Networking Event – Elected Alumni Ambassadors & DSU’s Senior Management

On Thursday, 9th December 2021, Alumni Relations Office organized the first Networking Event between the Elected Alumni Ambassadors of DSU and DSU’s senior management. DSU’s Alumni Ambassador program engages its graduates around the globe, providing opportunities for them to participate with DSU, their fellow alumni and the DSU community. Their invaluable service will help in strengthening DSU’s bond with the alumni, improve DSU’s communication with the local communities and prospective students. As an Alumni Ambassador they can devote their valuable time and energy for the growth of DSU in a way that best fits their busy schedule.

The event was chaired by the honorable Vice Chancellor – Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque, in attendance, were, Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas, Registrar – Brig(Retd). Dr. Muhammad Asif Iqbal SI(M), HOD ME – Engr. Dr. Haider Ali, HOD EE – Engr. Dr. Bizzat Hussain Zaidi, Program Manager MS – Mr. Abu Huraira and Director Alumni Relation – Ms. Tehseen Azhar.

DSU’s senior management appreciated the efforts of the Alumni Relations Office for the Alumni Ambassador Program initiative and thanked the Alumni Ambassadors for showing a willingness to serve their alma mater. The senior management of DSU provided valuable advice for the future course of action to the Alumni Relations Office and Alumni Ambassadors and provided assurance of their support for future alumni events.

Our Alumni Ambassadors shared their academic and professional journey with and after their graduation from DSU and shared their reasons for wanting to become ambassadors of DSU and support their alma mater. They shared their valuable insights and ideas on how to proceed further with this initiative for enhancing alumni engagement with their alma mater.

As a token of thanks, our Alumni Ambassadors were awarded certificates of appreciation for their efforts by the DSU Senior Management.

Session on “Current Recruitment and Selection Trends in the Job Market”

On 9th December 2021, the Department of Management and Social Sciences at DHA Suffa University hosted a guest speaker session on “Current Recruitment and Selection Trends in the Job Market”. The session was organized by Ms. Tatheer Yawar for BBA-V students with the objective to acquaint them with the practical aspects of concepts studied in the Human Resource Management course. The session featured Mr. Waqar Ali, Vice President Human Resources – Dalda Foods Limited, a seasoned HR Professional possessing over 20 years of experience with prestigious organizations including Unilever, GSK and KFC.

Mr. Waqar Ali presented a distinct employer’s perspective regarding current recruitment trends at organizations. He discussed the post-pandemic changes in recruitment methods and offered valuable suggestions to equip students with the necessary knowledge required to excel in their professional lives. He also apprised students of the modern tools used by employers to select suitable candidates during the hiring process.

The interactive session ended with the presentation of shield as a token of gratitude to Mr. Waqar Ali by Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad, Dean Management and Social Sciences – DHA Suffa University.

 

Session on “The Fall of Dhaka Myths versus Realities”

The International Relations Program arranged an exclusive lecture on the tragic incident of the Fall of Dhaka on 2nd December, 2021. Dr. Junaid Ahmed, the author of the book “Creation of Bangladesh: Myths Exploded”, enlightened DSU audience with his well-researched presentation on myths and realities of the entire case. The lecture was attended largely by prominent media professionals, civil and military representatives, Pro VC Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas, Deans of faculties, Registrar DSU, students and faculty.

Our Honorable guest Dr. Junaid Ahmad is an accomplished academician, researcher and a prominent expert in the field of political history of Pakistan. He is graduated from Govt. College of Commerce & Economics, Karachi, Concordia University and McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Session on “Leadership role in the future jobs perspective”

On Monday, 6th December 2021, the Department of Management and Social Sciences at DHA Suffa University organized a guest speaker session on the topic, “Leadership role in the future jobs perspective”. The event was organized for the benefit of the BBA students, related to the course “Organizational Behavior”, under the supervision of their course instructor, Ms. Sadia Mehboob.

The session was conducted by Mr Shahbaz Islam, who has been associated with academia as a Trainer, Teacher and a Coach with more than 25 years of experience. He is an M.B.A from Institute of Business Administration-Karachi. Mr Shahbaz is serving Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) as a General Manager (GM).

Mr. Shahbaz briefed the audience, about personal branding, and he talked about how the role of leader is changing in future jobs perspective. He enlightened students with new trends of business practices and also shared his experiences from corporate sector.

The event was graced by Professor Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas Pro-Vice Chancellor, DHA Suffa University. The session was concluded with his concluding remarks and vote of thanks, followed by presentation of plaque of appreciation to Mr Shahbaz Islam.

QA Awareness Seminars for the Students of MS & HSS

As per QEC’s practice at DSU, a series of interactive quality assurance awareness seminars was conducted for the students of Management Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. The seminars, conducted by Ms. Fatima Kiran (QEC Coordinator, MS & HSS), focused on HEC’s self-assessment criteria, ranking criteria and maximum scores for each criterion, self-assessment of programs, feedback and survey forms, and outcomes of assessment. Q&A sessions were held at the end of each seminar to answer the queries of students.

The seminars were conducted as per the schedule given below:

Grand Launch Event of Google Developer Student Club at DHA Suffa University

On 2nd December 2021, Google Developer Student Club at DHA Suffa University conducted its first Grand Launch event for the first time, after arranging 50+ online coding boot camps last year.

In Grand Launch Event, Umer Abdullah. A Solutions Engineer from Google was invited to share his journey to Google with all the students. Not only students of DHA Suffa University but alumni also joined. Other GDSC’s of Karachi were also joined by the ceremony.

The ceremony included the introduction of a new GDSC lead selected for this year, Hassam Jawed, preceded by Syed Ateeq.

He shared his views to continue the legacy and help students learn to code and land good opportunities in the Tech industry.

The session concluded with a vote of thanks presented by Ms. Eram Abbasi, Faculty Advisor of GDSC for the tenure of 2021-2022.

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