FREE MEDICAL CAMP for DSU FACULTY & STAFF

Alumni Relations Office collaborated with its Corporate Partner Advanced Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. to organize a Free Medical Camp for DSU Faculty & Staff in the MI room on Thursday 21st October 2021 from 11:00 am to 03:00 pm. Advanced Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd. offered three testing services for free namely BMI (Body Mass Index), BMD (Bone Mineral Density) and Random Blood Sugar. They also provided their other testing services at a 50% discount for the DSU Faculty and Staff members.

More than 50 people including DSU’s Senior Management, Faculty and Staff availed of the free and discounted services offered by Advanced Laboratories. Among them was our honorable Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque, Registrar Brig. (Retd). Dr. Muhammad Asif Iqbal SI (M), Dean EAS Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi, ASO Lt. Col (Retd). Ghulam Dastagir, COE Mr. Umar Sadiq, Medical Officer Lt. Col (Retd). Dr. Muhammad Behzad Ghani, Asst. Prof. Engr. Dr. Muhammad Nauman Qureshi, Asst. Prof. Mr. Twaha Ahmed Minai and Dir. CEID Ms. Eram Abbasi.

Open House Organized by Dha Suffa University’s Department Of Electrical Engineering for New Intake of Fall 2021

On Thursday 14th-Oct-2021, DHA Suffa University’s Department of Electrical Engineering organized an Open House for the new students who will be joining the BE(EE) program in Fall 2021 as well as for potential admission seekers.  The activities of the Open house included  STEM based lab demonstrations related to IoT & Industrial Automation, Electronics and Power Systems Engineering, to give the new students a flavour of the kind of engineering problems they would be tackling and the various Electrical Engineering labs where they would be working over the course of their next 4 years at DSU.  The new intake students and their parents were also given a walk around of the Electrical Engineering lab facilities at DSU, which was followed by a talk by DSU’s Head of Electrical Engineering Dept in DSU’s Executive Lecture Theatre on “Why Study Electrical Engineering?” In his talk, DSU’s HOD (EE) also shared with the freshmen Electrical Engineering Class of 2025, the success stories of DSU’s EE graduates.

 

 

Faculty Orientation & Development Session

Dean M&SS, DHA Suffa University Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad and Mr. Noor Ali, a teacher and corporate experienced Guest Speaker hailing from USA, conducted a faculty orientation and development session on 15 October 2021. They emphasized on focused teaching, maintaining students’ interest and necessity of applying theoretical knowledge to practical corporate environment. They also emphasized that the possible gaps in learning curve of students due to online teaching must be addressed so that to mitigate any disadvantages. Dr. Bashir, Dean (M&SS) emphasized on maintaining students’ profile for correct advisory by the respective student counsellors. VC Dr. Afzal Haque, PVC Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas and faculty members from Management and Humanities departments attended the session.

To Strengthen the Industry Academia Linkage, a meeting between DSU and ISACA Karachi Chapter

Meeting was arranged with ISACA Karachi Chapter on 14-Oct-2021 at CS Department (DHA Suffa University).

Following team members of ISACA-Karachi chapter were participated in the meeting.

Mr. Hussein Hassanali President

Mr. Naushad Ahmed Siddiqui CISA Coordinator

Mr. Parkash Lohan Chair Academic Relations

It was arranged to improve cyber security course contents according to industry demands. As mentioned Mr. Hussein (President ISACA-Karachi) that there is approximately 3.5 million demand of security practitioner worldwide. DSU took initiative to involve professional in security field to develop those course and play an active role in supply cyber-security professionals.

Second point of the meeting was assist DSU in finding visiting faculty for Cyber-security related cyber security courses. Those course must taught by the professionals.

It was very informative discussion for CS Department from the professional security body ISACA. Such meetings will help in developing relationships in local IT industry.

 

SNORKELING TRIP TO ARABIAN ROCKS

DSU’s Alumni Relations Department collaborated with its Corporate Partner Scuba Club to arrange a one-day ‘Snorkeling Trip to Arabian Rocks’ for the DSU Fraternity. The trip took place on 18th September 2021 and proved to be a great success based on the post-trip feedback from the participants.

This one-day excursion provided a refreshing break from study and work for many and aided in uniting and strengthening the DSU network. Thirty-four participants consisting of DSU Alumni, Students and Faculty, went on this adventurous trip where they enjoyed trekking, snorkeling, cliff jumping, underwater photography and much more.

From DSU to Mubarak Village, Mubarak Village to Arabian Rocks, and back to DSU, the participants were pleased about how well organized the trip was. They valued the efforts of DSU’s Alumni Relations Department and Scuba Club for arranging a safe and secure environment where they were able to enjoy and connect with their fellow DSU fraternity members.

 

 

‘Workshop on Sindh Factories Act -2015 – Labour Laws and Its Impact on Industry’

Alumni Relations Office collaborated with HR Dost to organize a workshop on ‘Sindh Factories Act – 2015 – Labour Laws and its Impact on Industry’ by Dr. Perwez Shafi – GM – Bureau of Labor Pakistan. The workshop was held at DSU’s ELT from 09:00 am – 02:00 pm on Saturday 4th of September, 2021. Among the audience were Pro-VC DSU Brig. (R) Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas and Industry professionals from Lucky Textile Mills Ltd., Burque Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Midas Safety, Opal Laboratories, HRSI, Ashkhaas HR Management & Consultants, Far Eastern Impex (Pvt) Ltd, Akhtar Textile Industries Pvt. Ltd, Herbion Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., Atlas Battery Ltd., and HR Legends, among others.

Dr. Perwez Shafi shared his vast knowledge and experience in the subject field with the participants. He provided examples of real-life cases and the rulings of the Supreme Court in those scenarios. The session was highly interactive, as the participants asked many scenario-based questions, which were answered by Dr. Perwez Shafi, along with their legal ramifications.

At the end of the session, Pro-VC expressed his gratitude to Mr. Ayaz Ali – Team HR Dost and Ms. Tehseen Azhar – Director Alumni Relations for arranging such a valuable session. He then addressed the audience to suggest courses and workshops, which DSU should offer for the development of their employees and organizations. Pro-VC also announced 25% Scholarship to the referred personnel from their respective organizations in DSU’s MBA Program.

In the end, Pro-VC presented shields on behalf of DSU to Dr. Perwez Shafi – GM – Bureau of Labour Publications and Mr. Ghulam Mustafa – CEO – HR Legends. He then presented certificates to all the participants on behalf of HR Dost.