MUET 14th annual convocation
MUET convocation: Over 500 awarded degrees, medals
Hyderabad, Jan 23: More than 500 students of the Mehran
University of Engineering and Technology were awarded degrees, gold and
silver medals and merit certificates at the 14th annual convocation held
on the campus in Jamshoro on Saturday. Dr S.M. Qureshi,
adviser to Sindh governor on education and former vice-chancellor of
the university, presided over the convocation and conferred degrees on
new graduates. Three top faculty graduates and eight best
graduates were awarded gold medals, 21 were given silver medals and 37
were presented merit certificates. According to break-up, seven
candidates were awarded PhDs, 32 Master of Engineering (ME), 442
bachelor degrees, 24 BE Architecture, eight BE RCP, nine B.Tech (Hons),
two B.Tech (Pass), six BS (IT) and 28 BE (Design). Addressing the
gathering, Dr Qureshi praised the university administration, academia
and the incumbent vice chancellor, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, for converting
the university into one of the finest institutions and finding place
among top 400 universities of the world. "We all should be proud of this achievement," he said. He
said the project for production of bio-gas from refuse of sugar mills
and research work on Thar coal project launched by the university would
go a long way in solving the country's energy crisis. He said he
was pleased to know that the university was concentrating on research
and establishing new departments every year. The introduction of new
courses of international standard and setting up of modern laboratories
were welcome steps, he said. Earlier, Vice-Chancellor Dr Abdul
Qadeer Khan said during welcome address that it was a great honour for
the university that it had been recognised all over the world. The
university was ranked No.1 in Sindh and No2 in Pakistan, he said. He
said that 2,300 students had been given admission to BE, ME and PhD
while the total strength of students was 7,546. The degree programme was
being expanded every year and research continued on many projects to
develop research culture of international standard, he said. Dawn
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Schoolgirls ordered to use Ajrak as scarf
Sukkur: Deputy Commissioner Larkana, Abdul Haleem Lashari announced that Ajrak would be part of the school uniform for girls. Following
the orders of the MNA Faryal Talpur, the deputy commissioner
distributed 3,700 Ajraks among the girl students of Larkana in the
Lahori Mohalla. Addressing on the occasion, he said the Sindh
government was making all-out efforts to promote the culture and
traditions of Sindh. He announced the Ajrak would be a
compulsory part of the school uniform of the students of class IX and X
and directed the officials of schools to implement the order in this
regard. Lashari also stressed upon the girl students to use the Ajrak as their scarf. He
said the tradition of Ajrak was 5,000 years old and it was the
responsibility of the citizens of Sindh to promote the cultural and
traditional values of Sindh. The DC also announced free
distribution of Ajraks among the girls of all high schools and higher
secondary schools and asserted that the girls should use it as scarf.
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Dawood college admissions
Karachi: The Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) announced on
Saturday that admissions in various disciplines of engineering would
start on January 24. Principal DCET Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh said there
were 504 seats at the institution out of which 100 seats would be filled
on self-finance basis. The news
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Karachi University to confer MPhil, PHD, degrees
Karachi: Registrar, University of Karachi (KU)'s Prof Muhammad Kaleem
Raza Khan has announced that the university will grant degrees to eight
students of MPhil and 12 students of PhD belonging to various
departments of the university. This was announced at a meeting of Board
of Advanced Studies here on Sunday. KU Vice Chancellor Pirzada Qasim
Raza Sidiqui chaired the meeting. He said that former students of the
research centre had brightened the name of the university and country
among global community. He wished students to continue their service to
the nation and country in their practical lives. Daily times
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'School fee cannot be raised in middle of session'
Karachi: The All-Private Schools Management
Association, Sindh, has stated that any increase in the tuition fee
being charged by its member schools will not take effect from now, in
the middle of an academic session, but from April 1 when the new
academic session will begin. A meeting of the association was held with its chairman Syed Khalid Shah. The
association dispelled the impression in a statement that some private
schools were increasing tuition fee with immediate effect, saying that
no private school could increase tuition fee in the mid of an academic
session. Discussing about the issue of demand of tuition fees of
June and July (summer vacation) in advance, the participants of the
meeting urged its member schools to charge the tuition fee of summer
vacation from their students strictly in accordance with the fee
collection schedule whereby they could charge tuition fee from their
Class X students only up to March in February. According to the
schedule, students who are not willing to continue their studies at
their present schools in the next academic session should also be
charged tuition fee up to March provided that they inform the management
of their schools in writing that they will be switching over to some
other schools.The meeting also advised its member schools to collect June's tuition fee from their students in January and that of July's along with the tuition fee of February. Dawn
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NED University acquires building at PMA
Karachi: The NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi has
acquired a building at the Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA) at Hawkesbay
Road in the city. A university official said that the NED intends to use
the building for promoting academic activities related to marine
engineering and nautical affairs. Meanwhile, a talk on 'Opportunities
for academic growth of seafarers in changing maritime scenario' will be
organised at the newly acquired premises on January 23. app
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SSUET orientation ceremony to be held on Jan 23
Karachi: All arrangements have been completed for the orientation
Ceremony for Batch-2012 of Sir Syed University of Engineering and
Technology (SSUET) on January 23. The ceremony would mark the start of
classes for new entrants of the university. app
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KU announces Arabic diploma, certificate courses
Karachi: Department of Arabic, University of Karachi (KU) ha announced
to offers diploma and certificate courses in the department, said a
statement issued here on Sunday. According to KU spokesperson, the
admission forms in certificate course in Arabic, diploma programme in
Quranic Arabic and Asr-e-Hazir Arabic will be available till Feb 4 at
UBL bank counter at Silver Jubilee gate of KU. It is pertinent to
mention here that applicants have to submit forms at KU Arabic
department. Oriented classes will be held at the department on Feb 6 at
09:00am. Daily times
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