Study in French universities for higher education
French envoy hosts reception for students
Islamabad, Apr 29: To wish Pakistani students chosen for higher education
in France a successful and pleasant stay in his country, French
Ambassador Daniel Jouannau hosted a reception at his residence. The
reception was attended by the current batch of students; a few of those
who have already been to France and returned and about half a dozen
heads of universities from where the grantees have been selected. Also
present was Director General Foreign Affairs, President's Secretariat,
Farukh Amil. The students will be receiving higher education in the
field of scientific research. Addressing the gathering,
Ambassador Jouannau said that over 500 students were studying in France
and were excellent ambassadors of their country. He admitted there was
a wrong perception about Pakistan and prejudice as well which needs to
be countered and the young students were the best people to do it.
"Talk to everyone about your country. Tell them about your heritage and
culture. People are keen to know but unfortunately only negative
stories are printed for public consumption," he said. He said France
was committed to encourage higher education in Pakistan and would
increase the number of students in time to come because it too was
suffering from an economic crunch like other countries. He then
announced that an exhibition on the Gandhara civilisation had already
been inaugurated in Paris, there were posters everywhere and it had
received good media coverage. In the weeks to come there will be a
month long cultural extravaganza featuring many aspects of Pakistan's
culture. Speaking of the cooperation between the embassy of
France and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) he said it was working
out to be a good partnership as the HEC provided the funds and the
embassy facilitated the students by placing them in the best
universities both in and outside Paris, where they would get the same
facilities as French students. He concluded by wishing the grantees
good luck and bon voyage. Attache for Science and Technology,
Sandie Favier, said something so nice and positive about Pakistani
students that it has to be passed on! She said many students did such
excellent work in their area of study that they were very often asked
to stay on with the awarding of a second, direct grant from the
institution they were studying or working in. Farukh Amil said
he had recently joined the President's Secretariat because 'the
presidency was interested in promoting higher education.' Since not
many people believe this statement because of the record so far, it is
probably his interest and commitment which may yield results in future!
Heads of universities in Lahore and Faisalabad were somewhat
disappointed that the good work initiated in their seat of learning was
not appreciated or highlighted in the media and from what they told, it
certainly needs to be so that a more positive image of Pakistan is
broadcast to the world. The students themselves were looking
forward to their study and were very interested to learn of their
experiences from those who had already been there. One of the girls
wanted to know if she should carry some food items - you do get
homesick for your own cuisine when abroad - but she was assured it was
not necessary as everything was available and if she was keen she could
cook. It was good to see that half the grantees were female because it
shows that our girls are no less - maybe even better - than the boys
when it comes to using their brains - they just need encouragement and
the opportunity.
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FAST-NU Open House 2010 held
Islamabad: The open house for the year 2010 of National
University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NU) was held here on
Wednesday for placement and recruitment of graduating students of BS
and MS (Computer Science), BS (Telecom Engineering) and BBA and MBA. It
provided an opportunity to the industry to interact with the graduating
students for the purpose of recruitment to their respective firms and
companies. The students were interviewed and evaluated on the basis of
their final year projects for possible recruitment. In his
welcome address FAST-NU Director Dr. Aftab Ahmad said that this year
the Islamabad Campus is sending into the industry around 386 students.
"Out of them, 126 are from BS (Computer Science) and 15 from MS
(Computer Science), while 115 students are getting their BS degree in
telecom engineering. Graduating batch also includes 68 students from
BBA and 64 from MBA," he added. FAST-NU Rector Dr. Amir Muhammad
said that essentially the event would give the corporate sector an
opportunity to judge how endowed and competitive the upcoming
generation is, managing to attract them by setting higher goals.
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'Bazm-e-Urdu' at NUML
Islamabad: The students of Urdu Department of National University
of Modern Languages (NUML) presented colourful programmes in the first
ever programme 'Bazm-e-Urdu' held at the university today. Local
as well as foreign students presented interesting and well informative
skits, patriotic songs, 'Naat' and participated in the speech
competition in Urdu language. Among participants of Urdu speech
competition, Duniya Yusuf clinched first prize. While Faizullah and
Andleeb Zara got second and third prize respectively. Other
activities especially skit based on historical story `Anarkali' by
foreign students amused the participants and received huge applause. The
students of Urdu Department also presented poetry of Iqbal and Faiz in
rhythm. Renowned Urdu poet Sarfraz Shahid was among the chief guests. He appreciated talent of the students and recited some of his beautiful humorous poetry. Moroccan
Ambassador Mohammad Raza Alfasi, as a chief guest, lauded the efforts
of students and faculty members of the university in arranging such
event. He appreciated the rising standards in higher education in
Pakistan and said "it will ensure better future for the coming
generations". Earlier, NUML Rector Dr Aziz Ahmad Khan said Urdu
Department has organised this programme after a long period. The
department is working for the promotion of Urdu language for many years
and got recognition in the world of Urdu literature. The news
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Drama festival at Beaconhouse
Islamabad: A colourful drama festival was organised and staged by the
Beaconhouse School, F-11 Campus, Islamabad, on Wednesday evening. The excerpts of sayings, songs and plays, were from the works of well known poets and playwrights like Sir Oscar Wilde. Some
drama descriptions were also in Urdu and were drawn from history...the
era of Moghul grandeur, justice and opulence, as it was during the
reign of Emperor Jallaluddin Mohammad Akbar. The students were very prompt and performed their roles very well. The audience too was admiring and appreciative. Everybody
was in claps and praise when a play based on the historical harmony
between Akbar and his courtier, one of the Nine Gems of his court, the
wise Birbal, was staged and enacted brilliantly by the students. Same was the case with "The Happy Prince", by Sir Oscar Wilde. Dialy times
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Transfers, postings in FDE
Islamabad: Ministry of Education Wednesday ordered transfers and postings in the Federal
Directorate of Education (FDE) Islamabad with immediate effect. The
official sources said that the notification in this connection has been
issued with approval of the education minister.Asif Iqbal Khan has been
appointed as director administration after being transferred from the
seat of estate director. Professor Tariq Masood has been posted as
estate director. Other appointments include director budget Ghulam
Hussain Soho, director coordination Ashraf Nadeem, director planning
Shahid Khan, director development Professor Waqar Ashraf and area
education officer Bashir Ahmad Arain.
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Police to hold two summer schools for kids
Islamabad: The Islamabad Police will start two summer schools for
children aged between 6 and 15 years during summer vacation at the
Police Lines in Sector H-11. The first summer school will start on June 7, while the second will commence on July 12, the police spokesman said. Children will be given admission in basic computer learning, swimming, horse-riding, martial arts and other courses. This
was stated by SSP (Headquarters) Muhammad Zubair Hashmi while
finalising the programme for summer schools. He said that the aim of
arranging such courses for children is to promote community policing. Zubair
Hashmi, stating details about summer schools, said that admissions
would be given to children in basic computer, martial arts, swimming,
horse-riding, music and other courses. Classes would be held
from 8 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. in the morning, while from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
in the evening. The facility of pick and drop would be provided to
children. For more details about summer schools, people are advised to contact Police Lines Headquarters on telephone number 051-9258371. The news
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