre of technological advancements.

3. Roles: Data Science, Data Engineer, Data Analytics.

4. Complementary tools/techs to excel in Data domain.

5. Data Marketplace, opportunities for Business, Freelancing, and job opportunities.

Later on, Dr. Muhammad Tahir Hussain Dean SOS and Dr. Asif Habib HOD DCS presented shield to Mr. Awais Basharat.

Thank you, Sir Inam Illahi (Convener of SE Society) and all the General and Executive body members of SE Society, for your support to conduct this informative seminar.

For more information, contact:
National Textile University (NTU)
Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan
Tel: +92-41-9230081-90
Fax: +92-41-9230098
Email: info@ntu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.ntu.edu.pk

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Punjab University awards six PhD degrees 

Lahore, April 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University has awarded six PhD degrees to the scholars in which Arooj Arshad D/o Tariq Mehmood Arshad Mughal in the subject of Applied Psychology after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Women Portrayal in Electronic Media: An Efficacy Study of Media Literacy Intervention’, Zahra Hussain D/o Syed Wajahat Hussain in the subject of Zoology after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Improvement of Captive Animals Breeding Strategies and Management in Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department’, Sara Zafar D/o Dr Zafar Ul Hassan Awan in the subject of Zoology after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Ameliorative Effects of Pomegranate on the Developmental Anomalies Induced by Atenolol in Mice’, Maria Aslam D/o Muhammad Aslam Bhatti in the subject of Pharmacy (Specialization in Pharmacology) after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Investigation of Antidiabetic Activity of Caralluma Tuberculata’, Kanwar Saleem Akhtar S/o Nizam ud Din in the subject of Chemical Engineering after approval of his thesis entitled ‘Modelling of Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor for Low Grade Coal Using Computational Fluid Dynamics’ and Javeria Rafique Rao D/o Rana Muhammad Rafique in the subject of Molecular Biology after approval of her thesis entitled ‘Next Generation Sequencing Studies on the HVR1 Region of Pakistani Isolates of Hepatitis C Virus’.

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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Ayesha Rafiq Wins the National Final of GSEA Pakistan 2021-2022 

Lahore, April 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):University of Management and Technology (UMT) feels proud to share its incubated startup’s glorious success in the National Final of GSEA Pakistan 2021-2022. Ayesha Rafiq, the founder of the startup, “Institute of Online Learning and Earning” and current student of BS Accounting and Finance, pitched her business idea under the umbrella of CENTIN/Futurizm (Business Incubation Center of UMT). She successfully gained the title of “National Winner” in the National Final of GSEA Pakistan 2021-2022 by winning the prize amount of PKR 500,000.

The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending a college or university. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local or national competitions in anticipation to qualify for the GSEA Finals.

UMT President, Ibrahim Hasan Murad appreciated the whole team of CENTIN/Futurizm and Ayesha Rafiq on this marvellous achievement. Mr. Murad expressed that it had always been a priority of UMT to promote entrepreneurial culture. President UMT also wished Ayesha Rafiq success for her participation in the upcoming global challenge of the same series where she will essentially compete with the best student-entrepreneurial talent from different countries. The winner of the GSEA global finals will get a cash prize of $25,000 and a chance to share its business idea in front of the renowned experts for quality mentorship.

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