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ProEx 2019

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DHA Suffa University’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Departments in a collaborative effort organized Project Expo by the name of ProEx on 17th July 2019, to showcase the Final Year Projects completed in the year 2019.

The expo showcased a total of 19 projects completed by the students of BE(Mechanical) and BE(Electrical) program who recently completed their Final Year Projects in Spring 2019. The focus of most of the displayed projects were to solve either an industrial or community-oriented problem. The expo was inaugurated by Acting Vice Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi and Additional Registrar, Brig. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas of DHA Suffa University.

The expo was attended by reputed members of the Industry and Academia. Significant names include Wavetec Private Ltd., Faraz International Steel, KTDMC, Fahim Nanji & DeSouza Pvt. Ltd and K-Electric. Prof. Dr. Nasir Uddin Shaikh, Chairman Mechanical Engineering Department of NED University, Karachi along with his team also graced the occasion as a distinguished guest.

Members from KTDMC who were present for most of the project displays were overly joyed on seeing the potential of the students’ FYP Projects. They commented that the projects on display showcase ingenuity and a futuristic approach and the industry must adopt these modern technologies and get rid of their outdated methods.

The expo ended with a walk-around of the Mechanical Engineering Labs to the distinguished guests. Engr. Shaikh Muniruddin Nizami along with Engr. Huzaifa Saleh presented the departmental facilities to Prof. Dr. Nasir Uddin Shaikh and his team. His team which comprised of Dr. Maaz Akhtar, Associate Professor and Dr. Muhammad Uzair, Assistant Professor at NED University, Karachi showed deep interest in the 3D Printing facility of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Center. They were extremely impressed by the endeavors undertaken by DSU students in the area of additive manufacturing.

It is a proud moment for DSU fraternity to be appreciated by distinguished members of the industry and academia alike. Such events pave way to give boost and guidance to our students for the challenges of the modern day and present our prodigy to the world.

The guests were extremely satisfied with the facilities, nature of work and teaching methodologies being imparted at DHA Suffa University’s Mechanical Engineering Department and showed their interest in revisiting the campus soon for more elaborative discussions.

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Session on ‘Mastering the Financial Component for Startups’.

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The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development (CEID) at DHA Suffa University arranged an interactive session on an important topic of ‘Mastering the Financial Component for Startups’.

The speaker of this session was ‘Mr. Faraz Younus Banduka’ who is currently the Chief Executive officer at Al Hilal Shariah Advisors (Pvt.) limited, as well as ‘Al- Hilal Securities Advisors (Pvt.) Limited. Having a decade of experience and a diverse portfolio in Islamic Financial World, makes him a modern-day pioneer when it comes to Product Development, Shariah Compliance and Islamic Capital Markets. He is also a very enthusiastic serial entrepreneur and played a vital role in funding of various startups as an ‘Initial Investor’. Mr. Faraz is a veteran speaker with substantial financial expertise all across the globe.

In the session, Mr. Faraz discussed in detail about financial aspects of any startups, and how important part it plays in the planning and strategy development of any business at any level. He emphasized that entrepreneurs often have more or less a clear idea about their business but quite often they do not know the business models they have chosen works in practice and they end up learning it the hard way, through their own mistakes. They have even more problems with understanding whether the idea is worth trying or not. No matter what business one is working on or trying to start, it is worth devoting some time building a financial / business model. Creating a Financial Model forces an entrepreneur to plan very specifically how their business will work and having a solid financial model has always been a pre-requisite for raising startup funding.

It was an interactive event as he provided detailed and practical aspects from his own experience in operating the startups. It was a very beneficial event for the students as it exposed them to a new and diverse dimension of financial management with the mindset of an entrepreneur.

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Session on “Analyzing the Market; from Passion to Product”.

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The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development (CEID) at DHA Suffa University organized an interactive session on the topic of “Analyzing the Market; from Passion to Product”.

The speaker for this session was Mr. Azhar Rizvi who is a serial entrepreneur, IT Consultant, CEO of Cambridge Advisory Network and founder of MIT Enterprise Forum Chapter in Pakistan. A prominent leader with prime focus on developing an entrepreneurial eco-system in Pakistan. He is also a charter member of TiE and OPEN.

Talking to the audience at DSU, Mr. Azhar focused his discussion on the changing regional market dynamics and discussed the evolution of new opportunities for a young potential entrepreneur to be explored further. He also discussed the importance of passion and how much important and significant part it plays for a young entrepreneur’s success. It was a very interesting learning session, and students were able to get an insight into a practical dynamic of entrepreneurship.

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Workshop on Blogging & Article Writing

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We are done with our 4-week ‘Blogging & Article Writing’ workshop by Shahzaib Shaikh (contributor to different magazines.)

The participants were awarded certificates by Mr. Faisal Quraishi, senior Editor at a renowned media group. The participants presented their blogs, they prepared in the 4-week workshop based on different topics. Mr Faisal advice them with the best industry practices and shared a number of internship opportunities too.

It was a great hands-on experience for all the participants and now they’ll continue blogging having a number of visitors on their respective blogs already.

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Session on ‘General Safety Guidelines for Engineering Laboratories’

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ME Department Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Committee conducted a training session on General Safety Guidelines for Engineering Laboratories on 12th July 2019. The session introduced lab staff to general safety guidelines and best practices and focused on enabling them to identify potential safety hazards in their respective areas of responsibility. The intent of the training was to enable lab staff to perform a detailed risk assessment of their respective labs and devise a comprehensive and current safety plans.

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Workshop on ‘Data Management Using Excel’

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DHA Suffa University organized a 2-week workshop on ‘Data Management Using Excel’ by Ms. Eram Abbasi (Microsoft Excel Specialist – Certified from Microsoft), in which employees from different esteemed organizations visited.

The training included gaining familiarity with Excel environment to exhibit data in a productive, smart and presentable way.

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