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Lahore, December 29, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Higher Education Minister XI beat the Government College University, Lahore (GCU Vice Chancellor XI) by four runs at a friendly cricket match at the University’s Cricket Ground. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi led the GCU VC XI while Punjab Higher Education Raja Yassir Humayun was seen in action from HE Minister XI.

Earlier, winning the toss HE Minister XI chose to bat first and posted 91 runs in just 12 overs. Minister Raja Humayun played an unbeaten inning of 24 runs. IT University Lahore vice-chancellor Prof. Dr Sarfraz Khurshid also scored some quick runs from HE Minister XI.

The GCU VC XI failed to chase the score and surrendered at 87 runs. Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi was declared the Man of the Match for an unbeatable inning of 30 runs.

Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi said that this festival match between GCU and HED Punjab is being held for the second consecutive year; it turned out to be an excellent event to welcome winter and foster relationships between the university faculty and higher education officials.

Punjab Minister Raja Humayun said such informal interactions with universities through healthy sports activities would further improve the working of his department, and help understand issues of universities.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

Lahore, December 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Government College University Lahore on Wednesday brought more than 75 employers to its campus for students to discover opportunities, career pathways and connect with the local industry and future employers to understand their skillset requirements.

The day-long Punjab Career Expo was jointly organized by Punjab University and GCU Lahore and it received an enthusiastic and overwhelming response from students of both universities. Hundreds of graduates and final-year students flocked to the Fair to explore employment and internship opportunities in reputed international and national companies.

Besides software houses and clothing brands, a large number of banks and student start-ups also set up their stall and interviewed the students for the different posts. The special recruitment information stalls by the Pakistan Air Force and the Pakistan Navy remained the centre of attraction among all the youth.

Speaking on the occasion, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Asghar Zaidi said that career expos are usually underrated and misunderstood in Pakistani universities; they have a wider scope than only offering jobs and internship opportunities.

“I urge even my first-year students to spend time with their future employers as they can help you network with people in your industry and become more aware of what skills your industry values in an employee,” Prof. Zaidi said.

The Vice-Chancellor said multiple job fairs are held in top universities of the world in different times of the year where students are encouraged to meet employers. Information Technology University Vice Chancellor Dr. Sarfraz Khurshid advised students to never fear rejection in their lives, especially in job interviews, saying that many students don’t even try or appear for interviews just because of this fear.

Later, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Zaidi visited stalls of all companies, and discussed with the company executives their recruitment policies and criteria. Prof. Zaidi told company executives that GCU did not only concentrate on theoretical teaching but also laid particular stress on the confidence and character building of its students so that they can perform exceptionally well in their professional lives.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

Lahore, December 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):A delegation of the Alliance of Islamic Universities of Africa (AIUA) comprising vice-chancellors from fourteen African and Central Asian universities on Tuesday visited the Government College University Lahore and signed a tri-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) for research and academic collaboration with universities from Nigeria, Kenya, Kazakhstan and Uganda.

Speaking on the occasion, GCU Lahore Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi said that the tri-party accord, signed among AIUA, COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence and GCU Lahore, would help to build an ecosystem of collaboration and enable knowledge-based economic growth in the OIC member states, particularly in the African region. He said this alliance would open avenues to share ideas, skills, expertise, and best practices to pole resources for mutual support and benefit for each institution.

Prof. Zaidi told vice-chancellors from fourteen African universities said GCU last year welcomed 64 international students from different disciplines. He said this MoU would also help initiate student and faculty exchange from African universities.

GCU Academic Planning and External Links Director Ms Fouzia Shaheen also briefed the visiting delegation about the academic programs offered at GCU. COMSTECH Media Advisor Murtaza Noor said the core mandate of COMSTECH is to strengthen cooperation among the OIC member states in the realm of higher education and health.

The AIUA delegates, led by Prof. Salisa Shehee, the Vice Chancellor of Al-Istiqama University Nigeria, spoke about the different opportunities and developmental challenges in the African region including a limited number of skilled professionals and workforce. The AIUA delegation included the vice-chancellors from Ummah University Kenya, Alnasar University Nigeria, Al Qaiam University Nigeria, Al Anser Foundation Nigeria, Borno State University Nigeria, Nasarwa State University Nigeria, Muslim University Maorogora and Islamic Call University Uganda.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

Lahore, December 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Government College University Lahore has initiated a self-assessment of its all postgraduate programs for policy reforms to ensure the highest quality standards. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi constituted the Assessment Teams comprising senior professors from GCU and different other universities who will review the implementation of 31 standards of the self-assessment program under the Higher Education Commission (HEC) guidelines.

Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi on Wednesday visited the Botany Department along with the Assessment Team and reviewed available laboratory equipment, departmental library resources and other research facilities available to students, faculty-to-student ratio, the standard of research and teaching, training offered to support staff in previous years, curriculum design and improvement and other facilities of the Department.

The Vice-Chancellor said that the basic objective of this self-assessment is to identify areas for further improvement by identifying weaknesses and shortcomings in each department of the University and chalk out a plan for continuous improvement and convert these weaknesses into strengths. We also aspire to set good practice examples for other Universities.

He said assessment is a technical and systematic process of gathering and reviewing important quantitative and qualitative data and information from multiple and diverse sources about educational programs. He went on to say that senior academicians from other universities are also included in the self-assessment teams to ensure impartiality. He appreciated the staff and faculty of the Botany Department as well as those of the Quality Enhancement for maximum cooperation with the assessment team.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

Lahore, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):As many as 52 business ideas and technology, science-based solutions were put on display at the Innovation Fest 2022 by the students of Government College University Lahore. The Innovation Fest, organized by the University’s Business Incubation Center (BIC), is part of the week-long Second All Pakistan Summit for Students’ Societies attended by students of 25 universities across Pakistan.

Inaugurating the Innovation Fest, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi said these early ideas are evidence of the immense talent our young minds possess. He believed such science events motivate young students to become innovators and entrepreneurs by solving problems through technology, creativity and innovative solutions.

Prof. Zaidi claimed that GCU Lahore through the University’s science societies encourages its students to participate in developing hands-on solutions within their domains to address the current challenges faced by the industry. He directed the GCU BIC to invite industrialists and businesses to the Fest to give them an opportunity to students to showcase their research projects and innovative solutions to investors and industrialists for collaboration. “We need to give an education system and campus environment to our students that flourish diversity, curiosity and creativity in them,” Prof. Zaidi concluded.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

Lahore, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):A panel discussion on “challenges and opportunities for higher education” was held here on Tuesday at the Government College University Lahore which was chaired by Governor Punjab Muhammad Baligh-Ur-Rehman. In his inaugural address, Vice Chancellor Prof. Asghar Zaidi said that structural lags impede progress in higher education; even large universities don’t have autonomy over their financial and administrative affairs.

“We don’t have the authority to hire professors from top universities; we have to follow specific service statutes and pay scales,” Prof. Zaidi said, clarifying that the standard salary packages are not lucrative enough to attract the best minds. He stressed the need for the training of faculty and yearly curriculum reforms.

Punjab governor Baligh-ur-Rehman highlighted the reforms in higher education from 2013-2018 and the need for continuity of policies for the development of institutions. “We should do a charter of the economy; so that policies don’t change with change the government,” the governor said. The governor stressed that research needs to be aligned with the needs of local industry. He said problems exist but things are improving; we have to be pragmatic and realistic about bringing reforms.

Talking to students, the governor said honesty and hard work are two gems which could earn you the highest ranks in this world and the world hereafter. He also asked students to make research part of their lives. The governor said there was a record increase in the number of universities and higher education funding during the PML-N government from 2013-18.

Information Technology University VC Dr Sarfraz Khurshid, Shaoor Foundation Executive Director Raja Shoaib Akbar and students’ representatives Raeesa Raiza and Nabiha also addressed the panel discussion. Former Secretary Punjab Higher Education Sajid Zafar Dall highlighted the importance of colleges in higher education and the need to strengthen their collaboration with universities.

Talking about research, Home Economics University VC Prof. Kanwal Ameen said mostly faculty assessments focus on a number of research papers but there is a need to enhance focus on the quality of the research. “We need to hire international faculty and need to have international students on campus so that our students could get exposure in having diversity on the campus,” she said.

Shaoor Foundation’s Raja Shoaib Akbar pointed to disparities across provinces in the universities. Bargad Executive Director Ms. Sabiha Shaheen said that female students have been outnumbering boys but there is still a lack of infrastructure for them in universities such as hostels.

Later, another panel discussion on “Journalism and Pakistan: Present and Future was held at GCU Lahore which was addressed by eminent journalists Orya Maqbool Jan, Salman Abid, Zohaib Saleem Butt, Azam Chaudhary, Ajmal Jami and Amin Hafeez. The panel discussions were part of the Second All Pakistan Summit for Students’ Societies organised by GCU in collaboration with Shaoor Foundation and Superior University.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk