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Concrete Efforts Needed to Curb Drug Use in Varsities
President Alvi
Concrete Efforts Needed to Curb Drug Use in Varsities
President Alvi
HEC Launches E-Courses on Policies about Harassment, Students with Disabilities
Senior Women in Higher Education Deliberate on Leadership Role in HEIs
A Tribute to Dr. Bushra Mateen, former VC LCWU
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Graphic Designer Raja Ahmad Nadeem
Reporter Syed Muhammad Ittifaq
EditorAayesha Ikram
Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
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contentNews & Views (January-March 2021)
HEDP holds its Third Steering
Committee Meeting
HEC, PASTIC Sign MoU for Enhanced
Cooperation
HEC, University Heads Agree on
Providing Provisional Admission to A2
Students NTC to hold Webinars on Latest Tech
Trends
HEC, SMEDA Join Hands to Promote
Entrepreneurship, Innovation in
Universities
HEC Trains Instructors to Enhance
Capacity of Faculty
Training of KP Colleges Faculty on
Undergraduate Education Policy
NAHE holds Provincial Level
Consultations to Assess Regional
Faculty Needs
NAHE Launches Internationally
Recognised Fellowship for IPFP
Fellows
NAHE Awards Research Grants to 300
IPFP Fellows
NAHE Teams Up with PPMI to Train
HEC Employees
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President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has underlined
the need for concrete efforts to address the
growing menace of drug usage in the universities
so as to provide a drug free environment to
students.
In order to facilitate the differently-abled persons
to pursue higher studies, he emphasised the need
for making the infrastructure of university
buildings friendly for such students. He said that
both the public and private sector universities
must make steady progress in this direction. The
universities are required to evaluate the needs of
differently-abled students to make the
buildings friendly for them and
identify their respective issues so
that efforts could be made to
address them, he emphasised.
He expressed these views
while addressing a virtual
m e e t i n g o f t h e V i c e
Chancellors of all the public
and private sector universities.
Federal Minister for Federal
Education and Professional Training
Mr. Shafqat Mehmood, Secretary
Ministry of Narcotics Control, Capt. (R) Akbar
Hussain Durrani, Secretary Ministry of Human
Rights, Mr. Inamullah Khan, Anti-Narcotic Force
officials and around 165 Vice Chancellors
attended the meeting.
This was the second meeting held to discuss the
steps to curb the use of narcotics in the universities
and facilitate the differently-abled students to
pursue higher studies.
The President expressed his concern that Pakistan
Engineering Council (PEC) did not allow
differently-abled students into the engineering
programmes. He urged that guidelines of
Professional Councils especially those of PEC
regarding differently-abled students needed to be
reviewed to address the matter.
The President underlined the need for creating
awareness and ensuring prevention against use of
narcotics. He advised the HEC to constitute a
committee of Vice Chancellors to develop content
for a campaign to create awareness against the
use of drugs. He also stressed close coordination
with parents to prevent use of drugs by students.
Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail briefed
the President on the implementation status of the
decisions made in the first meeting. She said that
the HEC formulated two new policies, which were
shared with the universities and were to be
approved by the Commission.
She said that the policy on control
of drugs and tobacco in the
higher education institutions
(HEIs) was endorsed by the
Ministry of Narcotics Control.
I t was shared with the
Ministry of Federal Education
and Professional Training and
all the HEIs. “The comments
r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e s e
stakeholders and the outcome of
the current meet ing wi l l be
incorporated in the revised policy and
presented to the Commission for approval and
c i r cu la t ion to a l l un ive r s i t i e s /HE I s fo r
implementation and strict compliance.”
Adviser HEC Mr. Awais Ahmed underlined that,
earlier, the HEC did have a policy on persons with
disabilities, however, it was now updated in view of
the ICT Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2020.
He said that it was now binding on the universities
to implement the policy on persons with
disabilities. He maintained that a reporting
mechanism was also developed, in addition to a
mechanism to handle on-campus disability and
temporary disabilities.
It was decided that follow-up meetings will be held
to review progress on the finalisation and
implementation of the two policies.
“The universities need to evaluate the requirements of differently-
abled students to make the buildings friendly
for them.”
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“The role of HEIs is instrumental to underline signicance of practicing
basic principles and high moral grounds,” Dr. Shaista Sohail,
Executive Director HEC
The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan
has launched e-courses on its policies about
“Protection against Sexual Harassment in Higher
Education Institutions (HEIs)” and “Policy for
Students with Disabilities in HEIs” to make
Pakistani universities safer and more inclusive for
students, faculty and administrative staff.
The e -courses have been l aunched in
co l laborat ion w i th the Un i ted Nat ions
Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women,
and the Australian High Commission in Pakistan.
The National Academy of Higher Education
(NAHE) will host the e-courses that will
promote awareness and outreach of
these policies.
A d d r e s s i n g t h e v i r t u a l
l a u n c h i n g c e r e m o n y ,
Executive Director HEC Dr.
Shaista Sohail said that the
role of HEIs was instrumental
to emphasise and promote
the significance of practicing
basic principles and high moral
grounds. She informed the
participants that two per cent
scholarships are specified for students
with disabilities in the Prime Minister’s Ehsaas
Undergraduate Scholarship Programme. She
hoped that the coordinated efforts will not only
make HEIs safer and inclusive, but will also
i m p r o v e s t u d e n t s ’ o v e r a l l a c a d e m i c
accomplishments.
In his remarks, Resident Representative UNDP
Knut Otsby asserted that, “If we want to encourage
the youth to stay in higher education and continue
to make progress on the SDGs commitments to
provide equal access to women to obtain a tertiary
education, we must ensure that young people are
able to attain education in a safe, culturally
appropriate and equitable environment.”
Deputy High Commissioner Joanne Frederiksen
said that, “this is an important step for promoting
Making Universities Safer, More Inclusive
HEC Launches E-Courses on Policies about Harassment, Students with Disabilities
inclusion on campus. We are heartened by HEC’s
leadership in this area, and encourage Vice
Chancellors to ensure faculty, staff and students to
complete the e-courses.”
Country Representat ive UN Women Ms.
Sharmeela Rasool observed that a vast majority of
women were still unaware of the protection
against sexual harassment available to them
through legislations. She stressed the need for
creating awareness among women about the legal
protection.
Rector NAHE Dr. Shaheen Sardar Ali said
that NAHE was a national institution
for capacity building of academic
leaders, faculty and staff. “One
of the aspects of capacity
building is to translate the
rules and regulation into
knowledge.”
In h is c los ing remarks ,
Adviser Coordination HEC, Mr.
Awais Ahmad reiterated HEC’s
pledge to continue partnering
with national and international
entities to build awareness and capacity
for operationalising these policies.
He highlighted that the creation of Students
Services Division at HEC and inclusion of
mandatory requirement for students to join clubs,
societies, and sports under HEC Undergraduate
Education Policy 2020 will create leadership
opportunities to work with wider higher education
constituencies in building understanding and
compliance of the two policies. In addition, plans
to develop an umbrella PC-I to gradually support
universities in remodeling infrastructure,
laboratories and equipment, and policies for
control of tobacco and drug abuse, and use of
security cameras in campuses are a few of many
initiatives being executed to build a free, tolerant,
safe and supportive learning environment in
higher education institutions.
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the unique challenges of
women working without
support structures and
financial cushions in place.
Dr. Farhat Haq, Provost, Lahore
University of Management
Sciences (LUMS) spoke about
the edge that Pakistani women
hold in the shape of strength
and resilience.
Dr. Saima Hamid, Vice
Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah
Women University (FJWU)
reiterated how women leaders
in higher education have had
to fight to be heard and to
have their contributions seen.
Dr. Parveen Munshi, Vice
Chancellor, University of
Sufism and Modern Sciences
dilated on the administrative
and financial competencies
that need to be learned on the
job, because most institutions
lack preparatory capacity
building opportunities.
Dr. Tashmin Khamis, Vice
Provost, Aga Khan University
(AKU) touched a chord with all
participants when she spoke of
the further justifications
women have to give when
making changes or
suggestions and the constant
‘guilt’ trip women employees
find themselves taking.
Themes that became clear
through the course of the
discussion and which will form
Senior Women in Higher Education Deliberate on Leadership Role in HEIs
part of the ‘Women leadership
Programme’, included
women’s perception of self,
social structures that may work
for or against women, the
need for networking and
reiterating ideas, and the
crucial role of good
mentorship.
Becoming part of the ‘power
circle’ or ‘decision-makers
circle’ within universities can
be challenging for women;
information sharing, and
decision making can happen
in social settings which may
not be accessible to women.
In the time ahead, the
participants hoped to
collaborate and work together
to address these challenges,
create opportunities, and
provide women at the cusp of
leadership with the resources
they need.
NAHE intends to draw upon
the ideas generated by this
incredible group of women
leaders to design and
implement excellence and
leadership courses across
Pakistan, both centrally and
through regional hubs of
learning.
This virtual engagement is one
of several workshops NAHE
intends to hold with women
working in HEIs to support and
widen the pool of women in
leadership positions.
As many as 22 women Vice
Chancellors, Provosts,
Executive Directors and Deans
from Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs) across
Pakistan logged in to
participate in a workshop
entitled “Collaboration for
Excellence – Women
Leadership in the Higher
Education Sector” organised
by the National Academy of
Higher Education (NAHE).
All the participants had one
goal in mind, i.e., to work
together and find a way to
enable women in leadership
roles in universities as well as
those on the cusp of
leadership positions.
The groundbreaking
conversation chaired by Dr.
Shaheen Sardar Ali, Rector
NAHE, had participants from
all four provinces and
Islamabad.
Reflecting on personal and
professional experiences,
women at the forefront of
higher education in Pakistan
talked through challenges
confronted in their
professional life, how they
overcame them and the
opportunities that helped
them.
Dr. Rukhsana Kausar, Vice
Chancellor, Government
College Women University
(GCWU), Sialkot, touched upon
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The committee consists of
senior officials from key federal
ministries and provincial
departments of higher
education, Vice Chancellors of
universities from across
Pakistan, and industrial
representative.
HEDP is a five-year project
(2019/20 – 2023/24) being
implemented by HEC to
expand upon its key higher
education priorities. It aims to
support research excellence in
strategic sectors of the
economy, improve teaching
and learning, and strengthen
governance in higher
education.
The project comprises of five
key components which include
improving and expanding
research grants, roll out of the
new Undergraduate Education
Policy, extending Pakistan
Education & Research Network
(PERN) to universities and
HEDP holds its Third Steering Committee Meeting
HEDP is a five-year project (2019/20 – 2023/24) being implemented by HEC
to expand upon its key higher education priorities. It aims to support
research excellence in strategic sectors of the economy, improve teaching
and learning, and strengthen governance in higher education.
The Higher Education
Development in Pakistan
(HEDP) project held its third
Steering Committee meeting
at HEC Secretariat in
Islamabad.
Presided over by the Executive
Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail,
the meeting was attended by
key Steering Committee
members from all provinces.
affiliated colleges, Higher
Education Management
Information Systems and Data
Repository, and
students money and time it
takes to get degrees attested.
It will help address and
eradicate the issue of fake
establishment/strengthening
of National Academy of Higher
Education (NAHE).
Project Coordinator Ms.
Maryam Riaz gave an overview
of the project, its restructuring
and future plans. The
restructuring focuses on the
changes necessary due to the
circumstances higher
education faces due to COVID.
Extensive use of latest
technology in higher education
is a key element of
restructuring. The new
technology initiatives include
state of the art Learning
Management System to help
improve the quality of online
learning and make it accessible
even in the remote areas of
Pakistan.
The Blockchain Technology will
be implemented to ease the
process of degree verification
and attention thus saving the
degrees. The latest Enterprise
Resource Planning system
including Robotic Process
Automation and Artificial
Intelligence will be deployed at
HEC to improve the efficiencies
of the organisation.
A central data warehouse
linked to a powerful Business
Intelligence platform will
provide reports and insights to
senior decision makers in
higher education thus
supporting evidence based
policy and planning.
The research grants offered
under the HEDP project during
year 2020 covered sectors
where there is a dire need for
research to find practical
solutions to issues Pakistan
faces. For example, a grant
award under Grand Challenge
Fund was awarded to a
research proposal in Food
Security sector, and will focus
on making vaccines for animals
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan
and Pakistan Scientific and Technological
I n fo rmat ion Cen t re (PAST IC ) s igned a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a virtual
signing ceremony at HEC Secretariat and PASTIC
National Centre.
Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail and
Director General PASTIC Dr. Muhammad Akram
Sheikh signed the MoU.
Chairman Pakistan Science
Foundation (PSF) Dr. Shahid
Mehmood Baig also graced
the ceremony by his virtual
presence. The ceremony was
also attended by senior
o ffi c i a l s o f b o t h t h e
organisations.
PASTIC is engaged in serving researchers and
professionals, with an objective to develop
information repositories and disseminating them
to scientists and researchers of Pakistan. In order
to benefit the academic fraternity of Pakistani
higher education institutions, the MoU will help
establish a strategic partnership for enhanced
coope ra t ion th rough ou t reach , po l i c y
engagement activities and effective information
sharing.
The major areas of collaboration include
synergising data repositories and technical
services available with both organisations,
creating awareness among research community
through workshops, seminars and capacity
building activities, and other activities to harness
new opportunities for the uplift of science and
technology within the academia.
In her remarks, Dr. Shaista
Sohail reiterated the fact that
the cooperation will help
ensure the use of the scarce
resources judiciously.
Dr. Akram Sheikh briefed the
a u d i e n c e t h a t t h e
cooperation will reduce the
duplication of efforts being
exercised by both organisations through effective
information dissemination.
Director General HEC Research & Innovation Wing
Dr. Zain-ul-Abdin said that the cooperation will
complement the efforts of both organisations in
their respective areas of expertise. Dr. Shahid
Mahmood Baig appreciated the initiative for the
mutual benefit of the academic and scientific
community of Pakistan.
The MoU will help establish a
strategic partnership for
enhanced cooperation through
outreach, policy engagement
activities and effective
information sharing.
to save their lives. Another
grant focuses on finding
solution to locust issue and to
save crops from locust attack.
the Rapid Research Grants
covered issues related to
COVID-19.
The participants also discussed
the new Undergraduate
Education Policy which has
been rolled out nation-wide.
Dr. Syed Zulfiqar Gilani briefed
the committee about the new
online and distance learning
policy and distance/online
quality assurance framework.
HEC has implemented its own
MOOCS (Massive Open Online
Courses) which will be soon
opened to faculty members
across Pakistan and they will
be able to use it for
developing their own courses.
Rector NAHE Dr. Shaheen
Sardar briefed the members on
the faculty and HEC
employees’ trainings
conducted over last six
months.
NAHE also focused on training
teachers as to how to deliver
courses online and use the
online Learning Management
Systems for this purpose.
NAHE is moving towards self-
reliance and has generated
significant funds by
conducting some specialised
trainings.
HEC provides internet and WiFi
services to faculty and staff.
This network has further
expanded to remote
universities and affiliated
colleges.
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC),
Pakistan after consultations with the Covid-19
Oversight Committee representing Vice
Chancellors from each province and region, and
heads of a few private sector universities have
agreed to provide provisional admission to A2
students, whose exams have been postponed to
October 2021, in the Fall 2021 semester so that
they would not waste a session.
On the direction of the Federal Minister for
Education Mr. Shafqat Mehmood to ensure that
the students of A2, whose Cambridge
examinations were being postponed due to
COVID do not lose a session, a virtual
consultative meeting was held to address the
reservations expressed by students and parents
in wake of the Government’s decision to put off
examinations till June 15 due to surge in the
third wave of COVID-19 in the country. In this
HEC, University Heads Agree on Providing Provisional Admission to A2 Students
backdrop, HEC and universities have decided to
provide provisional admissions to A2 students in
the Fall Semester 2021 as and when it begins in
order to avoid wastage of their time.
Addressing the meeting, Executive Director HEC
Dr. Shaista Sohail said, “we want to assure the
parents and students that HEC, and the
universities are committed to ensure student-
centric approach without compromising the
interest of universities and teaching and learning
quality”.
It is worth mentioning here that the
Government, after a special meeting of the
National Command and Operation Centre
(NCOC) over the prevailing COVID-19 situation,
decided that no examination would take place in
the country until June 15 amid a surge in
coronavirus cases and casualties.
The National Technology Council (NTC) will hold
a series of webinars on various facets of
technology and the latest technological trends
amidst the hardships stirred by COVID-19 and
the resultant lockdowns. The first webinar of the
series, entitled "Using Existing Technology to
Develop COVID-19 Vaccine in Pakistan" was held
on May 19, 2021.
The webinars will cover topics such as COVID-19
vaccine development, improving solar panel
technology to make it user-friendly and
aesthetically appealing, automotive technology,
and energy-efficient and green building
technology, etc.
In a virtual meeting, presided over by NTC
Chairman Mr. Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, the Council
reiterated its resolve to pursue NTC’s agenda of
quality assurance in the technical education
through programme accreditation and
registration of technologists during the
NTC to hold Webinars on Latest Tech Trends prevailing critical time. It was decided to
continue the NTC quality assurance
programmes, including accreditation and
registration of graduates, while following the
COVID-19 protocols.
The meeting participants underlined that the
quality and standards of subject content need
constant upgradation with a special focus on
curriculum. They prioritised 10 Engineering
technologies, in which the higher education
institutions are running four-year degree
programnes, for curriculum development. Dr.
Inayat Ullah Babar, Vice Chancellor, University of
Engineering Technology, Taxila, and a member of
the NTC's governing body, shall be the focal
person for this initiative.
It was further decided that the NTC will
strengthen its social media handles to provide
real-time information for public, technologists,
and stakeholders.
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The demise of Prof. Dr. Bushra Mateen, former Vice
Chancellor Lahore College for Women University (LCWU),
has not only saddened the entire academic community
but also created a wide gulf in the education sector
since with her passing, a chapter has closed on an era
in which she introduced meritocracy in academic
admission of students as well as selection of faculty
and staff in institutions she headed.
From the time she began her career in education she
inspired students who remained guided by her as well
as recognising her as a teacher who made a mark on
their memories and their lives. She will be remembered
not only by her students but by their parents who
remained eternally grateful for the education and
grooming into confident and competent young ladies
who have gone forth to achieve laurels of their
own in their relevant fields. Her distinguished
career spanned four decades, which
encompasses her contributions as a teacher,
researcher, administrator and mentor for
her the institutions she served. Dr. Bushra
Mirza , Vice Chancellor LCWU expressed
her regret at not being able to meet the
founding VC but in a condolence
reference said that she was amazed that
every turn of the University premises has
a story of achievement to tell.
Dr. Bushra Mateen completed her PhD in Chemistry from Queen Mary College, London in 1976. She
loved and respected all her alma maters but despite serving and building LCWU, she remained a
staunch Ravian till the end.
Determined to return to Pakistan to serve her country after her doctoral degree, she rejoined Lahore
College for Women. Her first acquaintance with Lahore College for Women began when she was
admitted to FSc there and then when she joined the college as lecturer. In a short span of time her
abilities as an administrator, in addition to teaching and research, were recognised and she became Vice
Principal Queen Mary College Lahore in 1984 and was appointed as Principal QMC in 1986 and
remained on the post till March 18, 1989. Subsequently, she was appointed as Principal Lahore College
for Women in 1989.
On August 1, 1990, the Lahore College for Women was granted administrative and financial autonomy.
The college was awarded the status of a degree awarding institution on August 13, 1999 on the basis of
its excellent academic performance and leadership qualities of the Principal. After a short span of only
three years, the Lahore College for Women was elevated to the status of Women University on
September 10, 2002 due to its excellence in teaching and post graduate education. While students of
Intermediate won positions in Board examinations, postgraduate students continued to make their mark
in Natural and Basic Sciences as well as Arts and Humanities.
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Dr. Bushra Mateen was appointed as the first Vice
Chancellor of the University on September 10,
2002 by the Chancellor/Governor on the
recommendation of the Search Committee duly
constituted for a tenure of four years. In
September 2006, the Search Committee once
again selected her in open competition for a
second tenure from where she retired in 2010
bringing the total span of her service to LCWU to
21 years. Apart from establishing new
departments in a variety of subjects she was
equally enthusiastic about Sport and Fine and
Liberal Arts all of which she promoted with great
zeal.
Having excelled at teaching her beloved subject
Chemistry, she proved to be a trailblazer in her
role of administration. She worked to raise the
university standards, making it synonymous with
quality and excellence in the fields of Information
Technology, Engineering, Business Administration,
Environmental Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social
Sciences, and Liberal Arts by taking a personal
interest in all development projects leaving no
stone unturned to ensure their success.
Despite her administrative commitments, she
always managed to retain a strong link with
teaching and research, and had been teaching MS
classes while supervising several doctoral scholars.
For her excellence in research, she was appointed
as ISESCO/UNESCO Chair for Women in Science in
Asian Region in 2005. The UNESCO/ISESCO Chair
for Women in Science in Asian Region was
established at the Lahore College for Women
University in 2004, and Dr. Bushra Mateen was the
chair-holder from 2004 to 2010. Besides, Benazir
Chair for Peace was established at the Faculty of
Social Sciences in the university in 2009. She was
appointed as Professor Emeritus on the
recommendation of the Syndicate in January 2012
and she worked in this position till February 2021.
She pioneered research in ‘Arsenic in Ground
Water in Various Regions in Pakistan.’
She was also awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the
President of Pakistan in 2013. Dr. Bushra Mateen
had over 30 research publications in Chemistry to
her credit.
May her soul rest in eternal peace. Ameen.
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Degree (AD) curricula, the
General Education
requirement, the practical
learning requirements
(Internship and Practical
Learning Labs such as
entrepreneurship, youth clubs,
and sports), and a shift to the
semester system in affiliated
colleges.
The goal of this training
workshop is to prepare faculty
and staff of HEIs to implement
these changes and improve
the quality of education
available.
PERU and NAHE will be
working together to train
instructors who will go on to
train faculty and master
HEC Trains Instructors to Enhance Capacity of Facultytrainers from affiliating
universities and affiliated
colleges across Pakistan.
Designed, developed, and
facilitated by Dr. Shazia Awan
from NAHE and Mr. Danyal
Wahid from PERU, the first
workshop in this series was
launched virtually on May 19,
2021, training a total of 15
instructors.
All the instructors who
received training in this two-
day workshop are the top-
performing candidates from
the National Faculty
Development Programme in
2020 and represent multiple
districts and provinces of
Pakistan.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan
and Small and Medium Enterprises Development
Authority (SMEDA) have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) to establish a
strategic partnership for enhanced
c o o p e r a t i o n o n p r o m o t i n g
entrepreneurship, innovation and
incubation at the Pakistani
universities.
Executive Director HEC Dr.
Shaista Sohail and CEO SMEDA
Mr. Hashim Raza signed the MoU
during a virtual ceremony.
HEC is successfully running two of its
flagship programmes -- Offices of Research,
Innovation and Commercialisation (ORICs) and
Business Incubation Centres (BICs), extending
services and faci l i tat ion to researchers ,
academicians, and students for research,
HEC, SMEDA Join Hands to Promote Entrepreneurship, Innovation in Universities
innovation, commercialisation and incubation.
Moreover, SMEDA, through its recently approved
National SME Policy Action Plan, aims to facilitate
the universities of Pakistan in the fields of
entrepreneurship and incubation.
The MoU will enable HEC and
SMEDA to work collectively on
areas of mutual interest for
effective resource mobilisation
and achievement of aligned
objectives.
The main areas of collaboration
envisioned through the MoU include
facilitation and support of Incubation
Centres at Universities by organising conferences
and training programmes, and conducting
mentoring and capacity building sessions for
young and budding entrepreneurs at the higher
education institutions.
The Higher Education
Commission’s Postsecondary
Education Reform Unit (PERU)
and National Academy of
Higher Education (NAHE) are
working collaboratively to
strengthen teaching in
postsecondary educational
institutions.
This capacity building exercise
has started with public sector
affiliated colleges but will later
be expanded to universities.
The new HEC Undergraduate
Education Policy 2020
mandates a number of
reforms to better serve the
undergraduate students.
These changes include the
revamped BS and Associate
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The workshops will be scaled up to
cover public sector colleges’ faculty
from across the country. Similar
workshops will be designed and
rolled out for universities’ faculty
and staff, as well as colleges' staff.
The new HEC Undergraduate Education Policy
2020 mandates a number of reforms, including
transition of colleges to the semester system and
improving the teaching skills of their faculty.
To this end, the Postsecondary Education Reform
Unit (PERU) and the National Academy of Higher
E d u c a t i o n ( N A H E )
c o l l a b o r a t i v e l y
conducted a two-week
c a p a c i t y b u i l d i n g
workshop for faculty of
public sector colleges of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Such workshops will be
scaled up to cover public
sector colleges’ faculty
from across the country. Furthermore, similar
workshops will be designed and rolled out for
universities’ faculty and staff, as well as colleges'
staff.
As Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the first province to
implement the Associate Degree (AD) programme
in colleges in line with the Undergraduate
Education Policy, so the training started with
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the first series, almost 300
Training of KP Colleges Faculty on Undergraduate Education Policy
faculty members from 90 public sector colleges
were identified by the provincial Higher Education
Department.
The training framework was designed by Dr.
Shazia Awan from NAHE and Mr. Danyal Wahid
from PERU, and delivered by top-tier NAHE
graduates, who in turn
participated in a two-day
w o r k s h o p b e f o r e
delivering the workshop
to college faculty.
The objectives of the
workshop were to foster
an understanding of the
U n d e r g r a d u a t e
E d u c a t i o n P o l i c y ,
improve the competencies and skills to implement
it, to develop understanding of transitioning to the
semester system, and most importantly,
improving their teaching/pedagogical skills.
The workshop included orientation, use of
technology, transitioning to the semester system,
assessment in the semester system, and active
teaching and learning in a student-centric
pedagogical framework.
This two-day workshop
included lectures and learning
activities around the new
Undergraduate Education
Policy 2020, training versus
teaching faculty, and
developing content for
college faculty.
The intended learning
outcomes included improved
understanding of teaching
faculty, better knowledge of
types of assessments suitable
for educators and students
and improved knowledge of
the policy and rules governing
affiliated colleges and
universities.
Rector NAHE Dr. Shaheen
Sardar Ali and Programme
Specialist Academics PERU Dr.
Zulfiqar Gilani opened the
session on Day 1 of the
workshop. The trainee
instructors were able to
participate in extensive
question and answer sessions
with senior NAHE and PERU
team members. The training
comprised a rigorous two-day
workshop with officials from
NAHE and PERU.
The core areas covered
included an overview of the
Undergraduate Education
Policy, training methodology,
effective oral and written
communication skills, in
addition to robust discussions
on various factors including
timelines, activities, and
implementation.
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Localising Capacity Building
The National Academy for Higher Education
(NAHE) concluded the first round of provincial
consultations with stakeholders in order to
structure bespoke regional hubs in all the
provincial capitals.
Rector NAHE Dr. Shaheen Sardar Ali travelled
with team members to Lahore, Karachi, Quetta,
and Peshawar to hold consultations with
secretaries of all Higher Education
Departments, and university leadership. Vice
Chancellors, Pro-Vice Chancellors, Provosts and
Deans representing at least 50 universities
participated in the discussions and provided
their valuable input.
NAHE has been delivering specific as well as
generic trainings to higher education faculty
and HEC employees across Pakistan over the
past year. Moving forward, NAHE intends to set
up four provincial regional hubs for capacity
building practice, research, and promotion.
The participants agreed that in order to provide
capacity building for faculty and staff at the
volume and frequency required, establishing
NAHE regional hubs is a step in the right
direction. Nevertheless, in order to improve the
quality of the higher education sector,
university-level needs assessments to be
conducted and trainings tailored and prioritised
accordingly. The majority of participants agreed
that Vice Chancellors and top-tier leaders also
required trainings, particularly ones that target
financial and procurement management skills
as administrators had been left out of capacity
building opportunities.
In Punjab, there are at least 25 existing
dedicated professional development centres
within the higher education institutions. The
Vice Chancellors were keen for NAHE to play
the role of a convener and create networking
opportunities. Sindh is also home to at least 22
dedicated professional development centres in
universities. In Karachi and Lahore, universities
offered their expertise and years of experience
in the capacity building field, especially for
faculty members.
The participants in Karachi were eager for
NAHE to explore mentorship and pairing
programmes for experienced university faculty
and administrators and ones working in newer
universities. It was suggested that these
pairings need not be limited within provinces.
In Quetta, the Vice Chancellors pointed out the
distance between universities in Balochistan,
particularly Lasbela, Sibbi and Khuzdar. Lasbela
and Sibbi Vice Chancellors particularly
suggested that that Karachi regional centre
could be their training resource due to
distance. Distances and topography were also a
major challenge highlighted for Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa.
The Vice Chancellors recommended that the
trainings should not be limited to Peshawar but
be hosted in different districts for better access.
One major outcome of this round of
consultations was the decision to ensure at
least two NAHE regional hubs are operational
by the end of the financial year.
Dr. Shaheen Sardar Ali stressed the importance
of NAHE as conceiving, developing, delivering,
and evaluating capacity building programmes
but also as a collaborator and partner with
other institutions with similar scope and remit.
She stressed the importance of utilising existing
pools of excellence in dedicated professional
development centres across Pakistan, working
collaboratively and working together off each
other’s strengths. This was the first round of
consultations, while the NAHE team is working
on a plan for the second round of consultations
in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, South Punjab,
and Interior Sindh.
NAHE holds Provincial Level Consultations to Assess Regional Faculty Needs
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The IPFP (Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs)
Fellows, who have successfully completed the
National Faculty Development Programme
(NFDP), are now eligible to apply for an
internationally recognised Fellowship in teaching
and learning launched by the National Academy
of Higher Education (NAHE) in collaboration with
the British Council’s Pak-UK Education Gateway
programme and Advance HE, UK.
There are now over 140,000 Fellows recognised
by the Advance HE Fellowship Scheme
worldwide. Advance HE is a global not-for-profit
charity headquartered in the UK. Using their
expertise and sharing best practice, they work to
improve higher education for all. Advance HE
has expertise in governance, leadership
development, teaching and learning
enhancement, and equality, diversity, and
inclusion.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC)
launched the IPFP programme to create an
opportunity for fresh PhDs to obtain academic
experience and mentorship for one year in
higher education institutions (HEIs),
federal/provincial government postgraduate
colleges, or public sector R&D organisations,
prior to their formal entry into the academic job
market.
NAHE Launches Internationally Recognised Fellowship for IPFP Fellows
The IPFP was established in 2009 and last revised
in 2019. The core objective of the programme is
to assist fresh PhD graduates in acquiring the
competencies and professional characteristics
required for effective teaching and research and
ultimately for success in the academic
profession.
In addition to the IPFP programme benefits
already in place, including automatic eligibility to
attend NFDP, CPD opportunities, one-year
placement in an HEC recognised host institution,
mentorship, monetary benefits, and Start-up
Research Grant Programme (SRGP), the IPFP
Fellows will now be eligible to apply for this
internationally recognised Fellowship.
The Fellowship in teaching and learning
demonstrates a personal and institutional
commitment to professionalism in learning and
teaching in higher education and offers the
fellowship awardees a distinct professional
standing. Advance HE Associate Fellowship
offers the successful IPFP Fellows an opportunity
to demonstrate their commitment to
professional practices in HEIs in Pakistan in
teaching and learning excellence and get
acknowledged for their commitment aligned
with the internationally recognised UK
Professional Standards Framework.
The National Academy of Higher Education
(NAHE) has awarded 300 eligible Fellows of
HEC’s Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (IPFP)
programme, who applied for Start-Up Research
Grant Programme (SRGP) from different
academic backgrounds ranging from Social
Sciences to Life Sciences across all provinces in
Pakistan, a grant of up to PKR 1,000,000 each.
SRGP is designed to assist the fresh PhD holders
who are IPFP Fellows, to establish research
facilities upon joining higher education
institutions as faculty members. The programme
enables the newly appointed PhD faculty to plan
the setup of basic research infrastructure to start
research activities without delay. The programme
helps to engage both the faculty and students in
research through provision of financial
assistance and basic lab/experimental facilities.
Given the academic and regional diversity of
successful SRGP applicants, NAHE designed and
NAHE Awards Research Grants to 300 IPFP Fellows
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delivered a two-week online capability building
programme (15 hours) that served as refresher in
fundamentals of project management for IPFP
fellows, most of whom will be leading a project
for the very first time.
The course introduced the concept and six core
elements of project management, challenges
encountered in undertaking project
management, concept of the Work Breakdown
Structure, and the application of project
management and the Work Breakdown Structure
techniques to academic research (and other)
projects. This 15-hour course was delivered as a
goodwill gesture by an internationally
recognised team of instructors from Oxon Global
(OxG) who are industry experts in Portfolio,
Programme and Project Management. OxG is a
USA based consultancy firm with an international
reach.
All instructors hold the MSc Major Programme
Management from Saïd Business School,
University of Oxford, UK. The team has a
combined experience of over 90 projects which
they delivered internationally at various client
sites. The OxG partners joined from different
time zones and multiple locations including
London, Hawaii and Seattle offices to deliver the
course.
To improve and sustain the quality control in this
course, NAHE conducted an objective and
independent online evaluation of the course that
was completed by 257 participants. 90% of the
participants ranked the delivery of instructors at
80% and above. Evaluations also measured the
effectiveness of course content on delivering all
5 learning outcomes (LO), and results showed
that at least 75% of the participants ranked the
content of each LO at 80% and above.
The course was completed by 262 participants
on April 3, 2021 who were required to develop a
project plan and work breakdown structure for
their own research projects and successfully
complete an assessment test to qualify for
micro-credential certification by NAHE.
The National Academy of Higher Education
(NAHE) has signed a Memorandum of
Commitment with the Pakistan Planning and
Management Institute (PPMI), which will enable
NAHE to train HEC employees on a number of
evidence-based required competencies.
The first training under this initiative entitled
“Procurement and Financial Management” was
held keeping COVID19 directives in mind, the
mode of delivery was online. In order to ensure
participation and learning engagement, HEC
employees have been divided into groups of 40-
45. In order to measure learning and impact, a
pre-assessment to gauge the current level of
knowledge on procurement rules was conducted
at the beginning of the workshop. This will be a
three-day training. The instructor took the
participants through procurement and financial
management rules for the Government of
Pakistan as well as international financing bodies
including the World Bank.
NAHE Teams Up with PPMI to Train HEC EmployeesThe procurement cycle, examples and evidence
for the national context, and an overview of
Public Procurement Rules were part of the
workshop. The instructor encouraged
participants to ask questions and discuss cases
that they deal with on a daily basis.
In the year ahead, NAHE will be working with
multiple partners to provide the best quality
capacity building opportunities to HEC
employees. The priorities for target
competencies have been based on a
comprehensive training needs assessment held
in 2020. Additional trainings will cover foreign
funding projects, monitoring and evaluation as
well as project management.
The NAHE and PPMI teams will keep a close eye
on NCOC and GOP directives and adapt the
mode of delivery for trainings as required. This
series of trainings is one of multiple ongoing
NAHE endeavours at HEC.
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A research team, led by Director Punjab
University Centre for Research in Ionic Liquids
(CRIL) Dr. Maliha Aroos, has developed a
protocol to convert agricultural waste into food.
The food grade glucose produced can be used
for human consumption, in pharmaceuticals, in
general food industry and also for the
production of artificial proteins.
While restructuring the university with an aim to
resolve socio-economic problems of Pakistan,
CRIL has recently been established under the
guidance of Vice Chancellor PU Dr. Niaz Ahmed
Akhtar. The research work, converting the waste
into food, is the first landmark step to achieve
the goals of its establishment.
The work has been published in a highly reputed
international journal of American Chemical
Society named “ACS Sustainable Chemistry &
Engineering” with an impact factor of 7.63.
This research contribution was made by PhD
scholar Azmat Mehmood Asim, in collaboration
with Prof. Jason Hallett from Imperial College
London and Dr. Nawshad Muhammad from
Khyber Medical University. The method uses the
highly desirable and environment friendly
solvents -- the biocompatible Ionic Liquids. This
research work is supported by two mega
research grants, i.e., Technology Development
Fund (TDF) and National Research Programme
for Universities (NRPU) awarded by Higher
Education Commission, Pakistan.
PU Develops Novel Method to Convert Agri Waste into Edible Sugar
President International Islamic University
Islamabad (IIUI) Hathal Homoud Alotaibi has
stated that Saudi Arabia has decided to build
King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Grand Mosque at
the new campus of International Islamic
University (IIU), Islamabad.
During an interview with Saudi Press Agency, the
President IIUI thanked the Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosque for keen interest in meeting the
infrastructural needs of IIUI, hailing Saudi
Arabia’s continuous efforts for building mosques
across the world. He said that the mosque will
have a huge complex that will also be a hub of
research, dialogue and learning where scholars
and students will benefit from the facility. The
mosque will also meet the requirement of the
university’s population for the prayers as
thousands of the officials will use it.
With regard to the concept of the mosque
design, he revealed that it was inspired from a
verse (35) of Surah An-Nur “Allah is the Light of
the heavens and the earth”. He added that the
proposed model of the mosque was an
exceptional representation of Islamic arts and
architecture. He affirmed that the mosque’s
construction will be a milestone towards
achievement of the lofty goals of university.
There will be an ample capacity in the inner hall
of the mosque where as many as 4000 male and
2000 female will offer prayer, while the yard will
also have a capacity to accommodate 6000
people. There will be a library and a museum,
while there will also be a Muhammad bin Salman
Auditorium for conferences in the Mosque.
Saudi Arabia to Build King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Grand Mosque in IIUI
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President International Islamic University (IIU),
Islamabad, Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi called on
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman at
Governor House and discussed the matter of
opening a branch of IIU in the province.
The Governor agreed upon the suggestion and
said that a meeting shall soon be held to decide
a site to be endowed to the university for
construction of its branch. He said it will be a
priority to provide a serene site for building a
branch of IIU. The Governor KPk and IIU
President agreed that a sub-campus of the
university will help promote quality education,
fulfilling the higher studies needs of the youth.
Both the dignitaries agreed to boost academic
cooperation between IIUI and KP universities.
They also discussed importance of distance
learning, initiatives for promotion of quality
education and role of universities in societies
building were discussed.
The President IIUI also briefed the Governor KPk
on the IIU’s vision, future plans and strategy for
academic excellence. He said that IIUI will be
President IIUI Calls on Governor KPK
keen to enhance its bilateral ties with the
universities of KPK. Appreciating the role of IIU in
society building and services, the Governor
assured the President IIUI of maximum
cooperation to promote quality education. He
said universities must promote exchange of
experiences through mutual cooperation.
The Governor said that Pakistan gave great
importance to relations with Saudi Arabia as
both the countries were time tested friends. He
added that brotherly ties between Pakistan and
Saudi Arabia spanned decades and were getting
stronger by every passing day.
The Karachi Institute of
Economics & Technology
(KIET) Quality Enhancement
Cell conducted a workshop on,
“How Effective Could be the
Role of Alumni in Developing
Curriculum that Will Enable
Students to Face the Future
Market Challenges”.
Dean Academics KIET Dr.
Muzzaffar Mahmood chaired
the workshop. On the
occasion, Director QEC KIET
Syed Farman Raza delivered a
detailed presentation on the
subject. He highlighted the
KIET Workshop on Alumni Role in Curriculum Development
importance of engaging
alumni in upgrading curricula,
conforming it to the market
needs.
The workshop aimed to
develop a comprehensive
document that could outline
the role of alumni in
revamping the institute.
The views expressed by a
number of participants were a
remarkable contribution to
developing modalities that will
evolve a system to enable fresh
graduates of higher education
institutions to enter the local
as well as international job
markets and attain a
sustainable position.
President KIET Air Vice Martial
Tubrez Asif (Retd) awarded
certificates to all the
participants.
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The Energy Research Centre, COMSATS
University Islamabad, Lahore campus, held an
online symposium entitled “Advantages and
Challenges of Wind Energy,” in which national
and international speakers expressed their views
on different aspects of wind energy.
The Energy Research Centre is continuing its
efforts to promote conventional and renewable
energy. It conducts symposia and webinars to
disseminate knowledge regarding the latest
proceedings in technologies.
Dr. Xiandong Ma, a senior lecturer at Lancaster
University, UK highlighted important aspects of
Intelligent Condition Monitoring of Wind Power
Systems. Edimar José de Oliveira, Professor
Symposium on Advantages, Challenges of Wind EnergyUniversity of Juiz de Fora INERGE, Brazil
delivered a lecture entitled, “Challenges of the
Impact of Wind Generation in the Conventional
Generation System.” Dr. Aamer Bilal Asghar,
COMSATS University, Lahore elaborated the
Intelligent Control of Wind Turbine Parameters
to Improve the Efficiency during its operation.
Dr. Tareq Manzoor, Assistant professor, Energy
Research Centre highlighted the design and
comparative analysis of an INVELOX wind power
generation system.
The symposium not only disseminated
knowledge but also familiarised students and
researchers with real world problems and
challenges related to wind energy and induced
research interests for research and development.
Federal Minister for Science
and Technology Syed Shibli
Faraz visited COMSATS
University Islamabad and held
a meeting with Rector CUI
Prof. Dr. Muhammad
Tabassum Afzal and other
senior university officials.
Federal Secretary, Ministry of
Science and Technology, Dr.
Arshad Mahmood also joined
the Minister on his maiden
visit of CUI.
Addressing the senior
management of CUI, Faraz
lauded the immense efforts of
the CUI leadership and faculty
for achieving excellence in
various fields of science and
technology. He said that it
was the vision of Prime
Minister Imran Khan to see
the leading Pakistani
universities at the forefront of
product innovation and
indigenous technology
development to deliver for the
country’s socio-economic
development.
The Minister urged COMSATS
University to reach out to
reputed international research
establishments and put efforts
for bringing the local
education and research
standards at par with those in
the world’s leading centres.
He said that the university
base of over 69,000 alumni
was a rich resource to support
the initiatives of the university
in industry engagement and
job placements.
Dr. Mahmood appreciated the
scientific developments under
the Prime Minister’s
Knowledge Economy Initiative
being undertaken at the CUI,
Lahore campus. He said that
the Ministry will be able to
extend additional support to
CUI by adopting some of the
leading Centres of Excellence.
Federal S&T Minister Lauds COMSATS University Efforts for Excellence
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Commission to observe the
progress of some of the
flagship projects of NUST. He
appreciated the university for
its coveted standing in the
global academia and
trailblasing initiatives, such as
the establishment of the
country’s first S&T park, the
National Science & Technology
Park and N-ovative Health
Technologies (the facility for
indigenous production of
cardiac stents and life-
supporting medical devices).
The Deputy Chairman was also
given a comprehensive briefing
on NUST, particularly academic
programmes, research and
innovation portfolio,
‘NUST’s Paramount Educational, R&D Initiatives Precedent for HEIs’
achievements and initiatives of
national significance.
Engr. Javed Mahmood Bukhari,
Rector NUST, apprised the thdelegation that NUST is a 4
generation university, where
the focus remains on
producing not only
academically and
professionally sound graduates
but also innovative minds fully
poised to become
entrepreneurs, so that they can
become job creators instead of
job seekers. Later, the Deputy
Chairman was conducted to
NHT, where he was shown
around the facilities for
manufacturing of medical
devices.
Many developed economies
globally owe their
development paradigm to their
higher education institutions
that have emerged as
economic nerve centres
through knowledge creation,
disruptive innovation and
culture of enterprise.
The precedent that the
National University of Sciences
& Technology (NUST) has set
vis-à-vis promotion of quality
higher education and cutting-
edge research, in conformance
with social and industrial
needs, is a yardstick for
universities across Pakistan if
we are to put the country on
the path of economic
prosperity.
This was stated by Deputy
Chairman Planning
Commission Mr. Muhammad
Jehanzeb Khan during his visit
to NUST’s main campus. He
was heading a high-level
delegation from the Planning
Professional Development
Centre (PDC) has signed a
News in PictureMemorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with
TechValley to facilitate the
Google Cloud trainings for
NUST students, industry
leaders and professionals from
diverse fields. Under the MoU,
NUST PDC and TechValley will
jointly work to design and
deliver latest Google Cloud
technologies in NUST
laboratories.
The National University of
Sciences & Technology (NUST)
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while working side-by-side
with men in every field. He
acknowledged that women
had special working
capabilities and they played a
vital role in progress of any
institution.
Women empowerment is
prerequisite to achieve
sustainable development and
prosperity in Pakistan, he
underlined.
Ms. Rabia Sultan, an
entrepreneur and a
progressive grower, shared her
lifelong experiences and
success stories. She talked
about how she acquired the
skills and approaches needed
to become a successful female
entrepreneur.
Ms. Naila Qazi, founder of
REACH under the IdeaGist
platform, talked about the
potential and challenges of
Pakistani female
entrepreneurs.
Meanwhile, the Department of
Agricultural Engineering,
MNSUAM organised an
awareness webinar entitled
"Reckoning Impact of
Changing Climate upon
Agricultural Water" to marks
the World Water Day. This day
was observed under the
international theme of
“Valuing Water.”
The main objective of this
webinar was to create
awareness regarding declining
water resources and
associated problems. It was
also aimed to sensitise the
farming community and
general public about a
judicious use of water for
sustainable water
management.
The Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
University of Agriculture,
Multan (MNSUAM) conducted
a webinar entitled “Women
Empowerment through
Entrepreneurship” to
emphasise the role of women
in the entrepreneurial
development of a country.
The webinar underlined
women empowerment and the
entrepreneurial spirit of
women. It was aimed to
highlight the importance of
female entrepreneurship for
the development of Pakistan
and ascertain the kind of
support needed to promote
female entrepreneurship and
commercialisation of products
and services.
Vice Chancellor MNSUAM Dr.
Asif Ali shed light on the
women’s role in the
development of a country
MNSUAM Webinar Stresses Women Empowerment through Entrepreneurship
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include innovations expo and innovations for
commercialisation.
The MNSUAM houses the DICE Agriculture and
Food Science Office. During the last DICE event
at MNSUAM, students from all over the country
presented their innovations in areas of
Agriculture, Food Science, Agribusiness and
Economics, ICT and Computer Science,
Engineering, and Technology.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gardezi said that
the event will bring together all academic
institutions of Pakistan, industry, financial
institutions and technology vendors displaying
their research innovations, products, and
technologies. He said that the event was a much
needed and timely effort.
Dr. Asif Ali said that MNSUAM was playing a key
role in developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The event will showcase the business and
entrepreneurial ideas of students from various
institutions of Pakistan. It will cover business
plans based on products and services in addition
to plant-based food products and related
businesses. It will also inculcate the culture of
entrepreneurship and ensure a value addition
among students while disseminating innovative
business ideas.
The Office of Research, Innovation and
Commercialisation and the Faculty of Social
Sciences and Humanities at the Muhammad
Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture, Multan
(MNSUAM) organised a pre-launch ceremony of
Distinguished Innovations, Collaborations and
Entrepreneurship (DICE) event.
The DICE event is a mega innovation,
entrepreneurship, Agriculture and Food Science
innovation activity tentatively scheduled for
October 2021.
The pre-launch ceremony was held in
collaboration with DICE Foundation and SunCrop
Group. Punjab Minister for Agriculture Syed
Hussain Jahania Gardezi inaugurated the pre-
launch, while Vice Chancellor MNSUAM Dr. Asif
Ali, CEO, SunCrop Group Dr. Shafique Pitafi were
also present on the occasion.
DICE Foundation is a non-profit organisation
registered in Michigan, USA. The annual DICE
mega innovation event is one of the major
initiatives of DICE conducted since 2007 at
various universities across Pakistan.
The objective of this event is to foster a culture
of innovations and entrepreneurship, and
establish strong relation between industry and
academia. The possible outcomes of this event
MNSUAM holds Pre-launch of DICE
UVAS Faculty Wins Mollie Holman Award 2020Dr. Allah Bukhsh, lecturer Institute of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary
& Animal Sciences, Lahore has won Mollie
Holman Award 2020 for Best Doctoral Thesis at
MONASH University, Australia.
The Mollie Holman Award has been bestowed
upon him in recognition of his outstanding
doctoral thesis entitled, “Pharmacist-Led-Self-
Care Education and its Impact on Clinical
Outcomes of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in
Pakistan.”
The Mollie Holman Medal was established in
1998 and is named after the late pioneering
physiologist Emeritus Professor Mollie Homan
AO in honour of her significant contributions to
science and education. Through this award, the
university seeks to acknowledge and reward its
doctoral candidates for both the quality of their
thesis and the quality of their research.
The awards are among the highest academic
honours the University bestows, and mark the
recipient as the researchers of the highest order.
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