SZABIST LARKANACAMPUS

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TABLE OF CONTENTSSZABIST LARKANA Campus: an Overview .......................................................................................................................... 2

Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................2

Vision: ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2

Mission: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Head of Campus, HoDs, Program Managers and Faculty ............................................................................................... 3

Admissions, Orientation and Convocation 2017-2018 ...................................................................................................6

Education Development Center: 2017-18 .......................................................................................................................... 7

Executive Development Center (EDC) - Larkana Campus............................................................................................... 7

Job and Internship Placements....................................................................................................................................7

Research and Development................................................................................................................................................ 8

Research & Development: .............................................................................................................................................. 8

QEC Cell: ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Research Centre Committee:.......................................................................................................................................... 9

Research and Development Consultancy Activities: ......................................................................................................9

Research Center: ............................................................................................................................................................ 9

Student Activities and Educational Achievements: .......................................................................................................... 10

Student’s Activities and Educational Achievements:....................................................................................................10

Marketing Activities.......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Marketing Department:................................................................................................................................................ 17

Calendar and SZAB’nings .............................................................................................................................................. 17

Media Coverage............................................................................................................................................................ 17

Knowledge Creation and Its Dissemination ...................................................................................................................... 19

Journal Publications...................................................................................................................................................... 19

National and International Conferences ...................................................................................................................... 19

Seminars ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Guest Speaker Sessions ................................................................................................................................................ 21

Webinars....................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Workshops....................................................................................................................................................................22

Study/ Field Visits ......................................................................................................................................................... 23

OTHERS: ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23

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SZABIST LARKANA Campus: an Overview

INTRODUCTION

SZABIST Larkana offers degrees in two disciplines: Computing and Management Sciences. UnderManagement Sciences SZABIST Larkana offers BBA BSAF, MBA programs whereas in Computingwe offer BSCS.

VISION:

SZABIST aims to be a globally recognized institute for excellence in education, research,development, and distinction in service.

MISSION:

SZABIST is committed to produce highly qualified professionals to:

Meet national and global contemporary needs; Conduct cutting edge research and development; Provide hi-tech scientific and technological expertise;

Meet current and future socio-economic challenges; Meet global citizenship responsibility

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HEAD OF CAMPUS, HODS, PROGRAM MANAGERS AND FACULTY

Management Sciences

Dr. Zahida AzamHead of Campus

Mr. Naveed AnwerHead of Department Management SciencesProgram Manager -MBA

Mr. Shoaib Ali ShahProgram ManagerBBA, BSAF

Mr. Imran Khan JunejoFaculty Management Sciences

Mr. Jalil Ahmed TheboFaculty Management Sciences

Mr. Vickram TalrejaFaculty Management Sciences

Mr. Shahid HussainFaculty Management Sciences(On Study Leave)

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Ms. Rehana OshaqueFaculty Management Sciences

Mr. Qasim Ali ShahFaculty Management Sciences

Mr. Jameel Ahmed KhanFaculty Management Sciences

Ms. Urooj Aftab MughalFaculty Management Sciences

Mr. Raza AliFaculty Management Sciences

Ms. Sara Khan ChandioFaculty Management Sciences(Study Leave)

Mr. Juned Ali ShahFaculty Management Sciences

Mr. Majid HussainFaculty Management Sciences

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Mr. Muhammad SharifFaculty Management Sciences

Ms. Aiman RasheedFaculty Management Sciences

Computer Science

Mr. Muhammad Bux SoomroHead of Department Computer Science andProgram ManagerBS (CS)

Mr. Maqsood AliFaculty Computer Science

Mr. Abdul KhaliqueFaculty Computer Science

Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed UmraniFaculty Computer Science

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ADMISSIONS, ORIENTATION AND CONVOCATION 2017-2018

At SZABIST Larkana Campus, admissions are held bi-annually i.e. in August (Fall semester) and in

January (Spring semester), respectively. The admission process comprises of computerized test,

interview and orientation. The first bi-annual Orientation (Fall 2017) was organized on 2nd September

2017. The HoC Dr. Zahida Azam and Mr. Abdul Razzak Soomro (Member BoT), spoke to students

about SZABIST values and urged students to work hard in their new scholastic journey with

SZABIST Larkana.

The second bi-annual Orientation (Spring 2018) was held on 5th February, 2018 at the Campus. The

Head of Campus, HoDs, Program Managers, Faculty and Staff welcomed new students. The HoC Dr.

Zahida Azam, spoke to students about SZABIST policies and culture. She enlightened the new intake

about SZABIST vision, mission and core values.

SZABIST Larkana Campus 12th Convocation: Under the leadership of HoC Larkana campus,

successfully planned, organized and executed the 12th Convocation on January 27th, 2018. In total

117 students were graduated in this convocation and almost 500 guests participated along with the

members of press and media.

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EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER: 2017-18

EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC) - LARKANA CAMPUS

The EDC department facilitates students and alumni in all their academic and professional ventures

easing to climb their career ladder and success.

During the period 2017-2018, EDC has performed the following activities:

Events and Activities Number

Corporate Interaction and Networking Visits 84

On Campus Corporate Events 4

Internship Reference Letters 95

Internship Placement 93

Jobs and Internship Posted 50

Resume forwarded for Jobs 21

Total Placement Facilitated 3

Mock Interviews Conducted 18

Career Fair Participation (Companies) 0

Career Fair Participation(Students) 0

Alumni Database 653

JOB AND INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS

EDC acts as a liaison between the students and the industry by providing access to the

opportunities otherwise invisible for the students studying and those recently graduated. EDC

acts as a bridge between the industry requirement of human resource and academic output.

EDC organized internships for 93 students in various organizations such as SBP, Coke, TCS,

Siemens Pakistan, SSGC, UBL, MCB, Bank Alfalah, Sindh Education foundation, Gul

Ahmed Textile Karachi, and PTCL.

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:

The primary motive of the Institute is to strengthen and providing resources for sustainability and

success of research & development projects. Secondly, in order to become the mainstay in policy

making by providing excellence in research and academia. Moreover, to promote a culture of research

and development, the Institute invested in various research and development projects, developed

state-of-the-art scientific and technological research laboratories, and also have hired highly qualified

personnel.

QEC CELL:

Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) had started its operations at SZABIST Larkana campus in January

2015. Recently new QEC in charge Mr. Sartaj Ahmed Sangi has replaced Mr. Mahendre Kumar, and

will be responsible for assessing, improving the quality of academic and administrative operations

at the campus. QEC Larkana has also been working and updating the Self-Assessment Reports

(SARs) of BBA, BSCS and MBA programs.

33%

62%

5%

Program wise Internship Placement2017-2018

MBA

BBA

BSCS

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RESEARCH CENTRE COMMITTEE:

Campus has formed a research committee which comprised of Six (6) team members chaired by Head

of Campus. This research committee will guide, design, and implement the future research endeavors

in the campus. The committee would work as a bridge between the different stakeholders in order to

achieve the research and development targets of the year 2017-2018.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES:

SZABIST Larkana Campus encourages faculty members to involve in different research and

development activities such as research publication, National and International Research and

conferences, workshops and trainings. Further, faculty also has provided supervision to students as

their advisors.

RESEARCH CENTER:

Research Center has been established, and team is working on developing its objectives, ToRs and

operational plan in line with SZABIST mission and vision. The research center will also cater the

research needs of community and the policy maker of the Sindh province on the micro and macro

levels. The research center will be equipped with latest research databases and trends that will help

to train, community, students and the faculty in research.

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

The highlights of activities organized at SZABIST Larkana Campus are distributed in students’

achievements, student society events and trips, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and

department specific activities.

Various activities had been conducted; the main activities are highlighted as under

USA Fulbright Scholarship: An online seminar was organized on 14th March, 2018 by

SZABIST Management. The speaker from USA Fulbright Scholarship program announced

details of the program to students and provided information about opportunities of higher

education in various USA universities.

Seminar of Entrepreneurial Mind Set and Creativity: A seminar organized for students of

MBA 90 and 36 E (entrepreneurship, Organizational development) speaker Dr. Nadeem

Ahmed Bhatti from Canada, consultant trainer in Ministry of Defense Saudi Arabia

enlightened students about contemporary business practices.

Pakistan Air Force Career Counseling Seminar: On 19th Sept. 2017, EDC Department of

SZABIST Larkana Campus arranged a seminar with the collaboration of SZABIST Student

Council (SSC). The speaker was Major Raz, who delivered a lecture on the scope of Business

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Administration Degree in Pakistan Air Force and availability of various jobs for business

graduates.

Short Essay Competition: A short essay competition was held on 26th April, 2018 for BSCS

classes. The event was arranged to promote competitive culture amongst students of

SZABIST Larkana.

One-day Workshop on Entrepreneurship "How to Start New Business". CEO –

Entrepreneur, Mr. Friedrich Christian Bohmler Munich Germany (Trainer). The trainer

involved participating students in various activities, group discussions, presentation and brain

storming sessions for enhancing the entrepreneur skills. Date: Sunday, 11th March 2018 @

SZABIST Larkana Campus.

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One-day workshop on "Achieve more with Less" was organized on April 15th 2018, This

workshop was about how to achieve more with less - boosting business productivity. The

trainer Zahid Ahmed Qazi was Admin/HR Manager Engro Foods Sukkur. The Workshop

covered a wide range of practices that will have help students in carry out their tasks

effectively.

SMEDA Workshop: A workshop on “ENTREPRENEURSHIP” was organized on 2nd May,

2018 for MBA 90 E, BBA-VIII and MBA 36 (I, II & III). The trainer Mr. Imran, Head of

Incubation Center, IBA Karachi conducted the session.

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Students of BBA II, BBA VII and MBA VI with collaboration of SSC organized a guest

speaker session on 18th October, 2017 for Breast Cancer awareness “PINK DAY” among

students. Dr. Saira Fatima (MBBS, FCPS) from CMC Larkana presented and provided

thoughtful insights to students on causes, prevention, and treatment of Breast cancer.

Short Essay Competition: A short essay competition was held on 26th April, 2018 for BSCS

classes. The event was arranged to promote competitive culture amongst students of

SZABIST Larkana.

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Workshop titled “Advance Excel Techniques for Managers” on 11-12th May, 2018 was conducted

by Mr. Muhammad Azam. Students as well as staff attended workshop.

Mehfil-e-Saqafat: was organized on 25th Nov 2017 by the students of BBA, MBA BS to

celebrate the colors of Sindhi traditions and pay tribute to the local culture.

A competition Neuro Warfare’17 was held in Sukkur IBA on 27th and 28th Nov 2017 where

SZABIST Larkana students also participated in three main competitions (Case Study, Bloomberg

Financial Software, and Advertisement) from which the Bloomberg Financial Software team won

the 3rd Prize.

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Fun Mania: An exhibition “Fun Mania” was organized by the students of BBA-IV on 26th April,

2018.The exhibition was to be for full day, where students from various classes and faculty members

visited different stalls set-up by the BBA-IV class. The purpose of the activity was to make students

learn about Retail Merchandising practice.

SMILE with SZABIST: BBA II students along with Marketing Department have

organized one-day activity on 5th Aug, 2017 with under privileged community of Larkana.

Meal Boxes distributed among 100 children.

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Poster Evaluation on Personal Digital Assistant (PDA): BSCS – IV students carried out an activity in

Human Computer Interaction subject on 23rd Nov, 2017 where students surveyed about the reasons of

discontinuity of PDA. The purpose of this activity was to demonstrate the ease of interfaces and functionalities

of PDA at different era with comparison of Smart Phone Technology.

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MARKETING ACTIVITIES

MARKETING DEPARTMENT:

This department plan activities, advertising and promotion campaigns that support SZABIST

programs, services, and special events. Marketing Department maintains social media presence of

SZABIST on various mediums like Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, etc.

Survey

During the year the Marketing Department conducted a survey on how SZABIST should promote

itself. Target audience of this survey was potential students seeking admissions for higher studies.

The focus of this survey was to determine the effective marketing strategies and identify the best

approach for promoting and maintaining SZABIST brand image and identity.

Website

On-going maintenance and updating of the website is a core responsibility of the Marketing

Department. Furthermore, the department provides information pertaining to promotional events,

news, achievements of students’ etc., as well as, press releases of SZABIST events with pictures on

a regular basis.

CALENDAR AND SZAB’NINGS

The Marketing Department is responsible for designing the Institute’s calendar and provides

information pertaining to events, students’ achievement, pictures, for the newsletter SZAB’nings.

The SZAB’nings editor is currently the Marketing Officer.

MEDIA COVERAGE

The Marketing Department in collaboration with other departments hosts events including talk shows

and seminars. Moreover, the media coverage for SZABIST events is being promoted on a regular

basis, in all leading newspapers, such as; DAWN, Express Tribune, Jang, Business Recorder and

various other television and radio channels.

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KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND ITS DISSEMINATION

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Authors Title Published inMr. Raza Ali

Mr. Jalil Thebo

Measuring StockIndexes Volatility ofEmerging Markets

Impact of Perceived Risk factorson online shopping behavior

JISR-MSSE Vol: (Vol. 15,No.2) July - December 2017

Annual Research Journal SALUCommerce and Economicsreview (SALU-CER) Volume 03

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Speaker Paper Title Conference & DateMr. Jalil Thebo Effects of Managerial Perceived

Efficiency and evaluating thepersonality in house job rotationand its implementation

International Conference onBusiness and Management –ICBM-2017. Shah Abdul LatifUniversity, Khairpur. 22-23November 2017

Mr. Juned Shah The Impact of Services OfferedBy Shopping Malls in Karachi-Pakistan on Consumers’ Loyalty

2nd National ResearchConference on Management andBusiness (NRCMB-II 2017)SZABIST, Karachi24th – 25th November 2017

Mr. Juned Shah The Impact of CSR Initiatives onBrand Loyalty: ConsumerPerspective (The Case Study ofFMCG Sector in Karachi-Pakistan)

6th International Conferences onsustainable business innovationICSBI-17, Greenwich, Karachi21st and 22nd Dec 2017

Mr. Jalil Thebo Running head: Effect ofManagerial Treatment ofZeigarnik Effect on EmployeeWork Performance and JobSatisfaction

2nd National ResearchConference on Management andBusiness (NRCMB-II 2017)SZABIST, Karachi24th – 25th November 2017

Dr. Zahida Azam, Chaired and Key Note Speaker 3rd International conference onBusiness, Economics & IT, SindhUniversity Dadu Campus7th and 8th February 2018

Mr. Naveed Anwar Impact of HRM practices onEmployee Stress with moderatingrole of POS a case study ofUniversity students in Larkana

International Conference onInnovation and Emerging Trendsin Education & Social Sciences(2018), IQRA UniversityKarachi. January 8-9, 2018

Mr. Jalil Thebo Impact of Perceived Risk on E-Shopping: An Empirical

International Conference onInnovation and Emerging Trendsin Education & Social Sciences

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Research on Online BuyingBehavior

(2018), IQRA UniversityKarachi. January 8-9, 2018

Mr. Naveed Anwar Darker Side of HRM: Impact ofHRM practices on Employeestress with moderating role ofPOS- A conceptual Model

3rd International conference onBusiness, Economics & IT, SindhUniversity Dadu Campus

7th and 8th February 2018Mr. Shoaib Ali Shah & Mr.Vickram Talreja

Relationship between MoneySupply and GovernmentExpenditure Using Vector ErrorCorrection Model (VECM)

3rd International conference onBusiness, Economics & IT, SindhUniversity Dadu Campus ,7th and8th February 2018

Mr. Imran Khan Junejo & Mr.Vickram Talreja

Analysis of Factors Affecting JobSatisfaction Evidence fromBanking Sector

1st International Conference onManagement, Business andLeadership (ICMBL) 2018,Department of BusinessAdministration, SindhMadressatul Islam UniversityKarachi ,April 10th – 11th, 2018

SEMINARS

Seminar Title Speakers Date

Seminar on Marketing:Mr. Farhan Mustafa Naqvi –Regional Head – HorizonPharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd

17th Nov, 2017

Pakistan Air Force CareerCounseling Seminar:

Major Raz, Pakistan Air Force 19th Sept. 2017

Seminar of Entrepreneurial MindSet and Creativity

Dr. Nadeem Ahmed Bhatti(Canada)

22nd Sept 2017

Seminar on Income TaxOrdinance 2001:

Mr. Muzaffar AliSoomro Commissioner (IR)

22nd Sept 2017

USA Fulbright ScholarshipSeminar USA Fulbright

14th March, 2018

Seminar on The Role of Businessin developing the strong society

Mr. Sarang Manzoor,Manager Retail Sales TCS Pvtlimited

9th March 2018

Awareness seminar regardingCareer opportunities

Sindh Education Foundation 2nd May, 2018

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GUEST SPEAKER SESSIONS

Topic Speakers Date

“Managerial Roles andChallenges”

Breast Cancer awareness “PINKDAY”

“How a shipping companyworks”

Mr. Irfan Ali Jagirani, Team Leadtrainer of Khushali Bank LarkanaDr. Saira Fatima (MBBS, FCPS)from CMC Larkana

Mr. Muhammad Adil – Asst.Manager Accounts and Finance –Freight Connection Group FCGKarachi

17thNovember, 2017

18th October, 2017

18 October 2016

22nd October 2016

Project Management forEntrepreneurs

Mr. Muhammad Ali – Head ofStrategy and Excellence – TajCorporation conducted thesession

16th March, 2018

KMBL Khushhali Bank LarkanaRecruitment system

Sindh Education Foundation

Mr. Agha Khan Buriro, BranchManager, & team

Mr. Jabbar Mari, Regional Head,Sindh Education Foundation

April 16th, 2018

2nd May, 2018

WEBINARS

Topic Speakers / Department DateInformation and NetworkSecurity

Mr. Atif Abro – SeniorInformation Security Analyst –at Trillium Security

14th October, 2017

role of micro finance ineconomy

Mr. Irfan Ali Jagirani -Corporate Team LeadTrainer at Khushhali MicroFinance Bank

18th November, 2017

Leadership Lessons” Mr. Fehmeed Anwar, (MSC,International IslamicUniversity Malaysia), CEO,Hati Kemang, Jakarta.

17th November, 2017

“Responsive Web DesigningUsing Bootstrap”

BSCS Department, SZABISTLarkana Campus

18th November, 2017.

“Personal ManagementTechniques”

Mr. Rafiqe Khuro, MS(HRM) Director CDC, HaripurUniversity, Haripur.

20th Nov, 2017

“Art of Persuasion” Mr. Hassan Quershi 20th Nov, 2017

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“Entrepreneurial MindsetDemystifying the myths”

Dr. Imran Qadir, HaripurUniversity, Haripur

21st November, 2017

“Sales Management: Art or aScience”

Mr. Karam Shar – Area SalesManager – Unilever

21st Nov, 2017

Marketing Mavericks” Mr. Jawad Kureshi – Co-founder and CEO – STEM360

22nd Nov, 2017

“Challenges in Practical inLife as HRM Professional”

Mr. Raheel Narejo, DeputyDirector Administration andHR, State Bank Pakistan

24th Nov, 2017

“Research Process Do’s andDon’ts”

Dr. Yasir Soomro from KingSaud University, Saudi Arabia

24th Nov, 2017

“Self-Leadership, what makesyou stand out”

Dr. Mumtaz Ali Memon 25th Nov, 2017

Information Security Analysisin Digital Financial

Mr. Nouman Hussain, SeniorInformation Security Auditor

28th February, 2018

“TheTechnology Revolution andThe Restructuring of TheGlobal Economy”

Mr. Ziabuddin Shah, Head IT(SOLUTION & SALES)

10th April, 2018

“Modern Trends in theManagement of Big Data”

Dr. Nawab Muhammad FaseehQureshi, Ph.D (AssistantProfessor), SKKU, Seoul,South Korea

16th April, 2018

“Services Insights” Ms. Mashal Amir Ali, DirectorMarketing & CorporateAffairs

18th April 2018

"Effective CommunicationSkills"

Ms. Iram Tanvir from theYorkville University ofCanada.

March 10th, 2018

“Presentation Skills and Stagefright”

Mrs. Bushra Rashid (Aircommodore, Kamra), Head ofPAF finishing school Kamra,Faculty Member of ComsatsUniversity

25th of April 2018

Whistle Blowing and FraudManagement

Mr. Irfan Qassim, CorporateTrainer at HBL Pakistan.

30thApril, 2018

"Personal and ProfessionalSkills”

Ms. Umme Farwa, SeniorClient Manager fromDrehomes Real estate Dubai

4th May, 2018

Experiments in ConsumerBehavior

Mr. Abdul Salam, LecturerMUET

5th May, 2018

WORKSHOPS

Workshops Trainers / Department DateResponsive Web DesigningUsing Bootstrap

BSCS Department 18th November, 2017

Cisco Packet Tracer Tool BSCS Department28th Feb, 2018

How to Start New Business Mr. Friedrich Christian Bohmler 11th March 2018

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Achieve more with Less Mr. Zahid Ahmed Qazi April 15th 2018

Assessment and EmployeeReadiness Workshop

Mr. Allah Bux Soomro,Trainer &Coach at Ascend Learning, A.Sales Manager at Jazz (Mobilink)Nawabshah

14th, April, 2017

SMEDA Workshop Mr. Imran, Head of IncubationCenter, IBA Karachi

2nd May, 2018

Advance Excel Techniques forManagers Mr. Muhammad Azam

11-12th May, 2018

Faculty Development Mr. Shoaib Ali Shah Sept 30 2017

Transformation of Saving intoInvestments:

AKD Securities 28th Nov, 2017

PC Assembling and Installationtraining

BSCS Department 4th and 11th Oct, 2017

Training Need Assessment andEmployee Readiness

Mr. Allah Bux Soomro 14th, April, 2017

STUDY/ FIELD VISITS

Study/ Field Visits Lecturers Date

Engro Foods plant in Rohri Mr. Qasim Ali Shah 28th April, 2018

Fauji Fertilizers and Foodprocessing facility in MirpurMathelo.

Mr. Majid AliMr. Imran Khan Junejo

28th April, 2018

OTHERS: NBEAC Mentor Visit: There was 2 Days visit of Dr. Kumail Raza HEC-NBEAC Mentor on 10th

July, 2017-11th July, 2017. The purpose of this visit was to brief about the process of NBEACaccreditation and their required documents.

Flag Hoisting Ceremony: Flag Hoisting Ceremony held because of celebrating IndependenceDay on 14th August, 2017.

13th BoS meeting of Computer Science Department held on 14th March, 2018 through VideoConferencing.

13th BoS meeting of Management Science Department held on 15th March 2018 through VideoConferencing.

Research Committee meeting was held on 8th March 2018 BASR meeting was held on 12th April 2018. Commissioner Larkana Visited Larkana Campus on 9th March 2018. Pakistan Nuclear Radiation Team visited campus and organized seminar on Feb 26th, 2018. BBSYDP team visited on 19th April 2018.