GCU M.PHIL CHEMISTRY STUDENT EARNS DISTINCTION
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Muhammad Hasnain Haider currently studying in M. Phil in
chemistry has been selected for fully funded merit
scholarship in one of the largest research group in the
world based in United Kingdom. Haider stood first not only
among Pakistanis but also among the students from different
countries competing for this scholarship. The research group
is working on industrial applications of different
organometallic compounds. He got Gold Medal in his Masters
from GC University Lahore. He also served Chemistry
department of GC University Lahore as internee Lecturer.
Haider has opined that “Pakistanis especially Ravians are on
the top in all over the world”.
(22-10-2008)
Punjab Government Appoints Dr. Akram Kashmiri as Chairman
BISE Lahore
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The
Punjab government has appointed Dr Muhammad Akram Kashmiri,
Professor of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore, as Chairman
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE),
Lahore. Prof Akram Kashmiri joined Government College Lahore
in 1976. He served the Chemistry department as chairman for
12 years and dean faculty of Science GCU Lahore for five
years.
(18-09-2008)
National workshop on Crystallography concludes
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The
closing ceremony of 2-day National Workshop on
Crystallography was held under the aegis of the Department
of Chemistry, GCU Lahore. There were about 100 participants
who attended the lectures, delivered by renowned
Crystallographers of the country, and received
hands-on-training on the latest Single Crystal X-ray
Diffractometer installed in the Department with financial
support of HEC. Prof. Dr. Jamil Ahmed and Prof. Dr. Muhammad
Nawaz Tahir made their presentations on “Symmetry and Single
Crystal Structure Solution and Refinement”. Prof. Dr.
Amin-ul-Haq, Dean of Sciences and Technology, GCU Lahore,
gave away shields to the guest speakers and certificates to
the participants of the workshop.
(27-08-2008)
Advance Research Based Education Stress: 2-Day
Crystallography National Workshop Held at GCU
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Prof.
Khairat M. Ibne Rasa Ex-Vice Chancellor Punjab University
has said that the present day world is moving so rapidly in
the realm of scientific and technological advancements that
we need to focus on advanced research based education in our
country to compete the rest of the world. He was addressing
the inaugural ceremony of the 2-Day national workshop on
Crystallography (Single Crystal Structure Determination)
being held here under the auspices of the Chemistry
Department at the Fazal-e-Hussain Hall of the university. He
stated that those countries who are technologically advanced
also dominate politically. “We have to pay attention to the
scientific development and in this context, we need to raise
the level of academics and research activities” Dr. Khairat
said and added that GCU Lahore is working befittingly in the
promotion of research based educational activities and would
contribute to the scientific knowledge to make the country
strong.
Speaking on
the occasion Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab said on the occasion
that Pakistan need to realize the human capital deficit
besides other deficits because the pace at which the present
day world is moving is far too fast. He said that we have
very few people highly educated in the country as we have
failed to ensure sufficient facilities to promote higher
education. “The future obviously is in the hands of bright
and productive scientists of Pakistan and GCU Lahore is
endeavoring to promote quality education at the campus, the
VC said and lauded the working of the research group in
Chemistry lead by Dr. Islam Ullah Khan”.
Earlier, in
his welcome address, Chairperson Chemistry Department GCU
Lahore Dr. Muhammad Saeed Iqbal apprised the participants
about the objectives of the workshop. He also told about the
state of the art laboratory established at GCU with the
generous funding of the Higher Education Commission. He
further told that this laboratory has so far produced 40
research papers.
(26-08-2008)
PROF. DR. ISLAM ULLAH KHAN RECEIVES BEST UNIVERSITY TEACHER
AWARD
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Prof. Dr. Islam Ullah Khan Department of Chemistry
Government College University Lahore, has received the Best
University Teacher Award for the year 2007 in a ceremony
arranged by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) at
Islamabad.
Chairman HEC Prof. Dr. Atta-Ur-Rehman presented a
certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 100,000/- to Dr. Islam
Ullah Khan on the occasion. The Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab has commended Dr. Islam Ullah Khan
for attaining the award and has hoped that he would continue
enhancing his academic and research activities in the realm
of Chemistry in future as well.
(21-05-2008)
GCU
AWARDS PH.D TO MUHAMMAD IKRAM IN CHEMISTRY
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The GC University Lahore has awarded Ph.D degree to
Muhammad Ikram in the subject of Chemistry after the
approval of his thesis titled “Chemistry of Straw Based,
Chemi-Thermo Mechanical Pupling Black Liquor and its
Chemical and Biological Treatment”. Prof. Dr. Akram Kashmiri
supervised the thesis.
(20-05-2008)
Academic programs need
to be more effective and qualitatively efficient Vice
Chancellor speaks on the joint presentation of Chemistry and
QEC
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor has said that in
order to ensure quality education in all the discipline at
the GC University Lahore, all efforts are being made to
match up the requisites of the aforesaid necessity. He was
addressing participants of an exit meeting with the
Department of Chemistry arranged by the Quality Enhancement
Cell (QEC) of the GCU. The meeting focused on the
presentation on ‘Program Quality Assurance Report’ (PQAR)
for B.Sc (Hons) 4-year Program (2005-2009). He appreciated
the efforts made by the department and QEC which has covered
this mileage and hoped that the quality assurance exercise
and academic planning go together in furthering the academic
excellence. “Academic programs need to be more effective and
qualitatively efficient and all the departments need to
carry out rigorous efforts in this regard”, he said and
added that studies in the disciplines of sciences need to be
evaluated rationally.
Earlier, Chairperson Chemistry department of the GCU Prof.
Dr. Akram Kashmiri made a detailed and comprehensive
presentation on the preparation of Program Quality Assurance
Report (PQAR). He informed the participants that the
curriculum of Chemistry is based upon the theme of
experimental sciences and has the aim to produce useful
citizens for the state and the society. He said that the
mission of the department Chemistry is to take a leading
role in discovering useful knowledge, preparing Chemistry
graduates for future challenges in education, research,
entrepreneurship and social sectors of our society. He also
described the outcomes of the PQAR and stressed upon the
importance of Industry-Academia Linkage. Prof. Dr. Saeed
Iqbal also spoke on the occasion and detailed the
development and maintenance of the course files. He also
highlighted the importance of strengthening of labs and
infra-structure facilities, periodical reviews of curricula
and introduction of a feed back system.
The Dean faculty of Sciences and Technology Prof. Dr. Amin
ul Haq Khan applauded Dr. Kashmiri and his team efforts for
rigorously carrying out the exercise and setting the
standard form for the other departments of the university.
He also stressed upon the fact that now the QEC and all the
other departments can co-exist in order to ensure quality.
Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, Director, and Consultant
QEC were present on the occasion.
(25-02-2008)
GCU ORGANIZED LECTURE
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The
Sustainable Development Study Center organized a lecture
presentation by Dr. Malik Asghar Naeem in the
Fazal-e-Hussain Reading Room. The guest speaker apprised the
participants about the SIDA-AIT Urban Research Planning
Project which is launched in ten countries including
Bangladesh,
Cambodia, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,
Phillipines, Thailand and Sri Lanka. He also detailed the
chalked out research themes and cross cutting themes for the
sustainable cities project. Dean of Sciences and Technology
and Director SDSC Prof. Dr. Amin Ul Haq thanked the guest
speaker for his insightful lecture presentation. A large
number of students attended the program and asked various
questions relating to the concerned topic.
(13-11-2008)
GC University-ECI (Oxford
University) Pak field research program:
British Scholars presents research work
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The
Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC) of the GCU
Lahore organized research presentation of two international
scholars from Oxford University UK and Imperial College
London in the Fazal-e-Hussain Reading Room.
Ms. Emily
Woodhouse of the Imperial College of London, while making a
presentation said that there is the deepening understanding of
the linked socio-ecological system of Keti Bander in the
context of climate change. She said that the coastal
communities are at high risk and there is lack of research in
Pakistan. She also elaborated resilience theory in detail and
talked about the aims of her project study. The research
scholar of the Oxford University Youshey Zakiuddin made his
presentation on his research work carried on Kunjerab National Park,
Deosai National Park and mountain areas. He apprised the
participants that the central Karakorum
National Park is one of Pakistan’s most fascinating landscapes
and has within its boundaries the country’s highest peak the
K2. Talking about the Deosai National Park (DNP), he said, it
is located on among the highest plateaus in the world.
Ali Hassan
Habib, Director General WWF Pakistan said on the occasion that
they are delighted to partner with GCU. He said that WWF
encourages international scholars and scholars from within the
country in carrying out their research work and described
nature conservation is not a short term prospect rather it
requires long term planning.
The chief
guest Director General ASSMS GCU Lahore Dr. A.D. Raza Choudary
highly appreciated the research work of the scholars and said
that their activity would help in gathering maximum
information in perspective of their dissertations. Earlier,
Dean, Faculty of Sciences and Technology Director SDSC Prof.
Dr. Amin-ul-Haq introduced the guest speakers and told about
the objective of their presentations.
(25
-07-2008)
SDSC WILL ORGANIZE
PRESENTATION under the GCU-ECI Pak Field Research Program ON
4th JUNE, 2008 AT Fazal-i-Hussain READING ROOM
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The Sustainable Development
Study Center (SDSC) is organizing research presentation of
two international scholars from Oxford University and
Imperial College UK in the Fazal-e-Hussain Hall on 4th June
2008 (Wednesday) at 10:30 A.M. The SDSC of the GCU Lahore is
organizing this program under the GCU-ECI (Oxford
University) Pak Field Research Program. Emily Woodhouse is
an academic researcher and will be carrying out research on
the effects of climate change on coastal ecology and
communities in Keti Bunder, Thatta in collaboration with
Indus for All Program WWF-Pakistan.
(03-06-2008)
Poverty ROOTS cause of environment degradation: Dr. Abid
Qaiyum Suleri DELIVERS A LECTURE ON “Policy led Poverty
Environmental Nexus”
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It has been observed in 20
districts of the country that 40% people are poor,
illiterate and they are facing serious problems like
insecurity of food and drinking water, it was expressed by
Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri today in a special lecture on “Policy
led Poverty Environmental Nexus” here organized by
Sustainable Development Study Center (SDSC).He also said
that Agriculture sector is being ignored in our country
which is the major employment-providing segment. He
emphasized on the individual responsibilities of every
citizen so that pressure from the bottom could be shifted to
higher authorities to take effective steps and modify their
policies to eradicate poverty which is the root cause of
environment degradation and un-sustainability in developing
countries. He quoted the river as water pollution in this
regard. Dr. Nuzrat Yar Khan briefed the vision of
Sustainable Development Study Center. Prof. Dr. Amin-ul-Haq
Khan Director SDSC thanked the speaker and presented a
souvenir shield to the guest speaker.
(23-01-2008)
GCU NINE Faculty members awarded Research PRODUCTIVITY
ALLOWANCE
Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (PCST) has
announced to award nine faculty members of GC University
Lahore with the Research Productivity Allowance for the year
2007-08. The allowance has been awarded to these scientists
because of their outstanding research contribution in Physic
and Biological Science which was published in international
impact factor journals of high repute. The scientists who
have been given this allowance include: Dr. G. Murtaza, Dr.
Hassan Amir Shah, Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Ms. Nazish Rubab, Mr.
Shahid Ali (Physics), Dr. Ijaz Mujtaba Ghauri (Physics, CASP),
Dr. Abdul Wahid (Botany), Dr. Muhammad Athar Abbasi
(Chemistry) and Dr. Sikandar Ali (IIBT)
It is pertinent to mention here that out of the nine
faculty members who would be awarded the productivity
allowance five awards have gone to the Physics Department.
It is interesting to note also that two Ph. D students,
Nazish Rubab and Shahid Ali have also been awarded the PCST
productivity award. This is a special moment of pride for
the Physics Department which over the last few years has
established itself as a leader in research at GCU. The
Physics Department is active in research in the area of
Plasma Physics, Material Science and Nuclear Medical data
analysis. The Physics Department has five Tenure Track
positions and three foreign faculty members under the HEC
Program.
The
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab has congratulated
these scientists on their extra ordinary achievement in
research and assured that all out resources would be
utilized to promote research culture of international
standard in the university.
(11-06-2008)
DR. SYED MUHAMMAD QAIM DELIVERS A LECTURE ON FUNDAMENTAL
STUDIES OF ACCELERATORS
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Physics department organized a special lecture of
Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad
Qaim,
German National of Pakistani origin.
He discussed about the different accelerators used in the
medical applications. He also briefed the audience about
fundamental studies of accelerators in the field of physics
and other allied sciences. A large number of students and
faculty attended the lecture.
(08-03-08)
Prof. Salimullah Plasma Physics expert says that Age of
universe is about 20 Billion years
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The age of our universe is 20 billion years
and the present conventional theory of the creation of the
universe is the big bang. This was said by Prof Salimullah,
Professor of Physics in the faculty of the GCU’s Physics
Department, while delivering a special lecture at the
Fazl-i-Husain reading room. He sketched in detail about
geo-graphical and historical perspective of the universe and
described the super clusters of galaxies. He also described
the Cosmic Background Explorer (CBE) findings and detailed
the astronomical and cosmological implications of the
creation of the universe. The lecture was attended by
students of the department while a question answer session
was also held in the end.
(17-01-2008)
DR. NUSRAT JAHAN WILL ACT AS ACTING
CHAIRPERSON IN JULY 2008
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Dr. Nusrat Jehan Associate Professor of Zoology will look
after the work of Chairperson Zoology Department from
4-07-2008 to 31-07-2008
(08-07-2008)
Two Zoology Faculty members to participate in research
Program on fish immunology at
Aberdeen University
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The Chairperson Zoology Department of GC
University Lahore Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Mughal and
Assistant Professor Ms. Ayesha Shuja will leave for the
University of Aberdeen, Britain from July 4, 2008 on a four
week visit to participate in the research on “Fish
Immunology”. They two are proceeding to UK under the Higher
Education Commission-British Council Research Link Program
between the Zoology Department of GCU Lahore and the School of
Biological Sciences of the University of Aberdeen, UK.
(03-07-2008)
GCU ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT HOSTS ANNUAL LUNCH
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The Zoology Department today arranged its annual lunch at
the university campus. Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice
Chancellor along with deans, academic and administrative
heads of departments and large number of post graduate
students of the Zoology Department attended the ceremony.
(19-04-2008)
GCU STUDENT COMPLETES A RESEARCH PROJECT ON
“SETTING UP A COUNSELING SERVICE AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL”
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Ms. Mehreen Shahid completed a research project for MS in
clinical psychology entitled “setting up a counseling
service at a private school” under the supervision of Dr.
Asir Ajmal of GC University. The results shows that an
effective school psychology program can be setup with in a
school with the cooperation of the administration and
teachers, Further Findings are that a major improvement in
students’ behaviors based on individual therapy that was
administered to them during the study it also showed that
younger teachers were interested in improving their teaching
styles in order to create a healthier class room
environment. It was effectively demonstrated using workshops
and lectures that providing reinforcement is a stronger
approach in changing student behavior than punishment.
(30-04-2008)
DR. ASIR
AJMAL ELECTED PRESIDENT PACP
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Prof. Dr. Asir Ajmal Department of Psychology has been
unanimously elected the President of Pakistan Association of
Clinical Psychologists (PACP) for the years 2008 -2010 in
the general body meeting of the association. The Association
(PACP) was founded in 1980s and Dr. Muhammad Ajmal father of
Dr. Asir Ajmal was elected its first President.
The
Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab has congratulated
the newly elected body of the Clinical psychologists and
hoped that they would do their best effort to promote the
culture of Clinical psychology for better Pakistani society.
(08-04-2008)
Vice Chancellor Inaugurated 2nd Day of Clinical Psychology
Conference
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore said
“Every society in modern age has its share of troubles and
tribulations and every person has his share of the social
distress of one kind or another. In such circumstances,
people need the guidance of Clinical psychologists to cope
with their personal problems.” He was addressing the
inaugural session of the 10th National Conference on
‘Clinical Psychology in the Service of Community’ held here
today in the Bokhari auditorium of the varsity. “The GCU has
introduced number of professional training courses including
MS Clinical Psychology” he added.
“We would like to see the Clinical Psychologists working
for those segments of society which are generally neglected,
the underprivileged, the abandoned, the marginalized, and
the oppressed”, Dr. Khalid hoped and said that the Clinical
Psychology is a young profession and it has a long way to go
to improve its knowledge and skills. “If the Clinical
Psychologists wish to establish themselves as professionals,
they will have to pay attention to ethical issues when
interacting with clients and others”, he further said. The
VC urged the Clinical Psychologists to their pool their
knowledge and expertise for the greater good of the
community.
Prof. Dr. Zahid Mehmood President Pakistan Association of
Clinical Psychologists and Director Clinical Psychology
Department GCU Lahore and said that that psychology exists
within a social-cultural context therefore we have to
develop an indigenous knowledge base for ourselves. “The
states like anxiety, stress, depression and other signs of
distress are becoming more and rifer in the community” he
added He told about the training programmes and services of
his department during the earthquake and its aftermath.
The General Secretary of the PACP presented the annual
report of the Pakistan Association of Clinical
Psychologists.
The
scientific session-I in the day’s proceedings was chaired by
Dr. Ruhi Khalid. Clinical Psychologists made their
presentations on ‘the stigmatization of psychiatric illness,
management of learning disabilities in Pakistan, assessment
of adaptive behavior: utility and relevance in Pakistani
context, differential impact of home-based and school-based
training programs on down’s syndrome children and social
anxiety among adolescents living with single parent families
in this session,.
(05-04-2008)
10TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY STARTS WITH WORKSHOPS
The 10th National Conference on “Clinical
Psychology in the service of Community” started at GCU
Lahore. Four workshops ‘Healing through Hypnosis’
‘Management of Depression’ ‘a Mini Marathon’ ‘Stress
Management’ were addressed by Maqbool Babari, Asma Ayub,
Nauman Qureshi and Rubina Mehmood respectively.
“These training workshops aimed at providing
the expertise and skills to the trained and the novice
alike” Prof. Dr. Zahid Mehmood Director Clinical Psychology
Department GCU said. “Workshops are open to the members of
the Pakistan Association of Clinical Psychologists and
students of Psychology from other institutions of the
country, he added.
(03-04-2008)
GCU TO
HOLD 10TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY
The Clinical Psychology Department is organizing its 10th
National Conference on “Clinical Psychology in the Service
of Mankind” from April 3 to 6, 2008 at the Bokhari
Auditorium. Prominent psychologists across the country will
present their research papers.
The inaugural ceremony of the conference will be held in
the Bokhari Auditorium of the varsity on 5th
April 2008 at 9:00 a.m. The Vice Chancellor GC University
Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab would be the chief guest.
President Pakistan Association of Clinical Psychologists and
Chairman Clinical Psychology Department GCU Lahore Dr. Zahid
Mehmood would present the welcome address. The scientific
session-I of the conference would be held at Bokhari
Auditorium and chaired by Dr. Ruhi Khalid.
Scientific session-II and III of the conference would be
held in the Fazal-e-Hussain Hall of the varsity on 6th
April 2008. The key-note speakers would make their
expressions in perspective of the clinical psychology in the
service of mankind. For details please
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(01-04-2008)
COLLABORATION AMONG EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS URGED
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore has
underscored the need to promote cooperation and collaboration among the
educational institutions in order to encourage research on key economic
issues and challenges and fill the gap that currently exists in terms of
qualified human resource.
Prof Dr Khalid Aftab stated this while addressing the
inaugural session of the PIDE’s (Pakistan Institute of Development
Economics) Golden Jubilee Seminar jointly organized by the GCU
Department of Economics and PIDE.
He said the shortage of quality manpower was the biggest
deficit. He referred to the experiences of British Universities which
were coming together and pooling resources to produce quality graduates
and research for the greater benefit of the society. He appreciated
PIDE’s contribution in the field of economic and social research and
hoped that collaborative research would be encouraged in educational
institutions in future.
PIDE Vice Chancellor Dr Rashid Amjad highlighted the
contributions made by institute in recent years after attaining the
status of the university. He said the PIDE had served as a good
intellectual hub for economists of the country.
Dr Ijaz Nabi, Dean Faculty of Social Studies Lahore
University of Management Sciences (LUMS), underlined the need to
research on fiscal and current account issues which were big problems of
the economy. The inaugural session was followed by a panel discussion on
“Food Security Issues in
Pakistan.”
In the end, GCU vice chancellor proposed to launch another discussion on
the political economy of the agriculture in order to address the
questions raised by the students focusing on mismanagement of resources
and lack of will on the part of the policy makers to implement policies
in letter and spirit.
(22-12-2008)
(Courtesy: The NEWS
Lahore)
Dr. Eric Rahim delivers
lecture
on “Entrepreneur in Schumpeter’s Theory of
Development-I”
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The
Economics Department organized a special lecture on “Entrepreneur in
Schumpeter’s Theory of Development-I” delivered by
Dr. Eric Rahim
of the Business School Strathclyde University, UK at the PG
Library Auditorium. Dr. Eric highlighted the Schumpeter’s Theory of
Development. The central focus of his thought provoking lecture was to
discuss the characteristics and role of an entrepreneur. Dr. Eric also
discussed the entrepreneur as a leader. He further highlighted
entrepreneurs as an innovator. He also detailed the idea of “creative
destruction”. Later, Dr. Eric answered questions put up by the students.
The program proceeding was conducted by Aqueel Imtiaz Wahga, Assistant
Link Co-coordinator, GCU-Strathclyde University Higher Education Link
(2007-09).
(31-10-2008)
GCU HOLDS SEMINAR ON
WTO NAMA NEGOTIATIONS
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Dr.
Muhammad Saeed Commercial Counsellor, permanent mission of Pakistan to
the WTO, Geneva has said that multi-lateral route is the only option for
the countries like Pakistan and ambitious outcome in NAMA negotiations
are extremely important for Pakistan’s future economic growth. He was
addressing to the seminar on the issues and challenges associated with
WTO NAMA negotiations, Pakistan’s position and perspective in the
Fazl-e-Husain Reading Room of the University. The lecture was organized
by the GCU’s Economic Department.
The
guest speaker discussed in detail the Pakistan’s objective in NAMA and
apprised participants about the simple “Swiss Formula”. He said Pakistan
is peculiar on account of its export Basket concentrated in textile and
clothing. He said that ambitious NAMA outcome can promote or export
through additional market access, by reducing the existing tariff gap,
reduction of input costs and diversification of exports markets and
products. He further said that benefits of international policies can be
best reaped by pro actively adjusting our national policies.
Vice
Chancellor GCU Dr. Khalid Aftab while expressing his views on the
occasion said that ultimate success of manufacturing sector would depend
on the productivity i.e. efficiency and technological capability and we
have to ensure quality of more inputs and enhance the level of
efficiency to compete in the outside world. Dr. Khalid further said that
there is a need to perceive the challenges of post WTO era and we at GCU
are endeavoring to run short courses on market demanded discipline
studies besides degree courses. Dr. Khalid Aftab appreciated the efforts
made by the Economics department for running the WTO course.
Mr.
Inam-ul-Haq, Ms. Mehnaz Baur and Prof. Salah Uddin participated in the
panel discussion. Kinnaird College, Lahore College for Women University
and GCU economics department students attended the seminar.
Later Dr. Khalid
Aftab and Dr. Muhammad Saeed awarded certificates to the participants of
the WTO short course.
(26-04-2008)
GCU ARRANGES SPECIAL LECTURE ON WTO
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The Economics
Department organised a special lecture on "WTO Challenges and
Opportunities: Policy Makers Perspective" in the seminar room of the
department.
Nasim Qureshi of the
Ministry of Textiles, the key-note speaker, made a comprehensive
presentation on the WTO historic perspective, its rules and principles
and he described in detail the role of WTO in the international trade
scenario.
Delivering his
lecture, Nasim Qureshi said that in the environment of competitiveness,
both the developed and the developing countries needed to concentrate on
quality assurance of their export goods. He also talked about the WTO
agreements and apprised the audience about the structure of the WTO. He
said, "WTO strengthens the basis of international trade and its member
countries have to accept all the multilateral trade agreements." Nasim
Qureshi further said that WTO agreements promised trade liberalisation,
integration of economies into the global trading system, removal of
tariff and non tariff barriers and easier access to markets. He also
described the current situation being faced by the Pakistani traders in
the global trade perspective.
Later, Prof
Salahuddin presented a souvenir to Nasim Qureshi.
18-03-08)
(Courtesy: The
Nation)
Invited Lecture on
“Policymaker’s Perspective on the Threats and Challenges of WTO in
Pakistan”
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The Economics Department is holding a WTO Invited Lecture
on “Policymaker’s Perspective on the Threats and Challenges of WTO in
Pakistan” on March 22nd 2008. Mr. Nasim Qureshi of the
Ministry of Textiles Pakistan would be the speaker.
(20-03-2008)
Dr. Kemal
DELIVERS A LECTURE ON Trade Policy Options to Pakistan
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The Economics department arranged a special lecture of
Dr. A. R. Kemal followed by question answer session. The topic of
the lecture was Trade Policy Options to Pakistan. The guest speaker
highlighted the various factors essential for the boost of country’s
exports and detailed those factors which are involved in pushing the
country’s economy at languishing position. He said that in order to
attain the higher standards in the production of goods, we need to
create a conducive business environment. He said we need to strengthen
supply capacity and establish conformity assessment infrastructure,
remove regulatory, uncertainty, consolidation of labour levies,
improving law and order situation, credible regulatory agencies and
development of export promotion zone. He further said that we need to
remove insufficiency in custom procedures and should strengthen freight,
shipping and transport infrastructure. “Pakistan still relies on a
handful of products for exports and her exports mainly are destined to
the developed world”, Dr. Kemal said and added that we have not been
able yet to explore the trading markets in Africa.
(11-02-2008)
GCU Lahore - Cranfield University 3-Year Study Link Programme
Concludes
SMEDA-GCU DEAL ON SMALL INDUSTRIES
The small and medium enterprise development authority (SMEDA)
has signed a Memorandum of understanding with the GC
University to extend cooperation in training programmes and
research projects, especially in the field of SME management
and entrepreneurship.
According to the MoU signed by SMEDA CEO Shahid Rashid and
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU here on Tuesday,
both the institutions have agreed to undertake joint
initiatives for development of educational and training
programmes in entrepreneurship and SMEs, conduct
collaborative research projects on entrepreneurship, SMEs
and technology transfer issues, hold national and
international conferences, symposia and training workshops.
The agreement also allows internship for GCU students at
SMEDA and exchange of research and other information
material of mutual interest.
(03-12-2008)
Courtesy: Dawn
GGS
organizes a LECTURE ON EARTHE QUAKE
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The Garrett Geographic Society, Department of Geography GC
University Lahore arranged a special lecturer on Earthquake
at Fazl-e-Hussain Reading Room on
18th
December 2008. Prof Mrs Azra Mohsin, Ex-Head of Department,
Gulberg
College
for Women Lahore, delivered the lecture on earthquake. She
discussed history, causes and distribution of the earthquake
in Azad Kashmir (2005) and Quetta (2008).
(19-12-2008)
(Courtesy:
The Post Lahore)
ICAST 2008
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Institute
of Geographical Information Systems - National University of Sciences and
Technology Islamabad (IGIS-NUST) is organizing 2nd
International Conference on Advances in Space Technologies
“Space in the Service of Mankind” 0n 29-30 November 2008 at
Islamabad Click
Click Here
for details.
(12-06-2008)
CERTIFICATE AWARDING CEREMONY OF DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY COURSE
AT GCU
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The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the 6-day refresher
course on Digital Cartography was held on Sunday evening at
Fazal-e-Hussain reading room. Addressing on the occasion,
Dean of Sciences and Technology GCU Lahore Prof. Dr.
Amin-ul-Haq said that the introduction of GIS and digital
cartography will be very useful in many different fields of
study like biology, geology, ecology, mineralogy, geography,
urban studies and regional planning etc. The dean also
commended the efforts for organizing the course on digital
cartography in a befitting manner.
Chairperson Geography department of GCU Lahore Prof. Ali
Iqtidar Mirza said that the refresher course consisted of a
series of lectures and lab exercises with hand on training
arch view GIS technology. He further said that the major
objectives of the course was to introduce the essential
elements of the geography information system to the
participants and added that the other objective of the
course was to stimulate internet in GIS activities that
vital role in modern development and cartography. He
particularly thanked the resource person
Prof. Dr. Jamil Hassan Kazmi
for his extending services
and guidance to the course participants.
Later
the chief guest of the ceremony awarded certificates to the
course participants.
(02-06-2008)
Geography department organizes Six-day refresher course on
digital cartography
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A six day
refresher course on digital cartography with hands- on
training on Geographical Information System (GIS) started
today in the main lab of the computer science department GCU
Lahore. Prof. Dr. Jamil Hassan Kazmi Head of the Geography
department Karachi University chaired the inaugural ceremony
of the course. Addressing on the occasion chairperson
geography department said that the newly launched graduate
program has full year specialization/internship-based program
in GIS (Geographical Information System), the students after
getting honors degree, would also be capable in the areas of
remote sensing, spatial planning, geomantic digital
cartography and digital image processing. He informed the
participants that the Geography department has developed
external links with Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency
for a comprehensive internship based program. He said that the
Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab always be very kind and
helpful in the promotion of the subject.
The
participants who attended the course included: Inam-Ul-Haq,
Geologist Directorate General of Mines and Minerals, Punjab,
Lahore, Prof. Dr. Tabassum Jamal, Professor, Department of
Geography, University of the Punjab, Khadija Shakrullah,
Center for South Asian Studies University of the Punjab,
Nayyer Nawaz, Ijaz Hadayat, Assistant Director, Allah Yar,
Manager Geology Mapping (Punjab Mines & Minerals department),
Lahore, Mumtaz Khan Niazi, Survey and Drawing Officer, Lahore
Region, Lahore. Imran Siddique Kokab, Assistant Registrar
(Admin-I), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Ambreena Mubashir,
Lecturer, Department of Geography, Kinnaird College for Women,
Lahore, Luqman Haider, GIS Developer, Punjab Municipal
Development Fund Company, Muhammad Arslan Asim, Lecturer, UET
Lahore. Muhammad Ashraf Javid, Lecturer, UET Lahore, Zahid
Hussain Javed Akhter, Assistant Director (Arch), PHATA,
Lahore, Riaz Ahmed, Assistant Director (TP), PHATA Lahore, Kashif
Shafique, Sohail Ahmed Umar Lecturers, Department of
Geography, FCC University Lahore, Tallat Naseem, Deputy
Manager Cartography & Survey, Directorate General of Mines and
Minerals, Punjab Lahore, Tayab Siddiqui, Geologist,
109-Rizwan Block Awan Town, Lahore, Khalid Javed, Deputy
Director (T.P), MDA, Multan, Ch. Muhammad Asghar, XEN, Traffic
Survey and Transport, MDA, Multan, Aqeel Victor, Lecturer,
Sustainable Development Center GCU Lahore, Muhammad Samee
Ullah Khan, Assistant Director (Building Control), RDA,
Rawalpindi, Mumtaz Ahmed, Deputy Secretary, HUD & PHED and
Anwar Mueen-ud-din, Deputy Director (E&DC), FDA, Faisalabad.
Prof. Dr. Amin-ul-Haq , Dean of Science and
Technology would be Chief Guest of the concluding ceremony to
be held on June 01, 2008 at Fazal-e-Hussain reading room.
(28-05-2008)
GCU GEOGRAPHY
DEPARTMENT STARTS internship program for Spatial Planning
WITH PHATA
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A
comprehensive internship program for Spatial Planning in the
Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA) has also
been started by the geography department. The Vice
Chancellor has highly appreciated this development and
termed it a break through in the discipline of Geography.
(26-04-2008)
GCU PLANNED REFRESHER COURSE ON “DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY”
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The Department of Geography of GC University has planed to
organize a refresher course in digital cartography. This
course has been designed while keeping in view the rising
market demand as it would help in the promotion of
sophisticated tools in the process of map making.
The
Chairman Department of Geography told that the course would
also include ARC view interface, Arc-view operation, Global
Positioning System (GPS), image data processing and would
particularly help in the creation and presentation of map.
The course would start from May 27, 2008.
(26-04-2008)
GCU’s B.Sc (Hons) in Geography eligible to GET ADMISSION IN
M.Sc (CD&EP) UET
Lahore
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The
students of Geography department of GCU after earning their
B.A/B.Sc (Hons.) degree with geography as major subject
would be eligible for getting admission in M.Sc program in
the Community Development and Environment Planning offered
by the Department of City and Regional Planning (CRP)
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore (UET).
(25-04-2008)
Geography DEPARTMENT ARRANGES A LECTURE ON 'advace
geomorphology'
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Dr. Aftab Ahmad Butt delivered a lecture on the
topic of 'Advance Geomorphology'. He discussed the Examples of
Relief in Potohar and Shawalk range (Margla
Hills). The guest speaker described that MEANDERS are
present in old age of (river patron) but these features also
shown in mountainous region especially in Kunhar River near
Muzfarabad. He told the participants that if you travel
through G.T road from Lahore to Rawalpindi you can see many
features in Potohar region. Prof. Ali Iqtadar Mirza
Chairperson Geography department said that the lecture
certainly would help the students in adding to their knowledge
and intellect. He thanked the guest speaker for his productive
lecture and presented him souvenir.
(23-01-2008)
HEC
taking steps to promote social sciences IN PAKISTAN - Dr. SOHAIL
NAQVI SAYS ON THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE AT GCU
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Pakistan education planning could not
focus on social sciences for three decades and we lost the whole
generation but now Higher Education Commission (HEC) is taking all
possible measures in order to promote social sciences and enrolment in
universities from to 4 to 7 percent. All out funds are being mobilized
in order to provide maximum foreign scholarships to provide better
faculty and ameliorate the quality of education in the country. For this
purpose, HEC has developed a new program of 1500 foreign scholarships
which has been sent for approval to the higher authorities. It was
expressed by the Executive Director HEC Dr. Sohail H. Naqvi in the
inaugural ceremony of the one day national conference on the “State of
Social Sciences in Pakistan” organized by faculty of Social Sciences
GCU Lahore in collaboration with HEC Pakistan held in the Bokhari
Auditorium of the GCU. He also lamented the low quality out put of
colleges on account of declining standard of their graduates and told
that HEC was improving the standards of curriculum and faculty by
improving access in research and moulding curriculum in line with the
national and global market needs and that merit based scholarships were
being replaced by need based scholarships. He further said that a lot of
scholarships for post doctorate are available but HEC doesn’t find
suitable candidates for them. As many as 316 people have already been
sent to various foreign universities for post doctorate.
The Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr.
Khalid Aftab in his
welcome address
said that new universities in Pakistan, in recent years, have started
defining their goals against the demands of time which is very harmful
for the universities, as the primary role of the universities is to act
as agent of social change and ensure cultural enlightenment. He stressed
on launching of the skill oriented programmes as the greatest
challenges for the dynamic universities is to strike a balance between
the demands of the business world and that of the society. He expressed
his concerns about the direction of the education and hoped that
education would resolve the conflict between freedom and security and
integrate morality and life. He said education is not confined just to
the sciences rather it is lightening of fire in the minds through
exposure of students to culture, literature, music and lot more.
He also criticized the “Policy of
Guided Development” from above and declared it a barrier against
institutional growth. “The real problem with Guided Model is that it
dose not lead to an integrated and holistic institutional development”,
he added.
Dr. Inayat-ullah, President
Council of
Social Sciences Islamabad made his presentation on the “state of
social sciences in Pakistan 1947-2001”. The inaugural session was
chaired by Dr. Pervaiz Tahir, Mehboob-ul-Haq Professor of Economics GCU
Lahore.
The inaugural session was followed by
research papers presentation session which was chaired by Prof. Dr.
Zahid Mehmood Director Clinical Psychology GCU, Lahore.
Dr. Ishrat
Hussain, Chairman SS&H Development Committee HEC and Former Governor
State Bank of Pakistan, while speaking on “Public Policy and Social
Sciences” talked about public policy challenges, governance deficit,
distributional inequalities, identity crises, food-water-energy crises
and responsibility of Social Scientists. He said that social science
discipline might have little market value but they generate
externalities and lay the foundation for a socially and morally
conscientious citizenship and humanistic understanding of the state,
society, culture and institutions. He also said that social sciences
courses should be mandated for even students of engineering, medical,
agricultural, physical and biological sciences and business
administration.
Shahid Javed Burki from Washington D.C,
USA presented his paper on “Significance of the Development of Social
Sciences for Effective Public Policy”. Prof. Mirza Athar Baig spoke on
“The Possibility of indigenous theorization in social sciences: a
Transition from Trans-disciplinary to Post-disciplinary Paradigm”
The third session consisted of
discussants and was chaired by Prof. Dr. Anjum Saleemi and participated
by Dr. Muhammad Waseem (LUMS), Dr. Muhammad Anwar (SSRC), Dr. Saba Gull
Khattak (SDPI), Dr. Najma Najam (PU), Dr. Tahir Kamran and Dr. Asir
Ajmal (GCU Lahore). The prominent participants of the conference
included Sartaj Aziz, Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan, Prof. Ahmed Hussain,
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz, Prof. Dr. M.A. Kashmiri, Sahibzada
Faisal Khurshid and Prof. Dr. Kausar Sohail. A large number of students
and faculty from all the public and private universities attended this
conference.
(28-03-2008)
GCU MARKS WORLD
PHILOSOPHY DAY
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Brett
Philosophical Inter-disciplinary Society of GCU observed World
Philosophy Day with a lecture delivered by Prof Dr Absar
Ahmed, former Chairman of Punjab University Philosophy
Department.
The focus
of the lecture was the philosophical relation between power
and human rights. He said human rights were not a Western
concept; in fact Islam had been preaching this for 1400 years.
He further stated that there was a perfect balance between
power and human rights in Islam because only God was
considered sovereign and supreme. A large number of students
attended the lecture. The in-charge of the society, Ms Javeria,
and other faculty members of the Philosophy Department were
also present on the occasion.
(21-11-2008)
Open House Seminar on M.Phil Philosophy degree programme
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GC University Lahore, Department of Philosophy
& Interdisciplinary Studies, is hosting an open House
Seminar on the title M.Phil Degree Programme. The University
plans to launch the programme in the academic session
2008-2010. An informal introduction of the M.Phil Philosophy
Degree Progremme, covering broad areas of interest will be
presented. The candidates holding postgraduate degree in the
Philosophy and other disciplines may attend the seminar.
Schedule:
Date & day: March 20, 2008
Thursday
Timing:
01:00 pm
Venue:
Department of Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies
Please send your confirmation by: March 19,
2008
E-mail for confirmation on :
mirzaatharbaig@guc.edu.pk,
dr.sobiatahir@gcu.edu.pk
For queries please contact:
Dr. S. Alhaq:
0334-9794233, Dr. Sobia Tahir:
0321-4700710
(12-03-2008)
Dr. Asir Ajmal will be acting
chairperson from 28 July to 18 August 2008
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Dr. Asir Ajmal, Foreign Professor of
Psychology will look after the Psychology Department in the
absence of Dr. Kausar Suhail who is proceeding abroad to
visit U.K. from 28-07-2008 to 18-08-2008.
(30-07-2008)
GCU’s Psychology
Department WINS British Prime Minister’s Initiative for
International Education (PMI2) Research Award
The Psychology Department of the GC University Lahore has
won a prestigious British research award, the Prime
Minister’s Initiative for International Education (PMI2).
The Prime Minister’s Initiative supports and funds
international research projects after vetting numerous
applications from universities the world over. The Project
Manager at the British Council described the quality of the
bids put in by various universities as “very high”, adding
that GC University, Lahore was selected from among an
overwhelming number of applicants. The UK project partner is
Swaran Singh, Professor of Social & Community Psychiatry at
Warwick Medical School at University of Warwick, UK.
The Psychology Department of GCU will receive funding for
its project titled “Cross-cultural Analysis of Expressed
Emotions Construct in Families of Schizophrenic Patients:
Development of Cultural Norms and Counseling Strategies”.
The PMI2 is a two-year funding program (2008-2010) for
collecting data and carrying out research in Pakistan.
However, Dr Kausar Sohail, Chairperson Department of
Psychology, GCU Lahore has said that data will also
collected from the UK, if ethical permission is obtained
from British authorities, for comparing it with the
information gathered locally. Dr. Kausar Sohail would be the
project In-charge and two Ph. D students from her Department
and one post doctoral faculty member will be involved in
this project.
(23-06-2008)
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY EFFECTIVE FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN
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A
study conducted at GC University Lahore has shown that
individual therapy and education may be highly effective
with autistic children. It was revealed in a research
project titled “Evaluation of multi-pronged intervention
with autistic children conducted by Ms. Saliha Anjum. This
particular action research has been supervised by Prof. Dr.
Asir Ajmal and the findings show a prominent change in the
child’s daily functioning including social interaction,
compliance, self help, concentration, on-seat behavior,
verbal communication and non-verbal behavior as result of
individualized therapy and education on one to one basis.
(15-04-2008)
MENTAL
HEALTH WEEK ENDS WITH INTER-VARSITY QUIZ, POSTER COMPETITION
AND STAGE PLAYS
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With the ongoing Mental Health Week activities being held
under the auspices of Dr. Ajmal Psychological Society,
Inter-universities quiz competition was arranged at the
Bokhari auditorium.
In the quiz competition teams from MAO College Lahore,
Fatima Jinnah Women College Lahore, Garrison Degree College
Lahore, Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore and
the host GCU Lahore participated. The topic of the quiz
competition was ‘Psychological Assessment’. The Garrison
Degree College team won the first position in the
intervarsity quiz competition while Fatima Jinnah Women
College and Government Islamic College Civil Lines got
second and third positions respectively. Dr. Hamid Sheikh
former Chairman Applied Psychology Department Punjab
University Lahore gave away prizes to the winning teams.
Expressing his views, Dr. Sheikh said that the Psychology
Department of GCU Lahore has arranged the mental health
activities in a befitting manner. He said the students of
different colleges have made their excellent performances
and shown keen interest towards understanding the different
psychological aspects through their intelligencia and quick
response during their quiz competition. Chairperson
Department of Psychology GCU eulogized her department for
making excellent arrangements of the Mental Health Week
activities like the previous years and said that this has
been the hall mark of the GCU Lahore that provides a
congenial ambiance of academics.
The second part of activities was the Poster Competition in
which M. A. O College Lahore, Government Islamia College
Civil Lines Lahore, Kinnaird College Lahore and the host GCU
Lahore participated. The posters depicting diverse ideas
pertaining to social life were on display.
The last activity of the day was stage plays. The four
performances titled “Hawa Ke Beti”, “Macbeth” and “Roh Ka
Natak” and Mime on Shikwa Jawab-e-Shikwa were staged. The
young students of GCU staged their versatile performance in
a wonderful manner and earned applause from the audience.
In the evening a dinner in honor of the Old Ravians
Psychologists was arranged. The faculty of the Psychology
Department also participated in the dinner.
(29-03-2008)
DR. AJMAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GCU ORGANIZES 2-DAY
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PSYCHOLOGY & LITERATURE
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Prof. Dr. M. Shamim Hanfi
Head department of Urdu Jamia Milia Islamia New
Delhi India in his presidential address in the inaugural
ceremony of the 2-day International Conference on Psychology
& Literature has said that man comes across glittering
realities of life only through self denial and utter silence
prevailing all around the human being of this age, is his
greatest Psychological issue. In order to understand
literature properly, it is necessary to explore its
Psychological dimensions. He also said that the present
contrary is known as the century of conflicts, disputed
personalities and differences as we are breathing in an
environment which is badly polluted by Psychological
sickness. Those who inspired literature in during 20th
century include Darwin, Carl Marx and Sigmund Freud as these
persons left un-erasable impressions on human history.
Dr. Sohail
Ahmed Khan, Acting Vice Chancellor and Dean Faculty of
Languages, Oriental and Islamic learning also spoke on the
occasion. He said that a student of literature should have
close contact with relevant discipline like Sociology and
Psychology as the knowledge of various dimensions of these
disciplines unfold many layers of interpretation an reveal
hidden meanings of the words before him. Psychology was not
only a way of mental treatment but also a source of
understanding deep realties of literature. He said that
writing such a fiction as might be full of Psychological
insight and vision is pretty difficult task. He observed that
the need of the new paradigms in all disciplines was
increasing and stressed that South Asian people can’t
contribute new ideas to the realm of sociology or psychology
unless they relate them to their social circumstances.
The
chairperson of the department of psychology Prof. Dr. Kausar
Sohail in her welcome address said that her department had the
privilege of conducting symposiums and conferences on
un-explored areas of Psychology in Pakistan. She said that
the relationship between Psychology and Literature was deep
routed and sadness, panic, loneliness, emptiness, existential
neurosis, childhood fears, anxiety toward body changes and
others words used both in psychology and literature reflect
that both disciplines are inseparable. She said that every
good writer and poet is a psychologist but every psychologist
dose not necessarily have a good understanding of human nature
as a poet is swayed rather by sentiment than by reason and
always teaches his subject in a partial fashion.
The
literary session was presided over by Dr. Rafia Hassan and Dr.
Intizar Hussain whereas speakers included Dr. Sohail Ahmed
Khan, Siddiq ur Rehman Qidvai, Dr. Khalid Sanjarani and Dr.
Asir Ajmal. Panel discussion was also held which was co-ordinated
by Dr. Asir Ajmal and presided over by Prof. Shamim Hanfi and
Dr. Ruhi Khalid. The discussant of the panel session included
Shahzad Ahmed, Dr. Naumana Amjad, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Mirza
Athar Baig, Amjad Tufail, Masood Asher and Khalid Saeed.
The
conference was organized by Dr. Ajmal Psychological Society of
GCU.
(29-03-2008)
MENTAL HEALTH
WEEK PROGRAM AT GCU
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The psychology department of the GCU University Lahore is holding its
annual mental health week program under the banner of Dr.
Ajmal psychological society. The main activities include a
symposium and panel discussion on “psychology and
literature” to be held on 28th March 2008, quiz
competition based on psychological assessment, poster
competition and plays/skits/mime on psychology and
literature on 29th March 2008.
(26-03-2008)
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PSYCHOLOGY AND LITERATURE
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The Psychology Department is holing an “International
Symposium on Psychology and Literature” in reference to
“Mental Health Week 2008” on Friday, March 28, 2008 in Bokhari Auditorium at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Shamim Hanfi will be the
Chief Guest. For detail of sessions please
Click Here.
(25-03-2008)
Dr. Asir Ajmal will be acting
chairperson from 01 to 12 March 2008
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Dr. Asir Ajmal, Foreign Professor of
Psychology will look after the Psychology Department in the
absence of Dr. Kausar Suhail who is on Ex-Pakistan leave
from 01-03-2008 to 12-03-2008.
(01-03-2008)
CONDOLENCE
Vice
Chancellor GC University Lahore Dr. Khalid Aftab, Chairman Statistics Department Dr. Muhammad
Khalid Pervaiz and faculty of the Statistics Department have
expressed their condolence on the sad demise of the daughter
of former head of Statistics Department Prof. Sher Muhammad
Chaudhary. In a condolence message to the bereaved family,
the Vice Chancellor and Chairman Statistics Department have
prayed to Almighty Allah to bless the departed soul in
eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to
bear the irreparable loss with fortitude.
(29-10-2008)
Mr.
Sharoon and Mueen SELECTED
as principal candidates FOR Fulbright SCHOLARSHIP
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Two
staff members of Statistics Department of the GCU including
Mr. Sharoon Hanook and Mueen ud Din Azad have been selected
as principal candidates for the Fulbright/HEC/USAID PhD
Scholarship Program for Fall 2009. Earlier Younathan Abdia
of the GCU was also granted Fulbright P.hD scholarship.
Prof. Dr. Khalid Pervez Dean Faculty of Arts has appreciated
the faculty for acquiring the Fulbright scholarship.
(10,14-10-2008)
(Courtesy: The Nation)
HEC Declares Dr.
Khalid Pervaiz Best GCU Teacher for Year 2004
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Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz, Dean Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences and Chairman Statistics
Department GCU Lahore declared best university teacher of
the year 2004 by the Higher Education Commission of
Pakistan.
In a ceremony held at HEC Auditorium Islamabad
Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman has bestowed the best university
award to Dr. Khalid Pervaiz. Rs. 100,000 cash along with the
certificate of distinction was also given to recognize his
valuable services for the promotion of statistical sciences,
excellent research work and his contribution to the
university.
(13-12-2007, 29-01-08)
(Courtesy: The Nation)
Mr. Khan Muhammad Chawala,
Visiting Professor of Arabic will look after the Department of
Arabic/Islamic Studies in the Absence of Dr. Sultan Shah, Chairperson,
Department of Islamic Studies who is on leave from 23-06-2008 to
02-07-2008.
(28-06-2008)
GCU FACULTY AWARDED “SEERAT
AWARD”
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The care taker Prime
Minister of Pakistan has conferred “National Seerat Award” on Dr.
Muhammad Sultan Shah. Chairman Department of Arabic and Islamic studies
GC University Lahore on his book “poverty alleviation in the light of
the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)” at National Seerat Conference
2008 held on 21 March 2008 at NLP, Islamabad.
(26-03-2008)
BRAZILIAN WRITER VISITS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
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Ivan San’ Tanna, a Brazilian writer visited the English
Department and met head of the English Department, Prof. Dr
Nosheen Khan and faculty members. He discussed with them
various aspects of Pak-literature in perspective of plays
and short stories. Ivan informed the faculty about his
creative writings He said the purpose of his visit was to
know about the plays and people of
Pakistan.
(10-10-2008)
GCU announces M.A. English Result
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The
GCU Lahore has announced the result of Master of Arts
(English) Part-II Final Examination 2008. According to a
notification issued from the office of the Controller of
Examinations of GCU Lahore, 32 candidates appeared in the
examination and out of them 23 were declared successful. The
pass percentage in this subject remained 71.88. In this
examination Kiran Suleman got first position by securing 835
marks out of 1000 marks while Akifa Ijaz and Ana Ashraf
remained at second and third positions respectively. The
Roll numbers of the successful candidates are 2, 3, 4, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12R, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28,
29, 32 and 34.
(04-05-2008)
Dr. Farhan Ebadat will
look after the department from August 4 to 16, 2008
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Dr. Farhan Ebadat
Yar Khan, Assistant Professor of English will look after
the Department of English in the absence of Dr. Nosheen Khan
who is proceeding on leave from 04-08-2008 to 16-08-2008.
(04-08-2008)
PROF.
Dr. Nosheen Khan donates Rs. 3 million to GCU library
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The Chairperson of the English Department of GC
University Lahore Prof. Dr. Nosheen Khan has donated Rs. 3
million to the GCU Library Lahore. The library will set up a
special Amtul-Arifa corner in Postgraduate library. Amtul
Hayee was the wife and Arifa Khan was the daughter of Prof.
M.A. Khan former Principal Government College Lahore.
The library will purchase books on the topics
in the disciplines of History, Political Science, Psychology
and English Literature. It is worth mentioning here that
Amtul Hayee was the alumni of the History Department of GCU
in 1945-1947. The GCU library has the honor to receive 38
personal collections to date. All the books of these
collections have been donated by the literary figures like
Ashfaq Ahmed, Dr. Waheed Qureshi, Abdullah Malik, Syed Waqar
Azim, Malik Meraj Khalid, Arshad Mir, Dr. Khalid Aftab and
Dr. Zaheer Siddiqi. Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab has highly appreciated the donation
extended by Dr. Nosheen Khan and hoped that the Old Ravians
would continue their support to their alma mater for the
academic uplift of the institution.
It is pertinent to mention here that Dr. Nosheen Khan
accomplished her Ph. D in English Literature from the
University of Warwick, UK and did her M.A English from Keele
University UK. Dr. Nosheen Khan started her academic career
as a Lecturer in English in 1977 at the Lahore College for
Women, Lahore. She remained there till she attained the
position of Dean, Faculty of Arts, Lahore College for Women,
Lahore in 1990-2000.
(04-03-2008)
DR. SAMAR MUBARAK
MEETS VICE CHANCELLOR GCU
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Distinguished Old Ravian and renowned scientist Dr. Samar
Mubarak today visited GC University Lahore and called on the
Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab in the Syndicate Room. The
Vice Chancellor briefed Dr. Samar Mubarak about the on
going research programs in the realm of sciences at GCU. Dr.
Samar Mubarak eulogized the academic growth of the GCU and
said that the mutual cooperation in the field of research
activities between National Centre of Physics (NCP)
Islamabad and Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP)
GCU Lahore would be enhanced. Dr. Samar hoped that the
scientists of both the Centers would gain from each other’s
experiences. It is pertinent to mention here that Dr. Samar
regularly contributes to his alma mater in a number of ways.
Dean of Sciences
and Technology Dr. Amin-ul-Haq, Director CASP and Prof. Hassan A Shah
were also present on the occasion.
(08-07-2008)
GCU NINE Faculty members awarded Research PRODUCTIVITY ALLOWANCE
Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (PCST) has
announced to award nine faculty members of GC University Lahore with the
Research Productivity Allowance for the year 2007-08. The allowance has
been awarded to these scientists because of their outstanding research
contribution in Physic and Biological Science which was published in
international impact factor journals of high repute. The scientists who
have been given this allowance include: Dr. G. Murtaza, Dr. Hassan Amir
Shah, Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Ms. Nazish Rubab, Mr. Shahid Ali (Physics), Dr.
Ijaz Mujtaba Ghauri (Physics, CASP), Dr. Abdul Wahid (Botany), Dr.
Muhammad Athar Abbasi (Chemistry) and Dr. Sikandar Ali (IIBT)
It is pertinent to mention here that out of the nine
faculty members who would be awarded the productivity allowance five
awards have gone to the Physics Department. It is interesting to note
also that two Ph. D students, Nazish Rubab and Shahid Ali have also been
awarded the PCST productivity award. This is a special moment of pride
for the Physics Department which over the last few years has established
itself as a leader in research at GCU. The Physics Department is active
in research in the area of Plasma Physics, Material Science and Nuclear
Medical data analysis. The Physics Department has five Tenure Track
positions and three foreign faculty members under the HEC Program.
The Vice
Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab has congratulated these scientists on
their extra ordinary achievement in research and assured that all out
resources would be utilized to promote research culture of international
standard in the university.
(11-06-2008)
PAEC
AWARDES TWO TALENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE GCU’S STUDENTS
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Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has awarded two
talented scholarships to Malik Muhammad Khan and Muhammad Hassan of B.
Sc Engineering & Telecommunications program of the Centre for Advanced
Studies in Physics (CASP) of GC University Lahore. The scholarship would
cover tuition fee, hostel dues, regular monthly stipend for 4-years and
yearly book allowance.
The Director CASP Prof. Dr. Ijaz Mujtaba Ghauri, in a
briefing today held at the CASP said that the students have been
selected after All Pakistan strenuous competition. He said that on the
completion of their course, PAEC will also provide them job opportunity
for five years at least. Dr. Ijaz has said that the success of the
young students was simply due to the continuation of an ongoing
tradition of excellent performance and achievements of Ravians. He
further told that GCU launched ever first Engineering program in 2006
and different scientific agencies have started recognizing its standard
of research and academic excellence even before its pioneer batch has
completed .
Vice Chancellor
GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab has commended the brilliant
achievement of the GCU students for acquiring “PAEC Talent scholarship
Scheme batch-I” and hoped that the students of CASP would continue their
efforts in bringing laurels and gaining academic benefits for themselves
and for their alma-mater. Dr. Khalid Aftab has hoped that in the recent
past, the newly installed pelletron nuclear accelerator in CASP is an
addition to those facilities which already existed there for the
academic research purposes and this has been the hallmark of the varsity
academic components that are well established and providing the scholars
with latest and modern academic and research facilities not only to the
GCU students but also to the students of other institutions and research
organizations of the country. He also assured that all possible
financial support would be extended in order to facilitate researchers
and promote scientific activities.
(28-04-2008)
Newly installed
Pelletron Accelerator at GCU would transform CASP into a hub of
research in Physics: Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab
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Center for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP) has completed
installation of its nuclear accelerator funded by the Higher Education
Commission. The Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab said
on the occasion that this accelerator would be used as an effective
device in order to detect, diagnose and treat the patients suffering
from cancer. He said that it is a great addition in the GCU laboratories
as it will transform CASP into a hub of research in Physics and would
help researchers in excelling in the realm of research based activities.
Director CASP Dr. I. M. Ghauri said that the atomic
accelerator has been purchased from the
National Electrostatic Corporation of USA with the
cost of 69.68 million rupees allocated by Higher Education Commission of
Pakistan for the rejuvenation of High Tension Laboratory of GCU Centre
for Advanced Studies in Physics. It is a 2-million volt latest device
based on modern technology, he added. He said that CASP is already
bedecked with latest devices like ND Yag Laser Transmission electroscope
and scanning electron microscope and has already been extending
facilities to the students of University of the Punjab, Agriculture
University Faisalabad, BZU Multan and Islamia University Bahawalpur. Ho
told that this Pelletron nuclear accelerator is ever first machine in
the country to be installed in any university. This machine has enabled
CASP to introduce M. Phil and Ph. D programs in applied sciences and
technology. He further said that with the installation of the
accelerator, our students would conduct modern research in environmental
sciences, archaeology, medicine, agriculture and medical sciences
besides facilitating the researchers in nuclear Physics and atomic
sciences, he maintained. One of its wonderful use is there in developing
the Nano technology and in the diagnosis of cancer patients. He said
that the accelerator would be used for the production of short-lived
isotopes which can be used for scanning the whole body of a cancer
patient. He further said that the accelerator produced isotopes would be
injected into the body of the cancer patient which emit radiations and
produce perfect image of the cancer effected tissues without damaging
the normal tissues of human body, he continued. He also gave a
comprehensive detail of the usage of the accelerator in the
manufacturing of Semi-Conducting Wafers which are very widely used in
the production of micro-electronics. He further told that experts from
National Centre of Physics Islamabad
consisting of Dr.
Abdul Waheed, Dr. Anwar and Eng. Atta Muhammad have also got training of
Palletron accelerator from the American Engineers.
Dr. I. M. Ghauri Director CASP thanked the Vice Chancellor
for taking keen interest in providing generous funds for the development
of CASP infra-structure and its laboratories. He said that a technical
team was working on nuclear accelerator including Dr. Ali Ahmed, Prof.
Faizan ul Haq, Shehzad Saadat, Engr. Haider Ijaz, Engr. Khurram Mehmood
Butt, Sub-Engr’s Raja Jamil, Muhammad Khalil and Shahnawaz. The American
Engineers of the National Electrostatic Corporation, USA Robert. E.
Templin and Kurt. A. Kapfhamer installed the pelletron accelerator in
the CASP.
(14-01-2008)
4th World Conference on 21st Century mathematics 2009
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March 4-8, 2009 Lahore Pakistan
for more details please
Click Here
4th
National Mathematics Olympiad 2008
The National Center
for Mathematics (NCM) and Abdus Salam School of Mathematical
Science (ASSMS). GC University Lahore are jointly organizing
... (more)
(20-08-2008)
GCU’s
ASSMS PRODUCES TWO MORE PHDS IN MATHEMATICS
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Two more students of the Government College University's
Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences qualified as PhD
scholars. With the new addition of Kashif Ali and Muhammad
Husain the number of PhDs produced this year reached seven
as five students of the school had already been qualified
for the same degree. They two students have been working
under the supervision of Prof Dr Edy Tri Baskoro. The two
theses were evaluated by foreign mathematical scientists Dr
Mirka Miller and Prof Dr Joe Ryan from Australia and Prof
Antoni Nuntaner-Batle of Spain.
(01-07-2008)
FIVE
GCU STUDENTS EARN PHDS IN MATHEMATICS
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Five students of the GCU Abdus Salam School of Mathematical
Sciences (ASSMS) were declared successful as PhD scholars in
mathematical science after evaluation of their theses by
world’s mathematician. Those who qualified as doctors are
Muhammad Arshad, Imran Siddique, Saifullah, Sarfraz Ahmad
and Imran Anwar. They completed their PhDs in about three
years and a half, which included vast coursework spanning
over 60 credits.
Prof. Dr. Alexander Suhanov of
Russia,
Prof. Dr. Wlodzimert of Poland, Prof Dr Alexander Fradkov of
Russia, Prof. Dr. Jurgen Kurths, Prof. Dr. Bend Martin and
Prof. Dr. Marko Roczen of Germany evaluated the theses. They
were especially invited from their respective countries for
the purpose. Director General ASSMS said 20 more PhD students
of the school would be completing their coursework this year
and mathematicians of international repute would evaluate
their theses.
(08-04-2008)
Admission to M.Phil/Ph.D Programme at ASSMS
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Applications for admission to the M.Phil/Ph.D
Programmes are invited from the individuals having a strong
aptitude for research. the applicant must have the one of
the following degrees.
OR
Following STUDENTS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
For further information click Abdus Salam
School of Mathematical sciences (ASSMS) website at
www.sms.edu.pk or
contact at
Abdus Salam School of Mathematical
Sciences
35-C/II Gulberg III, Lahore.
Tel: 042-9263018, Fax 042-9263020
(26-03-2008)
GCU’s ASSMS KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2008 ON MARCH 20
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The fourth international Kangaroo mathematics
contest will be held on March 20 for students of grades
III to XII studying in Pakistan. The last date for
registration of schools interested in enrolling their students
for the contest has been fixed at February 23, 2008. This will
be the fourth year of the country's participation in the
world's largest mathematical event to be held by the GCU's
School of Mathematical Sciences, now named after Pakistan's
first Nobel laureate, the late Dr. Abdus Salam.
All the students of FA/FSC (Part I & II)
and BA/BSC/BS(CS)/BSc (Engg.) Part I only are eligible
to participate in this contest. The participation fee is Rs.
300/- per student. Interested eligible student are directed to
contact Mr. Babar Ali Khan
Assistant Registrar (Academic).
The last date for registration is Monday,
February
18, 2008. Please
Click Here
for more details.
(24-01-2008)
GCU Endowment Fund Trust hold Fund Raising Iftar Dinner
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The GCU Endowment Fund Trust arranged a fund raising Iftar
Dinner at the university campus with the aim to generate funds
to help GCU’s deserving students and development projects.
Kamran Lashari, the President of Old Ravians Union stressed
the participants to contribute to their alma mater with the true
Ravian spirit while President, Endowment Fund Trust Javed Tariq
Khan also urged the need that philanthropists besides Old
Ravians should also contribute to the Endowment Fund so that the
deserving students of the institution could be helped. Khalid
Manzoor Butt, honorary secretary of Old Ravians
Union of GCU
said on the occasion that the profit of the funds would be
utilized for deserving students and GCU development projects. He
thanked Javed Tariq Khan, Kamran Lashari and Mian
Misbah-ur-Rehman for their participation and cooperation in this
regard.
Souvenirs were distributed among the donors who contributed
in Iftar Dinner last year. It is worth mentioning that GCU is
the pioneer educational institution which has Endowment Fund
Trust.
(09-09-2008)
GCU
to arrange fund raising Iftar Dinner
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The Endowment Fund Trust GC University Lahore is arranging a
Fund raising Iftar Dinner on
September 7, 2008
at 7:00 p.m. The funds collected through this Iftar Dinner would
be used to extend financial support to the deserving and needy
students and development projects of GCU. The Vice Chancellor
GCU, Dr. Khalid Aftab and President of the Endowment Fund Trust,
Mr. Jawaid Tariq Khan would distribute the souvenirs among the
donors who contributed in Iftar Dinner 2007. Mr. Iqbal Z. Ahmed,
Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman, Iqbal Ahmad Qarshi, Mian Muhammad Ashraf,
Dr. Akmal Ch., Mr. Riazwan Ullah, Mr. Javed Noel, Mian Muhammad
Anwar, Mr. Javaid Oberoi, Mr. Javed Altaf, Mr. Hamza Sufi, Mian
Daud Afzal, Ms. Seemi Elahi, Dr. Zaheer Ahmed Siddiqi, Mr.
Mustafa Khan, Mr. Shameem Ahmad, Mr. Sikandar M. Khan, Syed
Bashir, Mr. Shafqat Rana, Prof. Ahmed Hussain, Mr. Parvaiz
Bhandara and Mr. G. M. Piracha are the important donors who
would receive the souvenirs.
(06-09-2008)
GCU holds reunion dinner for 1960’s old Ravians. Rs 4 million
donated to Endowment Funds for future developments
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The GCU Lahore Endowment Fund Trust (GCUEFT) organized a
re-union of the Old Ravian luminaries who remained associated
with then
Government
College and now CUU during the decade of 1960s. Dr.
Saeed-ul-Hassan donated one million and another also donated Rs
One million on behalf of his parents. Three other institutions
also announced one million rupees each. While scholarships of Rs.
One Million were sponsored by Syed Babar Ali in the name of his
brother Syed Amjad Ali.
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The Vice Chancellor, Dr. Saeed-ul-Hassan,
Dr. Pervez Hassan
and Sh. Aftab Ahmad are speaking in the
GCUEFT dinner |
Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab
while speaking on the occasion said that his administration was
trying to set new academic standards by introducing time driven
and market oriented disciplines and by equipping the scientific
laboratories, adding more staff members, developing the campus
and extending modern research facilities at the campus. He said
that all these activities required generous funding for which
the Old Ravians should pay back to their alma-mater. The Vice
Chancellor urged the Old Ravians to contribute to the endowment
fund of the GC University Lahore as he quoted “an institution is
as good as its resources”, he also told that GCU allocated Rs.
10 million for the poor and the deserving students of the
institution. While talking about the exceptional achievements of
the institution Dr. Khalid Aftab said that GCU remained a
premier institution as college and later as a university with
excellent academic performance throughout its 144 years of
existence and its tradition is of excellence has maintained its
perpetual continuity as it has been placed at 6th
position by HEC amongst 70 public and private universities of
the country. He said that GCU being a public sector institution
has to compromise its urgent developing needs due to paucity of
funds and to bridge the resource gap. The Endowment Fund Trust (EFT)
has been set up to raise funds to carry on the fast pace of
development in line with the need of time. He also said that
the GCU was the only institution in the country which has not
seen any turmoil during the last 144 years of his tenure and GCU
has been arranging dramas, invited lectures, seminars,
workshops, conferences, training sessions, discussions and
symposiums in order to develop the innovative and creative
nature of the students and staff further.
The Vice Chancellor also presented “Mark of Honor shields” to
philanthropists including Syed Babar Ali and Dr. Saeed-ul-Hassan
for their generous donation to GCU Endowment Fund Trust. Dr.
Pervaiz Hassan received the shield on behalf of Syed Babar Ali.
Dr. Pervaiz Hassan Vice President GCU EFT Executive Committee
said that GCU bestowed upon him confidence and vision and he had
firm determination to pay back to his alma-mater. He also said
that new campus at Kalashah Kakoo would be the state of the art
campus with latest laboratories. Dr. Saeed-ul-Hassan also
addressed and urged the GCU administration to make strong
academic plan in order to become one of the top 500 universities
of the world. He said GCU Lahore had illustrious history of
splendid traditions and a chain of men of letters from all walks
of life and this feature distinguishes the institution from
others. He said be it sports, academics, politics, science or
arts, this university has always produced men of high caliber
and acquired greater reputation at national and international
level.
Earlier, Aftab Ahmed Sheikh Fund Manager GCUEFT in his welcome
address briefed regarding the mechanism of the utilization of
donated fund and said that any contribution received whether
small or big will remain intact forever as the fund shall be
invested in no risk investment schemes and annual profit thus
earned would be utilized for GCU deserving students, faculty
development and initiation of new development projects.
Later, a wonderful musical program was also organized. Nida Faiz
made her mesmerizing performance by singing Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s
Ghazlas of 1960’s. Members of GCU Nazir Ahmed Music Society (NAMS)
also presented melodious songs of 1960s in order to remind the
Old Ravians the music of their time. The singers of the NAMS
included Rabia Akram, Azmat Saeed, Faraz, Asif Ali Amin, Yasir
Mehmood, Imran Fida, Ms. Iqra, Aasma Gillani, Inam Ali Khan,
Zain Irshad, Saad Farooq, Shoaib Abas, and Zahid Farani.
(14-04-2008)
GCU
Endowment Fund Trust organises Old Ravians
reunion on April 12, 2008
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The GC University
Lahore Endowment Fund Trust is organizing a reunion of Old
Ravians who were studying in the sixties at the Bokhari
auditorium on April 12 (Saturday) at 7:30 pm. Madam Farida
Khanam and members of GCU Nazir Ahmed Music Society will sing
melodious songs of 1960s to arouse nostalgia in the audience.
The
distinguished old Ravians of the class of 1960 include Mian
Nawaz Sharif, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, Mir Zafarullah Jamali, Aitzaz
Ahsan, Khawaja Asif, Sardar Asif Ahmad Ali, Sardar Latif Khosa,
Khurshid Mahmood Qasuri, Mian Mohammad Azher, Arif Nizami, Najam
Sethi, Majid Khan, Aftab Gul, Ilyas M. Chaudhry, Mian Muhammad
Mansha, Saleem Sehgal, Tariq Saeed Sehgal, Iqbal Qarshi, Yousuf
Salahuddin, Wasif Ali, Izzat Majid, Sarmad Amin, Khawaja Nadeem
Ahmad, Saeed Baksh, Mian Maher Ahmad, Mian Humayon Naseer,
Mushtaq Sufi and Shahid Nadeem.
All those Ravians from the 1960s who want to participate in the
reunion function may contact Aftab Ahmad Sheikh, Fund Manager of
GCU Endowment Fund Trust, on phone numbers: 9210555 or
0300-8463075.
(08-04-2008)
ANNUAL GCU
SWIMMING GALA 2008 HELD AT FC COLLEGE POOL
The Annual Swimming Gala 2008 of GC University Lahore was
held at the swimming pool of FC College Lahore. A total number of 10 events were
held in an enthusiastic manner in which the GCU swimmers exhibited their
performance in a speedy way.
In 100 M. Back Stroke, M. Haider Awan stood first with a
time of 1 minute 25 seconds while Qasim Ali and Imran Khan remained at second
and third positions respectively. In the 50 M. Breast Stroke, Qasim Ali Amjad
stood first a time period of 39 seconds while Sanaullah got second and Shehar
Yar Khalid got third position respectively. In the 50 M. Free Style, Qasim Ali
Amjad secured first position with time duration of 31 seconds while M. Haider
Awan and Sanaullah bagged second and third positions. In the 50 M. Free Style
(Old Ravians, above 35 years age) Zoraiz Lashari got first position with a time
period of 34 seconds while Waqar Azeem and Jumah Gul remained at second and
third positions. In the 100 M. Free Style, Qasim Ali Amjad got first position
while Haider Awan and SanaUllah obtained second and third positions
respectively. In the 50 M. Free Style, Hassan Ali Awan got first position while
Shahab Basharat and Khasif Fayaz got second and third positions. In the 100 M.
Free style, Shahbaz Khan bagged first position while Sikandar Khan and Syed Moid
Mustafa got second and third positions. In the 50 M. Free style, Jumah Gul got
first position while M. Aamir and Ishrat Nisar got second and third positions.
In the 50 M. Butterfly, Qasim Ali Amjad secured first position while SanaUllah
and Haider Awan got second and third positions. In 4x50 M. Free Style Relay,
Rohail Waqar, Sulman, Anis and Naveed got first position while the team included
Ishrat, Hassan, Aamir and Juma Gul remained runner up. Qasim Ali Amjad was
declared the best swimmer of the 2008 Gala.
Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman Chief guest of the ceremony along
with the Chairman Sports Board GCU Dr. Ikram Ul Haq and Director Sports GCU
Khadim Ali Khan awarded shields to the winners. The chief guest assured his full
assistance to his alma mater for the up-gradation of sports activities at GCU.
Director Sports GCU Prof. Khadim Ali Khan said that the GCU Lahore under the
leadership of its Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab is endeavoring for the
promotion of sports activities in the best possible manner.
(27-10-2008)
GCU
ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA 2008
The Sports Board is
holding its Annual Swimming Gala 2008 in the Swimming Pool of FC College
University Lahore on 25th October 2008 (Saturday) at 2:30 p.m.
Distinguished Old Ravian and Chairman Gymkhana Club Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman will
be the guest of honor of the event. Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore Dr.
Khalid Aftab will also be present on
the occasion. The details of the events are: 100 M. Back Stroke (GCU students),
50 M. Free Style (Faculty Member’s Children), 50 M. Free Style (GCU students),
50 M. Free Style (Old Ravians, above 35 years age), 100 M. Free Style (GCU
students), 50 M. Free Style (GCU Staff Members), 50 M. Butterfly (GCU students),
50 M. Free style (Old Ravians, up to 35 years age), 50 M. Free style (GCU
students) and 4 x 50 M. Medley Individual (Open).
(25-10-2008)
GCU WINS FIRST LSE Tennis
Tournament 2008
GC University Lahore Tennis team has won the first Lahore
School of Economics (LSE) tournament by defeating the host LSE team by 2-I. LSE
got second and LUMS secured third position in this tournament. The other
participant teams of the tournament included UMT, UET Lahore BNU Lahore, and
FAST.
The Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab and Director
Sports have highly appreciated GCU tennis coach Muhammad Shahbaz and his team on
this achievement.
(28-06-2008)
GCU WINS ALL
PAKISTAN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT PLAYED AT OKARA
The GCU Hockey team has won the All Pakistan
Hockey Tournament final match by beating Young Tiger’s Club Buurewala played at
Okara. The match started in a sensational mood and both the teams managed to
score two goals each within the stipulated time period. From the GCU side
Zeeshan Akram and Azhar Hussain scored goals while Nisar Aslam and Nadeem Ahmed
from the young tiger’s club scored goals. The GCU won the match on penalty
strokes by five nil. The Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab has congratulated the
GCU hockey team for winning the all
Pakistan hockey tournament.
In a message to the team members, Vice Chancellor has said that the university
offers very good sports facilities to its students besides congenial academic
environment.
(02-06-2008)
OLD
RAVIAN XI WINS GCU ANNUAL HOCKEY MATCH
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Old Ravian XI has won the GCU Lahore annual festival hockey
match by beating Vice Chancellor XI with a score of 3-2 in an exciting match
played at the Oval ground of the University.
Both the teams demonstrated excellent hockey drill and
presented quality play during the game. Khawaja Junaid of the Old Ravian side
scored two goals while Khawaja Owais scored one goal enhancing the score tally
to three. The Vice Chancellor XI also presented excellent play with the hockey
and their Qaiser Imam and Zeeshan Akram scored goals. The sensational and
thrilling game ended in a note of Old Ravian success.
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Dean of Sciences and Technology, GCU Lahore presenting
souvenir to the Chief Guest. The others in the picture (L-R) are Shahid
Mirza, Director Sports and Chairman Sports GCU Lahore |
The chief guest Shahzada Shahrukh, a distinguished Old
Ravian and former Vice Captain Pakistan Hockey Team in the 1948 Olympics while
expressing his views on the occasion said that this age is entirely different
from his age and the present GC University has brought about lot of changes in
terms of providing excellent sports facilities to its students. He highly
eulogized the GCU Lahore Sports Gymnasium where all the latest sports facilities
are extended to the varsity students. He urged the students to benefit from the
sports facilities and earn name for their nation.
Khadim Ali Khan Director Sports GCU Lahore said on the
occasion that GCU students are performing amicably in all the discipline of
sports and our squash team and athletics teams stood first and second in the HEC
championship respectively. The GCU hockey team stood second in the inter-varsity
hockey championship 2007-08.
Prof. Dr. Ikram ul Haq Chairman Sports Board GCU presented
souvenir shield to Mansoor Feroze Khan in memory of his father Feroze Khan for
his services rendered to the GCU hockey team.
The chief guest Shahzada Shahrukh gave shields to the
players of the two teams.
(05-05-2008)
HEC
award ceremony for outstanding National players held at GCU
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Prof. Dr. Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq Member Academics Higher
Education Commission Islamabad said that the Commission (HEC) will continue its
efforts to provide better sports facilities to all the universities across the
country and has the firm commitment for the promotion of sports and academics.
He was speaking the HEC award ceremony for outstanding National players held at
the Bokhari Auditorium of the GCU Lahore. |
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab VC-GCU Lahore presents a souvenir to
Member Academics HEC Dr. Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq |
He said that a good sportsman should also be excellent in
studies and HEC efforts are proving fruitful in encouraging students players to perform well in their respective sports activities likewise.
He commended the sportsmen and sportswomen of the different
universities of Pakistan for providing proper sports training to their student
players and for attaining positions by their sportsmen at the national level. He
also thanked the Vice Chancellor GCU for extending cooperation and coordination
for holding this ceremony at GCU campus.
Vice Chancellor GC University
Lahore Dr. Khalid Aftab while expressing his views on the occasion said that GCU
has very strong tradition of sporting activities and is a nursery for grooming
young and talented sportsmen in the arena of their respective sports fields. He
urged the young sportsmen to excel their expertise in sports and do not violate
the rules of game, keep patience while they are in the competition and try to
perform to the best of their excellence. He commended the players of different
universities for demonstrating outstanding performances in their relevant
sports.
Later the chief guest of
the ceremony Dr. Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq along with VC-GCU Dr. Khalid Aftab honored
the players including Bisma Idrees, Sana Abid, Hira Atta, Sidra Gull, Nisha
Mariyum, Qura-tul-Ain and Saara Akber from Lahore College for Women University
Lahore respectively for winning bronze medals in the volley ball (w) event. Zeba
Manzoor, Ayesha Ikram, Zunaira Tasleem, Rubina Kausar and Sania Ehsan of the
University of the Punjab Lahore respectively were honored for winning bronze
medals in Volley Ball (w) event. Sania Ehsan, Kashif Hadi, Ali Farooq, Azher
Abbas, M. Shakeel, Abu Bakar Humayoun, Israr Ahmed, Hassan Ali Butt, Hafiz M.
Sharafat, Hassan Abid, M. Irfan, Moeez Mehmood and M. Jabbar respectively were
honored for attaining bronze medals in the Rugby event. Fareena Ashgar of the
LCW and Razia Nazir, Samina Kausar and Nazish Saqib of GCU Faisalabad, Rabia
Batool, Nayyar Nasir of the university of Sargodha, Shomaila Sattar, Benish Amin,
Saba Awan, Saba Perveen, Naeema Mukhtar and Shakila Rehman of the university of
the Punjab respectively were honored for securing bronze medals in the Basket
Ball (w) event. Sar Mansoor of the University of the Punjab was honored for
getting silver medal in tennis (s) event. Shahid Hussain, M. Bilal, Zunair Bin
Zaheer of the University of central Punjab and M. Mustafa, M. Inam and Hafiz
Shahid Afzaal of the University of the Punjab respectively were honored for
securing bronze medals in the senior wrestling event. M. Bilal of the university
of central Punjab, Muhammad Inam, Mustafa and Ghulam Fareed of the university of
the Punjab respectively were honored for securing bronze, silver and gold medals
in the wrestling junior event. Ahfaz-ullah Khan of GCU Faisalabad and Ahmed
Zaheer of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro were honored for securing silver and
bronze medals in the boxing events respectively. Manager Volley ball team (w)
of the Lahore College for Women University Mrs. Shaheena Ishtiaq, Manager Basket
ball (w) GCU Faisalabad Ms. Sumaira Sattar, Manager Wrestling junior team AUF M.
Shafiq, Manager boxing team Sindh Agriculture university Anwar Hussain Khanzada,
Manager/coach wrestling senior team Arshad Sattar of the university of central
Punjab, Manager Tennis (w) Riaz Muhammad Alvi of HEC, coach wrestling junior
team Muhammad Riaz of university of central Punjab, coach basket ball (w) Zaffar
Iqbal of Karachi university, coach volleyball (w) M. Aslam of Lahore college for
women university Lahore and coach boxing team GCU Faisalabad Imran Ullah
respectively were honored for their excellent coach services to their respective
institutions.
(28-04-2008)
HEC
AWARD CEREMONY FOR OUTSTANDING NATIONAL PLAYERS AT GCU
The Directorate of Sports of the GC University Lahore is
organizing HEC award ceremony for outstanding players who bagged medals at
national level in different events.
HEC Member Academics Riaz
ul Haq Tariq will be the chief guest of the ceremony and would give away cash
prizes among the players. VC-GCU Dr. Khalid Aftab would be the guest of honor.
The ceremony will be held on 28th April 2008 (Monday) at 10:00 a.m.
sharp in the Bokhari auditorium of GC University Lahore.
(26-04-2008)
HEC APPOINTS Khadim Ali
Khan chairman ATHLETICS selection committee
The Higher Education
Commission of Pakistan is going to hold National Athletics Championship 2008 on
21st April at the Punjab University Athletic Track. HEC has
constituted selection committee for choosing the suitable teams on trial bases.
Prof. Khadim Ali Khan, Director Sports of GC University Lahore has been
appointed the chairman of the selection committee. The other members include Dr.
Javed Asghar, Director Sports, University of the Punjab Lahore, Arshad Sattar,
Director Sports, University of the Central Punjab Lahore, Mr. Shahid Mirza,
Assistant Director Sports, GC University Lahore and one representative of HEC.
(15-04-2008)
GCU lifts INTER-VARSITY Basketball Trophy
The GCU Lahore Basketball team
has won the inter-varsity Basketball tournament by defeating Lahore University
of Management sciences (LUMS) in the final match held in the Basketball court of
LUMS. Seven teams including GCU Lahore, LUMS, Punjab University, FCU, UCL, LSE
and Iqra University participated in the tournament. The GCU team was led by
Hammad Masood. The GCU team won the match by securing 40 points while the LUMS
team remained runner up by securing 35 points. Hassan Raza of the GCU Lahore was
declared the best player of the tournament. The GCU team was awarded with the
winning trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 10000.
(15-04-2008)
GCU Sports Directorate organizes a
ceremony for the outstanding sportsman 2008
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The
GCU sports directorate organized a prize distribution ceremony for the
outstanding sports students of the year 2008. Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice
Chancellor was the chief guest on the occasion. Addressing the ceremony
the Vice Chancellor said that a sportsman gets fame much earlier than a
scholar due to information packed ever expanding media disseminations. GCU
is putting in all out resources to promote sports by providing more
facilities and latest equipments necessary for their physical fitness.
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The Vice Chancellor presents prize to an
out standing sportsman. The others seen are Chairman & Director Sports GCU.
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He further said sports
activities are as important as academics and the young sportsmen should excel in
the respective sports by acquiring latest techniques and physical fitness. “In
our times,
we had very few sports facilities during college days but the young sportsmen of
the present age are blessed with many sports facilities and they should
definitely get benefit from these facilities to polish their sports career in
accordance with the international standards. Dr. Khalid Aftab said that the sports own much
greater importance in the present age and we at GCU are endeavoring to place the
latest sports necessities within the campus. The Vice Chancellor congratulated
the GCU sportsmen for attaining top positions in the field of sports during
2007-2008.
Director Sports GCU Khadim Ali
Khan said on the occasion that GCU has planned to establish sports fitness
centers both for the male and the female sportspersons of the varsity. He said,
this year the varsity sportsmen and sports-women have attained wonderful results
by demonstrating their performance in the inter-universities competition held
under auspices of HEC and Lahore Board. He said, GCU has exempted fee of the 100
deserving sportsmen and also added that sports exercises are carried round the
year to keep the GCU sports standard in line with the national and international
requirements.
Later, the Vice Chancellor GCU
awarded shields and cash prizes among the GCU sports students. Those students
who were awarded shields included Muhammad Haroon, Sohail Akram, Umar babar,
Mohid Sharif, Ali Shafi, H. M. Adil, Usama Tahir, Danish maqsood, Umair Hafeez,
Umar Raza, Nafees Gulzar, Shahiq Ahmed, M. Hassan, Wasif Iqbal, Ahsan Sarwar,
Kashif Jabbar, Usman Javid, Ehsan Watto, Usman Azam, Atif Hussain, Fawad Hussain,
Aqib Hanif, Hamza Ahmed, Abdul Ali Khan, Sameer ud Din Khan, Rashid Minhas,
Yassar Mehmood, M. Safdar, Wasiq Azhar, Jawad Ali Lone, Adil Hussain, H. Umer
Ihtasham, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Shoaib, Mudassar Mushtaq, Fahad Khaliq, Hiba
Arshad, Faiza Liaquat and Sajida Tabbasum.
Those who were given cash
award included Jawad Ali Lone, Farhan Ahmed, Usman Hafiz, Bakhtawar Khan, Nasir
Iqbal, Usama Salahud-uddin, Aqib Hanif, Hafiz M. Safdar, Mudassar Mushtaq, Qasim
Ali, Umar babar, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Aftab Ahmed, Saqib Yousif, Muhammad Ashfaq and
Yasir Mehmood.
(08-04-08)
VICE
CHANCELLOR-GCU PLEDGES TO PROMOTE SPORTS ACTIVITIES
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor
appreciated the achievements of the GCU teams for winning in many events of All
Pakistan Inter-Varsity Sports Competition 2008 held under the auspices of Higher
Education Commission of Pakistan. He said that all out resources would be
mobilized in order to upkeep and promote the standard of sports at the GCU
campus. The Vice Chancellor pledged to mobilize all out resources in order to
promote sports activities at the GCU campus and apprised about the development
of new sports horizons, fresh appointments of sports instructors and the
provision of the sophisticated facilities for the sportsmen and athletes of GCU.
(01-04-2008)
Jawad Ali Lone Wins Mr. GCU Title 2008
Mr. Jawad Ali Lone, a student
of 3rd year class declared Mr. GCU Lahore 2008. The Bodybuilding
Contest organized at open air theater of the university. The contest comprised
of 4 weight categories including 65 kg, 70 kg and 75+ kg. Over all 20
bodybuilders participated in the contest and. The chief guest Hamza Tariq
awarded Mr. GCU title to Jawad Ali Lone. He also distributed the prizes among
the winners. Chairman Sports Board GCU and Director Sports were also present on
the occasion.
(26-03-2008)
LSE WINS 6TH GCU
ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2008
The Lahore School of Economics
tennis team has won the GCU Lahore 6th annual tennis tournament. The host GCU
tennis team got second position. For the 3rd position, University of
Engineering
and Technology Lahore (UET) beat LUMS tennis team.
The chief guest Rashid Malik,
distinguished Old Ravian and former Captain Pakistan Tennis Team gave away
winning trophy to the LSE team. Later president GCU tennis club Dr. Amin-ul-Haq
along with Prof. Khadim Ali Khan presented souvenir shield to the chief guest.
(26-03-2008)
GCU LAHORE 108TH ANNUAL SPORTS CONCLUDE
Former Captain
Pakistan Cricket Team and distinguished Old Ravian Javed Burki has said that the
institutions like Government College University (GCU) nurture students’ career
building in a manner that they could bring fame to their country in every sphere
of life, particularly sports.
Prize winning athletes of GCU Annual Sports with Chief Guest
Javed Burki &
Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab
Addressing at the
concluding ceremony of the 108th Annual Gymkhana events of the (GCU)
held at the Oval Ground on Sunday. He appreciated the youngster for their
excellent performance in the field of sports besides their commendable
performance in the academic arena. He said GCU have produced liberal minded
people and this place has always remained a wonderful place on earth. He
lamented the prevailing condition of the country and said one of the reason that
our paradise-like country was suffering was that no Ravian was there amongst the
top ruling elite during the last few years: He said GCU has the potential to
produce men of excellence it every field and emphasized the need that this
institution should ask its alumna’s to contribute for its development.
Prof Dr Khalid
Aftab, Vice Chancellor GC University said on the occasion that they had taken
special measures to promote the culture of compassion and healthy mind guided by
profound vision among the students at the varsity. He said the GCU sportsmen
have demonstrated excellent performance at the national and international level.
The Vice Chancellor appreciated the sports directorate of GCU for high spots
gala in befitting manner.
Prof Khadim Ali
Khan, Director Sports GCU in his welcomed address apprised about the
achievements of the sports board during the year’s 2007-08.
On the last day
20 events were contested in which the team including Naqqash,
Usman and Umar got
first position in the 4-leged race of boys while the team including Sharjeel,
Faisal, Zaki remained runner up and the team including Umair, Salman and Fahad
got third position. In the cricket ball throw girls competition, Iram Akbar
obtained first position while Sumerah got second position and Amina Ahmad
remained third. In the pillow fighting boys event Adnan Awan secured first
position while Zohair Latif and Rashid Minhas remained second and third
respectively. In the wheel barrow race for the boys the team including including
bakhtawar khan and M. Rehman, Rashid Minhas Zohair Latif and Furqan and Jibran
stood 1st 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the 60m
race (selected athletes) Qasim Ali, Saddam Sajid and Nasir Iqbal got 1st
2nd and 3rd position.
In the 60m race
(girls) Madiha Hassan got 1st position Sajida Tabassam secured 2nd
position and Sumaira Butt got 3rd position.
M. Mukhtar, M.
Usmana Naseer and Nasir Muhammad got 1st 2nd and 3rd
position in
Stilt race (boys). In Sack race (boys) M. Imran, Hafiz Almas and M.
Mukhtar got 1st 2nd and 3rd position
respectively. In Chati race (ladies open) Farah Amin secured 1st
Hafsa Riaz and Saima Noreen/Marium Ehsan got 2nd and 3rd
positions respectively. Nasir Iqbal, M Shahzad got 1st and 2nd
position in obstacle race(boys). In Musical chair Rabia Saeed got 1st
Masooma Bokhari secured 2nd position while Sana Feroze secured 3rd
position.
In staff members
handicap race Dr. M. Akram Kashmiri, Dr. M. Sharif Mughal and Dr. Idrees got 1st
2nd and 3rd position respectively. In staff race (male)
Dr. M. Mohsin, Dr. Nouman Ahmed and Abdul Qudus secured 1st 2nd
and 3rd position respectively.
Staff race
(female) was won by Sumbal Nazir, Saba Zara remained runner up while
Sadia
Fatima and Naseem Akhtar got 3rd position respectively In the Old
Ravians handicap race Humayun Rasheed got 1st position while Prof
Ahmed Hussain and Col. Ikram got 2nd position and Col. Azhar Khan got
3rd position. The tug of war event was won by GCU sports board by
beating Old Ravians. Mr. Qasim Ali and Nasir lqbal were declared the best
athlete for the year 2008 as both of them achieved 20 points. At the end the
chief guest Javed Burki distributed gold medals among the outstanding sportsmen
of GCU.
The gold medal
winners were Jawad Ali for being declared Mr. Pakistan Universities 2008, Usman
Hafeez for participating in indoor cricket World Cup in England-2007, Yasir
Mehmood for being top gymnast in Pakistan Inter-Varsity Gymnastics
Championsbip-2008, Qasim Ali for winning gold medal in Pakistan Inter-Varsity
Championship-2008, Muhammad Nasir for being declared Best Athlete in HEC
Inter-Provincial Sports Gala-2007. Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad.Aamir, Bakhtawar
Khan, Abdul Matin, Najaf Lateef, Syed Azhar Hussain, Mudassar Mushtaq and Ali
Jawad were also given medals of appreciation. Hafiz Muhammad Safdar was awarded
medal for being the winner of three gold medals in Pakistan Inter-Universities
athletics championship 2008. Hafiz was also declared the fastest man of the
championship2008.
(18-03-08)
(Courtesy: The
News)
GCU Sports Calendar 2008-09
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Sr.
# |
Events |
Month |
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01. |
GCU Annual
Swimming Gala |
September |
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02. |
Lahore Board
Inter Collegiate Championships |
September to
February |
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03. |
Annual Festival
Hockey Match |
March |
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04. |
HEC Inter
Universities Championships |
November to May |
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05. |
Inter Class
Sports |
October to
February |
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06. |
Annual Festival
Cricket Match |
February |
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07. |
Mr. GCU
Bodybuilding Contest |
February |
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08. |
GCU Invitation
Tennis Tournament |
March |
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09. |
Annual Sports |
February |
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10. |
Athletics Summer
Camp (Girls & Boys) |
July to August |
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11. |
Cricket Summer
Camp |
July to August |
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12. |
Squash Summer
Camp |
July to August |
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13. |
Gymnastic Summer
Camp |
July to August |
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14. |
Basketball Summer
Camp (Girls & Boys) |
July to August |
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15. |
Tennis Summer
Camp (Girls & Boys) |
July to August |
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16. |
Volleyball Summer
Camp (Girls & Boys) |
July to August |
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17. |
Hockey Summer
Camp |
July to August |
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18. |
Football Summer
Camp |
July to August |
11 events concluded on 2nd Day of GCU ANNUAL SPORTS, farhan
breaks another record
On the second
day of the GCU annual sports 2008, the athletes kept on demonstrating their
sports skill in a wonderful manner and maintained their sports temperament high.
The events
tabled on the second day included 110 meters race which was won by Mudassar
Mushtaq while Usman remained second and Qasim Ali obtained third position. In
the 5000 meters race, Nasir Iqbal stood first while Nasir Munawar got second
position and Qasim Ali remained at third position. In the triple jump
competition, Zulfiqar Ahmed got first position, Qasim Ali remained runner up and
Naveed basher got third position. In the Pole Vault event, Ashfaq Ahmed got
first position while Usman Hafeez obtained second position and Bakhtawar
remained at third position. In the Discuss Throw event, Salar Anjum got first
position, Imran khan remained runner up and Mudassar Mushtaq got third position.
In the 200 meters race, Hafiz Safdar got first position while Qasim Ali remained
runner up and Nasir Iqbal remained at third position. In the Hammer Throw
competition, Abubakar stood first, Imran Khan got second position and Saad Ali
remained at third position. In the 1500 meters race, Farhan set another new
record by covering the distance in 4minute and one second while Nasir Iqbal
stood second and Saqib Ijaz got third position. In 4x100 Inter-Class Relay race,
Nasir Iqbal got first position while Farhan Ahmed and Akmal got second and third
position respectively. The last event of the day was the 4000 meters bicycle
race, Zeeshan Ali got first position while Fahad Raza got second and Syed Atif
Hussain got third position
In the 4x100
meters inter department staff race, Hafiz Naeem stood first while Dr. Mohsin and
Abdul Quddus obtained second and third positions respectively.
(17-03-2008)
GCU’s 108th annual sports
begin: Farhan sets new university record in 800 Meter
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Winning athletes with Prof.
Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor,
Chairman Sports Board and
Director Sports at the inaugural ceremony of
GCU annual sports 2008 |
The 108th
edition of the Government College University (GCU)’s annual sports commenced
at the Punjab University’s Athletics Track here on Friday. GCU vice
chancellor Dr Khalid Aftab took salute from the marching athletes. Prof
Khalid Ali (GCU director sports) and Dr Ikramul Haq (GCU sports board
chairman) were also present on the occasion.
Farhan Ahmad set a new
university record in the 800metre sprint. He took one minute and
55 seconds to break the 44-year old record by a margin of just 3 seconds. Nasir Iqbal was the runner-up while Muhammad Akmal remained third.
Twelve events will be held
on the second day of the sports gala, including 400 meters hurdles race,
pole vault, 5000meters race, discus throw,
110meters hurdles race, 200meters race, 400 meters girls race, triple
jump, hammer throw, 1500meters, 4x100meters relay (staff race) and 4x100meters
inter-class relay.
The results of
the Ist day are:
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800m
race: Farhan Ahmad (1st), Nasir Iqbal (2nd) and M Akmal (3rd)
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400m
race: Nasir Iqbal (1st), M Akmal (2nd) and Qaisar Imam (3rd)
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100m
race: Hafiz M Safdar (1st), Qasim Ali (2nd) and Saddam Sajjid (3rd)
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100m
race (girls): Bushra Yasin (1st), Mariam Azeem (2nd) and Sara Arshi (3rd)
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400m
hurdles: Muddasar Mushtaq (1st), Nasir Iqbal (2nd) and Saqib Ijaz (3rd)
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3000m
race: Rashid Munawar (1st), Muteeur Rehman (2nd) and M Akmal (3rd)
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4x100
relay: Hafiz Safdar,Nasir, Qasim, Muddasar (1st), Zulfiqar, Abubakar, Imran,
Tanzeel (2nd), Saddam, Nosherwan, Qaiser, Rehman (3rd)
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Shot
put: Imran Khan (1st), Ali Zeshan (2nd) and Saad Ali Hassan (3rd)
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Long
jump: Qaisar Ali (1st), Zulfiqar Ahmad (2nd) Naveed Bashir (3rd)
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High
jump: Qasim Ali (1st), Naveed Bashir (2nd) and Hanan Raza (3rd)
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Javelin
throw: Imran Khan (1st), Zaeem Munawar (2nd) and Muddasar Mushtaq (3rd)
(15-03-08)
Directorate of sports GCU organizes annual sports from 14-16 March
2008
Annual
sports of the GCU will be held on the 14 & 15 March 2008 at Punjab University
Ground (Old Campus). The Gymkhana events and prize distribution ceremony will be
held on 16 March 2008 at the Oval ground of the university.
The inaugural ceremony would be held on 14th march 2008 at 9:30 A.M.
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU would take salute from the marching
athletes on the opening day.
Javed Burki
former Captain
Pakistan Cricket
1962 will be the
Chief Guest of the concluding ceremony.
(10-03-2008)
GCU LAHORE SECURED SECOND POSITION WITH 100 POINTS IN ALL PAKISTAN
INTER-VARSITY ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
30 teams of the universities of Pakistan
participated and Punjab University won the competition held at Punjab University
New Campus Lahore.
(01-03-08)
(Courtesy: The
Nation)
GCU
Lahore lifts All Pakistan Inter-Varsity Squash Trophy
The GCU Lahore squash team
has won the All Pakistan Inter-varsity Squash championship 2007-08 by beating
GCU Faisalabad in straight sets. The match was played here in the newly
constructed GCU squash complex. As many as 18 teams from different universities
of the country participated in the fixture. The players demonstrated their
squash skills in a befitting manner.
The chief guest of the
ceremony Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab applauded the winning
teams for their tremendous performance in the championship. He said that GCU
Lahore has the glorious academic traditions and we also focus on producing great
players in different sports. He said we spent millions of rupees on the
construction of this squash complex and the sports directorate of GCU arranged
this sports gala in an amicable manner. “A sports man develops sportsmanship in
his personality and contest in a manner, either to win or loose get appreciation
from the audience”, Dr. Khalid Aftab asserted. He also appreciated all the
participating teams of the championship and hoped that GCU would continue to
arrange such sports events in future as well.
Later the chief guest
awarded winning trophy to the GCU Lahore, while GCU Faisalabad received runner
trophy and Punjab University team got trophy for securing 3rd position. The GCU
Lahore team comprised of Aqib Hanif (captain), Hamza Ahmed, Sameer-u-din, Abdul
Ali and Taimor Ali.
(09-02-2008)
GCU SQUASH TEAM IN ALL PAKISTAN
Inter-varsity SQUASH FINAL
GCU squash team qualified for the final of the All Pakistan
Inter-varsity Squash Championship 2007-08 being played at the Squash complex of
the GCU Lahore that saw some thrilling and nail-biting contests.
It is pertinent to mention that it is first ever occasion
in the history of GCU that the team reached in the semi final by defeating the
Punjab University Lahore and qualified for the final match of the championship.
The Vice Chancellor GCU Prof Dr Khalid Aftab will be chief
guest of the final match of the fixture and the closing ceremony on February 9,
2008.
(09-02-2008)
(Courtesy: The
Nation)
OLD RAVIANS
WIN GC UNIVERSITY’S ANNUAL FIXTURE
Old Ravians XI beat Vice Chancellor’s XI by 56 runs in the
GCU Annual Festival Cricket match played at Oval ground. Former Chairman
Pakistan Cricket Control Board Lt. Gen (R) Tauqir Zia led the Old Ravians team,
which scored 240 in the allotted 20 overs with Amir Sohail former captain
Pakistan Cricket team making a quick fire 68. The Vice Chancellor’s XI was never
in the hunt due to losing wickets at regular intervals and was eventually bowled
out for 184. Former Pakistan test captain Majid Jahangir Khan, himself a
distinguished Old Ravian was the chief guest on the occasion. Prof. Dr. Khalid
Aftab presented souvenir to the Chief Guest and Khan Muhammad a member of
Pakistan’s cricket team defeated England in Oval test. He also appreciated the
achievements of GCU Sports Board.
(03-02-2008)
(Courtesy: Daily
News)
GCU INKS MOU WITH SDPI
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The GC University
Lahore has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sustainable
Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad in a ceremony held at the
Syndicate Room of the University. Both GCU Lahore and SDPI agreed to
collaborate in carrying out research, foster dialogue among scholars,
experts and policy makers, conduct trainings on diversify subjects, offer
joint diploma and certificate course, to organize workshops, symposiums,
seminars and mutual sharing of knowledge and expertise. Executive Director,
SDPI Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Dr. Mehmood Khawaja (Research Fellow) and Mr.
Zill-e-Ehsan (Manager Training) SDPI, participated in the MoU signing
ceremony while Dean of Sciences and Technology and Director Academic
Planning/ External Links represented GCU.
(04-10-2008)
Need to enhance co-operation
between GCU and United States Educational Foundation stressed
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Executive Director of
United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) Dr. Grace Clark
today visited GC University Lahore and called on the Vice Chancellor Dr.
Khalid Aftab in the Syndicate Committee Room.
The Vice Chancellor
apprised Dr. Grace Clark about the historical perspective and glorious
academic traditions of the institution.
Dr. Khalid Aftab asked
to have mutual academic cooperation between GCU Lahore and the United States
Educational Foundation in Pakistan. Dr. Clark told about the Fulbright
Scholarship facility available to the students of Pakistan and hoped that
USEFP would further extend the educational facilities in Pakistan.
Dean of Sciences and
Technology, Dean of Arts and Social Sciences and Director Academic Planning
and External Links Ms. Fouzia Shahin briefed the guest about the academic
and research work of their respective offices.
(08-07-2008)
CENTRAL COLLEGE GLASGOW DELEGATION MEETS THE VICE CHANCELLOR
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A two member delegation consisting of Paul GK Little
Principal Central College Glasgow and Roy Gardner Marketing Manager Central
College of Commerce Glasgow today visited GC University Lahore and called on
its Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab in the Vice Chancellor’s committee
room. The matters pertaining to mutual academic interest between the two
institutions came under discussion.
Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab apprised the delegation
about the historic perspective and academic profile of GCU. He also
informed the delegates about the academic linkages which GCU Lahore has
formed with the various National and International Universities.
Paul Little Principal Central College Glasgow took keen
interest in the glorious academic ambiance of GCU and proposed to have
academic linkages of his institution with the GCU Lahore in various
discipline Studies. He also invited VC-GCU Dr. Khalid Aftab to visit Central
College Glasgow so that further progress could be made for better academic
understanding and mutual collaboration between the two institutions could be
made.
Dean of Sciences and Technology GCU Lahore Dr. Amin-ul-Haq
informed the delegates about the various projects initiated at the
Sustainable Development Study Centre of GCU. Director Academic Links was
also present on the occasion.
(02-06-2008)
University of Glasgow's DELEGATION
led by
Director International and Postgraduate Service CALLS ON THE
VICE CHANCELLOR
GCU LAHORE
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A three member delegation of the University of
Glasgow UK led by Ms. Sharne
Procter
Director, International
and Postgraduate Service visited GC University Lahore and called on the Vice
Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab. The matters pertaining to academic Links
between the two universities in the disciplines of Chemistry, Zoology, Botany,
Industrial Bio-technology and Environmental Science came under discussion. The
delegation showed keen interest for academic collaboration with the respective
departments of the GCU for mutual research and training programs. The Vice
Chancellor agreed with the proposal and told the visiting guests about the
ongoing academic discipline studies in the realm of sciences underway at the
GC University Lahore. He apprised the members about the various academic links
established by the GCU Lahore with the number of National and International
universities and institutions. He quoted the GCU Abdus Salam School of
Mathematical Sciences where six foreign students are doing their post doctoral
studies and has 44 foreign faculty staff members from different countries
including US, UK, Germany, France, Ukraine serving there. The deans, heads of
the concerned departments of GCU briefed the delegates about the ongoing
research projects in their departments and their academic links with other
reputed universities and research organizations.
Prof. John McGrady,
department of Chemistry and Prof. Stephen Phillips of Biomedical and Life
Sciences apprised the Vice Chancellor about the academic working of their
departments. Later, the Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab gave
souvenir shields to the guest delegates. This tour was organized by Director
Academic Planning and External Links GCU.
The delegation also
visited the Chemistry Department of GCU. Chairperson Chemistry Department
apprised them about the designing of curriculum of new subject green
chemistry.
(12-04-2008)
GCU HOLDS RECEPTION FOR DELEGATES OF INDIAN DIPLOMATS
ASSOCIATION
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The society
is saddled with a situation of no tolerance and no dialogue
between apposing points of view simply because
essence of
teaching has become the practice of giving students the
arrogance of dogma, and not the tolerance of true knowledge.
It happens only when we allow the tradition of open minds to die
out and let the place be taken by men with narrow outlook and
closed minds. It was expressed by the Vice Chancellor GC
University Lahore. Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab in his welcome address
to a 10-member delegation of the Association of Indian Diplomats
who came to visit GC University Lahore today.
The
delegation, led by Ishrat Aziz, comprised K P Fabian, R
Rajagopalan, N N Desai, A N D Haskar, S R Hashim, L L Mehrotra,
Gurbachan Singh and G R Wakankar A reception in honour of the Indian diplomats was arranged
in the Bokhari Auditorium.
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab in
his welcome address greeted the delegation members and apprised them about the
academic profile and historic perspective of his institution.
The real spirit of GCU
is its creative energy, which is born of the great ideal of “Courage to know”
the Motto of our Alma Mater, he added. The foundations of GC were steeped in
the English tradition of Liberalism. From this philosophy emerged the concept
of liberal arts in education. As a major centre of liberal arts in the
sub-continent, GC produced scientists, thinkers, poets, political leaders,
administrators and other persons of great eminence, he maintained.
Dr. Khalid said, GCU Lahore was the witness of three centuries and a
unique educational
institution which inspired the arts and all other kinds of creative activities
in their best forms. The Vice Chancellor further apprised the delegation about
the profile of Principals of Government College during the first 75 years
since its inception i.e. they all came from Britain. Dr. Khalid Aftab further
told the diplomats that the renowned Ravian diplomat was Prof. Patras Bokhari
who went straight to the UN as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative from the
Principal’s office in 1950 where he rose to the rank of Under Secretary
General (Information). Dr. Khalid Aftab said that it was necessary to create
an ambiance in which the good could flourish talent could find recognition and
genius could earn his reward.
He said, “we follow open
door policy for our neighbouring institutions, organizations and associations
in order to share knowledge and experiences through the mutual exchange of
students and faculty.”
A former Indian
diplomat, member of the delegation, and distinguished Old Ravian Mr. Gurbuchan
Singh told that he used to study at the then Government College Lahore in 1939
and his academic journey continued till 1945 when he passed post graduation in
economics. He nostalgically remembered the golden memories of his past as a
student of GC Lahore. ”I used to be editor of the Ravi and the total strength
of GC students at that time was only 1100. I am surprised and very happy to
see how the present Vice Chancellor has marvelously continued its wonderful
traditions along with transforming it into a great seat of learning with the
strength of more than 6000 students”, he added. My father, Sardar Mohan Singh
was also a distinguished Old Ravian and he was, here at the campus in 1919, he
further told. He disclosed that the present Fatima Jinnah University
Rawalpindi was his family residence till 1945 and its Vice Chancellor’s office
used to be his living room those days.
The
delegation members were presented the documentary titled Government College to
GC University Lahore The delegation visited the GCU library and showed keen
interest in the library museum. The Vice Chancellor presented souvenir gifts
to all members of the delegation. The leader of the delegation Ishrat Aziz
also presented a souvenir to Vice Chancellor GCU on behalf of Indian
Association of Diplomats. The Vice Chancellor was assisted by the Deans, the
Registrar and Director Academic Planning and External Links.
(05-04-2008)
National Management College Lahore
delegation visits GCU
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A 11-member delegation of the National Management College Lahore
visited the GC University Lahore and called on the Vice
Chancellor Prof. Khalid Aftab in the committee room.
The Vice Chancellor welcomed the guests and apprised them about
the academic and historic perspective of the University. Prof.
Khalid Aftab said that GC University Lahore is a modern, demand
driven, futuristic, quality conscious and affordable institution
with focus on quality education and research work besides
co-curricular, debating, dramatics and sports activities.
Talking about the foreign faculty working at GCU, Prof. Khalid
Aftab said that we have got 56 foreign faculty members through
courtesy Higher Education Commission, Pakistan working at GCU
and we have taken certain steps in the realm of Plasma Physics,
Institute of Industrial Bio-Technology, Sustainable Development
Study Center, Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences,
National Center for Mathematics, Industrial Chemistry, Computer
Science, MBA, ESME and Telecommunications to produce skilled
manpower. He further said that there are 48 faculty members of
GCU working under Tenure Track System which is the highest
number in any Public Sector University of Pakistan.
While appraising the delegation about the GCU faculty and the
students, he said that when the Government College was setup in
1864, it had 9 students and 3 teachers whereas at present, the
GCU has got more than 6400 students and 437 faculty members and
out of them, 148 hold Ph.D degrees, he added.
The Vice Chancellor also appraised the delegation about the
academic agreements which GCU has singed with the national and
international institutions. “We want effective and productive
academic interaction with the institutions and we are
endeavoring to achieve sustainable and remarkable academic
achievement, Dr. Khalid said and hoped that in the year 2015,
GCU Lahore should be placed among the top institutions of South
Asia”. The VC-GCU Prof. Khalid Aftab also informed the
delegation about the recently acquired 365 acre of land for the
GCU new campus.
Shahid Majeed, Faculty In-charge of the National School of
Public Policy, National Management College thanked the Vice
Chancellor GCU Prof. Khalid Aftab for giving his delegation the
warm reception. The members of the delegation including Dr.
Imtiaz Kazi, Mrs. Anjum Assad, M. Ali Baloch and Ali Raza Bhutta
asked the Vice Chancellor GCU about the varsity faculty and
administration related questions.
The Deans, Registrar and Director Academic Planning and External
Links assisted the Vice Chancellor. The delegation also visited
the postgraduate library and CASP.
(02-04-2008)
ASSOCIATION OF INDIA DIPLOMATS AND NATIONAL MANAGEMENT COLLEGE
LAHORE DELEGATIONS TO VISIT GCU
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A delegation of National Management College will visit GC
University Lahore on 2nd April 2008 and would call on
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab, Vice Chancellor GCU in the committee
room. The delegation members will discuss the matters of mutual
interest with the Vice Chancellor. The delegation would be taken
to the Management Studies and Computer Science Departments, PG
Library and CASP.
Association of Indian Diplomats delegation will also visit GCU
Lahore on 4th April 2008. After the meeting with the
Vice Chancellor, the delegation members would be taken to the
Bokhari Auditorium, where they would be shown GCU video
documentary. The delegation would also visit Computer Science
and Management Studies Department and Post graduate Library.
(01-04-2008)
GCU signs Academic MoU
with Jamia Milia Islamia New Delhi
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The GC University Lahore today signed a memorandum of
understanding with the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in a ceremony held in
the Vice Chancellor’s committee room of the varsity. Both varsities agreed
the exchange of teaching and research staff, exchange of students, short
term and long term mutual visits, exchange of archives, publications and
information, collaborative research projects and holding of joint seminars,
workshops and conferences.
The Vice Chancellor Jamia Millia Islamia was accompanied by
Prof. Rakshanda Jalil. The Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab was
assisted by the Deans and Director External Links. This agreement will
remain effective for three years.
The Vice Chancellor GCU has said that the agreement has
been signed in order to promote academic linkages with the foreign
universities for the sake of sharing mutual academic research and
experiences. He informed the guest Vice Chancellor regarding the
socio-cultural contribution of GCU Lahore at national level.
(08-03-2008)
GC UNIVERSITY,
Turkish Varsities to Ink Academic Agreements
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Education and Economic development of a nation go side by
side as the academic amelioration leads to economic
prosperity, democratic and cultural up-gradation and social
uplift. The Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab
said this while talking to a Turkish Delegation led by
Harun Koken, Chairman Rumi Forum (Turkey) and Turgut Puyan,
chairman Pakturk Businessmen Association accompanied by Aslam
Bhatti today visited GCU today.
The Vice Chancellor said that it was not the literacy rate
but good quality education at primary, secondary and tertiary
level that promotes understanding, among individuals of a
society to create ideal tolerant social life. He quoted an
example of Sri Lanka whose literacy rate is very high but still
society is facing lot of security problems and asserted that
education should be aimed at stabilizing a society through
promotion of culture of tolerance and mutual respect for each
other’s ideas. The Vice Chancellor GCU also apprised the Turkish
delegates regarding the academic profile and historic
perspective of the varsity and proposed to launch Turkish
language courses at the campus in order to promote lingual and
cultural ties between the two countries. The delegation was
informed that in order to make GCU a world class institution,
all out resources were being mobilized and particularly in
social sciences his institution needed foreign faculty of high
repute and he asked the delegation to send to GCU the Turkish
scholars and social scientists in the disciplines of Political
Science, Economics, History, Computer Sciences, Management
Studies and Psychology to come to GCU Lahore under HEC foreign
faculty hiring program. He said that it is the quality education
that makes the difference and we at GCU are putting up our
concerted efforts in attaining the standards of academic
excellence. The Vice Chancellor emphasized on the collaborative
research that can be carried on between GCU and Turkish
universities and pointed out the areas of collaboration. He also
told that ASSMS is a unique Centre of Excellence in mathematical
sciences where more than 43 foreign professors are currently
serving the cause of promotion of research in Mathematics and
Turkish people can benefit from this Centre.
Harun Koken Chairman Rumi Forum agreed to the proposal
floated by the Vice Chancellor and assured that all out human
resources in this regard would be provided by Turkey. He also
briefed about the activities of the Rumi Forum in developing the
awareness regarding the “art of living together” with special
focus of Pakistani society and in order to promote
inter-cultural harmony and to contribute to the global peace.
The Turkish delegation informed the Vice Chancellor that the
Turkish government is holistically spending money on education
sector and there is 94 percent literacy rate in Turkey. To
achieve more excellence in education sector, the Turkish
government has established 39 universities over the short span
of five years. He also told that Turkish government was taking
keen interest in the promotion of sophisticated information
technology and 600,000 computers and internet facilities have
been provided to the public sector schools of the country during
the last one year.
It was agreed that one day conference on ‘The
art of living together’ will be held at GCU in collaboration
with Pak-Turk Business Association and Rumi Forum in March 2008.
Later, the mutual exchange of academic souvenirs was ceremonised.
(16-02-2008)
QEC’S INTERNAL ACADEMIC AUDIT MEETING ON DECEMBER 24, 2008
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After successful journey toward developing
Programme Quality Assurance Report for one of the Academic
Department at GCU Lahore, now QEC has replicate the same
exercise with more refined version on three Academic
Departments. QEC has already held three meetings with the
relevant Departments and 4th meeting has been scheduled on
Wednesday December 24, 2008.
It is
pertinent to mention that QEC has initiated first ever
Internal Academic Audit Visit which was scheduled as per the
directive of the Vice Chancellor. Now the QEC members are on
their follow up visits to the Academic Departments to ensure
the compliance with earlier recommendations. The continuous
effort by QEC members and support by the Vice Chancellor has
toppled the resistance to change for the better tomorrow.
(16-12-2008)
QEC arranges Presentation on Internal
academic Audit
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Quality Enhancement Cell GC University Lahore
organised a presentation on “Internal
Academic Audit
2008”. Prof. Khalid Aftab, Vice Chancellor and Academic and
Administrative Heads were present in the presentation. He
appreciated the effort of the QEC and directed to keep up
such exercise. He also wished to carry out follow up visits
to ensure continues improvement.
Director QEC Ms. Iram Sohail gave an
inclusive presentation on the topic. In her intro of
presentation she added “Audit is an overall health of any
institution, and it should not be taken as an offence”. She
said that the purpose of the academic audit is to assess the
strength of quality culture, determine the commitment to
continues improvement, appraise the system in place to
determine academic standards, and evaluate the system to
ensure that measures taken to maintain and enhance quality are
appropriate and effective. Deputy Director QEC conducted the
program and referred the quotation of MaoTse Tung
“to hide truth
is to nurture fear and fear stops ones’ flight, and today’s
presentation is a try not to hide the truth”.
(16-10-2008)
SESSION ON QUALITY
ASSURANCE
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The Quality Enhancement Cell GCU organised a
session on Programme Quality Assurance Report (PQAR). The
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Khalid Aftab along with heads of
academic and administrative departments participated in the
session. He also appreciated the efforts of the GCU cell and
hope to attain standards in future
also.
(30-09-2008)
(Courtesy The News Lahore)
Human Resources Development Program organizes by QEC starts
AT GCU
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The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the GC
University Lahore today organized the inaugural ceremony of
a 4-day Human Resources Development Training Program. Acting
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan while addressing
the inaugural ceremony said that in order to meet the higher
educational standards, quality assurance in academics play
pivotal role. He said that our teachers need to acquire
latest academic skills and keep themselves with the modern
technology so that they could deliver to the students to the
maximum of their potential and skill. He further said that
the quality enhancement cell of the GCU Lahore has
demonstrated good performance so for in the Human Resource
Development Training of the varsity’s faculty. Prof. Dr.
Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz Dean of Arts and Social Sciences
that the performance of the GCU teachers after passing
through vigorous training exercises has been enhanced the
QEC initiative has been extending all possible help to the
varsity’s teachers in improving their academic skills.
Akbar Rehmatullah Consultant QEC gave a detailed introduction
of the Programme Quality Assurance Report (PQAR) and Teaching
and Learning Framework (TALF). Prof. Dr. Akram Kashmiri
(Chemistry) discussed in detail about Preparing for the PQAR
Exercise at GCU in an academic department. Director QEC Ms.
Iram Sohail said that both research and QEC were very
important in the making of universities. She explained to
participants the objectives behind holding the program and
urged the faculty members to focus on acquiring maximum
academic benefit from the training program.
(22-07-2008)
QEC arranges four days HRDC training
program
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QEC has arranged a four days HRDC training cycle III program
in the Fazl-e-Hussain reading room of the university. Please
click for
the
schedule, names of resource persons and of participants.
(18-07-2008)
GCU HOLDS TEACHER’S TRAINING PROGRAM
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A three day Teacher Training Program under the auspices of
QEC of the GC University concluded at the Fazal-e-Hussain
reading room of the University. The training program is part
of the GC University Quality Policy, as approved and
strictly enforced by the Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid
Aftab, where faculty development has been targeted as a high
priority area. All new teaching and research staff must
undergo a three tear training and development cycle – Pre
service training, In-service training and mandatory
attendance of the HRDC training program. The main elements
of teacher training program included focus on academic and
administrative issues. Topics ranged from Higher education
academic setting by Akbar Rahmatullah, Purpose and Functions
of QEC and Classroom Management by Iram Sohail, Role of
Psychology in Education by Prof Sohail Ahmed Khan, Grading
System by Dr Khalid Pervaiz. .
Other
Guest speakers included Sahibzada Faisal Khursheed, Prof
Anjum Saleemi, Mr. Abdul Waheed, Prof. Dr Islamullah Khan.
(28-04-2008)
IN-SERVICES TEACHER’S TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THE YOUNG
LECTURERS
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The Quality
Enhancement Cell is organizing the In-Service Teachers
Training Programme-Group II for young lecturers, research
assistants and teaching assistants on March 29, 2008
from 08:30am to 05:00 pm at PG Library Seminar Room. The purpose of the training
is to acquaint the young inductees the working of various
administrative and academic offices.
For further details and schedule please
Click Here.
(29-03-2008)
Academic programs need
to be more effective and qualitatively efficient Vice
Chancellor speaks on the joint presentation of Chemistry and
QEC
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor has said that in
order to ensure quality education in all the discipline at
the GC University Lahore, all efforts are being made to
match up the requisites of the aforesaid necessity. He was
addressing participants of an exit meeting with the
Department of Chemistry arranged by the Quality Enhancement
Cell (QEC) of the GCU. The meeting focused on the
presentation on ‘Program Quality Assurance Report’ (PQAR)
for B.Sc (Hons) 4-year Program (2005-2009). He appreciated
the efforts made by the department and QEC which has covered
this mileage and hoped that the quality assurance exercise
and academic planning go together in furthering the academic
excellence. “Academic programs need to be more effective and
qualitatively efficient and all the departments need to
carry out rigorous efforts in this regard”, he said and
added that studies in the disciplines of sciences need to be
evaluated rationally.
Earlier, Chairperson Chemistry department of the GCU Prof.
Dr. Akram Kashmiri made a detailed and comprehensive
presentation on the preparation of Program Quality Assurance
Report (PQAR). He informed the participants that the
curriculum of Chemistry is based upon the theme of
experimental sciences and has the aim to produce useful
citizens for the state and the society. He said that the
mission of the department Chemistry is to take a leading role
in discovering useful knowledge, preparing Chemistry graduates
for future challenges in education, research, entrepreneurship
and social sectors of our society. He also described the
outcomes of the PQAR and stressed upon the importance of
Industry-Academia Linkage. Prof. Dr. Saeed Iqbal also spoke on
the occasion and detailed the development and maintenance of
the course files. He also highlighted the importance of
strengthening of labs and infra-structure facilities,
periodical reviews of curricula and introduction of a feed
back system.
The Dean faculty of Sciences and Technology Prof. Dr. Amin
ul Haq Khan applauded Dr. Kashmiri and his team efforts for
rigorously carrying out the exercise and setting the standard
form for the other departments of the university. He also
stressed upon the fact that now the QEC and all the other
departments can co-exist in order to ensure quality. Dean of
Arts and Social Sciences, Director, and Consultant QEC were
present on the occasion.
(25-02-2008)
GCU Establishes a Centre for Special STUDENTS
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The inaugural ceremony of the newly setup Centre for
Special Students (CSS) at the GC University was held here at the campus on
Tuesday.
The centre is well equipped with latest IT based lab facilities for the special
students. The lab has been designed and equipped keeping in view the specific
needs of the blind/visually impaired students.
Syed Babar Ali, Advisor
Packages Limited Lahore and Former Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Planning,
Pakistan inaugurated the centre by cutting a ribbon. Syed Babar Ali, while
expressing his views dilated upon his reminiscence during his college days at
GCU and said that he did his graduation from the institute during 1944-45. He suggested that GCU to keep track record
of its students so that when they enter into practical life, they could be the
major source of contribution to their alma mater.
Speaking on the occasion, GCU
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Aftab said that the varsity had allocated Rs 10
million for deserving students. He said that all out facilities would be
extended to the GCU disabled students so that they could be provided with equal
academic opportunities. Dr Khalid Aftab thanked Mr and Mrs Muhammad Salahuddin
for their guidance and support in establishing the centre. Dr Khalid Aftab also
thanked Syed Babar Ali for his compassion for the underprivileged.
Chief Executive
Aziz Jehan Begum Trust
for the blind, Muhammad Salahuddin said that GCU
is an educational institute of international fame. He said that without proper
training and education, a blind person is a burden on society. Talking about
Aziz Jehan Begum Trust for the blind he said that English is the medium
instruction and computer study is a compulsory at the trust. He paid tribute to
the Vice Chancellor for his vigorous efforts for making the varsity a unique
educational institution.
(12-03-2008)
BLOOD DONATION
CAMP AT GCU
The Blood Donor Society in collaboration with the Fatimid
Foundation organized a blood donation camp. A large number of GCU
male and female students donated blood for the thalasseamia and
haemophlia patients and other diseases.
Later,
Consultant Haematologist Agha Khan University Hospital Karachi and
Honorary consultant Fatimid Foundation Lahore Dr. Raihan Sajid
delivered lecture on the thalasseamia syndromes. Dr. Raihan said
that thalasseamia is a hereditary disorder and preventable by doing
a simple blood test. He further said that children once born with
this disorder require life long blood transfusion to sustain life.
In-charge, Blood Donor Society was also present on the occasion.
(18-03-2008)
GCUDC Presents “Be Saya Log” an Urdu adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre
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GC University Lahore Dramatics Club in keeping with
its more than century old tradition of presenting quality plays is
staging “Be Saya Log”
"بے سایہ لوگ"
an Urdu adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre’s masterpiece
(Men Without Shadows) from December 17 to 19 in the
Bokhari Auditorium of the varsity.
The Play was written by Sartre
after the Second World War and it is adapted for audience in Urdu in
such a way that it becomes relevant in today’s troubled times. The
cast include Madiha Gul, Mohsin Manzoor, Moosa Abbas, Fahad Lodhi,
Usman Butt, Rizwan Mehdi and others. The play is adapted in Urdu by
GC University Lahore Dramatics Club team headed by Dr. Farhan Ebadat
Yar Khan and is directed by Dr. Farhan Ebadat and Madiha Gul.
(15-12-2008)
GCU
DRAMATICS CLUB ORGANIZES THEATRE WORKSHOP
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The GCUDC of the GC University Lahore in a combined effort
with Interactive Resource Center (IRC) held a theatre workshop which
was headed by Director IRC Muhammad Wasim. The main purpose of the
workshop was to promote the idea of Theatre of the oppressed and
introduce the students to the art of Interactive Theatre. The first
phase of this workshop included theatrical exercises that helped
students to improve their performing skills. The exercises focused
on spontaneity and improvisations. The 2nd phase of the workshop
focused on the principles of the interactive art and the technique
to engage the audience as spec-actors. Script building techniques
were them taught to enable the students to build their own stories
from every day life. The 3rd phase focused on image formation and
the creation of short theatrical pieces that were performed in the
Bokhari Auditorium.
The interaction with audience and their presence on stage
as spec-actors challenged the conventional idea of theatre and
introduced the concept of theatre for development. More than 35
students participated in the workshop. The GCU dramatics club
advisor Dr. Farhan Ibadat Yar Khan thanked the Director Muhammad
Wasim for the innovative workshop.
(18-10-2008)
GCU
DRAMATICS CLUB CONDUCTS SUMMER CAMP FOR THEATRE
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The closing ceremony of English Summer Camp for Theatre was
organized at the Bokhari Auditorium. The camp covered the duration
of more than four weeks. Young enthusiasts, between the ages of 14
to 27, got themselves registered for this course.
Dr. Farhan Ebadat Yar Khan Staff Advisor GCU Dramatics Club
imparted training to the participants in voice inflection, foot
work, stage movement, character improvisation, prompting management
of stage props, lighting and background music. The course
participants performed selected scenes from well-known scripts
penned down by local as well as foreign dramatists.
Acting Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmad Khan
watched the performance of budding thespians and appreciated their
hard-work and commitment. The Acting Vice Chancellor gave away
certificates to all participants.
Courtesy:
Daily Dawn, News Lahore
(07-08-2008)
GCU TWO STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT PAKISTAN IN USA
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Daniyal Talat,
President GCU Dramatics Club and Umar Zia ud Din President GCU
Debating society have been selected as the representatives from
Pakistan for the Study of United States for Student Leaders Program
2008. They will be going to the University of Vermont, Vermont, USA
on the 29th of June, 2008 for the Six weeks program. The program
focuses on the study of USA and students from all over the world are
selected to represent their understanding of US. The program also
targets at enhancing the leadership abilities through different
workshops including a short period community work with a
non–profitable organization and many other activities.
(28-06-2008)
President GCUDC has
been selected as the Representative from
Pakistan for the Study of USA for Student Leaders Program
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Daniyal Talat,
President GC University Lahore Dramatics Club has been selected as
the Representative from Pakistan for the Study of United States for
Student Leaders Program 2008. He will be going to the University of
Vermont, Vermont, USA on the 29th of June, 2008 for the Six weeks
program. The program focuses on the study of USA and students from
all over the world are selected to represent their understanding of
US. The program also targets at enhancing the leadership abilities
through different workshops including a short period community work
with a non – profitable organization and many other activities.
(28-06-2008)
PAK-INDIA INTER-COLLEGIATE DRAMA FESTIVAL CONCLUDED AT GCU
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The Indo-Pak Inter-Varsity Drama Festival concluded. The GC
University Dramatics Club presented Ashfaq Ahmed’s play Behan Bhai
(sister brother).
Bano qudsia was the chief guest of the concluding ceremony. The
weeklong festival witnessed 17 performances. Six Indian and nine
Pakistani universities participated in the event. The festival
provided students with an opportunity to understand their cultures
and show theatrical skills.
Addressing the ceremony Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU
said that it was second consecutive year that GCU offered its stage
for holding Pak-India Drama festival with the objective to
understand the social issues of both countries through Drama as
Drama is an outstanding means of expression of thought. He said that
city of Lahore makes creativity possible and we try to do the things
very seriously for the developing creative thought among the
students. “GCU has never compromised on the freedom of expression as
it is the continuity of our unique tradition and un-detachable
institutional legacy”, he added. Prof. Dr. Khlaid Aftab said,
“Theatre has always been acknowledged as the premium contrivance of
social change and entertainment. It leaves indelible imprints on the
mind and soul of the theatergoers.” He said the GCU Dramatics Club
had created great playwrights like Imtiaz Taj, Hakim Ahmad Shuja,
Rafi Peer, Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabbasum and Muhammad Safdar Mir. He
also appreciated the wonderful performance of young artists from six
Indian and ten Pakistan Dramatic teams.
Renowned literary figure and writer Bano Qudisa while addressing the
concluding ceremony said that humility and humbleness should be the
prominent features of every successful person. He should not think
that he deserved the success; rather he should attribute every
success to the beneficence and kindness of Almighty Allah. She
further said that students should choose their career after long and
strong deliberations and should go for the profession for which they
can reflect persistency and steadfastness. She also went in detail
of her long life literary interaction with her late husband Ashfaq
Ahmed who urged her to be a writer.
Prior to it, The GCU Dramatic Club staged Ashfaq Ahmed’s play titled
‘Behan Bhai’ with the GCU young artists including Mian Faraz, Myra
Rathore, Mohsin Manzoor, Rizwan Mehdi, Ms. Malhi, Farooq Adnan,
Madiha Gul. The Drama was produced by Daniyal Tallat and Zain Khan,
and directed by Madiha Gul. The GCU students exhibited brilliant
performance and rocked the stage with their versatile performance,
earned thunderous applause from the audience.
The Pakistani and the Indian Dramatics Team leaders expressed their
profound gratitude to the Vice Chancellor for providing all out
facilities and also thanked for the kind hospitality of Pakistan.
The Indian students said that they were taking pleasant memories
with them and enjoyed the GCU stage environment which produced
healthy artistic ambiance.
Later, Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU along with the
Chief Guest Bano Qudsia gave away souvenir gifts to the
representatives of the participated universities.
(10-03-2008)
2nd Pak-India Inter-collegiate drama festival starts at GCU
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The second Pak-India inter-collegiate drama festival began
at the Bokhari Auditorium of the GCU Lahore. Governor Punjab
Lt.Gen.(R) Khalid Maqbool was the chief guest at the opening
ceremony. On the first day of the festival, the GCU dramatics club
staged Henrik Ibsin’s play “A Doll’s House”. Before the play
commenced, students from Pak-Indian universities lit the candles.
Addressing the ceremony the Governor said that world over
intellectual movements have been created by the universities and
cultural activities play pivotal role in fostering peace, love and
harmony among the human beings. He further said that drama presents
the intricacies of life and added that we come to know about the
bitter facts and harsh realities of life after going through the
medium of poetry and drama. He wished that GCU should have its own
Performing Arts Department. The governor further said that this part
of the world has been famous for the cultural activities and Lahore
in particular has been the hallmark in this regard. The Governor
complimented the Vice Chancellor and In-charge Dramatics Club for
arranging the festival in a befitting manner.
Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab detailed
the academic history of the varsity and informed about the
luminaries of show biz of both India and Pakistan who had been
associated with this great institution. He said that theatre has
always been acknowledged as the premium contrivance of social change
and entertainment as it leaves deep imprints on the mind and soul of
the theatergoers. “Apart from its reformative purpose, is taken to
be a subtle expression of a community’s culture and values, which
has the potential to appeal to the masses irrespective of their
ethnic and sectarian affiliations”, he added.
Prof. S.K.Vij of the Delhi University highly appreciated
GCU for arranging the drama festival which he said is a platform for
the students of the both countries to demonstrate their dramatic
skills. He said that the mutual exchange of cultural activities
through teacher and students can play vital role in brining the
people of the two countries together.
Prof. Dr. Suchitra Gupta, Dr. S.K.Vij along with the Vice
Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab and Governor Punjab Khalid Maqbool cut
the cake and inaugurated the ceremony. Later, the Governor presented
floral bouquet to the Indian guests and they presented special gifts
to the governor, the Vice Chancellor and In-charge Dramatics Club
Dr. Farhan Ibadat Yar Khan.
(4-03-2008)
GCU’s Annual Play 2008
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The GC University Dramatics Club is going to Stage Henrik Ibsen’s
play “A Doll’s House” at the Bokhari Auditorium on 27, 28 & 29
February, 2008. The play will be staged at 6 PM on the dates
mentioned above. The Play is produced by the Advisor Dramatic Club,
GC University, Lahore.
(22-02-2008)
GCU DONATES RELIEF GOODS worth 1 million for QUAKE victims. Vice
Chancellor and DCO lauds Welfare Society efforts
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore handed
over relief goods worth one million Rupees to DCO Lahore for the
earthquake affected people of Balochistan in a ceremony arranged at
the GCU campus today. These relief goods have been gathered by the
students in a camp installed by the Welfare Society at the campus.
The relief goods included Quilts, Blanket, Pulses, Dry Milk,
Biscuits, Rice, Flour, Sugar and Medicines.
The Vice Chancellor while speaking on the occasion said that the
institution has enriched academic traditions. He said that GCU
students have always been supporting to the peoples who are affected
by the natural calamities in recent times. He appreciated the
volunteers of Welfare Society for contributing to the cause of
humanity.
Sajjad Bhutta DCO Lahore also spoke on the occasion. He said that
contribution to the welfare of humanity is the legacy of human
beings. He further said that to feel for others is a sign of
sympathy and the GCU Lahore Welfare Society students, their
in-charge have done an excellent team work. The DCO also eulogized
the Vice Chancellor GCU Dr. Khalid Aftab for his guidance to the
Society in fostering relief goods contribution to the quake affected
people.
(14-11-2008)
WELFARE
SOCIETY OF GCU ORGANIZES MUSIC PROGRAM
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The Welfare
Society organized a music program at the Bokhari auditorium in
context of the society’s efforts launched for raising funds for the
earthquake effected people of Balochistan. The students of the music
society of GCU and Old Ravians Musarrat Abbas and Zaheer Abbas made
their performances. Shafqat Amanat Ali was also present on the
occasion. The Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Dr. Khalid Aftab
appreciated the efforts of the volunteers of the Welfare Society and
Prof. Khalid Manzoor Butt for their four day consistent effort in
raising funds with the motive to help their Balochi brethren who
have been affected by the recent quake.
(11-11-2008)
GCU CANDLE
LIT
FOR QUAKE VICTIMS
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UNDER the
directions of Vice Chancellor Government College University (GCU),
the welfare society of the university lit up candles at Amphi
Theatre to show solidarity with the victims of earthquake of
Balochistan. Popular pop singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan was also
present on the occasion. Members of the society have launched a
campaign to collect funds and goods for the victims of earthquake.
(07-10-2008)
(Courtesy: The
NEWS)
GCU students should contribute their efforts for the help of
earthquake victims: Vice Chancellor
The Vice
Chancellor Prof. Khalid Aftab has emphasized the need that students
should contribute their efforts for the help of earthquake victims
of Balochistan. He stated this while addressing the volunteers of
the welfare society of GCU Lahore. He said that at the national and
humanitarian level, we must do whatever we can for the help of our
Balochi brothers. He further said that a camp would be installed at
the GCU campus for the help of the earthquake victims. Advisor of
the Welfare Society Prof. Khalid Manzoor Butt thanked the Vice
Chancellor Dr. Khalid Aftab for his inspirational guidance to the
society students.
(05-11-2008)
GCU
secures second prize in chrysanthemum show 2008
The Government
College University (GCU) Horticultural Society has secured the
second prize in the chrysanthemum show, 2008, held at the Race
Course Park.
Other
participants included Aitchison College, Millat Tractor, Jinnah Bagh
and various others.
GCU students
secured the three top positions in the category of individual prizes
in the central table, and won the second prize in the corner table
competition. The winners of the show include Sidra Waheed, Izzah
Shahid, M Atif Khan, Saher Khalid, Joinda Khan and Zaheer. National
Bank Chairman Javaid Iqbal Awan awarded the shield and certificates
to the winners.
(12-12-08)
(courtesy: Daily Times)
The Horticulture Society starts Spring Plantation Drive
at GCU
The
Horticulture Society organized a plantation ceremony
with the onset of the spring season. With the ongoing plantation
drive across the country, the Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab planted Aerocaria in the new building lawns
of the campus. The Dean of Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Amin ul
Haq, Emeritus professor Dr. Khalid Hameed Sheikh and Chairperson
Botany Department Dr. Zaheer ud Din khan also performed the plant
laying ceremony.
(04-03-2008)
THE LIBRARY SOCIETY ORGANIZES OATH TAKING CEREMONY
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The Library
Society organized oath taking ceremony of its office bearers for
session 2008-09 at the Post Graduate Library Auditorium of the
University. Renowned cartoonist and pride of performance Javed Iqbal
was the chief guest on this occasion. The chief guest administered
oath and shared his experiences with the office bearers and
encourage the team. Chief Librarian GCU Lahore Abdul Waheed
appreciated the literary work of Javed Iqbal and thanked him for
being the chief guest of the ceremony.
(04-11-2008)
USIS Lahore Organizes a SPECIAL LECTURE AT GCU Library
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The Library Society in collaboration with USIS organized a
session including a lecture and two documentaries covering
biographies of US presidential candidates. Ms. Traci Mell, Public
Affairs Officer of the US Consulate,
Lahore
also spoke on the occasion and answered the questions of the
students. Addressing on the occasion held at the PG library seminar
room she said that the Americans would be electing the 44th
President of USA in the forthcoming US elections. She highlighted
the procedure of the
US
presidential elections and hoped that the strong partnership between
the USA and Pakistan would continue in future as well. She said that
democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator
John McCain, two presidential candidates contesting in the
forthcoming in the US elections. She highlighted that not just
Americans but also people around the world will be watching the
election process to be held on November 4, 2008. She also answered
the questions put up by the students. Earlier, documentaries on the
biography of Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain were
presented.
(29-10-2008)
GCU Library Society Visits NMC and LUMS
Library
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A group of twenty
five students of the Library Society, GC University, Lahore visited
National Management College (former Pakistan Administrative Staff
College) and LUMS Library on Tuesday, 11th March, 2008. The visit
was lead by Mr. Muhammad Naeem and Mr. Abid Iqbal, Advisors of the
GCU Library Society. Ms. Talat Sher Ali, Chief Librarian NMC gave
introduction to history, functions and services given to the top
civil servant officers of Pakistan. She also briefed the role of
the library in the NCM courses. Mr. Ashraf Sharif, Senior Librarian
- Reader Services & Systems at LUMS welcomed the visit. He put in
the picture the functions and services of the LUMS Library. He also
highlighted to the students about the print and electronic resources
available at the LUMS Library. In the end the visitors thanked the
LUMS Library management for their hospitality.
(11-03-2008)
LECTURE ON
“Art of Translation”
Prof.
Dr. Khurshid Rizvi former chairman Arabic Department of GC
University Lahore has said that the translation is one of the basic
needs of human beings and it plays pivotal role in bringing people,
countries and societies understand each other. He was speaking on
“Art of Translation” in a special sitting arranged by the Sondhi
Translation Society of GCU Lahore. He said that translation had
always extended great help to the arena of knowledge and literature.
(30-01-2008)
Office Bearers 2008-2009
In-charge: Prof. Dr. Saadat Saeed
President: Adnan Akbar
Editor: Muhammad Sadiq
Co-editor: Saleem Hassani
Office Secretary: Saiqa, Madiha
Hassan
BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
AND
FINANCE SOCIETY HOLDS LECTURE ON ECONOMIC CRISIS
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Government College University (GCU) Business Accounting and
Finance Society arranged a special lecture on present
Economic Crises which was delivered by Prof. Dr. Khawaja
Amjad Saeed Principal Hailey College of Commerce at GCU
library Seminar room.
During his lecture he said that
Pakistan
was facing number of crises and political crisis was more
dangerous then economics crisis. "Pakistan's biggest challenge
was poor economic condition which as the result of political
crises," he added.
He said that the Capitalism and Communism had been failed
and now there was a need to develop Islamic Economic System.
While discussing the export condition he said the business
community was increasing imports and paying no attention on
exports while a number of very small countries have more
exports than
Pakistan.
Dr. Amjad Saeed said that major issues of the economy were
agricultural industry and infrastructure sector. He said that
in
Pakistan poverty was increasing day by day. "The whole world
is facing economic crisis and the number of foreign banks are
going to be closed," he concluded.
(20-12-2008)
(Courtesy:
The Post Lahore)
ARABIC SOCIETY ORGANIZES QIRAT AND NA’AT AND COMPETITION
The
Arabic Society organized Qirat and Na’at competition. In the
Na’at contest, Anmol Zuhra stood first, Nauman Ali and Saad
Hameed remained second and third respectively. In the Qirat
competition, Hafiz Obaid-Ullah attained first position while
Saad Hameed got second and Hafiz Muhammad Altaf acquired
third position. The chief guest chairperson islamic studies
distributed the prizes among the winners.
(24-01-2008)
GGS
organizes a LECTURE ON EARTHE QUAKE
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The Garrett Geographic Society, Department of Geography GC
University Lahore arranged a special lecturer on Earthquake
at Fazl-e-Hussain Reading Room on
18th
December 2008. Prof Mrs Azra Mohsin, Ex-Head of Department,
Gulberg
College
for Women Lahore, delivered the lecture on earthquake. She
discussed history, causes and distribution of the earthquake
in Azad Kashmir (2005) and Quetta (2008).
(19-12-2008)
(Courtesy:
The Post Lahore)
The GGS arranges a lecture on “ADAVANCE GEOMORPHOLOGY“
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The Garrett Geographical Society arranged a lecture
on “Advance Geomorphology” in the Postgraduate Library auditorium. Dr. Aftab Ahmed Butt an old Ravian and Higher Education
Commission eminent scholar delivered the lecture. He
discussed the physical features made by different geomorphic
agents with special reference to Pakistan land forms. He
also described the advanced applications in the field of
geomorphology.
(23-01-2008)
GCU BAGS 3RD POSITION IN KALSOFT’S
ALL
PAKISTAN PRODUCT IDEAS
AND
CONCEPT COMPETITION
The GCU Lahore has bagged third position in the first PINNAKAL
2008-Kalsoft’s all Pakistan product ideas & concept
competition held at Karachi. As many as 46 I.T universities of
Pakistan participated with their innovative product ideas
related to different verticles of human life. The GCU Lahore
came up with the idea title “Interactive Ads with GIS
Navigation” and was placed in the third position. Raza Haroon
Minister of Information Technology Sindh awarded GCU team with
a cash of Rs. 30,000/- and gave away shields and certificates
to the team members. The Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr.
Khalid Aftab has lauded the performance of the GCU students in
the competition.
(6-09-2008)
LECTURE ON BIG
BANG AT GCU
THE Jones
Physics Society of Government College University (GCU) Department of
Physics on Monday organised a special lecture on “Big Bang to CERN”.
According to a press statement the lecture was delivered by Dr Nisar
Ahmed, Ex President Pakistan Nuclear Society and currently holds
Rafi Muhammad Chair in CASP GCU, with reference to the 12th death
anniversary of Nobel Laureate Dr Abdus Salam.
While speaking on the occasion Dr Nisar Ahmed highlighted European
Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) which was established in
1954 in Geneva. He said that the CERN was one of the world’s largest
Research Centre in the scientific research.
He further
informed that at CERN the world’s largest and most complex
scientific instruments were used to study the basic constituents of
matter and physicists learn about the laws of Nature after studying
what happen when these particles run over. He added that the
collisions were expected to produce Higgs particles and to enhance
our understanding about the basic forces of nature. These Higgs
particles were predicted by Salam Wiengberg Glashow theory.
Besides GCU Vice Chancellor Dr Khalid Aftab a number of faculty
members and students were also present on the occasion.
(25-11-2008)
(Courtesy: The News)
MENTAL
HEALTH WEEK ENDS WITH INTER-VARSITY QUIZ, POSTER COMPETITION
AND STAGE PLAYS
With the ongoing Mental Health Week activities being held
under the auspices of Dr. Ajmal Psychological Society,
Inter-universities quiz competition was arranged at the
Bokhari auditorium.
In the quiz competition teams from MAO College Lahore,
Fatima Jinnah Women College Lahore, Garrison Degree College
Lahore, Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore and
the host GCU Lahore participated. The topic of the quiz
competition was ‘Psychological Assessment’. The Garrison
Degree College team won the first position in the
intervarsity quiz competition while Fatima Jinnah Women
College and Government Islamic College Civil Lines got
second and third positions respectively. Dr. Hamid Sheikh
former Chairman Applied Psychology Department Punjab
University Lahore gave away prizes to the winning teams.
Expressing his views, Dr. Sheikh said that the Psychology
Department of GCU Lahore has arranged the mental health
activities in a befitting manner. He said the students of
different colleges have made their excellent performances
and shown keen interest towards understanding the different
psychological aspects through their intelligencia and quick
response during their quiz competition. Chairperson
Department of Psychology GCU eulogized her department for
making excellent arrangements of the Mental Health Week
activities like the previous years and said that this has
been the hall mark of the GCU Lahore that provides a
congenial ambiance of academics.
The second part of activities was the Poster Competition in
which M. A. O College Lahore, Government Islamia College
Civil Lines Lahore, Kinnaird College Lahore and the host GCU
Lahore participated. The posters depicting diverse ideas
pertaining to social life were on display.
The last activity of the day was stage plays. The four
performances titled “Hawa Ke Beti”, “Macbeth” and “Roh Ka
Natak” and Mime on Shikwa Jawab-e-Shikwa were staged. The
young students of GCU staged their versatile performance in
a wonderful manner and earned applause from the audience.
In the evening a dinner in honor of the Old Ravians
Psychologists was arranged. The faculty of the Psychology
Department also participated in the dinner.
(29-03-2008)
DR. AJMAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GCU ORGANIZES 2-DAY INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON PSYCHOLOGY & LITERATURE
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Prof. Dr. M. Shamim Hanfi
Head department of Urdu Jamia Milia Islamia New Delhi India
in his presidential address in the inaugural ceremony of the
2-day International Conference on Psychology & Literature
has said that man comes across glittering realities of life
only through self denial and utter silence prevailing all
around the human being of this age, is his greatest
Psychological issue. In order to understand literature
properly, it is necessary to explore its Psychological
dimensions. He also said that the present contrary is known
as the century of conflicts, disputed personalities and
differences as we are breathing in an environment which is
badly polluted by Psychological sickness. Those who
inspired literature in during 20th century include Darwin,
Carl Marx and Sigmund Freud as these persons left
un-erasable impressions on human history.
Dr. Sohail Ahmed
Khan, Acting Vice Chancellor and Dean Faculty of Languages, Oriental
and Islamic learning also spoke on the occasion. He said that a
student of literature should have close contact with relevant
discipline like Sociology and Psychology as the knowledge of various
dimensions of these disciplines unfold many layers of interpretation
an reveal hidden meanings of the words before him. Psychology was
not only a way of mental treatment but also a source of
understanding deep realties of literature. He said that writing such
a fiction as might be full of Psychological insight and vision is
pretty difficult task. He observed that the need of the new
paradigms in all disciplines was increasing and stressed that South
Asian people can’t contribute new ideas to the realm of sociology or
psychology unless they relate them to their social circumstances.
The chairperson
of the department of psychology Prof. Dr. Kausar Sohail in her
welcome address said that her department had the privilege of
conducting symposiums and conferences on un-explored areas of
Psychology in Pakistan. She said that the relationship between
Psychology and Literature was deep routed and sadness, panic,
loneliness, emptiness, existential neurosis, childhood fears,
anxiety toward body changes and others words used both in psychology
and literature reflect that both disciplines are inseparable. She
said that every good writer and poet is a psychologist but every
psychologist dose not necessarily have a good understanding of human
nature as a poet is swayed rather by sentiment than by reason and
always teaches his subject in a partial fashion.
The literary
session was presided over by Dr. Rafia Hassan and Dr. Intizar
Hussain whereas speakers included Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan, Siddiq ur
Rehman Qidvai, Dr. Khalid Sanjarani and Dr. Asir Ajmal. Panel
discussion was also held which was co-ordinated by Dr. Asir Ajmal
and presided over by Prof. Shamim Hanfi and Dr. Ruhi Khalid. The
discussant of the panel session included Shahzad Ahmed, Dr. Naumana
Amjad, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Mirza Athar Baig, Amjad Tufail, Masood
Asher and Khalid Saeed.
The conference
was organized by Dr. Ajmal Psychological Society of GCU
(29-03-2008)
GERMAN AMBASSADOR LECTURES ON “SECURITY CONCERNS ABOUT
PAKISTAN: THE EUROPEAN VIEW” AT GCU
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|
Pakistan has always been cooperating with the West in many
aspects and has very important location globally and regionally,
a bridge between
South Asia,
Central Asia, China and Western Asia that makes it unique in
terms of its security significance. German Ambassador in
Pakistan
Dr. Gunter Mulack said this while addressing a special
lecture on “Security Concerns About Pakistan: The European View”
oragnised by the Quaid-e-Azam Political Science Society in the
Bokhari Auditorium of the University. |
Dr. Guunter delivering a lecture at Bokhari auditorium. The others
are Chairman Political Science department and President of QAPSC.
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“We should co-operate and try to bring balance
into the international politics preserving peace and stability
around the world”, Dr. Gunter said and added that European countries
were arch enemies but since 1945, number of changes have taken place
in the European countries in terms of socio-economic development,
inter-marriages and student studying in different universities. He
said, people with superficial knowledge beget wrong interpretation
of religious teachings and create danger for society and we need to
teach people about inter-cultural and inter-civilizational harmony
by giving them true knowledge not fictitious one as this kind of
knowledge creates radicals who pose threat not only to Pakistan and
Afghanistan but also to Europe, he added.
He said, pluralism, tolerance, acceptance,
respect for others can lead to international peace and stability. He
further said that we are facing today also multitude of new risks
and challenges due to the phenomena of globalization. Dr. Gunter
said that the evolution in progressive networking of international
flows of trade, investment, travel, communication and knowledge are
opening up new opportunities.
Europe’s economic prosperity heavily depends on raw materials, goods
and has an elementary interest in peaceful competition and open
world trade system and unrestricted transportation facilities and
access.
Talking about the present political situation
in NWFP, FATA and Balochistan, Dr. Gunter said there was a need to
engage dialogue with the Girgas in order to improve the situation.
He further said that all of us particularly in the access to energy,
climate change and environmental issues require also a
multidimensional approach. He said in Pakistan over the couple of
years have many private TV channels which are spreading news more or
less without censorship. Dr. Gunter Mulack said that it is the time
to review United Nations policies and to adopt them with 21st
century set challenges. He said that EU want to have a voice in
security issues of global and strategic importance and this requires
more common strategically thinking and clear political objectives
and despite all endeavors to achieve European Political Union to
create European identity, the Trans Atlantic Partnership will remain
one of the important components of European politics.
Dr. Gunter said that the European Union
provided 125 million Euros after the earthquake 2007 and another 100
million Euros as humanitarian aid. His own country
Germany does not finance Pakistan for the war against terrorism like
USA,
but for the development of the people of Pakistan. He said Pakistan
is facing energy and water crises and poverty problem and it needs
to develop comprehensive strategy to overcome them so that Pakistani
people could march with the developed nations in future.
One of the big mistakes was that after the
withdrawal of
Russia
from Afghanistan the situation was not handled properly nor the
fighters were taken care to settle them down in early 1990’s
otherwise the situation might not have been the same. The west has
failed after the victory over
Soviet Union
to continue work to rebuild a peaceful state of Afghanistan and as
result we including
Pakistan,
America and Europe had to pay heavy price for it. Answering a
question on use of head scarf by the Muslim girls living in
Germany,
he said Muslim girls in all universities and colleges are allowed to
cover themselves or wear head scarf and this is the freedom which is
not given to them even in certain Muslim countries like
Tunisia
and Turkey. He said, Islam has become a European religion and it is
growing at fast pace as there more than 3.5 million Muslims living
in the continent. There are many institutions in
Germany
where different Muslim sects get together and discuss their
religious affairs freely.
The Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab
thanked Dr. Gunter for his insightful lecture. He said, GCU Lahore
has the golden tradition of inviting eminent scholars for their
lecture presentations so that the varsity students might be apprised
about the knowledge based activities besides academics. Later, Vice
Chancellor presented the university shield to Dr. Gunter Mulak.
The GCU deans, faculty and large number of
students attended the lecture.
(09-04-2008)
PAKISTANIS HAVE STRONG INVENTIVE AND INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL:
JUSTICE (RTD) JAVED IQBAL DELIVERS A SPECIAL LECTURE ON “IDEOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF PAKISTAN” AT GCU
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Quaid-e-Azam Political Science Society organized a special
lecture on the topic of “Ideological Foundations of Pakistan”. Old
Ravian Justice (R) Dr. Javed Iqbal delivered the lecture. Speaking
on the occasion he said Pakistanis have strong inventive and
innovative potential and they need to explore their latent faculty,
as every individual is valuable and can change his own world. Islam
has given us a principle of liberation as far as human are concerned
but we have given them a status of age of ignorance.
Sectarianism, Monarchy, Mullaism & Peeri are
the major causes of deterioration of the Muslim civilization as
anarchy shifts the citizens into subjects, mullaism closes
the doors of ‘Ijtihad’ and innovative ideas, and Peeri compels the
people to worship graves and takes them away from practical life.
History is the detailed account of human actions of the past, it
should not be made part of religion as religion is a set beliefs.
He said that the creation of Pakistan was not meant for a
specific Muslim section but for the every Muslim of the
sub-continent and the prime objectives of the creation of this state
were to make it a model for other countries and to unite the Muslim
world. He said that the Muslim leaders were of the firm belief that
the Muslim majority provinces enriched with natural resources, after
their independence would be sufficient for the socio-economic
development and prosperity of the Muslims. He said that Quaid-e-Azam
and Allama Iqbal had the strong belief that the federal
parliamentary system of government ensures human rights, uphold the
rule of law and treat all the citizens on equal basis. Dr. Javed
Iqbal further said that soon after the partition, the demise of
Jinnah and assassination of Liaqat Ali Khan created a leadership gap
in the country and the bureaucrats like Ch. Muhammad Ali and
Sikander Mirza, who had nothing to do with Islamic Ideology came
into power. He said, all the political characters who played any
role in the fall of Dhaka, met their nemesis ultimately. Sheikh
Mujeeb and Indra Ghandi were shot down by their own people. He also
stressed that the muslims should neither accept the western ideas
completely nor reject them starkly; they should try to reconcile
innovative western ideas which are not in clash with their ideology
and could lead to their socio-economic uplift and national
development. He said that Pakistan remained under the military rule
in the major part of its life since its inception and the democracy
in the country has to face number of setbacks. He strongly
criticized Zia’s process of Islamization in the country. He said,
our present youth need to be given proper and modern education so
that they could be helpful in the nation building process. He
further said that there are three mediums of study in Pakistan i.e.,
English, Urdu and Madressas system extending education. The lack of
symmetry in the educational standards have been the result of
differences and the less standards in higher education have halted
the innovative capacity building activities among the students, he
added.
Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab in his welcome
address said that the largest deficit which the country is facing
today is the educational deficit. “Our educational planners would
have to make proper planning especially at the primary and the
secondary level”, he observed. He said “we will have to bring about
radical change in our system of education if we want to materialize
the dreams of Allama Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He also said
that it was necessary to promote democratic values and democratic
thought in order to make Pakistan a modern state. Dr. Khalid Aftab
thanked the guest speaker for delivering knowledge packed and
thought provoking lecture and hoped that he would continue
enlightening the GCU students with his thoughts in future as well.
Later, Dr. Khalid Aftab presented a souvenir shield and
Prof. Muhammad Azhar Chaudhary presented a floral bouquet to guest
speaker.
Earlier, upon
arrival of Dr. Javed Iqbal, he was received by the Vice Chancellor
GCU Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab in his office where he had a formal
meeting with the Vice Chancellor and exchanged views on issues of
mutual interest.
(20-03-2008)
Former Governor Punjab Shahid Hamid speaks
on “Role of civil bureaucracy in the socio-political Environment of
Pakistan”
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Bureaucracy can play a multipronged role in cementing the
inter-provincial understanding and harmony the multilingual,
multiethnic entities of the country. It was stated by the former
Governor Punjab, renowned intellectual Barrister Shahid Hamid
during his special lecture on “Role of civil bureaucracy in
the socio-political environment of Pakistan” arranged by the Quaid-e-Azam Political Science Society. |
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The Vice Chancellor is Presenting souvenir to Shahid Hamid, Former
Governor Punjab |
He said that there are 3.20 million public employees and ninety to
ninety five percent employees are in Grades I to 16 whereas at the
apex, there are about 20 posts of Grade 21 and Grade 22 in federal
and provincial governments and more than 1500 officers are serving
in Grade 20.
Even than, the delivery of the services to the common man is not up
to the mark and more than 40 million people are living below the
poverty line. In context of the socio-political environment of
Pakistan various comprehensive measures like maintenance of law and
order, economic uplift, increase in revenue collection and promotion
of inter-provincial harmony are the major tasks to be accomplished
by the bureaucracy.
Barrister Shahid Hamid while counting the nexus with the national
security said that economic well being was a core value and a threat
to economic welfare could jeopardize internal as well as external
security as continuance of poverty at alarming level could lead to
civil unrest and could cause civil breakout. He also lamented the
poor governance based on economic mismanagement creating shortage of
water, gas and electricity and without control over rising prices of
essential commodities. He also pointed out the inter-provincial
estrangement on certain national issues like sharing of financial
and water resources, movement of food grains especially wheat,
construction of Kala Bagh Dam and termed it a threat to national
integration. He said, poor law and order irrespective of its causes
is another grave threat to the national security particularly if it
is colored by ethnic and provincial motivations or animosities. He
gave a detailed account of the history of the civil bureaucracy from
1947 to 2008. He also discussed about the features of the
socio-political environment of the country and said that bureaucracy
did not function in a vacuum but in a socio-political environment.
He also pointed out the multi-pronged role of bureaucracy that it
can play in cementing the inter-provincial understanding and harmony
among the multi-lingual, multi-ethnic entities of the country.
Barrister Shahid Hamid further said that one of the problem with
Pakistani society is the weak political parties “One de-stabilizing
and undesirable manifestation of weak political parties is the
flexibility of loyalties i.e., lotaism”, he added. He bewailed that
the culture of tolerance was not evident in the interaction between
the political parties in government as against those in opposition
with the result that there arises voice for an extra-constitutional
and extra-parliamentary remedies and this process destabilizes the
political culture. He also pointed out external factors like the
protracted situation of confrontation with India which has required
a disproportionate allocation of resources for defense at the cost
of development expenditures. He mourned that more than 50 percent of
the people are uneducated and more than one fourth are living below
the poverty line and they don’t provide a sound base for a stable
political or administrative system. He asserted that Pakistan will
have to revolutionize education and health in order to meet the
futuristic national and international challenges.
The
Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab highly appreciated
the in-depth analysis and knowledge packed lecture of Shahid Hamid
and hoped that the students of GCU could have benefited from the
clarity of thoughts and reasonable ideas expressed by the speaker.
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab said that GC University is endeavoring to
promote quality education since its inception and in future as well,
we would be following the course of better academics and
institutions. Later, Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab presented a souvenir
shield to the guest speaker.
(22-02-2008)
THE YJS has elected its office Bearers
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The Young Journalists Society of the Mass Communication Department
of GC University Lahore has elected its office bearers today. The
office bearers 2008-2009 include:
|
Name |
Designation |
|
Maria Qanita |
(President) |
|
Nida Tahseen |
Vice President |
|
Hira Naeem |
General
Secretary |
|
Amina Ahmad |
Joint Secretary |
|
Jamal
Pasha |
Information Secretary |
|
Naeem Razzaq |
Finance Secretary |
(11-11-2008)
GCU DPR IQBAL
ANJUM GIVEN FAREWELL
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A farewell party was organized by the Young Journalists
society here in the honor of Director Public Relations Muhammad
Iqbal Anjum as he is leaving for Canada to earn his Ph.D degree. He
served the institution for more than a decade in dual capacity as a
teaching faculty of the Mass Communication Department and the
Director Public Relations. Prior to joining Government College
Lahore, he served as Deputy Director Public Relations in the
Government of the Punjab..
(30-06-2008)
YJS arranges a lecture on “Western Media and the Muslims”
followed by shield awarding ceremony for the previous year
office bearers
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The Young Journalists Society of GC University Lahore
organized a special lecture on “Western Media and the
Muslims”. The guest speaker was Prof. Dr. Maskeen Ali Hijazi
former Chairperson Department of Mass Communication of
University of the Punjab. On this occasion, a shield awarding
ceremony for the previous year office bearers was also staged.
Speaking on the occasion Prof. Dr.Maskken Ali Hijazi said the
most important problem being faced by the muslim ummah today
is the western media which projects negative image of the
muslims across the world. Talking about the information
imperialism, Dr. Miskeen said that due to the technological
advancements the western media, after the collapse of USSR
targeted the muslim ummah to achieve their own interests. He
said, there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but it was the western
media led by Americans that projected about the possibility of
the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq just to augment reason
for invading Iraq. “Media plays pivotal role towards shaping
the opinion of the society”, Dr. Miskeen said and apprised
about the torture being faced by the muslims in Plaestine and Kashmir”. He further said that
there are many national governments in the muslim countries
who also help in strengthening the western media. Prof. Hijazi
said many expansions in media have taken place over the last
thirty to forty years. The institution like GCU should also
elevate the mass communication studies to master’s level, he
hoped.
Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan Dean of
Languages, Islamic and Oriental Learning thanked the guest speaker
for his speaking on the important topic. He said that this is the
age of information and we cannot aloof ourselves from media as this
is an important source of dissemination of information. GCU would
soon elevate the mass communication studies up to master’s level.
The In-charge of the Society thanked Prof. Dr. Miskeen Ali Hijazi
for gracing the event with his thought provoking and knowledge
packed lecture to the young students of GCU.
Later, Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan along
with Dr. Miskeen Ali Hijazi awarded shields to the office bearers
of the society.
(05-01-2008)
The Vice Chancellor for promoting inter-cultural harmony GCU
Lahore SOCIETIES performance reviewed
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A meeting to review the concepts and strategies for
improvement in the GCU Lahore societies was held in the
Fazal-e-Husain Reading Room Hall of the university.
Chairman Societies Board GCU Prof. Mirza Ather Baig
highlighted the working and performance of the GCU societies. He
described various suggestions regarding improvement in the working
of societies. He said that the societies give a human and cultural
face to all the paradigms inherent in the idea of a University and
in this context they are devices for show casing the vision of a
university in a society. He informed the participants that there are
16 university level societies and urged to promote
inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary interaction through
collaboration among societies He suggested that the societies should
evolve both conceptually and in terms of modality to cope with the
challenges posed to a university by the spirit of the changing time.
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore
while speaking on the occasion said that the university is striving
to correlate importance to the co-curricular activities with the
academics to help enhance knowledge orientations of its faculty and
students. He said that GCU offers many discipline studies which have
specific links with the industry and we need to improve the
societies and civil society interactions to help promote
inter-cultural harmony. He urged the in-charges of the societies to
enhance their interactions with each other and set higher standards
to improve their performance and efficiency. He also suggested the
faculty to carve out history of their respective departments. He
quoted the recently held various conferences at GCU which got people
from different countries and their participation was as useful as
the local audience, he added.
Dean of Languages Islamic and Oriental Learning Dr.
Sohail Ahmed Khan also spoke on the occasion. and described the
functioning of various societies of the university, especially
Majlis-e-Iqbal. Dean of Sciences and Technology Prof. Dr.
Amin-ul-Haq also attended the meeting besides heads of the GCU
societies were also present on the occasion.
(19-04-2008)
EDUCATION SOCIETY AND
NAMS JOINTLY ORGANIZES A PANEL DISCUSSION
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Education Society in collaboration with NAMS arranged
a panel discussion on the topic of “Is Performing Art in GCU a
Powerful Medium of Education” Prof. Mirza Ather Baig President
Society Board GCU was the chief guest on the occasion.
Representatives of the GCU Societies shared their views. Mr. Tariq
Farani concluded this discussion by saying this line “Performing Art
is the only medium of education.” Mirza Ather Baig acknowledged this
discussion and suggested to conduct it on the university level.
President Education Society conducted the proceedings.
(09-06-2008)
TARIQ FARANI DELIVERS TWO LECTURES ON MUSIC
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A lecture was arranged by Education
Society in collaboration with NAMS on the
topic of “Music and its Prevailing Genre”. The lecture was
delivered by Mr. Tariq Farani. In continuation of the previous
series Mr. Farani also delivered another lecture on the topic of
“Grammatic Eastern and Western Scales and their Applications”.
President Education Society introduced the key speaker. The students
took keen interest in the lectures.
(09-06-2008)
THE EDUCATION SOCIETY ARRANGES A DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATION ON
COSMOLOGY NAMED GALACTICA
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The Education Society arranged a documentary
presentation on Cosmology named Galactica, which was viewed by a
large number of science students of the university. The objective of
the documentary presentation was to aware the students about the
various paradigms of the universe with special reference to our
earth and the sun
The documentary covered detailed information
regarding the mighty universe, its movement, position and reverse
calculation. The documentary depicted the various paradigms related
to the sun, the moon and the earth’s structural modules and the
sizzling temperature of the sun, the atmospherically changes of the
earth and the future prospects of life on earth were projected to
the students. The outer layer of the sun is 6,000degree Celsius
while its inner temperature is 150 million degree Celsius.
Chairperson Chemistry Department of the GCU Lahore
Prof. Dr. M A Kashmiri appreciated the Education Society for
presenting such an excellent documentary. He said that such
documentaries should be shown to the students because these
presentations enhance the horizon of the students and urged them to
delve deep into the subject matter in order to further their
knowledge in their relevant field. He said, our solar system is
fining around its axis and galaxies are receding from one another.
Dr. Kashmiri further told that the heart of the universe was
pulsating and there is super symmetry in this universe.
Dr. Kashmiri said that the Vice Chancellor’s vigorous
efforts pertaining enhancement of the academic caliber of the
university are commendable and the GCU Lahore has always been in the
limelight of high profile academic place for its quality standard
education.
(30-01-2008)
EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY STARTS ITS ACTIVITIES WITH A PANEL
DISCUSSION
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Educational society organized a panel discussion on the
topic of university’s society role in academic culture. Dean of
Social Sciences Dr. Khlaid Pervez was the Chief Guest. The
representatives of all the universities and departmental level
societies discussed issues related with their societies and proposed
some measures to improve the role of the societies in academic life
of the GCU. The Chief Guest appreciated the society to organize such
programme.
(18-01-2008)
Urdu Department GCU Lahore to produce 5 PhDs in Urdu this
year
The GC University, Lahore Urdu Department held its annual
meeting chaired by Prof. Dr Saadat Saeed Chairperson Urdu
Department to review its performance. The meeting was told
that as many 299 students are studying in the department
from B.A (Hons) to PhD. However, 47 students are affiliated
in PhD programme, out of which more than seven have already
submitted their thesis. About 105 students are registered in
M.Phil classes. He said that the GC University had
implemented the Higher Education Commission’s modern
educational system under which students are directly got
admitted in MPhil after four-year B.A (Hons).
He said that the department has organized a large number
seminars and lectures besides other literary activities for
the promotion of Urdu language in the recent years. He said
that the Majlis-e-Iqbal is the literary society of the
department. It provides a vista for creative thinking and
literary pursuits to the GCU students. Dr Saadat Saeed said
that the department publishes its research journal
Tehqiq Nama' on an annual basis. It publishes
research articles by scholars from Pakistan and abroad.
(21-10-2009)
URDU DEPARTMENT, GC UNIVERSITY LAHORE ARRANGES CONDOLENCE
REFERENCE FOR DR. WAHEED QURESHI
Urdu Department, GC University Lahore organized a
condolence reference of noted Urdu poet, critic and
intellectual Dr Waheed Qureshi, an emeritus professor of
Urdu GC University, Lahore. The department acknowledged the
services of late Dr Waheed for Urdu Literature and the
University stating that Pakistan and Urdu had lost a great
educationist, researcher and a teacher. On this reference
they offered Fateha for the departed soul. Dr Qureshi was an
Old Ravian. He had written about 80 books which are
considered master pieces of Urdu. It is pertinenent to
mention here that Dr Waheed had gifted his personal library
to the GC University Lahore.
(20-10-2009)
A SPECIAL SESSION OF MAJLIS-E-IQBAL WITH Dr. Khurshid Rizvi
Majlis-e-Iqbal GC University Lahore arranged a special
literary session with Dr. Khurshid Rizvi emeritus professor
Persian at N. M. Rashid auditorium of Pg library.
more.
(08-06-2009)
PROF. Dr. Sohail Ahmad
Khan left us with
melancholy:
Vice Chancellor GCU Lahore
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Majlis-e-Iqbal and Urdu Department jointly organized a
literary reference for late Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmad Khan Dean
Faculty of Language, Islamic and Oriental GCU Lahore.
Addressing the reference Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice
Chancellor said Dr. Sohail Ahmad Khan was a strong believer
of teaching inter-disciplinary subjects to students and with
his help and guidance we got it done”. He said that we have
been deprived from an excellent teacher and a great scholar.
Dr. Khalid Aftab said “He left us with melancholy and deep
void silence”.
Vice
Chancellor GCU, Intazar Hussain and
Khuram Ahmad Khan (L to R)
Renowned short story writer and critique Intizar Hussain
said that he Dr. Suhail was not only a poet but also a great
teacher and a scholar of urdu literature. He said that his
relationship with Nasir Kazmi, Amanat Ali Khan and Munir
Niazi had a deep impact on his work. ‘Dastaan Nawisi’ has
not been given much importance during 1857 to 1947. After
independence Ahmad Hassan Askari and Shams-ur-Rehman Farooqi
contributed lot of work, however Dr. Sohail Ahmad Khan
explored its various dimensions was unique. He further said
late Sohail had a deep knowledge of symbols in ‘Dastaan’. He
not only had a command on eastern literature but had an
equal command on western thoughts. Khuram Ahmad Khan
revealed many aspects of Dr. Sohail’s personal life. He said
that he was not only a scholar and a teacher but also a
journalist. He also published a newspaper. Dr. Asghar Nadeem
Sayed said that Dr. Sohail Ahmad Khan was the unique example
of those literary figures that not only used the modern and
classic literary techniques but also disseminated it to his
students. On the occasion Masood Ashar, Prof. Aqeel Ahmad
Rubi, Zulfiqar Tabish, Riaz Chaudary and Prof. Tariq Zaidi
addressed the reference. Many literary personalities,
teachers and a large number of students attended the
reference.
(28-03-2009)
Dr. Saadat Hussan Saeed will look after the office of
Chairperson Department of Urdu
The Vice Chancellor has been pleased to order
that Dr. Saadat Hassan Saeed, Professor of Urdu, will look
after the office of Chairperson, Department of Urdu, till
further orders.
(16-03-2009)
(EA-I/101-13/09)
PROF. DR. SUHAIL AHMAD KHAN DEAN FACULTY OF LANGUAGES,
ISLAMIC AND ORIENTAL LEARNING PASSES AWAY
Prof. Dr. Suhail Ahmad Khan Dean faculty of
languages, Islamic and oriental learning and chairman of the
Urdu Department passed away on Friday. He was 61. His
funeral was held at Jamia Masjid Z-Block, DHA, Lahore and
attended by the Vice Chancellor, the GCU staff, a large
number of scholars, academics,
friends and students. He is survived by a widow and three
daughters. He was associated with GCU Lahore as
Dean of Languages Islamic and Oriental Learning/Chairperson Department
of Urdu since July 2003.
He started his career from department of Urdu
University of the Punjab in March 1969 as a lecturer after
getting Gold Medal for first position in M.A. Urdu. Prof
Khan had won a gold medal for his distinction in M.A. Urdu
in 1968 and completed his PhD in 1979. The title of his PhD
dissertation was “Urdu Daastanon Ka Alamati Mutala’a”. He
completed his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ebadat
Breavli. He taught postgraduate classes for four decades
while spending many years at the Punjab University Oriental
College as a professor and later as its principal. He also
taught Urdu language and culture at Tokyo University, Japan.
He has seven books of poetry and literary criticism beside
hundreds of literary articles to his credit. He organized
and attended several international conferences and seminars
on literature and supervised quality research at PhD, M.Phil
and MA levels.
In his condolence message, GCU Vice Chancellor
Prof Dr Khalid Aftab paid a tribute to Prof Khan for his
invaluable services to the university in particular and the
academic world in general. “He was a pedagogue of
international stature,” the Vice Chancellor said and prayed
for the departed soul.
(14-03-2009)
GCU planning RASHID AND FAIZ CENTURY CELEBRATIONS
GCU has planned to arrange century celebrations of Faiz
Ahmed Faiz and Noon Meem Rashid in the year 2010 and 2011
respectively. Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan Dean Faculty of
Languages, Islamic and Oriental Learning has said that GCU
Lahore has the excellent traditions and the renowned
literary figures like Noon Meem Rashid and Faiz Ahmed Faiz
had been associated with the then Government College Lahore.
He said international seminars and conferences, cultural
programs, publishing of books, would be the part of the
celebrations.
(18-08-2008)
GCU awards two Ph.D
degrees in urdu
Mr. Saqif Nafees (Assistant
Professor) and Muhammad Shafique Ajami (Associate Professor)
Urdu department of GCU have been awarded Ph.D degrees in the
subject of Urdu. The titles of two theses were "Mirza Muhammad
Saeed Dehlvi Hayat aur Fun (مرزا
محمد سعید دہلوی حیات اور فن)"
and "Iqbal Shanasi ki Rowayat main Rafi-ud-Din ka muqam (اقبال
شناسی کی روایت میں ڈاکٹر رفیع الدین کا مقام)".
They completed their theses under the supervision of Dr.
Sohail Ahmad Khan.
(29-07-2008)
Harmonisation of LANGUAGE HELPS IN NATION BUILDING AND URDU
keeps its doors open for the other languages – RENOWNED
INDIAN AND Pakistani SCHOLARS addresses Int’l Urdu moot AT
GCU
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GCU
Lahore has said that Urdu is a comprehensive language and
keeps its doors open for the other languages. He was
addressing at the inaugural session of the international
conference on “Language, Culture and Society” which was held
at Bokhari Auditorium of the university. “Language is a
reality which is directly linked with the living styles of
human beings.” he added. The Vice Chancellor said GCU had
staged the conference to provide an opportunity to the
eminent scholars to discuss and interact on the various
important aspects of language. He welcomed the scholars from
within the country and India, participating in the one day
conference.
Aslam Azhar in his address told the
participants that the first language of the human being came
into being some 80,000 years back and with the passage of some
time; people came to know about its importance. He said that
in the present day world among the culture of languages, most
stress is on the scientific research which caters to
increasing the dictionaries in the respective languages. He
said that a man’s memory rests in his language. “The English
language is more influential in our society and we have not
been able to raise Urdu language at universal level” Azhar
added.
Prof. Mashirul Hasan Vice Chancellor Jamia
Millia Islamia New Delhi said that language is a means of
communication and is linked with nationality and citizenship.
He said that the root of conflict rose in the assertion of
linguistic identity. He said that in 1947, language had the
potential to break India. Prof. Mashirul Hassan said that in
the nation building process and harmonization of language has
become very important. He further said the plurality of Indian
society has become attainable process and we have achieved
higher level of secularization in our society. He said that
without resolving the language issue, we cannot visualize the
accomplishment of a secular society and added that we should
accept globalization as reality. “Since we are part of the
global world, we are dependant on each other. In the years to
come, we will have to develop collective consciousness.” he
added.
Renowned literary personality from India Prof.
Gopi Chand Narang said on the occasion that the third world
countries are faced with serious problems which are surfaced
with the emergence of globalization. He said, we fulfill our
social interactions by using the tool of language and language
is the interface of a civilization. He said without language,
the civilization has not identity. He further said that Urdu
has emerged as a vibrant tool in South Asia. He said there are
60 to 70 languages being spoken in India. He asserted that the
Urdu language speakers are in minority in Pakistan.
Intizar Hussain, the chief guest of the
inaugural ceremony said on the occasion that language played a
pivotal role in shaping trends in societies. He appreciated
Indian scholar Prof. Gopi Chand Narang for his vision and work
in the realm of promotion of Urdu language. The conference
proceedings were conducted by Prof. Asghar Nadeem Syed. Ms.
Rafia Hassan daughter of Khalifa Abdul-Hakeem presented a copy
of Baghwat Geeta translated in Urdu.
The second session of the conference was held
in the Fazl-i-Hussain Hall of the university which was chaired
by a renowned journalist from India Kuldeep Nayyer. Mehtab
Rashdi, Kishwar Naheed, Rakshanda Jalil, Dr. Anwar Ahmed,
Masood Asher and Gopi Chand Naran presented their research
papers.
The key-note speaker of the second session
Kuldeep Nayyer while expressing his views on under discussion
topic of the conference said that UNESCO study on languages
has disclosed that Punjabi Language would die out in the next
fifty years and when a language dies, it takes away the
culture of the nation as well. He further said that the
federal government should only keep the departments of foreign
affairs, defense and communication only; rest of the
departments should be given to the provinces for their
complete autonomy. “This is one way, how the national
integrity and integration is preserved,” he added. He termed
globalization as an economic exploitation tactic on the part
of the western powers and stressed that South Asian region
should hands to counter this tactic properly. He also hoped
that a day would come when this region would be recognized not
on the basis of local entities but as South Asia only
spreading from Afghanistan to Myanmar.
Scholars from all across the country including
faculty members from Lahore College for Women University and
KC Lahore also participated in the conference.
(10-03-2008)
GCU holds workshop on Career Planning
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The Career Guidance & Placement Centre GC University Lahore
today organized a workshop on Career Planning titled as UExcel-Leadership
for the Future in the Bokhari auditorium which was
participated by the students of B. Sc Applied Management, MBA
& Executive MBA, M. Sc Economics, BCS, M. Sc
Telecommunications and B.SC/M. Sc Physics (Major in
Electronics).
The Career
Guidance and Placement Center organized this workshop UExcel which was
launched by the School of Leadership in collaboration with UFONE to present
avenues to students for self development, foster positive mindsets,
confidence, empowerment and meaningful expression.
Director
Quality Enhancement Cell GCU Ms. Iram Sohail On behalf of the Vice Chancellor
GC University Lahore thanked the participants of the workshop. She also
thanked the representatives of UExcel for making their presentations to the
students in a befitting manner. She said, the students have learnt the
communicative skills and the knack of appearing in the interviews. Muhammad
Waqar conducted the proceedings of the program.
(21-10-2008)
DESCON CHEMICALS CONDUCTS ON CAMPUS SELECTION TESTS AT GCU
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On-Campus test and Interview for the positions
of “Marketing Internee” was conducted by
Descon Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
at the Career Guidance and Placement Center of the GCU. The activity was
organized for the students of MBA and ESME.
On-Campus
Tests & Interviews for the positions of “Scientific Officers” by A. Q. Khan
Laboratories team
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On-Campus Tests &
Interviews
were conducted for the positions of “Scientific Officers” by
“A. Q. Khan Laboratories Kahota” at GCU Lahore. This activity was
organized for the students of BSc (Hons), MSc and MPhil in Chemistry. The
test was taken in two batches. In both two batches 44 & 22 students
took tests. Successful students were interviewed at Career
Guidance & Placement Center, GC University Lahore.
Waqt TV organizes On-Campus Auditions for the “Anchor
Persons”
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“Waqt TV”
team has conducted On-Campus Auditions for the positions of
“Anchor Persons”. The team was led by Ms. Lubna Zaheer (Producer). The “Waqt TV” team established their set up i.e. lights and make-up
arrangement, camera setting, etc in the Career Guidance & Placement Center.
The guest team conducted the auditions of 48 students belonging to the
university. The team leader highly commended the academic ambiance of
the GCU and hoped that their on-campus activity would help in establishing a
permanent link between GCU and “Waqt TV”.
CG&PC GCU
FACILITATES
MULTI-NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR
PLACEMENTS
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On-Campus Presentation
& Test were executed by “Wateen Telecom Pvt. Ltd” for the positions of
“Technical Support Representatives” at Post Graduate Library
Seminar Room exclusively for the placement purposes of the BCS
students (final Semester).
Abbott Nutrition
International also conducted tests for the positions of
Territory Managers at CG&PC from the GCU’s students of MSc
Chemistry, Botany & Zology classes. Abbot team was led by Sheeraz Asif,
District Sales Manager.
(28-06-2008)
GC University's CG&PC arranges Career Fair for the first time to help its
graduates to secure job placements
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The
Career Guidance and Placement Center of the GCU Lahore
organized Career Fair 2008 in Bokhari Auditorium in which The
Bank of the Punjab, Greenwich Bell, Descon Chemical, Nishat
Chunian, Netsol, Allied Bank Ltd, Fysal Bank, McDonald’s, Auto
Soft Dynamics, Qarshi Industries, ABN Amro, Berliz, Mobilink,
Fazldin, PELL, Nestle, Fatima Memorial Hospital, PARCO and
Women Empowerment Group placed their stalls. The students of
the Management Studies, Economics, Chemistry, Computer
Science, CASP and Statistics Department attended the fair. The
companies conducted interviews of the GCU students and
received their resumes for internship and job placement
purposes.
The Vice Chancellor GCU
Lahore Dr. Khalid Aftab while addressing the closing ceremony of the Career
Fair said that strong bond between the institution and the graduates help in
creating an ambiance of creativity and intellect and the individual’s
commitment, sincerity and focus on studies lead to acquiring better future
job placements. Dr. Khalid said that as an institution, GC provides a
congenial learning environment to its students for the sake of providing
potential and bright graduates to the industry so that they could exercise
their talent and expertise and demonstrate their performances to the best of
their excellence. “An outstanding graduate nurtures good administrative
qualities and excellent academic track record and his performance for his
institution speaks volumes in terms of his performance”. He further said that
GCU arranged this Career Fair for the first time to help its graduates secure
job placement and we would like to strong this link with these financial
institutions and multinational organizations in future as well. The Vice
Chancellor presented souvenir shields to the executives of the companies and
banks.
Director Academic
Planning and External Links thanked the participating companies for their
coordination. Placement Officer GCU Lahore conducted the proceedings of the
program.
(25-04-2008)
CGPC organizes interactive sitting with State Bank of Pakistan officials
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The Career
Guidance and Placement Centre of the GCU arranged a special
interactive presentation programme between GCU student and a
delegation of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in the Bokhari
auditorium of the university. The SBP team included Director
MPD Dr Hamza AH Malik, Co-Director Training and Development
Mehar Ali Uqali, Joint Director Talent Management Division
Sikandar Hayat Malik and Yasir Durrani. During the interactive
discussion, the students were informed about their future
career prospects in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Students
of MSc Banking and Finance, MSc Economics and MBA classes
participated in the programme.
(18-03-08)
(Courtesy: The
Nation)
NESA Undergraduate Exchange
Programme
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The United States
Educational Foundation in Pakistan will be selecting undergraduates from
Pakistan to study at a university in the U.S. Students in their first or
second year of university (or the equivalent of years 13 and 14) are invited
to apply for a one-semester exchange program. Students in their 3rd and 4th
year of university (equivalent to years 15 and 16) are invited to apply for
a one-year academic exchange program. Applications must be received by
USEFP by 4:30p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2008. For detail Please
Click Here.
(14-01-2008)
CG&PC
coordinate programme on recruitment and selection procedure in Pakistan
Navy
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The GCU’s
Career Guidance and Placement Center arranged a special
lecture followed by brief presentation about the
recruitment and selection procedure in Pakistan
Navy in the
Bokhari Auditorium. Lt. Commander Nauman and Sub-Lt. Sadaf
gave the lecture and made their presentations about
recruitment and selection criteria in Pak-Navy. Ms. Atifah,
Student Counselor of GCU conducted the proceedings of the
program.
(14-01-2008)
