December Issue NEDEA Newsletter

NED Engineers Association of Greater Chicago

December 31, 2015

NEDEA will be hosting a Grand Annual Dinner on January 22, 2016 at Armada Hotel & Conference Center, Glendale Heights.

To celebrate our commitment and friendship, we are cordially inviting you to attend the dinner, enjoy the night with your old friends, classmates, and ac-quaintances, reminiscing memorable experiences and sharing the success and most specially to renew our commitment to the noble ideals of our great NED University of Engineering & Technology.

We look forward to your presence again in this once a year celebration.

NEDEA Annual Dinner

NEDUET Head-lines and Updates

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Our Sponsors 5-6

Mission, Com-ments, Ideas

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Inside this issue:

Membership is every-one’s responsibility

Help us grow our mem-bership

Don’t forget to RSVP for Annual Dinner on January 22, 2016

Need your participation for NEDEA’s future

Contribute your time

Support financially

Prepared by Badar Hussain

NEDEA BoD of 2013-2014 donates NEDUET funds that was raised to com-memorate late Asim Zuberi. This fund was given to NEDUET for the pur-chase of 3-D printer for a lab in NEDUET through NED ALEF to honor the memory of departed NEDEA member Asim Zuberi. NEDEA effort was led by Syed Naeemuddin, Chairman BoD 2013-2014, who also requested that along with him Asim's father be present for an inauguration / dedication ceremony AT NEDUET. Also at this time, a plaque will be installed in the 3-D Lab commemorating the dedication.

NEDEA BoD 2013-2014 Donates NEDUET

NEDEA Extends Happy New Year to you all

Help us publish a newsletter with your news and articles. It is a challenge to find news that are contributed by the members. Remember, it is us to either make it worthwhile or make it worthless. Your participation is needed to continue this newsletter in the future.

Theintendingconcernedstudentsmayvisitthewebsite:www.ictrdf.org.pkformoreinformationandapplydirectly,aspercriteria.

NEDUET Headlines and Updates

NationalICTR&DFund,MinistryofInformationTechnology,GovernmentofPakistanisfundingthePrimeMin-ister'sNationalICTScholarshipPro-gram.Therespectivescholarsofsub-jectscholarshiparestudyinginpartic-ipatingUniversitiesacrossPakistaninfouryearsundergraduateICTR&Drelateddisciplines.TheScholarshipProgramcoversad-missionandtuitionfee,boardingandlodging,bookallowance,foodallow-anceandstipendforstudentstopur-sueundergraduatedegreesofferedbyPakistanInstitutes/UniversitiesinICTdisciplines.

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Prime Minister's National ICT R&D Fund Scholarship Program-2015

NEDEA Website is Active NEDEA website has been launched again after a long disruption. The website is newly developed with a new url. Visit our website using www.nedea.us.

We have created a new mem-ber log in section for you to update your personal infor-mation including a biography. The intent is to provide every member an opportunity to in-troduce himself/herself to the members at large.

Please visit the website and populate the member section. Each member is strongly re-

quested to complete their infor-mation as soon as possible.

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Directorate of  University Advancement & Financial  Assis‐

Advancement is a strategic, integrated method of managing relationship to increase under-standing and support among an educational institution's key constituents. University advancement is responsible for creating awareness, building relationship and generating support for NED teaching, re-search, and public service mis-sion. This is accomplished by incorporating strategic com-munication, marketing, alumni relations, community and gov-ernment relations, develop-ment and resource planning and administration. These cen-ters of excellence provides a bridge between the university

and community enabling vibrant partner-ships.

UA&FA seeks to help the students, facul-ty, staff, alumni and friends of the Univer-sity to have pride and satisfaction in hav-ing connections to the University – today, tomorrow and in fact for a lifetime.

Financial independence and sustenance is one of the keys to the development. While the education is supported by the state, there is a dire need to expand the support base and include alumni and well wishers of NED University to have a share in this honorable goal. This can be in the form of establishing endowments, award-ing scholarships, donating equipment, supporting library, and other similar means.

The objective of Directorate is to

1. Strengthen University Ad-vancement Program and fund raising.

2. Achieve financial stability.

3. Strengthen the quality of academic program.

4. Increase and enhance the visibility and awareness of the university to the com-munity at large and all stakeholders.

The Directorate of Industrial Liaison (DIL) was established at NED Uni-versity of Engineering & Technology in 1997. The prime objectives of DIL are to create and enhance the re-quired university-industry linkages in the form of various activities.

DIL is since then involved in arrang-ing internships opportunities in summer and winter vacations for students in different organizations / industries.

DIL is engaged in collecting the top-ics of final year engineering projects and arranging technical / practical help from the industries related with the projects. In a number of cases the industries have assigned pro-jects to the university students with competent advisors from their or-ganizations to help the students.

In addition, DIL arranges on perpet-ual basis study visits for the stu-dents and faculty at various indus-tries and organizations to get the

Directorate of Industrial Liaison (DIL) DIL also provides assistance to the organizations / industries in respect of Research and Expert engineering services through teaching faculty to address their technical problems.

DIL encourages the prospective Em-ployers’ for “On-Campus” hiring and facilitate them to conduct Career Counseling Sessions, Presentations, Tests and Interviews for recruitment. Many multi-national companies, some overseas employers’, local business groups and Small and Medium Enter-prises (SME) are availing such facili-ties on need basis.

DIL has recently embarked on devel-oping Graduate Directories, arranging career fairs and pre-employment ori-entation programs for the graduating batches.

DIL is coordinating and motivating the students to participate in Interna-tional University student level compe-titions, to name a few are: Shell Eco-Marathon, Solar Car Challenge and SAE Formula Car etc.

Shows and Fairs, NED students have earned laurels and prizes recently in

DIL promotes students to showcase their projects in Professional Expo, Shows and Fairs, NED students have earned laurels and re-ceived prizes in Re-Engineering Pakistan 2012 and PAPS 2013.

To foster and promote the engineering profession, the Directorate is representing NED on the Standing Com-mittee on Science Technolo-gy of the Federation of Paki-stan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and the Think Tank Committee of the Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP).

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Directorate of Industrial Liaison (DIL) Continued

DIL OFFERS INTERNSHIPS:

Internships training are ar-ranged for students (essentially of Third Year) of all undergrad-uate disciplines twice every year, during their summer and winter vacations.

Director Industrial Liaison communicates/ interacts with the industries and other or-ganizations requesting intern-ship opportunities for NED Students.

Arrangement of Final year Engineering Projects: The topics for the Engineering Pro-jects are arranged for Final Year engineering students of all under-graduate disciplines every year.

Director Industrial Liaison com-municates/ interacts with the in-dustries and organizations re-questing topics for the Final year Engineering Projects for NED Stu-dents.

Chairmen / Final Year Class Advi-sors of each discipline are required to keep in touch with Director In-dustrial Liaison to arrange / help in the following activities:

Sending lists of the Engineer-ing Projects to Chairmen / Fi-nal Year Class Advisors of each discipline for selecting stu-dents who are willing to work with the industries and organ-izations on their Final Year Engineering Projects

Communicate through a Letter with the industries and organi-zations informing the details of the Student Group selected by the Chairmen / Final Year Class Advisors of each disci-pline who are willing to work on the selected Project topic(s)

Issue letter to the indus-tries and organizations for the Project / Study visits of the select Stu-dent Groups and asking to nominate External Ad-visor and mentor for the Project

Director Industrial Liaison if required will request the Ex-ternal Advisor to participate with the Faculty members in Mid-term and final Evalua-tion and Project Viva Voce.

Arrangement of Study Visits:

All teaching departments can avail the services of Directorate of Industrial Liaison for arranging study visits of stu-dents/faculty to the in-dustrial undertakings as per the academic require-ments

The chairman/ class ad-visor sends request in the prescribed form for “Request for arranging study visits” at least two weeks prior to the pro-posed / required study visit

Director Industrial Liai-son requests the relevant industries/ organizations for the study visits.

Faculty members/class advisors are responsible for making all other ar-rangements, e.g. trans-portation and coordinat-ing with all class /stu-dents during the planned visits

After completion of Study

visits the chairman/ class advisor and / or students are required to submit duly filled “Industrial Visit Feed-back Form” to the Direc-tor Industrial Liaison

At the end of the academ-ic year DIL prepare the summarized report of Study Visits arranged and submit it to Pro-Vice Chancellor-1 for study, perusal and recording of comments if any.

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The day you first stepped foot on the NED cam-pus as a student, you became NEDian. No doubt, you must have felt the pride then and you can continue that feeling being an Alumni of NED now. You became part of a community – one of NED alumni and friends who feel connected, in-spired and strong. At the NEDEA, it’s our priority to keep that community alive long after gradua-tion. NEDEA is extremely proud in the belief of once a NEDian, always a NEDian. The mission and purpose of NEDEA: “Is to foster and cultivate a common bond of pride, affinity and connectivity among NEDians and friends of Greater Chicago through quality programs, services and events.”

NEDEA Board of Directors 2015-2016

Badar Hussain (630) 210-1572 Chairman

Iqbal Ahmad (630) 808-4573 Director of Membership and Finance Aminul Hassan Director of Professional Development (630) 456-0434 Farhan Zafar Director of Social Affairs (630) 456-6139

We need your help in improving our organization. Please provide inputs, articles, news, or any other items that you would like to share with members of the organization.

Our emphasis on activities is to attract more NEDi-ans, strengthen the NEDEA, and stabilize the finan-cial base seems appropriate, but we cannot achieve this without your support. We want to implement some specific measurable objectives and plans of ac-tion over the next two years. These are:

1. Increased membership.

2. Increased interest and participation from existing members of NEDEA.

2. Include a Strategic Plan for a multi-year to strengthen the NEDEA infrastructure with defined objectives and performance measures.

3. Increased communication with NEDians.

4. New ways to develop/create interest and attract NEDians – including receptions; invitations to attractive, interesting events – should be explored.

5. Any other ideas ????????

Send us your comments and ideas for NEDEA’s future

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