IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN FUTURE CAREER: A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhury, Professor Emeritus, MUET visited Suffa University on Monday afternoon and delivered a talk about professional development and shared his experience from his illustrious career. He was keen to highlight the rise from humble beginnings and rising to Emeritus Professor level through hard work and participation in professional development workshops, trainings, conferences and faculty exchange activities. He also encouraged the students to participate in professional societies like IEEE to help build their network and self-worth.

ONE NATION, ONE DESTINATION, DRUGS FREE PAKISTAN

Today, DSU organised and hosted an extremely important social event with regard to creating awareness about drugs abuse and its negative impact on society.

DG ANF Major General Aneeq ur Rehman HI(M), presided the session.

The event was attended by notables from all walks of life who all vowed to become Ambassadors of ANF and meet ANF and Pakistan’s collective mission of “ONE NATION, ONE DESTINATION, DRUGS FREE PAKISTAN”.

ISRAELI – PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: Joint Panel Discussion

Department of International Relations, DHA Suffa University and the Department of International Relations, Federal Urdu University, Karachi.

Panelists:

1. Dr. Talat A. Wizarat (Honorific scholar, academician and author of IR with special interest in Middle Eastern Affairs)

2. Dr. Musarat Amin (Associate professor of IR at PAF Air War College Institute, PAF Faisal Base, Karachi. Author, researcher and political analyst)

3. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas ( Pro VC, DSU. Author, researcher, political and defence analyst)

Moderator:

Dr. Rizwana Jabeen (Assistant Professor of IR, Federal Urdu University of Arts Science & Technology, author, researcher and political analyst)

Attended by:

Students and faculty of International Relations of Federal Urdu University and DHA Suffa University.

Hosted by:

Department of International Relations, DSU.

POST GRADUATE STUDENTS RESEARCH CONFERENCE

The Postgraduate Students Research Conference was held on 23rd February 2023 at DHA Suffa University. Faculty Members and good number of PhD students presented their research work. Prof. Dr. Altaf Mukati, Vice President, SZABIST also talked to PhD students and faculty members about research opportunities.

DSU CAREER FAIR 2023

The Department of Career Services and Corporate Relations organized DSU Career Fair 2023 on 26 Jan 2023. It was a huge success! Over more than 300 attendees from a variety of industries and backgrounds participated in the event. The event provided an opportunity for both employers and job seekers to come together to explore potential job opportunities and career paths.

83 Employers had the chance to showcase their company and its open positions to a wide audience, as well as to network with other employers in the same field. Job seekers had the opportunity to learn more about potential job opportunities, meet hiring managers, and apply for positions.

Attendees had the chance to learn more about career paths and trends, as well as to ask questions and get advice from experts.

Overall, the event was a great success. Attendees left feeling informed and inspired about their career paths. Employers were able to find potential candidates for open positions, and job seekers found promising opportunities. The DSU Career Fair 2023 was a great way to connect employers and job seekers in a meaningful way.

DSU hosts National Seminar on Quality Benchmarking for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education

The QEC Department of the University hosted a national seminar on Quality Benchmarking for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education on 8th February 2023. The objective of the seminar was to explore various strategies for setting and measuring the quality of teaching and learning in higher education institutions. QECs from all over Pakistan participated in this seminar on-campus as well as online. One of the speakers Mr. Imranullah Khan Marwat (Director Quality Assurance, Higher Education Department, KP HEC) joined the seminar online from Peshawar. The keynote talk was delivered by Dr. Muhammad Abdul Wahid Usmani (Director QEC, Jinnah Sindh Medical University).

The seminar commenced with Mr. Marwat’s session focused on best practices of academic administration in teaching and learning. Mr. Marwat discussed the key foundational quality concepts and terminologies that led to an in-depth dialogue on benchmarking for continuous improvement, academic management in higher education institutions in relation to teaching and learning, various modes of assessment, and the challenges faced by higher education institutions with reference to quality assurance.

The second session by Dr. Usmani focused on best practices in quality assurance of teaching and learning at DAIs. Dr. Usmani discussed the core domains of best practices including curriculum, students, faculty, assessment, management, and learning environment and resources. He apprised the participants of various benchmarking tools that can be used by higher education institutions to gauge quality. These included matrix for mapping Program Learning Outcomes, developing SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound) Learning Outcomes, and Table of Specification. He also discussed the various questions/prompts that higher education institutions should ask themselves in order to assess their quality of teaching and learning.

The seminar was kept interactive and participants were encouraged to ask questions and share feedback regarding best practices of quality assurance being observed at their respective institutions. The seminar ended with a vote of thanks to the participants and guest speakers by the honorable Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque. The seminar offered a good networking opportunity to participants over refreshments.

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