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Newly established GCU Press begins publishing research journals
The Government College University Press has started publishing academic
journals and other university publications. During its first year, the GCU
Press has published scholarly journals in the disciplines of English,
History, Persian, Punjabi and Psychology. It has also published
university's prospectuses and other similar documents.
GCU Press is a not-for-profit organization. The university is now
considering diverting a portion of research funds to the Press to
commission innovative academic monographs by scholars.
Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi sa...
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GCU holds webinar on human rights violations in Kashmir
A webinar was held here on Sunday at the Government College University
Lahore on human rights violations in Kashmir.
Lord Nazir Ahmed, the former member of the House of Lords, the UK, joined
the students and faculty live from the Syndicate Committee along with
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi and office-bearers of GCU Kashmir
Society.
Speaking on the occasion, Lord Nazir said that India was committing severe
human rights violations and genocide of the Kashmiris in the occupied
territory for which it should not only be exposed but al...
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GCU decides to reform 22-year old grading system
The Government College University Lahore is going to replace a 22-year old
relative grading system by a rubric-based absolute marking system.
Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi, GCU VC, chaired the first meeting of the Committee to
review the current relative marking system. The meeting was attended by
Deans and faculty members. As the main stakeholder, students from each
faculty were invited to share their views about the grading. The students
highlighted that relative grading involves bringing together grading of
multiple sections. Since teachers' evaluation me...
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Old Ravian donates for COVID-19 infected GCU employees
Eminent Old Ravian and businessman Mr Nasir Ali on Monday announced an
amount of rupees twenty-five thousand for each staff member of Government
College University Lahore who is infected by COVID-19 and require extensive
treatment. A few days earlier, the Board of Management of GCU Benevolent
Fund Employees had also unanimously approved the amount of Rs 50,000 for
each employee infected with this virus.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi expressed gratitude to Mr Nasir Ali
on behalf of the GCU employees for his generous donation. Prof. Zaidi said...
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Beyond Our Dreams
"Let's come together and build a place where our students are empowered
in fulfilling their dreams and where they can make a big difference in
shaping our country, because they are our greatest asset."
Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi (T.I) Vice Chancellor GCU, Lahore
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Dedicated to all the students of our country.
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GCU holds international webinar on - Disaster Risk Reduction
The Government College University Lahore Disaster Risk Management Society
(GCU-DRMS) has organized a one-day international webinar on "Disaster Risk
Reduction" in collaboration with the University of Peshawar and
Jacksonville State University, USA. The webinar, chaired by Vice-Chancellor
Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi, focused on strategies for disaster risk reduction
including policies framework and mitigation.
Dr. Alessandra Jerolleman from the Jacksonville State University and Dr
Atta-ur-Rahman from the University of Peshawar addressed the webinar and
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GCU has zero tolerance policy for plagiarism: Vice Chancellor
The Government College University Lahore has zero tolerance policy for
plagiarism in online examinations, said Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar
Zaidi negating a myth that students can only be assessed properly in the
conventional mode of examinations.
"Our experience is different. We prepare questions in such a way that test
the students' ability to consult and comprehend multiple sources, analyses
the information they gather and make a critical argument," said Prof. Dr.
Asghar Zaidi in a press statement issued here on Tuesday with a schedule
f...
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GCU to offer salaries to top postgraduate students: Vice Chancellor
The Government College University Lahore will offer salaries to
postgraduate students to attract brightest minds across the world from
September 2021. These studentships will comprise not just monthly salaries
but also fee waivers for the selected top MPhil and PhD scholars.
MPhil students will be offered Rs. 40,000 per month and a fee waiver, while
PhD scholars will get Rs. 60,000 per month plus a fee waiver.
The required funds will be generated from additional seats in the
undergraduate programmes.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaid...
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Research of GCU�s VC leads to enactment of law on old citizens
A moment of great pride for the faculty and students of Government
College University Lahore as the research carried out by their Vice
Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi has led to a very crucial legislation
on the welfare of senior citizens in Pakistan.
The research project titled "Moving from the Margins: Promoting and
Protecting the Rights of Older Persons in Pakistan", led by Prof.
Zaidi, provided the essential data that fed into the drafting of the
Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Bill pas...
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GCU holds webinar on Ramadan in the time of COVID-19
A webinar on "Ramadan in the time of COVID-19" was here held on Tuesday
under the auspices of Disease Awareness and Prevention Society of
Government College University Lahore.
Eminent laparoscopic surgeon and motivational speaker Dr. Javaid Iqbal,
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi and clinical nutritionist Dr. Arooj
Gillani addressed the webinar attended online by a large number of faculty
members and students.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Javed Iqbal laid a stress on changing
lifestyles and eating habits, saying that public health du...
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GCU pursues futuristic Online Education Policy
A team of Government College University Lahore academics, who graduated
from top universities of the world, prepared the University's Online
Education Policy after studying various models adopted by the Universities
of Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore. The policy is approved by the
University's Academic Council.
Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi, Vice Chancellor of GCU, said: "We can comfortably
claim to have devised one of the best, forward-looking online education
policies in South Asia. This policy is an integral part of our four-year
strategic vision (2...
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GCU introduces zero-semester policy
The academic departments of Government College University Lahore have
formally adopted the policy of zero-semester and non-credit mandatory
courses/training for students who require extra-attention. The policy is
approved by the Academic Council.
According to the policy, the admission committees and students' academic
advisors will identify courses for students. Non-credit courses will be of
foreign languages such as Persian, Arabic, Chinese, French, communication
skills, and basic courses related to a discipline.
Vice Chancellor Prof Dr As...
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GCU empowers Students in the Universitys decision making process
GCU has significantly increased the role of its students in the
University's process of decision-making by providing them with an
opportunity for attending official meetings.
Representatives of various societies of the University will also be given
an opportunity to provide feedback on University's administrative and
academic matters.
According to Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi, Vice Chancellor of GCU, Students are
our main stakeholders in the University's affairs. It is unfortunate we do
not involve them enough in decision-making. Students presence ...
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GCU initiates capacity building workshops for staff
The Government College University Lahore has initiated an innovative
capacity-building training programme for its administrative staff to create
a more effective working environment suitable to meet the emerging
challenges in the higher education sector.
The University has engaged its linguists, psychologists and social
scientists for training of the staff of Registrar's office, Examinations
Branch, Treasurer and Library.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi said that the training programme is
designed to encourage and nurture a culture o...
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Punjab governor administers oath to Old Ravians Union executive-committee
An oath-taking ceremony of the new executive committee of Old Ravians Union
(ORU) was held here on Sunday at Governor's House Lahore.
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar administered oath to the
newly-elected committee while Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi was
also present.
DIG Security & Administration Special Branch Lahore Jahanzeb Nazir Khan
was sworn in as the new President of the union while Dr. Abdul Basit and
Advocate Syed Hussain Rizvi took oath for the posts of General Secretary
and Senior Vice President.
S...
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GCU introduces a new student advisory system
The Government College University Lahore is going to introduce a new
student advisory system on the pattern of leading global universities to
ensure that informed academic advice is available all the time to every
student of the University.
As per the university new system, the University would assign an academic
advisor from faculty to each undergraduate and postgraduate student. Academic advisors will provide students with advice on academic careers,
scholarships, choice of subjects, and strategies to overcome problems
related to learning, said Vi...
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GCU accepts 235 to the last class of MA/MSc
The Government College University Lahore has admitted 235 students to the
last class of MA/MSc in nine disciplines including Chemistry, Mathematics,
English and Political Science.
A virtual orientation ceremony was held here on Friday for these newly
admitted scholars where Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi talked in
detail about the glorious traditions of the college (now university) since
its inception in 1864.
GCU faculty deans Prof. Dr. Ahmad Adan and Prof. Dr Raiz Ahmad were also
present. This is the last batch of MA/MSc programme...
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GCU to establish a grand library in its New Campus
The Government College University Lahore has planned to establish one of
Pakistan's largest libraries spread over 12.5 acres in its new campus
located at Kala Shah Kaku. The proposed state-of-the-art Library Complex
will have capacity of more than 12,000 readers in its five blocks.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi confirmed they have completed the
initial working on the PC-1 of the project with the input from the
university's library staff and Directorate of Planning and Development.
Modelled after the libraries in Cambridge UK and Singapo...
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An Old Ravian Mr. Danyal Barkat Syed, donated rupees one million to GCU-EFT
An alumni of Government College University Lahore has set a golden
example by initiating a perpetual scholarship, in the name of his
teacher, with a donation of rupees one million to the University's
Endowment Fund Trust (EFT).
An overseas Pakistani and Old Ravian, Mr. Danyal Barkat Syed, donated
rupees one million to GCU-EFT to initiate the Golden Scholarship in
memory of his mentor and teacher Muhammad Asghar, saying that he
wanted to say thank you to his teacher for making him capable of facing
...
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GCU Vice Chancellor awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
Governor Punjab Ch Muhammad Sarwar on Tuesday conferred Tamgha-i-Imtiaz on Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi, the Vice Chancellor of Government
College University Lahore, for his meritorious contributions in the field
of research and education especially attributing to his innovative research
on population ageing.
Prof. Zaidi was awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz at a graceful ceremony at
Governor's House Lahore.
Working along the lines of the Human Development Index of Dr Mahbub ul Haq,
Prof. Zaidi developed two global indexes, namely Global AgeWatch Index and
...
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