Selection board at HU concludes

Hazara University Selection Board for the selection of lecturers and assistant professors in the departments of Archaeology, Art & Design, Communication and Media Studies, Education, English, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Tourism and Hospitality, Botany, Computer Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Bio-Chemistry, Physics, Telecommunication, Zoology, Conservation Studies, Islamic Studies, Urdu, Architecture, Mathematics, Genetics, Agriculture, Economics, Management Sciences, Law, Environmental Sciences, Pharmacy, and Statistics, concluded here on Sunday. The Board ensured merit and transparency in the entire selection process so that the newly selected members prove themselves to be real asset to the university. The vice chancellor asked the members to select highly educated, experienced and deserving candidates to strengthen the academic and research activities in the university. He added that extreme care should be taken in the selection of teachers because the future of the entire nation depends upon these scholars. The Board comprised of Atta ur Rehman Lodhi, member Public Service Commission, Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Shahid Ansari, Professor of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Aalam, Director Research & Planning, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Suleman, Prof. Dr. Muqarrab Shah, Dean Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Bakhtiar Muhammad, Dean Sciences, Prof. Dr. Saeed Anwar, Dean Arts, and Prof. Dr. Bahadur Shah, Dean Law and Administrative Sciences, Hazara University. Besides subject specialists from the prestigious universities of the country attended the meeting. The recommendations of the Selection Board will be forwarded for approval to the upcoming meeting of the syndicate.

Decade Celebrations: Hazara University turns 10!

October 10, 2001 has been a very important day of historical significance when the foundation of Hazara University was laid. The establishment of Hazara University won the hearts and minds of the people for it brought the blessings of higher education to the doorsteps of a very backward community and its talented youth who were kept deprived for many decades since the independence of the country in 1947. It was stated by Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah, Vice Chancellor Hazara University while addressing the inaugural gathering in the Multipurpose Hall in connection with first decade celebrations. He told that when I took over as a Vice Chancellor on February 09, 2010. Being a son of the soil, I brought in my heart a strong passion to elevate the status of this university to which I owe moral, professional and patriotic obligations. Soon after taking over the charge, I started to motivate the faculty towards quality education and research-oriented approach. It is an established fact that the universities of the developed world had played a very powerful role to change the economic, social and political destiny of nations. My mission was to restructure the paradigm of Hazara University to achieve the same objectives to make Pakistan a vibrant and economically independent nation with useful need oriented industrial collaboration. The scholars of this region are quite fired with fresh enthusiasm to equip themselves with the findings of new discovery and research rapidly changing the world into a global village. I have discussed the issue of useful collaboration with the universities of industrialised countries for sharing latest research and academic activities. Dr. Shah said "on this day of rejoicing and hope, I urge upon my faculty, students and staff to coordinate our efforts and further travel ahead to win new laurels for the university. I have been continuously urging on the chairmen of the departments to reactivate the research activities and prepared projects for the improvement of laboratories, libraries and other related issues for upgrading the teaching and research standard of the university. In these times of hard financial crises, Hazara University needs the financial support of the friends of Hazara for the sustained growth and development of this nascent university. The philanthropists, the social reformers and those having the cause of higher education dear to their hearts must come forward to extend much needed financial support, so that the dazzling flames of higher education at Hazara University could be kept illuminating the environment".
Message of the founding Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Adeel was read out for the audience. He said �Who would have thought that a decade will pass on the existence of Hazara University so quickly? The day I arrived on the Campus of newly announced Hazara University in October 2001, there was no office to welcome me. I sat on a borrowed chair to dictate my first letter to all the educational institutions in the surrounding area, informing them of our intention to start the University immediately, one year prior to the official Government schedule. Within days we announced Admissions schedule and tests for the seven Departments and also started the process for hiring the founding Faculty. The founding students as well as the Founding Faculty and staff were all selected purely on merit, ignoring all pressures from all directions. With a couple of hundred students and a small group of highly dedicated teachers, Hazara University took off to a great start with a vision to ethically and intellectually transform the lives of all those who came to join. Its mission was to train men and women of sterling character and great intellectual depth for changing the direction of our national life. It gives me great satisfaction, therefore, to note that all the founding Faculty and students have seen great success in their lives wherever they happen to be today. Universities are structured and driven by their values and missions just as the lives of men and women are. There can be no crisis in the lives of institutions or persons as long as their values are ethically correct and have a right balance to them. Shortfall in resources can never destroy people and institutions. The crisis starts when values get corrupted. Only then we fall both as individuals and institutions. State of our society today bears ample testimony to this fact. We are a nation submerged in all sorts of crises and difficulties. Therefore, young institutions like Hazara University face a dual challenge in terms of keeping themselves protected from deterioration in values and making every effort possible to transform the character of younger generations for the better. These institutions have to fight to survive in a messy state of societal affairs and also struggle hard to change the society for the better. This obviously is a tremendous challenge and the path towards meeting this challenge is riddled with pitfalls. That is why young universities have to rise after every fall and keep their ethical spirit focused on great ideals of education, liberty, and justice for all. Nothing can harm a university if it is honest in imparting high quality education, respects the free opinion of all its members, and provides just decisions to all concerned at all costs. The glory of snow-capped peaks surrounding Hazara University symbolizes the purity of these values, and as long as the peaks shine, Hazara University will continue to strive for achieving these values. I am sure thousands of saplings that we planted on the Campus in the first year of its existence have grown into young trees by now. They along with young students embody the welcoming and peaceful spirit of Hazara region. May this spirit grow from strength to strength and serve the entire humanity, regardless of who comes from where, in the decades and centuries to come. Our love for humanity is our eternal asset and glows in our hearts wherever we are. May this love run through the spirit of Hazara University till the end of time and may all its students, teachers and administrators become the envy of the world in terms of their academic excellence and fair decisions. My heartfelt congratulations to all of them on these celebrations of the first decade.
Former Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Daud Awan also addressed the gathering and said that for the development of this university I was guided by the eminent scientists, scholars, lawyers and educationists which includes Prof. Dr. A J Khan, Lt. Gen. S. Salah-ud-Din Tirmizi; Prof. Dr S. Iqbal Shah;, Prof. Dr. Shahnaz Malik, Principal Scientist, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. Syed Mussarat H. Shah, Prof. Dr. M. Ayub, Prof. Tahir Farooq; Mufti Muhammad Idrees (Late) the prominent attorney; Mr Abdur Rahman Khan (late) and the last but the most, the founding Chancellor of the Hazara University, Lt. Gen. Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, the then Governor, and his staff, who had been a source of sustained succour for me. All used to take pains to attend meetings at the University campus and tried their best in the foundation laying days of this nascent University to make it globally accepted as a vibrant seat of academic-professional excellence and research. Being a son of local soil, have legitimate and hoary memories lingering in this heart, at its embryonic stage unfortunately a turmoil situation was created for the University. Prof. Dr Ashraf Adeel, the first Vice Chancellor was not given extension in his lien by the University of Peshawar and had left on 22.11.2002. He said that in national university ranking Hazara University stood on top of sixty universities of its kind and 3rd in the province. The weeklong celebrations will continue till October 14, 2011.

Update: Date Extended for Admissions to Fall 2011

It is to notified for all concerns that last date of submission of admission forms in different programs for Fall 2011 has been extended. Last date for submission of admission forms is now, 25 - 8 - 2011, 6 - 9 - 2011.

Other details of the admission rules, contact information and offered programs can be viewed at following link:

Admissions for Fall 2011.

Improving journalism: Hazara University to launch capacity building programme

MANSEHRA: The Hazara University (HU) will launch a capacity building programme to improve the standard of vernacular journalism and bring journalists in Hazara division at par with journalists in urban areas.

This was stated by HU Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Sakhawat Shah while talking to media persons on Wednesday. Communication and Media Studies (CMS) Department Chairman Prof Shuakat Ali was also present on the occasion.

The VC said that the journalists in Hazara are doing a good job in educating the general public and guiding the policy makers to their available capacities successfully. He said they had “proved their worth” by highlighting the issues of readers’ interest at all levels.

However, with the changing trend in journalism across the world, local journalists had to be equipped with modern technologies.

The HU’s CMS Department is offering Bachelors of Science (BS) and Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) programmes, coupled with practical journalistic skills to the students of CMS, he added. A radio broadcasting academy, television academy and print media laboratory were established for producing qualified journalists, he remarked.

The university, he said, will arrange a number of training workshops, seminars and short refresher courses in the future, while journalists seeking admission in the CMS Department would be offered certain concessions so that the objective of producing quality journalism is achieved.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 4th, 2011.

5th Convocation of Hazara University

The nation need best students to become best teachers and scientists in our universities and college to compete in the rapidly developing world where frontier of knowledge is expanding at an exceptional rate. Only the best teaching brains can face and handle the challenges of the miraculous progress through research and mutual collaboration with the greatest minds of the world. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah, Vice Chancellor Hazara University Mansehra on the eve of first ever convocation of Govt. Women Degree College Mandian Abbottabad. He said that it is time to recognize that education and federal mindset cannot go together. Even after 64 years of our independence it is shocking that 25 million children of school going age do not get the opportunity of even the primary education which makes Pakistan a disastrous zone. In the global ranking if illiteracy we are a disgraceful state. It has never been realized that only the mothers who are education one can bring about a positive change in the education of society. Our budgetary allocations that are less than 1.5% of the GDP can hardly improve the situation.

The decisive force of human resource development through education and training coupled with possession of technology could only rescue us from the present dilemma. He stressed upon the students that the stream of innovative learning, experiences, and intellectual inquiry, which you carry from this college, will make your career brighter and ore promising by winning the credibility of the degree. Let me remind you that learning is a lifelong process and will not end by getting the degree. On the other hand it has just begun. You will have to update your knowledge in the rapidly changing world around you and make your scholarship relevant to the needs of the time. Keep yourself abreast with books to come in contact with the condensed wisdom of the ages for decoding the mystery of life and solving the baffling problems faced by the human race. He said "many avenues are open to you and serve the country as professors, doctors, engineers, civil servants, officers of armed forces, bankers, mangers and all the other related fields of public importance. Population wise women are more that 50% and the education women can play a major role to strengthen the country. Ms. Farah Hamid, Secretary Higher Education Department Peshawar, Registrar, Controller of Examinations and Public Relations Officer, Hazara University and professors, parents and students participated in the convocation. The passed-out graduates of science and arts group for the year 2008-09-10 were awarded 140 degrees.

Workshop at Department of Journalism & Media Studies

In open forum on environmental policy as a part of 03 days workshop organized by the Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies. Mr. Wajid Ali Khan, Minister for Environment was the chief spokesman and the guest of honor in the session. The senior officer from environmental department KPK Mr. Kakakhail and other distinguished personalities related to the environmental science participated in the open discussion. In his opening address the minister of Environment elaborated about the environmental policy of the KPK Government and its implementation status. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the quantum of reporting on the subject which was of supreme national importance for its continued and regular publicity in the national newspapers of the country. He lamented the degradation of the environment due to lack of public awareness resulting in a ruthless cutting of the forest, converting the valuable agricultural land for housing purposes, hunting of the rare species of the birds and wildlife and rapidly extinction of medicinal plants and rare wealth of the unique biodiversity of this area. Mr. Kakakhail in his elaborate lecture expressed various factors responsible for the declining state of our environment besides vanishing the forest wealth he referred to the water crises and the power shortage because of only two water reservoirs of the country. It is a pity that India has four thousand dames to meet its agricultural needs and has become self-sufficient in food crops, vegetables and fruts. Pakistan needs more dames and friendly relation with its nibrough to get share of its water resources because all the sources of water were lying outside of Pakistan. Other eminent specialists also delivered lectures and multimedia presentation including the Chief Conservative Forest, Miss. Aysha with statistical data on the fast dwindling environmental status of the country. Mr. Shujat Ali Khan of JMC Dept. acted an Anchor and invited questions for the open discussions from the journalists and visiting guests. Prof. Shoukat Hussain Shah, Chairman Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies in his concluding remarks summed up the discussion and paid rich tributes to the minister and guest speakers for analytically and synthetically presentations for creating awareness on various compelling environmental issues. He hoped that our journalist community will come up with a more thoughtful and environmental friendly policy to use their pens for bringing a real change in the perception of common to the environment.

ASC to assist scholars for Ph.D enrollment

Peshawar—Area Study Centre (ASC) University of Peshawar will assist research scholars of M.Phil and Ph.D enrolled in various universities of the country.
It has been observed that scholars of faculties of Arts, Humanities and Social Science enrolled in various research institutions of Pakistan find it difficult to select a research topic and writing research proposal/dissertations.
To know how much to focus on conceptual innovation, methodological rigor, and rich, substantive content, becomes a gigantic question for them. The ability to think critically is essential. New things are being discovered and explored almost each day.
The Area Study Centre is organizing a weeklong workshop on “Selection of Research Topic, Research methods and Writing M Phil,/Ph. D. Research Proposals/Dissertations”.
Higher Education Commission & Hanss Seidel Foundation, Islamabad have provided support for this workshop to be held from June 13 to 18, at Bara Gali, Summer Campus of the University of Peshawar.

Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah, Vice Chancellor, Hazara University, Mansehra will inaugurate the workshop on June 14 at 10:00 A.M. Prof. Dr. Azmat Hayat Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Peshawar will be chief guest during concluding session of the workshop on June 17.
In this workshop, 75 students, enrolled in M Phil.,/Ph. D., from 13 departments of Peshawar University and Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad have been registered to participate.Many more could not be registered owing to limited space and resources.
The resource persons of the research workshop include researchers and professors of Peshawar and Quaid-i-Azam University.
Director Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Sarfraz Khan has given solemn pledge that workshop will become a regular feature.
Next year another such event would be held with the assistance of HEC for the remaining research students.

Minister of Environment Visits Hazara University

Minister for Environment, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa visited Hazara University with the official delegation of the environment department. Vice Chancellor Hazara University Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah warmly greeted the delegation and in brief welcome remarks thanked the minister for his kind visit. The Vice Chancellor said that it was the desire of the University to sign a MoU with the Department of Environment of the University and the Department of Environment Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hazara University has a track record of steady development, gaining the prestigious ranking of three among the universities of the province and 16th position among the national universities of the country. The university was located in a unique biodiversity area of the world where two famous civilizations of the World developed and spread its bright culture the world. The Civilizations were Indus valley and Gandhara. There were 32 functional departments in the university and with two sub campuses at Havelian and Haripur with BS, MS, MPhil and PhD programs under the supervision of more than 80 PhD faculty and more than 70 experienced faculty. The PhD scholarships holders pursing their PhDs in the foreign countries have been completing their PhD programs and rejoining Hazara University about 07 have already joined the University. It was good news for the University that most of the foreign qualified PhD on HEC and indigenous scholarships were opting to join Hazara University. The Minister also planted a sapling of Deodar as continuing evergrowing relations between the Department of Environment of the government and the university. Later on, he visited the Pheasantry and various teaching departments of the university. He was impressed with the beauty and unique biodiversity of the region.

HU ranked 2nd best among KP varsities

ABBOTTABAD: The Hazara University (HU) has been ranked 16 among 97 universities of the country and stands at 2nd place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as per ranking list announced by the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad.

Speaking at ‘meet the press’ programme at the press club here on Thursday, HU Vice-Chancellor Syed Sakhawat Ali Shah said that special refresher courses would be conducted by the university for the working journalists of Hazara division to improve the professional skills for which three-month short courses were also planned.

Journalism Department Chairman Shaukat Ali was also present on the occasion. He said that currently more then 8,000 students were enrolled in 26 departments in three campuses established at Havelian (Abbottabad), Haripur and the main campus at Mansehra.

“Currently 64 PhD scholars are among the 304 faculty members while 32 faculty members have been sent abroad for PhD study,” he added. Students exchange programme has also been signed with various British universities, he added.

Source: THE NEWS International (May 6th, 2011)

STUDY TOUR OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION STUDIES

Department of Conservation Studies established at Hazara University, Mansehra is the pioneer in the field in Pakistan provides MSc & BS (Hons) degrees in Conservation of cultural Heritage. Its first badge just passed out and will cater the need of all provinces in Pakistan including northern areas for the scientific conservation at par with the international standards.

Students along with their faculty proceed on study tour to Taxila Monuments and wah Gardens. They were properly received by the Deputy Director Bahadur Khan, Curator Nasir Khan and Engineer Ali Gohar. During their tour they visited various sites with special reference to its history, construction materials, masonry work, mortars used as binding and plastering, decay pattern, reason for decay and various remedial measures in action at present.

They also visited Archaeological Conservation & Research Laboratory established with the cooperation of JICA, Japan, in 1994. Students enjoyed the guided tour where various aspects of conservation, history, artifacts conservation, museulogy and administration were covered by various experts in the field.

During their visit they also have a chance to visit Khanpur dam where they amused themselves after hectic study tour with boating in the lake. Students & faculty of Conservation Studies Department appreciated the cooperation of both Taxila & Wah Garden administration and the conservation measures carried out on these monuments and hoped for its continuity in future.

They also admired the Vice Chancellor, Hazara University, Mansehra who very graciously allowed them to proceed on study tour as being the practical requirement of the students and for the provision of full support without which it was not possible

31st Congress of Zoology

The 31st congress of Zoology was held at AJK University from 19-21 April, 2011. In this congress researchers, Scientists and students were gathered from different Universities of Pakistan and abroad. In the congress about 300 Research papers presented by the researchers in different fields of Zoology. A delegation of Zoology Department, Hazara University has actively participated in the congress underthe leadership of Dr. FarzanaPerveen, Chairperson with two faculty members Dr. MianSayed Khan Assistant Professor and Mr. SardarAzharMehmood Visiting Lecturer. Eleven research papers presented, including nine research papers of Dr.FarzanaPerveen which presented by the students of M.Sc, MPhil and PhD through oral and poster presentations. On second day Dr.FarzanaPerveen present her research paper on � Role and quality production of Tricchogramma on lepidopterous eggs under laboratory condition� Dr. MianSayed Khan presented his research paper on 'Case of Lymphoid leuckosis in chicken spleen' and Mr. SardarAzharMehmood presented his research paper on 'Comparison of genetic diversity among male and female individual of pheasants of Northern Pakistan' MissSumeraZaib presented her poster presentation on 'Antioxidant activity (in vitro) of mathanollic leaves extract and fractions of the hill toon, cedrelaserrata (Role)' Miss shaguftaRehman, Mr. NasirUllah, Mr. Akhtar Shah, Mr. Abid, Mr. Adnan Hussain Shah and Miss AsmaWheed made oral presentations on their research. They presented their research papers very confidently and they gave answers of questions of the participants with full confidence. Dr. FarzanaPerveen, Chaired many sessions specially pest and pest control sessions and the shield has been presented in recognition of the services of Dr. FarzanaPerveen as Chair during different academic sessions by Vice Chancellor of AJK University.

2nd Board of Studies meeting at Department of Environmental Sciences, Haripur Campus

The second Board of Studies meeting of department of Environmental Sciences was held on April 23rd 2011 at Haripur Campus. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Bakhtiar Muhammad, Dean, Faculty of Science, Hazara University. The agenda items included revised scheme of studies for BS (Hons.)/M.Sc., M.Phil/M.Phil leading to Ph.D. and Ph.D. programs, revised and updated course contents, approval of M.Phil/Ph.D. research proposals, approval of external examiners and revision of eligibility criteria for different programs. The board approved the revised scheme of studies and the course contents with suggestion of rephrasing titles of few courses. The Board also approved the minutes of first Board of Studies meeting of Department of Environmental Sciences, Haripur Campus The meeting was started with welcome remarks by the Convener, Dr. Bakhtiar Muhammad. Dr. Abdullah Khan, Head of Department briefed the Board regarding teaching and research activities being taken at the department. He thanked all the participants and acknowledged their vital role in the establishment and then strengthening of the Department. The Board recognized and appreciated the progress made by the department in very short of span of time. Among the participants were Dr. Mirza Arshad Ali Beg DG(Ex) PCSIR Laboratories, Pakistan, Dr. Saeed Iqbal, Professor of Chemistry at FC College University, Lahore, Dr. Hizbullah, Associate Professor, University of Peshawar, Mr. Asif Khanzada, nominee of Director General EPA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Haji Muhammad Ilyas Haidri, member Haripur Chamber of Commerce. The faculty members of department of Environmental Sciences were also present at occasion.

A delegation of DMG officers from Civil Service Academy Lahore visited Hazara University Mansehra on their study tour of the area

A delegation of DMG officers from Civil Service Academy Lahore visited Hazara University Mansehra on their study tour of the area. The group of officers was warmly received in the conference room where Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah in his welcome address extended his greetings to visitors on the University campus. He introduced the Deans of the faculty and Registrar. Later on the delegation turn by turn got them introduced. Thereafter Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Deputy Director R & P in a multimedia presentation traced the brief history of this newly established university. He explained about the natural disaster, which struck the main campus destroying the entire infrastructure during the earthquake of 2005. With the determination and courage of management, faculty and students the university was able to restore its normal functions within a few months. The number teaching departments now have become 32 with 65 affiliated colleges spread across
the Hazara region. Various construction projects have been completed. The university has attracted more than 75. The university is located in a rich biodiversity and strategically important area under the foot of Himalaya, Karakrum and Hindu Kush mountain ranges. This heartland of Pakistan to the North has a valuable cultural heritage, which has been a great hunting spot for Archaeologists, Anthropologists and tourists from all over the world. The delegation showed keen interest in the steadily progressing campus in such a rural background. To a question the delegation was informed that there is no gender distinction or linguistic, racial and ethnic prejudices on the campus and the admissions were open on the merit basis to all the citizens of Pakistan. Hazara University and its two campuses at Havelian and Haripur cater to the needs of the students’ right from Hassanabdal to Chillas covering 400 kilometers all along the route extending to the North
of Pakistan touching Gilgit. The University enjoys a national ranking among the 97 universities of the country at number 16 while in the Province it occupies number 02 position among the public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The delegation then went around the campus and visited the campus radio station, media center and Pheasantry.

One-Day Online Workshop“Publishing Your Research” in Department of Agriculture, Haripur Campus

Hazara University Haripur Campus and Institute of Research Promotion jointly organized one day online workshop on “Publishing you Research” on 19th of April,2011(Tuesday) for faculty members, research scholars and research associates in Hazara University, Haripur campus.
The workshop was purpose-built training program for the researchers; which helped them to design, manage and promote their career in research publication. The workshop helped researchers to aim publication at the phase of research design, produce publications from general research assignments and manage their research for publishing in middle to high ranked journals. The workshop will be a beautiful combination of real life examples, capacity-building exercises and tips to speed up publishing rate. The trainers of workshop tried to link academic publishing with career goals of researchers and faculty members.
The program shared the contents like targeting journals, setting publishing goals, setting publishing targets, managing co-authorship, managing reviewers, submitting revision and designing career in publishing research papers. The workshop shared best practices, international experiences and real-life cases of managing publishing for researcher papers.
Prof Dr. Syed Iqbal Shah Co-ordinator Havellian Campus was the Chief guest and Distributed certificates on behalf of Vice Chancellor Hazara University. Miss Shaista Irshad Khan Co-ordinator Haripur Campus was also present on the occasion.
The following Resource persons both local and international presented on-line.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ahsan UK
Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood
Dr. Rahmat ullah
Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of The Punjab
Attiqur Rahman
Institute of Research Promotion ,University of the Punjab

Report on One Day Training Program on “Business Plan Preparation” at Hazara University, Haripur Campus

Resource Person: Muhammad Kamran Khan, Regional Business Coordinator, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)
Duration of Training: 10 AM to 3:30 PM
Training Organized by: SMEDA & Hazara University, Haripur Campus
Location/Venue of Training: Hazara University, Haripur Campus
Dated: April 18, 2011
Total Number of Participants: 22
Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) organized one day training seminar on “Business Plan Preparation” at Hazara University, Haripur Campus with joint collaboration of Hazara University, Haripur Campus on Moday, April 18, 2011. The basic aim of this training session was to educate the graduating students of Hazara University on business plan and its important segments. The training session was formally started with the recitation of few verses from Holy Quran followed by brief introduction of training session by Miss. Ubadia Sayed (Faculty Member, Management Sciences Department). She formally thanked SMEDA for organizing this training session and said that by the end of this activity the students might be able to compete in national level event (nutec-2011) of National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES-FAST), Peshawar that is going to be held on April 23rd & 24th, 2011. Students presented their respective business ideas and asked for suggestions in it. All the students were guided on their respective queries.
The basic problem of all the students was in the financials of business plan. In order to tackle this issue income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement of one project was calculated in front of participants. 

Vice Chancellor honors first ever convocation at Women Degree College Abbottabad

The nation need best students to become best teachers and scientists in our universities and college to compete in the rapidly developing world where frontier of knowledge is expanding at an exceptional rate. Only the best teaching brains can face and handle the challenges of the miraculous progress through research and mutual collaboration with the greatest minds of the world. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah, Vice Chancellor Hazara University Mansehra on the eve of first ever convocation of Govt. Women Degree College Mandian Abbottabad. He said that it is time to recognize that education and federal mindset cannot go together. Even after 64 years of our independence it is shocking that 25 million children of school going age do not get the opportunity of even the primary education which makes Pakistan a disastrous zone. In the global ranking if illiteracy we are a disgraceful state. It has never been realized that only the mothers who are education one can bring about a positive change in the education of society. Our budgetary allocations that are less than 1.5% of the GDP can hardly improve the situation. The decisive force of human resource development through education and training coupled with possession of technology could only rescue us from the present dilemma. He stressed upon the students that the stream of innovative learning, experiences, and intellectual inquiry, which you carry from this college, will make your career brighter and ore promising by winning the credibility of the degree. Let me remind you that learning is a lifelong process and will not end by getting the degree. On the other hand it has just begun. You will have to update your knowledge in the rapidly changing world around you and make your scholarship relevant to the needs of the time. Keep yourself abreast with books to come in contact with the condensed wisdom of the ages for decoding the mystery of life and solving the baffling problems faced by the human race. He said many avenues are open to you and serve the country as professors, doctors, engineers, civil servants, officers of armed forces, bankers, mangers and all the other related fields of public importance. Population wise women are more that 50% and the education women can play a major role to strengthen the country. Ms. Farah Hamid, Secretary Higher Education Department Peshawar, Registrar, Controller of Examinations and Public Relations Officer, Hazara University and professors, parents and students participated in the convocation. The passed-out graduates of science and arts group for the year 2008-09-10 were awarded 140 degrees.

One-Day Online Workshop on “Publishing your Research”.

Hazara University Haripur Campus and Institute of Research Promotion are jointly organizing a one day online workshop on “Publishing your Research” on 19th of April,2011(Tuesday) for faculty members, research scholars and research associates in Hazara University, Haripur campus.
The workshop is a purpose-built training program for the researchers; which will help them to design, manage and promote their career in research publication. The workshop will help researchers to aim publication at the phase of research design, produce publications from general research assignments and manage their research for publishing in middle to high ranked journals. The workshop has a beautiful combination of real life examples, capacity-building exercises and tips to speed up publishing rate. The trainers of workshop try to link academic publishing with career goals of researchers and faculty members.
The program will share the contents like targeting journals, setting publishing goals, setting publishing targets, managing co-authorship, managing reviewers, submitting revision and designing career in publishing research papers. The workshop will share best practices, international experiences and real-life cases of managing publishing for researcher papers.

Advisor/Trainer

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khalid
Post Doc
Department of Library and Information Sciences
University of the Punjab

Co-Trainer

Mr. Rahmat Ullah
Chief Research Officer
Institute of Research Promotion
Contact:
Dr. Muhammad Saeed (Workshop Organizer)
Asst. Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences,
Hazara University, Haripur Campus.
03312827528
Email: pest_mgt@yahoo.com

Hazara varsity staff protests HEC devolution

MANSEHRA: The teaching and other staff of the Hazara University on Thursday staged a rally against the plan to devolve the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to provinces.

The participants of the rally, holding banners and placards, marched on different roads on the university premises. The lecturers and professors also observed one-hour token strike against the government decision.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Iftikhar, Dr Habib, Dr Mohsin and others said the HEC had been striving to promote higher education in the country. “The government should take decisions to boost the higher education in the country rather than putting it into the mess. If HEC is devolved, the country would suffer a great setback and go back almost 50 years,” said one of the speakers.

The protesters said currently the development projects worth Rs800 million were being executed at the university. They said besides this, the HEC was giving Rs140 million annually for the salaries of the staff.

They said not only the higher education would be affected but regular education in the university would also be affected badly if the HEC was devolved to the provinces.

Source: Daily The News International

Scholarships distribution ceremony for students of Conflict areas

The poverty and illiteracy have spread extremism, kidnapping for ransom and bomb blasts, across the country shattering the very fabric of the nation and its Islamic ethos on which Pakistan was founded. Mr. Khalil Abbas a veteran politician and businessman has launched a remarkable scheme of sponsoring the educational career of 30 talented students of Hazara University belonging to the conflict zone of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah, Vice Chancellor Hazara University Mansehra during the scholarships distribution ceremony for IDP students of Malakand Region. He urged that this financial assistance is bound to bring far reaching changes in our political, social and cultural life through the powerful instrument of education promoting eternal human values of sympathy, mutual respect, peace and harmony which would change the image of Pakistan as a modern civilized and economically independent nation. History is witness to the fact that education is the only panacea for all our ills and this remedy under the kind patronage of Mr. Khalil Abbas and his partners well definitely achieve the noble aims of social justice, gender equality, respect for law and fair play, elimination of corruption and injustices form our society through education. I on behalf of Hazara University express my special thanks to the donors of this scholarship and believe that the great thinkers and reformers like Abbas Khan will come forward to launch such fruitful schemes for human resource development in the backward area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. I would like to emphasis on the recipients of this scholarship to work hard for gaining distinction in their quality learning and research with sincere intellectual application. Earlier, the Managing Director of Own a Student Organization Mr. Khalil Abbas highlighted the objectives of the scheme and said it was June- July 2009 when 2.9 million people were forced to migrate from their homes, villages and town to down country due to terror activities, militancy and the army operations against those who wanted to suppress the society to their own brand of Islam in Malakand division. They targeted modern education, destroyed schools colleges and were involved in all sorts of inhuman activities. If we further look 8-9 years back these activities started from South Waziristan spreading in the whole tribal belt of FATA and than spreading over to the settled district of KPK and now finally could seen all over Pakistan. Going back to summer 2009, one of the very important segment of war victims from the conflict zone of Malakand division were the students enrolled at different universities, professional and graduate colleges. A cheque of Rs. 4,92,000/- was handed over to the Vice Chancellor for disbursement among the students of various disciplines of the university.
These students are belonging to conflict zone of Malakand division by Khalil Abbas, Chief Executive of Own a Student Organization. He added this is the first phase for the distribution of scholarships among the IDP student while we already selected 210 from all over Pakistan. All the selected students will be awarded scholarship poor and talented scholarships.

Second Meeting of Board of Studies at Department of Zoology

The second meeting of Board of Studies of Zoology was held on February 24, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. in the Guest House, Hazara University. Meeting was chaired by Prof. Dr. Bakhtiar Ahmad, Dean Faculty of Science and was co-chaired by Dr. Farzana Perveen, Chairperson, Department of Zoology. She welcomed the chair and members of board of studies. The members of Board of Studies were Prof. Dr. Khursheed Anwar, Chairman, Department of Zoology, Azad Jammu and Kashmir University, Muzafar Abad; Dr. Ali Muhammad, Chairman, Department of Zoology, Islamia College University, Peshawar; Dr. Abdul Rehman, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Punjab University, Lahore. Mr. Shabir Ahmed, Lecturer, and Mr. Sardar Azhar Mehmood, Visiting Faculty, Department of Zoology, Hazara University also attended the meeting. All the agenda items were peer reviewed by the experts. Minutes of first meeting of Board of Studies including the minutes of B.Sc. Zoology (2-year course) for affiliated colleges were also confirmed. Synopses of M.Phil. students were also approved after making necessary additions and alterations. Revised and new courses like Forensic Entomology, Forensic Genetics and Advance and Applied Fisheries etc were approved with few amendments. Dr. Farzana Perveen said words of thanks to all the members for their valuable contribution would lead to serve as a mild stone enriching and enhancing the knowledge of our students.