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GCU holds Healthy Food Festival
A "Healthy Food Festival" was held here at the Government College University Lahore on Thursday under the auspices of its Disease Awareness and Prevention Society (GCU-DAPS) and Rainbow Obesity, Eating Disorder Centre. The theme of this festival was to highlight the importance of healthy lifestyle. A free medical checkup for students and staff members by dietician and psychologist have also been arranged along with healthy food stalls. This festival was also comprised of sports activities for both boys and girls.Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi also visited the festival held at the ...
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Gymnastics Championship begins at GCU
An All-Pakistan Inter-University Gymnastics Championship on Thursday began here at the Government College University Lahore under the auspices of the government’s Kamyab Jawan Sports and Talent Hunt Drive. A large number of students from different private and public sector universities of Pakistan including Punjab University, University of Lahore, Beacon House National University, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Central Punjab, University of Bahawalpur and Lahore Garrison University are participating in championship. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr....
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GCU hosts concert to pay tribute to Lata Mangeshkar
The rendition of music legend Lata Mangeshkar's songs resonated through the Bukhari Auditorium of Government College University Lahore on Thursday as its Nazir Ahmad Music Society organised a special concert to pay tribute to the late singer.Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi, senior faculty members and a large number of students attended the concert. The members of university's Nazir Ahmad Music Society sang the legendary singer's iconic songs including her "Dushman Na Kare Dost Ne Wo Kaam" and "Meri Awaz Hi Meri Pehchan Hai".Held in a surreal setting, the event left the attendees awestru...
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GCU Zoological Society holds first-ever Pet Show
The first-ever pet show, organized by the Zoological Society of Government College University Lahore, on Tuesday, attracted a large number of animal lovers including women, children and the elderly.Different breeds of dogs, parrots and rabbits were on show but about four to five feet long python remained the centre of attraction at the show held at the University’s Oval Ground.Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi inaugurated the pet show which was also attended by a delegation of Sri Lanka and a representative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN...
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Accord signed to establish Kotler-i Business School at GCU
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here on Sunday between the Government College University Lahore and Kotler Impact Inc, a world-renowned strategic marketing community named after Prof Philip Kotler, for collaboration in the field of education, research and training of faculty, professionals, staff and students.
The highlights of the accord include establishing Kotler-i Business School (KiBS) at GCU. They will also provide GCU and other students upto 2 million tickets for the World Marketing Summit, each ticket of the value of US$100.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi and Ko...
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GCU signs MoU with Chughtai HealthCare
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here on Thursday between Government College University Lahore and Chughtai HealthCare to provide internship opportunities, access to medical laboratories and diagnostic facilities to the University’s faculty and staff.GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi and Chughtai HealthCare Chief Executive Prof. Dr. A. S. Chughtai attended the ceremony, which was followed by an awareness session on the "fight against drug abuse." Medical Superintendent Fountain House Imran Murtaza also addressed the students.Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Dr A. S. Chug...
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GCU donated Computers for Physically-Challenged students
A non-government organization, Vision Without Barriers, has donated computers and other equipment to the GC University Lahore Center for Special Students (GCU-CSS) for the physically-challenged students.Punjab Governor Ch Muhammad Sarwar chaired the ceremony to hand over the “the technology package†to the GCU-CSS, while Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi was also present.Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar laid stress on providing maximum facilities to the physically-challenged students in educational institutions. He believed these special students shoul...
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GCU holds awareness seminar against excessive use of Mobile Phones, Social Media
An awareness seminar was held here at the Government College University Lahore on Monday against the excessive use of mobile phones and social networking sites by youngsters. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi chaired the seminar “digital media; a positive outlook†which was addressed by Qasim Ali Shah, eminent trainer and motivational speaker.Speaking on the occasion, Qasim Ali Shah said excessive use of a mobile phone and social media leads to a reduction in the daily working routine, productivity, physical health, social relationships, and emotional well-being. He said education...
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Students throng GCU Career Fair to explore employment opportunities
The first mega Career Fair at the Government College University Lahore on Thursday received an enthusiastic and overwhelming response as hundreds of graduates and final year students flocked to the Fair to explore employment and internship opportunities in reputed international and national companies.Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi invited more than 60 organizations to the Career Fair to interact with students on-campus for jobs and internship opportunities. Besides different automobile companies, software houses and clothing brands, a large number of banks, including the State Bank of P...
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GCU holds seminar on role of women in science and technology
A seminar on the role of women in science and technology was held here at the Government College University Lahore on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar also attended the seminar which was addressed women leaders from different walks of life.The speakers highlighted the absence of women's voices in decisions and stressed getting more women into leadership roles.Prof. Dr Bushra Mirza the Vice-Chancellor of Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), opened the discussion at the seminar, held under the auspices of Ravian Forensic Society, by m...
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ECP holds seminar on importance of voting at GCU
A seminar was held here at the Government College University Lahore on Thursday under the auspices of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to raise awareness among students about the importance of voting.Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi hosted the seminar which was addressed by District Election Commissioner Lahore Syed Basit Ali, ECP Director Media Coordination Qaratul Ain Fatima, Senior Public Relations Officer Huda Ali Gohar and Deputy Director Gender Affairs Maham Qadir. Speaking on the occasion, the ECP senior officials said that the Election Commission had initiated a camp...
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GCU conference discusses experiences of people who witnessed partition
Speakers at a virtual conference on “the Partition of India and Settlement†have said that historians and researchers must make due effort to explore the human side of the 1947 Partition of India where men, women, and children suffered considerably. The historic event involved trauma, humiliation and brutal killing. The partition historiography is witnessing a shift from High Politics to the lived experiences of the people who have gone through the process of displacement. The pain and sufferings of the people involved, directly and indirectly, reflect evils in our society, they said....
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GCU, DGA sign accord for promoting tourism and archaeological knowledge
The Government College University Lahore and Directorate General of Archeology, Tourism Department have joined hands for promoting tourism, research collaboration and joint surveys. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here on Monday in this regard among the University’s Institute of History, Department of Media and Communication Studies and Directorate General of Archeology (DGA). Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi and Director-General Archeology Usman Ali Khan signed the accord at a graceful ceremony on the university’s Old Campus. According to MoU, DGA would invit...
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GCU students design creative promotional campaigns
The students of the Government College University Lahore Fine Arts Department have designed very creative promotional campaigns for different food, clothing and jewellery brands besides social issues, as their final semester thesis.Minhal Saeed, a final year student, designed sensor-based illuminated posters for a famous jewellery brand; pictures of jewellery on posters illuminate as a viewer walks towards them. Similarly, other students also used different creative ideas for their promotional campaigns. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi inaugurated the thesis display at the Uni...
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GCU initiates replenishment project to accelerate groundwater recharge
Groundwater serves as a critical resource for clean water used for multiple crucial purposes but Lahore continues to experience dwindling groundwater supplies because of over extraction.Keeping in view, the Government College University Lahore has initiated an on-campus groundwater water replenishment project in collaboration with WWF-Pakistan to artificially accelerate the groundwater recharge for future generations in Lahore.Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi said that all the runoff water gathered in different parts of the main campus during rains would be channeled to the replenishment ...
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Educate youth to understand older persons sensitivities
Ageism, i.e. discrimination on the basis of age, is as bad as racism and sexism are, so we must educate our youth to understand the sensitivities of interacting with older persons and change how older people are represented in the media to have a wider impact on the public's attitudes.This was stated by GCU Lahore Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi, who is also a senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, while addressing a seminar on “Perceptions about Aging and Ageismâ€. Prof. Zaidi has recently been selected as the Senior Advisor to WHO’s Technical Advisor...
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LUMS, LGS win GCU Parliamentary Style Debates
The shining orators from the top 35 educational institutions of the country participated in the three-day 26th GCU Parliamentary Style Debates 2022 hosted by the Debating Society of Government College University Lahore. A team of orators from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on Monday lifted the prestigious Prof Dr Khalid Aftab Trophy for the Best English Team, while Lahore Grammar School (LGS) – Johar Town Campus won the Urdu Parliamentary Style Debates.In the individual category, Arad Shair Chadarh from LGS was declared the Best Urdu Speaker of the contest, while ...
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GCU forms committee to prepare agenda for Syndicate meeting
The Government College University Lahore has constituted an eight-member committee for the preparation of an agenda for the upcoming meeting of its Syndicate.The committee will not only consult all relevant departments on their different matters to be placed before Syndicate, but for the first time set the tradition of consulting the Syndicate members in advance of the meeting to include the most pertinent agenda. Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi, the Vice-Chancellor and Chairman of the Syndicate, approved the composition of the Committee with a direction to the Registrar/ Secretary of the Sy...
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Security team wins GCU Staff cricket tournament
The Security Staff of the Government College University, Lahore has won the 7th GCU Staff Inter-Departmental Cricket Tournament 2022 defeating the team of Treasurer Office in the finals by 42 runs. As many as 17 teams took part in the tournament. Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi was the Chief Guest at the final match, while Registrar Dr. Shaukat Ali, Controller Examinations Muhammad Shahazad and Director Sports Muhammad Waseem were also present.The Security team decided to bat first after winning the toss. They scored 178 runs in just 8 overs. Security Guard Shahid Mehmood was declared the...
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GCU, White Ribbon sign MoU to fight patriarchal mindset
A memorandum of understanding was signed here on Tuesday between the Women Development Center of Government College University Lahore and White Ribbon Pakistan to eliminate domestic violence particularly violence against women and patriarchal mindset prevailing in the society.Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi and White Ribbon Pakistan's Chief Executive Officer Mr. Omar Aftab signed the accord at a graceful ceremony at the University’s Women Development Center. Ms. Sumera Khalil, the Focal Person of the Women Development Center, was also present.Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor ...
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