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The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAFOld Students Association of
FAST-NU
est. 1996
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Contents
• Introduction• OSAF Activities• OSAF Achievements in 2008• Next Targets• Bottlenecks• Proposed Solutions
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Who We Are?
• OSAF (Old Students Association of FAST-NU) • Lahore Chapter of FAST-NU Alumni
Association (FAA) – Registered as NGO• Ambitious graduates of FAST-NU who want to
work for the betterment of their Alma Mater, Its Students, Alumni and the Society.
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Alumni
Pillars of Any Educational Institute
BOGSStudents
Industry
Faculty
Admin
Different Roles – Same Objective
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
FAST Foundation
Faculty
BOGS & Officers
Admin Students
Industry Alumni
Best Intellectual Resource Pool
Scientists, Leaders and Trend Setters of Tomorrow
OSAF
Connecting the Dots...
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Mission• To work for the betterment of FAST-NU, its faculty,
students and Alumni by– Fostering a beneficial relationship between the Alumni
and students of FAST-NU based upon providing ‘academic, intellectual, social, professional and financial’ assistance
– Supporting efforts to create and maintain the required environment, conducive to Research & Development inside the University.
– Bridging gaps between the Industry and FAST-NU• Helping FAST-NU ‘identify and develop’ the best intellectual resource pool
to serve the current and future needs of Industry
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Common Myths…
• OSAF is an unstructured society comprising of 4-5 overly enthusiastic members
• OSAF has representatives from Computer Science department only
• OSAF provides only scholarships and arranges yearly alumni homecoming
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Structure
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Body• OSAF body comprises of OSAF representatives
elected every year from each graduated batch• OSAF comprises of Computer Science, Engineering,
and Management Science graduates• 30+ members are serving on OSAF board• 100+ volunteers work for OSAF round the year• Over 1000+ Alumni make contributions to OFA
program every year
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Activities
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Monthly OSAF Meeting Sessions
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
List of Activities• OSAF Financial
Assistance Program• FAST-NU Employee's
Kids Education Fund• Annual Gazette• Alumni Homecoming• Alumni Sports Activities• Mentoring Program
• Alumni Networking• Seminars:
– Final Year Project (FYP) Orientation and Advisory
– Career Development & Higher Studies
• Job Placement & Mock Interviews
For Details:http://osaf.org.pk/activities.htm
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Souvenirs
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Contributions To FAST-NU(1999-2008)
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
• Over PKR 5 million contributed to University since 1999
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Achievements in 2008
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
5th Alumni Homecoming 2008
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Meeting with CS Faculty, Rector, Dean & P@SHAFor Details: http://meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p=13
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Mock Interview Sessions• OSAF organized ”Mock Interviews” session for Management
Science (MBA and BBA) students on March 28th, 29th 2008.
• Panelists from well reputed organizations like Mobilink, Wateen Telecom, Nestle, Nishat Chunian, Oracle Consultant etc. participated in this seminar.
• Panelists from Wateen, Nishat Chunian and Oracle shortlisted bright candidates for further interview.
For Details: http://meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p=21
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Seminars
• Final Year Project (FYP) Orientation and Advisory– OSAF in collaboration with IEEE-NUCES, held the Final Year Project
Orientation Seminar for the final year Computer Science and Telecommunication students.
• Career Development & Higher Studies– OSAF in collaboration with the Career Society of FAST-NU organized
this seminar. Alumni from reputed organizations like Microsoft, Mobilink, Techlogix, MetaApp, CambridgeDocs & LUMS participated as guest speakers.
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Carnegie Mellon University Seminar (details)
• Collaboration Meeting with Head Office of FAST-NU
• Masters Degree in Computer Science Ranked # 1 in the world
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
• Meeting with Alumni of Peshawar Campus (details)– Introduction of OSAF and its activities– Discussion on the idea of having one Alumni Body representing Alumni of all
campuses
• Inter-Campus Alumni Conference (details)– Creation of one Alumni Body representing Alumni of all campuses– FAST-NU Alumni Association (FAA) declared as parent Body– OSAF declared as the Lahore Chapter of FAA
• Meeting with Students (details)– OSAF’s introduction & its current Activities– Listening to their Issues, Problems
Important Meetings
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OFA Interview Session 2008• Close to PKR 1 million donated to University in year 2008
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Next Targets• Funds Generation
• Alumni Homecoming• Alumni Sports Activities• Gazette (ads space)• Technical Short-courses• Alumni Networking
– Collections– Alumni Cards– Souvenir Shop
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
… Next Targets• Help FAST-NU gain Global Recognition and Acceptance to
attract– International Employers– International Universities
• Help FAST-NU gain Local Recognition in disciplines recently introduced– Management Sciences– Engineering
• Feedbacks from Industry– Curriculum & Emerging Trends– General Impression of FAST-NU– Consumers’ Expectations/Demands
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Bottlenecks• University’s Limited Support
– Day & Time constraints to use Campus facilities– Communication Gap
• Insufficient Working Funds– Hard To Find Volunteers & Contributors
• Alumni at large just don’t want to keep a link as they find no sense of association, and would prefer going abroad or other local Institutes like LUMS for Masters/PhD because of
– ad-hoc rules & policies– tense relationship issues (accounts, academics, faculty)– lack of research facilities & research culture including very limited
financial support for Masters/PhD students & researchers
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Proposed Solutions
The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Proposed Solutions
• Few words by Alumni Representative (like President OSAF) in events like Convocation, Welcome, Farewell – Inviting members of Alumni Association as guests on recent
Convocation was a step forward in this regard initiated by Director, Lahore Campus, Dr. Arshad Hussain [worth appreciation]
• University inviting Alumni to attend homecoming event organized by University in collaboration with OSAF
• Designating an individual as representative of University to attend OSAF meetings