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KU student discovers Garden has the most art lovers
KARACHI, Dec 10, 2007: A University of Karachi Visual Studies student went out into the city
and made people get together on the street to freely paint on a board. All they
had to do was use red to indicate their interest in art and black to suggest
indifference. What did she discover? That Garden has the most art
lovers.
This curious student is Sahar Rashid who chose Public Art as her
major. Her work and that of her classmates is up on display on campus in their
annual degree show that continues till Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If
you are interested in finding out how the other 17 towns scored on the art
scale, Sahar's 3D wooden bar graph will give you an idea.
But this is
not all. Sahar teased with the public in another experiment by putting
triangular stickers with a phone number and a 'Call Me' sign on to fruit,
objects and places all over the city. Needless to say they attracted the
curious, thereby creating an intersection between people on the street and art.
Much of the focus of the work of other students was also people-oriented
and not 'insular' as some art can be.
For example, the Industrial Design
students developed products and designed solutions supported by 3D models. One
of the students designed a 'First Aid Work Station for Automobiles' while
another student Maria Zafar was inspired by American cartoonist Rube Goldberg
who drew complicated machines that performed simple tasks in indirect ways.
Khaliq Ahmed from the Communication Department presented poster art
under the title of "Ni Tu Bhool Na Jawee" along with a video. He focused on the
history of the Pakistani film industry since Partition with a video of
interviews of popular figures that ended with the music of "Khuda Kay Liye" that
symbolizes the revival of our cinema. "Tang Nahin Karain" advocated against the
use of irritating labels such as "Urdu Medium" and "Burger" among others. Sara
Khan's paintings and miniature sculptures carried a humorous element as she drew
her inspiration from a saying in Urdu that "Pathans are Akhrots."
Shafaq
Zehra from the Textile Department was inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings
and used their touch to design rugs, mats and table cloths. The department's
overall display of apparel, bed sheets and curtains stood out because of the
frequent use of rich and bright colours. Madeeha Suboor was driven by problems
in her own life; she displayed images and miniature paintings of different parts
of her house which were reminiscent of a particular feeling or occurrence.
Durriya Kazi, the head of Visual Studies, appreciated their courage as
they were able to excel at a place far from home and whose environment was
considered difficult by many. "Even though their work is personal, these
students are not divorced from social issues around them," she said. Daily Times
KU to set up Daycares Centre
KARACHI: Karachi
University (KU) has planed to setup a Day Cares Centre at the KU Campus for
children of working mothers serving as faculty of the KU.
The women faculty,
working at the KU, are 50 per cent of the total 700 KU teaching faculty are
seeking to find a warm, caring and responsible facility to watch their children
while they are at work, The Nation learnt on Sunday.
It is pertinent to
mention that the executive council of the KUTS (Karachi University Teacher
Society) had demanded the KU administration to setup a quality daycares centre
at the KU campus for children of women faculty of the KU.
"The KU Vice
Chancellor Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui has appreciated the KU teaching
body for presenting such constructive proposal of setting up the daycares centre
at the KU, facilitating working mothers. The KU VC has also assured the KUTS to
establish such facility at the KU campus, and directed the KUTS representatives
and officials of the KU administration to work on such proposal so that the
daycares facility could be setup immediately," a senior KU official
said.
When KUTS President Dr Aquil Ahmed was contacted to ask about the KUTS
demand, he confirmed that the executive council had presented such demand before
the KU Vice Chancellor. He said, "Prof Pirzada Qasim has termed such proposal as
positive approach and need of hour. He is ready to setup daycares centre
facility at the campus."
"In this regard, KUTS Treasurer Dr Alina Malik, on
behalf of the KUTS is working on the project of setting up daycares centre; she
conducting a survey to find out the facts regarding the demand of the daycare
centre, mounting from the women teaching faculty. Initially such facility will
be initiated at the diminutive phase; after the realizing the demand of the
teaching faculty, the PC-1 for the project will be prepared at the second phase,
providing a solution to the problem of working mother," Dr Aquil said.It is
worth mentioning that Day Cares have become one of the fastest growing sections
of the home business economy in the world. The increasing trend of women towards
employment has increased the need of setting up daycares centres in the
country. The Nation
KU workshop
Karachi: A one-day workshop entitled "the concept of university-based
technology parks in the light of global experiences" will be held on Monday
(today) at Dr Panjvani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD),
University of Karachi (KU).
The KU Acting Dean, faculty of Science, Prof
Dr Fahim Udin will inaugurate the workshop, jointly organised by the
International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Commission on
Science and Technology for the Sustainable Development in South (COMSATS),
UNESCO and (PNCU) Pakistan National Commercial on UNESCO as per ICCBS
communication issued on Saturday.
According to a press release issued on
Sunday, Acting Director, ICCBS, Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary and Jordanian
Scientist, Dr Khalid Kahhaleh will also speak at the inaugural session of the
workshop.
"Technology Park (TP)" is an organisation managed by
specialised professionals, whose main aim is to increase the wealth of its
community by promoting the culture of innovation and the competitiveness of its
associated businesses as well as commercialisation of research and
knowledge-based institutions, the spokesperson said.
He added that the
idea to conduct this workshop is to discuss the effectiveness of
'University-Based Technology Parks' and to create awareness and highlight the
usefulness of TP in developing economics. The News
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| Education News | | Updated: 23 May, 2012 |
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