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ISSUE NO. 01 September 2017 ISSUE NO. 01 September 2017 h News Corners LUMS and Library News Indexing of News Papers The News, Dawn, Business Recorder New Book List List of new arrivals Journal table of Contents Management, Marketing, Business, Economic, Law Indexing of SCOPUS Publications LUMS publications Book of the Month Barnes & Noble best seller book News Corner LUMS hosts regional research products showcasing event to celebrate 15 years of HEC Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) hosted the Regional Research Products Showcasing Event for Central Punjab in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Regional Centre, Lahore, on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Syed Raza Ali Gilani, Minister of Higher Education, Government of Punjab, inaugurated the ceremony. A total of 18 universities displayed innovative products and prototypes having a strong impact on society and economy. “HEC has played a significant role in developing a prosperous Pakistan through strengthening the basis for a knowledge-based economy and I endorse the efforts made by the organisation,” commented Mr. Gilani at the event. He particularly lauded the efforts of LUMS in organising such a grand event. A panel of independent judges nominated and shortlisted the top three products for participation in the mega showcasing event to be held later at Pak China Centre Islamabad on October 5, 2017, where the Prime Minister of Pakistan will inaugurate the ceremony. This showcasing event is part of a series of events being held to honour HEC for successfully completing 15 years of its services and to highlight its achievements in the higher education sector on different platforms. “Today’s event is about celebrating 15 years of existence of HEC in Pakistan and give people a glimpse of the innovative activities that are going on in our universities, how they are focusing on local and international problems and how the work that they are doing can actually make Pakistan a developed country,” said Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi, Vice Chancellor, LUMS. Some of the notable institutes, who showcased their products, processes, community development tasks and research publications among other projects that have an impact on society and economy, included Forman Christian College, Lahore; Government College for Women University, Faisalabad; Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore; University of Agriculture, Faisalabad; University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila; University of Central Punjab, Lahore and University of Gujrat, Gujrat among others. The event was well attended by provincial government representatives, vice chancellors, heads of departments, academicians, students and guests from the corporate and business sectors, international partners and other stakeholders of higher education institutes within central Punjab. Student mentored by LUMS physics faculty publishes research in royal society open science The faculty at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) considers that an active programme in scientific outreach is vital for the educational progress of our society. In this vein, Physics Department's Muhammad Sabieh Anwar, Associate Professor and his team at the Physlab, have been engaged in community outreach through one of the country's largest science festivals, reaching out to schools infusing a never ending quest for scientific inquisitiveness, conducting regional lab immersion programmes and sharing physics experiments with Universities across Pakistan. The Physlab was approached by the Pakistani organisers of the International Young Physics Talent Competition, considered the World Cup of Physics, for preparing and mentoring the Pakistani team comprising of students from around the country. Working with Dr. Anwar and the Physlab staff comprising Azeem Iqbal, Umar Hasan and Muhammad Rizwan, these students addressed ten original problems ranging from mind-baffling phenomena such as electric honeycombs, hot water geysers, rollers on rollers, magnetic trains, ultra-hydrophobic water, acoustic lenses and mechanical machines to generate random numbers. The coaching was completed during an intensive three month long period where these five students were guided towards finding innovative and rigorous solutions to the assigned problems. Muhammad Shaheer Niazi’s work on the electric honeycomb involved building a structure that enabled the application of high voltages, constructing a housing with transparent conductive electrodes, and infrared imaging techniques that the LUMS Physlab specialises in. Dr. Anwar, not only provided him access to laboratories to conduct research but also ensured that the Physics department helped him with machining, setting up the equipment and doing rounds of the markets to ensure the best results. “We at LUMS are extremely delighted that we could provide the physical environment and the intimate mentoring to young Pakistani students such as Niazi and his teammates. This was Pakistan's first appearance in the international competition and we are expecting to support the Pakistani team again,” said Dr. Anwar. LUMS hosts the launch of nestle Pakistan water plan In a rare alliance across the corporate sector, academia, think tanks, the development sector and the government of Pakistan, the Nestlé Pakistan Water Plan was unveiled at LUMS on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. The coalition was led by Nestlé Pakistan with Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), WWF Pakistan (World Wildlife Fund), Department of Agriculture, Government of Punjab and the Pakistan Agriculture Research Centre (PARC). Today, one of the major threats faced by Pakistan is water scarcity. It is the third most water stressed country in the world, with the current per capita annual water availability of 1,017 cubic meters (down from 1,500 cubic meters in 2009). There are scientific guesstimates that the country may run dry by 2025, if immediate, collective action is not taken. The Nestlé Pakistan Water Plan aims to bring together multiple partners to preserve and protect water resources by leveraging research and technology to reduce and recycle water, introduce sustainable agricultural techniques to reduce water use vis-a-vis increased yield and provide access to clean and safe water within communities. Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi, Vice Chancellor LUMS reiterated the stance, commenting, “LUMS is proud to play a role in addressing the water scarcity issue as it is imperative that we come together to resolve this for our present and future generations”. At the occasion, Bruno Olierhoek, Managing Director, Nestlé Pakistan declared Nestlé Pakistan’s commitments to the water cause in the coming years. He said, “Our Shiekhupura Factory was Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certified in 2017 and we aim to get the remaining three factories certified by AWS standards by the end of 2019. We will increase the number of drinking water facilities to seven in 2018 with a new installation in Kabirwala. Furthermore, we want to promote drip irrigation amongst other water efficient initiatives. By the end of 2017, drip irrigation will be implemented on 68 acres of land leading to a water saving of 147 mio litres which will be further extended to 185 acres resulting in savings of over 400 mio litres by the end of 2019.” LUMS alumnus appointed stanford University Faculty Member LUMS graduate of BSc Economics 2008, Saad Gulzar has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Dr. Gulzar earned his PhD from New York University in 2017 and has previously studied at Columbia University and the National University of Singapore. He uses field experiments and data from government programmes to study the determinants of politician and bureaucratic effort toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. His work has been published in the American Political Science Review and has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab's Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr. Gulzar is also a junior fellow at the Association for Analytical Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies, a research fellow in political economy at the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan, and an affiliate of the Consortium for Development Policy Research. LUMS holds first CSS mentorship session The LUMS Office of Alumni Relations joined hands with the LUMS Career Services Office and the CSS Alumni Association on the evening of Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 for a Central Superior Services (CSS) Mentorship Session. As an event under the new alumni relations brand, SPARK-Pro, which aims to be a premier event series for profession development and career advancement, this session was the first in what will be a series of four CSS mentorship sessions taking place over the next few months. Every year the number of LUMS graduates appearing for the Central Superior Services (CSS) examinations increases, and more and more alumni and students incline themselves towards this career path. In light of this, the LUMS Offices, along with the alumni who are already serving after having passed CSS, wanted to cater to the community’s needs and provide them with the support and resources required for such a hefty endeavour. The session was conducted by a panel of alumni, who are all CSS officers, and included Furqan Ashraf, BSc 2014; Ejaz Sarwar, BSc 2014; Shahzad Mehboob, BSc 2012; Bilal Ahmed, BS 2014 and Eesha Syed, BSc 2015. With over 200 alumni and students in the room, all eyes were on Ashraf as he began the session with a brief presentation about the what, where, when and how of the CSS examination. He outlined the core information about the exam, explained the differences between the various service groups, and addressed both the advantages and the drawbacks of this profession. “Civil service seems to be a very lucrative job, and indeed it is, but it is not without its challenges,” he said. At the end of the interactive session, Sarwar left the students and alumni with a few final words of inspiration.
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