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BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Newsletter Volume: 92 Newsletter Volume: 76 1 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Our Vision To be among the leading universities of the world - accessible to all, imparting quality education and promoting cutting edge research. Mission Statement At BUITEMS, we are committed to providing quality education with focus on research and to equip students with the art of living as productive members of society, contributing to the socio-economic uplift of Pakistan in general, and Balochistan in particular. Our Goals s To provide outstanding academic programs that further strengthen our performance, pre-eminence and efficiency. s To provide an excellent teaching and learning environment to students to reach a level that matches the atmosphere prevailing at best universities in the world. s To raise revenues from partnerships, research grants and technology transfer while strengthening our ability to more effectively invest and allocate resources for education. Newsletter Volume: 92 Our Core Values Accountability: We are committed stewards of the human, fiscal and physical resources entrusted to us. Diversity : We recognize that diversity leads to excellence, enhancing our teaching, scholarship and service as well as our ability to respect and interact with people. Integrity : We practice honesty, truth and integrity in all that we do. Respect: We treat each other with civility, dignity and respect. Social We contribute to intellectual, cultural, spiritual and economic well-being responsibility: of the society. 2 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education CONTENTS Ÿ Charity Activity 06 Ÿ Seminar on NFC Award 06 Ÿ Seminar on “Occupational Safety and Health” 07 Ÿ Seminar on Academic Writing 08 Ÿ OBA based Re-Accreditation of Department of Chemical Engineering 09 Ÿ Workshop on "Advanced MS Excel" 09 Ÿ 29th Meeting of Advanced Studies and Research Board 10 Ÿ Farewell Lunch by Economics Department 10 Ÿ Training Workshop on “Administrative Skills, Leadership and Motivation, Stress Management & Communication Skills” 11 Ÿ Shahveer Jafry Visited BUITEMS 11 Ÿ Farewell and Welcome Get Together 12 Ÿ A Talk on Philosophy of Emotion 12 Ÿ Book Collection Campaign for Buleda Library 12 Ÿ Peer Saqib Raza Mustafai Visited Buitems 13 Newsletter Volume: 92 Newsletter Volume: 76 Ÿ Workshop on “Professional Development Skills” 13 Ÿ 4th Innovation Summit, Balochistan-2019 14 Ÿ Seminar On “The Revocation of Article 370: Constitutional and Political Analysis of Kashmir Issue” 14 Ÿ ERASMUS + PROGRAMME 15 Ÿ “Awareness Session on Self-Assessment on Campus Sustainability for Higher Education Institutions” 15 Ÿ Honor of BUITEMS (Department of Chemical Engineering, FOEA) 16 Ÿ Honor for BUITEMS 16 Ÿ MS IR Thesis Defense 16 Ÿ Drawing Test for admission Fall 2019 17 Ÿ GRE Guidance Session 17 3 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Newsletter Volume: 92 4 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Editorial Universities play an important role as leaders in teaching and learning, in education, research and technology. Universities can help in providing with the new knowledge and skills needed to meet the challenges of sustainable development in a community, in raising public awareness and providing preconditions for informed decision-making, and responsible behavior. Universities are considered to have been regarded as key institutions in processes of social change and development. Another role that universities may play is in the building of new institutions of civil society, in developing new cultural values, and in training and socializing people of the new social era. Faculty Development which aims at enhancing and improving the qualifications and knowledge generation competencies of the university faculty have been a priority at BUITEMS. The third quarter has been very promising in this regard as faculty are joining back after successful completion of PhD studies. They are huge resources for the country in the fields of research and education. The most important role they have been assigned is the production of highly skilled manpower and research output to meet perceived targets. Universities play an important role in moral and ethical uplift of the society. At BUITEMS the students learn to deliver and return to the society by participating in community services. Throughout the year different sessions are being conducted for professional as well as personal development of the faculty and students. Moral standards authenticated by religions scripture and talks further inculcate moral understanding among the youth particularly. Newsletter Volume: 92 Newsletter Volume: 76 The University has been assuming the form of a hallmark of Quetta vale. People from various walks of life visiting the city, find BUITEMS to be the hope for better Baluchistan and bright Pakistan. The outstanding and state of the art infrastructure leave the visitors with many preconceived and stereotyped image of the region, awestruck. Moreover, the tradition of imparting hope was in full bloom during the third quarter as well. BUITEMS is just an example of a university strengthening and leading its nation. If every educational institute in the country starts working to this end, our country would develop by leaps and bounds. The only thing required is a sense of dedication and an urge to work for the betterment of the nation. 5 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Charity Activity Reported by: Mufti Muhammad Farooq Mufti Muhammad Farooq, Lecturer, FABS with his students: Muhammad Rafiullah Faisal, Mubashira Nabi, Kabisha Anwer and Samiullah from Electronic Engineering 4th semester organized a donation drive during the Holy month of Ramzan 2019. They were tasked to collect funds from the faculties at BUITEMS. The collected funds were then distributed to three deserving families. Seminar on NFC Award A seminar was conducted by the Economics Department Reported by: Sahar Faiz Khan on “NFC Award and Post Budget Analysis” on July 3, 2019 at BUITEMS City Campus Quetta. Mr. Mahfooz Ali Khan, coordinator Governance & Policy Project, Planning and Development Department Newsletter Volume: 92 was the speaker. His previous experience includes 6 years as Finance Secretary in Balochistan government, and served in numerous positions such as; Additional Accountant General Pakistan Revenue, Additional Secretary Finance Department Balochistan, Controller Military Accounts Quetta Command, Director National Institute of Public Administration and Director General, NIM . The session began with the recitation of Holy Quran by Ms. Sahar Faiz Khan. The speaker then was invited to present his views regarding the Pakistan Budget to the audience comprised of faculty and students. He shed light over various issues and challenges associated with the federal budget. After the seminar, there was a Q&A session. The chairperson Economics Department Mr. Muhammad Jawad Khan thanked the guest speaker for his presentation and presented him with a souvenir. 6 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Seminar on “Occupational Safety and Health” Reported by: Fakhra Ramzan The Directorate of Human Resource Development in collaboration with Department of Mining, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, BUITEMS organized a one day seminar on "Occupational Safety and Health" for the engineering faculty and students on July 4, 2019 at Takatu Campus, Quetta. The seminar began with the name of Allah followed by a brief introduction of the seminar and the resource person. Professor, Dr. Syed Muhammad Ali Shah, welcomed all the participants and resource person, Engr. Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz, Managing Director ENERPOOL, Lahore. He emphasized that Individual perception about unfair treatment by the organization leads to adverse effects on a person’s motivation and performance. Officials from PMDC Balochistan, Inspectorate of Mines, Govt. of Balochistan, mining and geological engineers from various fields of Balochistan, faculty members of the department and final year students attended the seminar. Prof. Dr. Khan Gul Jadoon appreciated the active participation of participants during the seminar . In the end, the Chairperson, Department Mining Engineering, Engr. Zaheer Kasi thanked the resource person, participants and Directorate of HRD. Later, the resource person and participants were requested for a group photo. Newsletter Volume: 92 Newsletter Volume: 76 7 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Seminar on Academic Writing Reported by Dr. Nadeem Uz Zaman To nurture research orientated culture at BUITEMS the PhD students with their instructor Dr. Nadeem Uz Zaman, Assistant Professor from the Department of Management Sciences, BUITEMS, organized a one-day Seminar on Academic Writing on July 8, 2019, for the MS students and faculty at BUITEMS. The seminar’s themes and their respective speakers were as follows: 1. Dos and Don’ts of a Good Literature Review by Dr. Zainab Bibi, Professor IMS, University of Balochistan (UOB), Quetta 2. In-text Citations and Referencing Using Mendeley by Mr. Muhammad Izzah Saqlain Janjua, PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences, BUITEMS 3. An Orientation to Reviewing Literature Using Atlas.ti by Dr. Nadeem-Uz-Zaman, Assistant Professor, Department of Man- agement Sciences, BUITEMS 4. Modes of Discourse in Academic Writing by Mr. Abdul Rehman Langove, PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences, BUIT- EMS Newsletter Volume: 92 90 participants attended the seminar hailing from different universities such as BUITEMS, BUITEMS Zhob Campus, University