Exit Meeting of Assessment Team for BBA and MBA Programs

Self-Assessment of BBA and MBA programs offered by the MS Department was initiated in January 2019. SAR was prepared and submitted by Program Team (PT) comprising of Dr. Faheem Akhter, Ms. Bushra Mahmood and Ms. Erum Fatima. The VC appointed members of Assessment Team (AT) for evaluation/verification of SAR. The AT comprised of Dr. Rida Ahmed and Mr. Zahid Hussain. The Exit Meeting of AT for Quality Self-Assessment of BBA and MBA Programs was held on July 12, 2019. The AT presented its findings to Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi (Dean EMS), Dr. Faryal Salman (HoD MS), Engr. Akhtar Nadyme (Director QEC) and PT members. The AT appreciated the department for addressing majority of the findings identified in the previous visit and identified grey areas in the SAR. Strengths and areas for further improvement identified through the SAR were discussed in detail. The report was mutually agreed upon.

Seminar on ‘Startup Journey of Createch’

The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Developemnt (CEID) at DHA Suffa University organized a talk for young Entrepreneurs on ‘Startup Journey of Createch’. The speaker for this event was Mr.  Muhammad Mahmood Ali Siddiqui; Co-Founder & Director Business Development at Createch Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Mahmood is an energetic serial entrepreneur and has a vast experience with development and mentoring of young startups. During the session, he shared his own entrepreneurial journey with the students, by providing valuable insights on the practical concepts of entrepreneurship, how a young entrepreneur can operate efficiently with regards to early stage limitations, tips & tricks on understanding the customer persona, and finally how to achieve profitability.

It was a very informative session as it helped to create relevance between the concepts taught in the classroom and their real-world applications.

 

Workshop on ‘Blogging & Article Writing’

We are halfway to our 4-Week, ‘Blogging & Article Writing’ workshop by Mr Shahzeb Shaikh who is an author in Newspapers & Magazines and a blogger.

Participants include industry professionals, subject matter enthusiasts and students from different universities and schools. This workshop will allow the participants with functioning knowledge of blogging and article writing with the aim to get them furnished with the writing skills that would help them in any type of content production.

Lecture on ‘Taking Your Business Global’

A lecture on ‘Taking Your Business Global’ was recently delivered by Mr. Munawar Abadullah, Mr. Haroon Dosani & Mr. Haider Cheema.

Mr. Munawar Abadullah CEO Imptrax and Chairman YorkLand. Mr. Haroon Dosani who is an entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of experience in business development and financial modelling and Mr. Haider Cheema experienced CEO who has worked in the working of drug development. He is a business development professional and skilled in Good laboratory Practice, Chromatography, Medical Device, Spectroscopy, Microscopy and CRM.  The speakers shared some best practices, case studies and their insights on International business expansion, overall strategy and sales and finance aspects of it.

The speakers addressed the lecture theatre full of industry professionals, subject matter enthusiasts and students, and the session concluded with an interactive Q&A round. The lecture was arranged by the Professional Development Centre of DHA Suffa University as part of the DSU Professional Round-Up in collaboration with Jumpstart Pakistan.

Project on Hydraulic Excavator

The Mechanical Engineering department at DHA Suffa University organized a showcase of second semester term projects, on “Hydraulic Excavator”, which was also a Complex Engineering Problem led by Engr. Mansoor Dawson and Engr. Salman Zafar under the supervision of Engr. Zeeshan Vohra. The objective of the activity was to manufacture a Hydraulic Excavator and offer the students a platform to display their projects related to principles of Mechanical Engineering. The designs of Hydraulic Excavator were highly appreciated by faculty members and guests.

 

QA Awareness Seminars for the Faculty and Students of Management Sciences

In continuation with our practice, a series of quality assurance awareness seminars was conducted for the faculty andstudents of Management Sciences by Ms. Bushra Mahmood (ADQEC) during 2018-19. The seminars focused on familiarizing participants with the IQA mechanism, HEC’s self-assessment criteria, NBEAC forms and the accreditation process, ranking criteria and maximum scores for each criterion, self-assessment of programs, feedback and survey forms, continuous improvement of quality (CQI) and outcomes of assessment. The seminars were kept interactive to encourage participation of students. The seminars concluded with question-and-answer sessions.

Year Date Class No. of Participants
2018 5th December 2018 BBA-1A 32 students
21st December 2018 BBA-1B 23 students
2019 31st January 2019 20 faculty members
5th April 2019 BBA-1 18 students
6th April 2019 BBA-5 28 students
6th April 2019 MBA-2 3 students
8th April 2019 BBA-4 40 students
8th April 2019 MBA-1 2 students