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Patron Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation Chief Editor M. Javed Iqbal Education Programmer September 2015 Monthly Vol. 13 No. 9 From the Chairman PSF, Lanzhou University sign MoU for Scientific and Technological Cooperation Govt to invest in human resource development: Rana Tanveer Human capital is the strength of country, so, the present government has decided to invest in developing our human resource, said Federal Minister for Science and Technology (S&T) Mr. Rana Tanveer The developed countries are Hussain. heavily investing in science and The Federal Minister was technology (S&T) and public speaking as the Chief Guest at a and private sectors are equally ceremony regarding signing of MoU on Scientific and Federal Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain and others witness signing of contributing to it. As the result, MoU by PSF Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf and Lanzhou University China, President they are reaping the fruits of fast Technological Cooperation Prof. Dr. Wang Cheng. between Pakistan Science Federal Secretary for S&T Mr. given due emphasis to scientific and technological Foundation (PSF) and Lanzhou Fazal Abbas Mekan, senior knowledge in its Vision 2025. developments which are leading U n i v e r s i t y, C h i n a o n officers form Ministry of S&T “We are committed to fully to socio-economic progress and September 29, 2015 at PSF, a n d h e a d s o f S & T support the programmes for ever improving living standard Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, organizations also attended the providing opportunities to of their people. Even countries Islamabad. ceremony to witness the MoU young scholars for their like Ethiopia, Kenya and PSF Chairman Prof. Dr. signing. scientific development, he said Nigeria used S&T as a tool of Muhammad Ashraf and The Minister said that adding, in this regard, PSF has Lanzhou University China, Scientific education is the main also been given the task of national development and made President Prof. Dr. Wang source of development, “Science Talent Farming marvelous progress in various Cheng signed the MoU. therefore, the Government has Scheme” to hunt young fields, especially in agriculture scientific minds and prepare and industry. them to become professional Unfortunately, due to many scientists of future. reasons the developing and The signing of this MoU today underdeveloped countries have is a step in right direction as either ignored the importance these special occasions provide S&T or investing very little in it an opportunity and direction to our scientific community to on the pretext of shortage of make their efforts, Rana f u n d s a n d b u d g e t a r y Tanveer Hussain said. Continued on page 2 Federal Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain addresses a ceremony regarding signing of MoU between Pakistan Science Foundation and Lanzhou University China. He showed his immense I 45TH Meeting of PSF Board Project Formulation Workshop PSF and Turkish Experts President of China's Lanzhou N of Trustees Held at University of Poonch, AJK Visit NIFA University Visits PMNH S I D E 2 3 4 5 PSF NEWSLETTER 2 From the Chairman pleasure over current visit of Mr. Fazal Abbas Mekan spoke crops on dry-land in Lanzhou constraints. It is a common Chinese delegates. He felt it is a on the Pak-China economic region. He said that the same saying “where there is a will, noble endeavor as Pakistan is corridor and termed it the technology is being transferred an agro-based economy, and its beginning of a new era of to Pakistan and the Chinese there is away”, and we have to major proportion of GDP economic development in the team in collaboration with find out the way to overcome the depends on agriculture. He was region. He said that this MoU is Sargodha University, Pakistan problem of funds shortage by confident that the technology being instituted between two is busy experimentation on the learning and benefitting from the introduced by Chinese friends prestigious institutions of University land in Sargodha. experiences of other countries. will lead us to transform our Pakistan and China. He said Under the MoU, PSF and the T h e g l o b a l i z a t i o n h a s b a r r e n l a n d i n t o m o s t this MoU will open new vistas Lanzhou University have revolutionized the world and productive. He applauded the of cooperation between the two agreed to establish scientific many under-developed countries efforts of the Chairman PSF brotherly countries. a n d t e c h n o l o g i c a l and his team. He thanked Prof. Speaking on the occasion, PSF collaboration which would be realizing the situation are Dr. Wang Cheng and the C h a i r m a n P r o f . D r . of mutual advantage to both progressing by adopting Chinese delegates for visiting Muhammad Ashraf said that Institutions. To strengthen such technologies and scientific Pakistan and for interacting Lanzhou University, China, is collaboration, both institutions methodologies of other countries with Pakistani scientists and among the 400 top universities have agreed for active research through mutual collaborations providing them technological of the world. He highlighted collaboration in the fields of and scientific and technological help and guidance. China's success in growing Natural and Physical Sciences. cooperation. 45TH Meeting of PSF Board of Trustees Held Pakistan is a developing country Electronics and Computer and doesn't have enough E n g i n e e r i n g , M e h r a n resources to make heavy University of Engineering & investment in S&T. Technology, Jamshoro; Prof. In such a situation it is need of the Dr. Ikram-ul-Haq, Professor hour that the higher institutions E m e r i t u s , I n s t i t u t e o f of education and S&T and Industrial Biotechnology, Research and Development G o v e r n m e n t C o l l e g e institutions of the country may University, Lahore; Prof. Dr. M. Aslam Baig, Consultant, forge cooperation with similar A group photo of PSF Board of Trustees after the meeting. The 45th Meeting of PSF R e c t o r / V C , A l - K h a i r National Centre for Physics, institutions of other countries for Board of Trustees was held on University, Islamabad; Prof. Quaid-i-Azam University, sharing and generation of September 10, 2015, which Dr. M. Masoom Yasinzai, Islamabad; Prof. Dr. Khan scientific and technological was presided over by the Rector, International Islamic B a h a d u r M a r w a t , V C , knowledge and transfer of Foundation Chairman, Prof. University, Islamabad; Prof. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto technology. They should also set Dr. Muhammad Ashraf. Dr. M.A.K. Malghani, Pro- University, Sheringal, Dir priority areas for cooperation Almost all members of the VC, Balochistan University of Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram keeping in view the needs of the Board attended the meeting Information Technology and which approved the PSF Shaikh, Member Science, PSF, country. M a n a g e m e n t S c i e n c e s , budget for the fiscal 2015-16. Quetta; Prof. Dr. Bhwani Islamabad and Mr. Hasnat With the IT revolution, the world The Board also took important Shankar Chaudhary, Dean, Ahmed Qureshi, Member has become a global village and decisions on the Foundation's Faculty of Electronical, Finance, Islamabad. even a developed country can't policy and administrative survive in isolation. Pakistan matters. Science Foundation has signed Those who attended the MoUs of cooperation with meeting included Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani, various S&T institutions of Chairman, Pakistan Council different countries for joint for Science & Technology, research projects, sharing Islamabad; Prof. Dr. M. Qasim knowledge and technology and Jan, Advisor, COMSTECH, using science for world peace Islamabad; Prof. Dr. Nilofar and benefit of humanity. The S&T Shiekh, Vice Chancellor (VC), institutions must follow the suit to Preston University, Karachi; achieve the targets of national Prof. Dr. M.D. Shami, Former Chairman, PSF, Islamabad; development. PSF Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf presides over 45th Meeting of PSF Board of Trustees Prof. Dr. A.Q. Ansari, on September 10, 2015. 3 PSF NEWSLETTER PSF Organizes Project Formulation Workshop at University of Poonch, AJK Pakistan Science Foundation and adjoining areas. under its Natural Sciences Proceedings of the inaugural Linkage Programme has been session started with recitation organizing a series of Project of Holy Quran. Addressing the Formulation Workshop for the occasion, Vice Chancellor, c a p a c i t y b u i l d i n g o f University of Poonch, Dr. researchers across the country. Muhammad Kaleem Abassi, So far, eleven workshops have AJK welcomed the PSF team, been organized across the worthy guests and thanked country. PSF for organizing the Two days workshop on project workshop at the University of formulation held on Sep 02-03, Poonch, AJK Dr. Mirza Habib PSF Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf chairs the inaugural session of fund-winning research 2015 at the University of Ali, Director Research projects formulation workshop at the University of Poonch, Rawalakot. Poonch, AJK. The workshop Support, PSF explained the writing, create awareness opportunities. The scientists was aimed to increase the role of PSF for the promotion about PSF-NSLP funding and faculty of the university research proposal writing skills of S&T in the country and process and procedures and to need to explore new avenues of scientists working in main objectives of the encourage scientists to for project funding and different public sector workshop.

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