BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Newsletter Volume: 81 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 X To provide outstanding academic programs that further strengthen our performance, pre-eminence and efficiency. X 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. X 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: 81 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 v BUITEMS Architecture Student in USA 06 v Association of Common Wealth Universities (ACU) 06 v Voluntary Awareness Sessions 07 v Youth Mobilization Campaign 07 v Achievement of Department of Information Technology 08 v Training on “Preparing and Maintaining Course File” 08 v Second BAE IAP Roundtable Meeting of HODS 09 v Envisioning Change, Inspiring Faculty in Higher Education 09 v Cyber Security Awareness Week 10 v Third International Conference on Emerging Issues in Management & Economics (ICEIME), 2016 10 v Sleep Management Workshop 12 v Training on Effective Communication Skills 12 v BUITEMS Inter-Faculty Football League Championship-2016 13 v Board of Studies Meeting 13 v BUITEMS Won All Balochistan Inter-University Debate Competition 13 v Re-Accreditation visit 14 v International art workshop in Orlando Florida, USA 14 v Painting exhibition at Dushanbe, Tajikistan 15 v HRCP Debate Competition 15 v Solo Painting Exhibition at Royaat Gallery 16 Newsletter Volume: 81 Newsletter Volume: 76 v BUITEMS in Community Service – Mentors in Enterprise Challenge Pakistan 16 v PCATP Visited BUITEMS 17 v Final Year Thesis Display 17 v Workshop on Data Analysis Techniques using SPSS & STATA 18 v Workshop on Supply Chain Management 18 v Joint consultative meeting of BUITEMS, JICA Pakistan and AKITA University Japan 19 v Paintings Exhibition West Bengal India 20 v Welcome and Farewell Party 20 v HEC Intervarsity Shooting (M&W) Championship 2016-17 20 v Business Idea Competition 2016 Imagination to Innovation and Realization 21 v Meeting of Board of Studies 22 v Meeting of Board of Studies 23 v Farewell and welcome party 23 v Re-Accreditation visit for BS (Geological Engineering) 23 v Meeting of BUITEMS Academic Council 24 v Seminar on Issues of Governance and National Security in Pakistan 24 v International conference on Entrepreneurship 25 v BUITEMS 12th Convocation 26 v Honor for BUITEMS Family 28 3 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Newsletter Volume: 81 4 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Editorial The classic cultural role of a university was a product of a specific set of historical circumstances related to a nationally framed education and cultural infrastructure. Universities now face a new environment which is changing their cultural relationship with the community. These circumstances can be understood as a number of push and pull factors which, considered together, are encouraging universities to engage more with their locality or region. However, at the same time, universities are also being exposed to greater levels of globalization and are increasingly connected to the non-local and the trans-local. BUITEMS has always stressed upon how a university’s research and educational programs participate and contribute addressing the challenges faced by our nation and country’s indigenous societies. The University is beginning to look to the arts not only as a key part of our cultural lives, but also as an integral component in its educational mission. Cyber-security is a challenge that extends beyond national boundaries and requires global cooperation with no single group, country or agency claiming ownership. It is an area of much debate, interest and attention. Given the importance of thorough Information Assurance and Security education throughout the Information Technology curriculum, a Newsletter Volume: 81 wider-reaching emphasis in cyber-security with advanced topics would add value to many Newsletter Volume: 76 existing IT Programs. The IT academic literature recognizes Information Assurance and Security as a key element of IT education with space both in the core and in the advanced curriculum. Within the pillars of IT education, it is placed appropriately across the top of the five topical pillars and described as a binding thread. Indeed, this is the approach desired and pursued by BUITEMS to ensure that an awareness of the need for security is instilled in students during their studies at the University. 5 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education BUITEMS Architecture Student in USA Reported by: Ar. Naveed ur Rehman Anwar Ms. Iqra Abbasi, BUITEM’S student of the Department of Architecture, on December 15, 2016, went to South Dakota State University, USA under US Cultural Exchange program for the fall 2016 semester. The international students of third-year architecture including Ms. Iqra Abbasi, were assigned to design a building structure for a space at the intersection of Volga’s Second Street and Kasan Avenue USA. This competition for design was held in the Architecture 351 Building Collaborations Studio. Iqra Abbasi’s design was chosen to be the best and was implemented at the site in 2017. The selection of her unique and innovative design in the US is a matter of pride for both BUITEMS and the country. Newsletter Volume: 81 Association of Common Wealth Universities (ACU) The Vice Chancellor Reported by: Manzoor Hussain BUITEMS, Mr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai (SI) was appointed as member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Council for a period of three years, on October 24, 2016 . The Council is the governing body of the ACU, responsible for overseeing the ACU’s activities and determining its future direction. ACU is the world’s first and oldest international university network, established in 1913. It seeks to address issues in international higher education through a range of projects, networks, and events. The ACU has over 500 member institutions in 37 countries across the Commonwealth and out of them 25 member institutions are from Pakistan. The appointment of BUITEMS Vice Chancellor on this prestigious forum is not only matter of great pride and honor for the University but is also of significant importance for all the Pakistani universities as he like always will contribute for the achievement of higher education nationally. 6 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Voluntary Awareness Sessions On October 01, 2016 Muhammad Asif and Dilawar Reported by: Mohammad Baqir Khan, students of Department of Economics, conducted a session for class 9th &10th students of Ibn-e-Sina Public High School Nawa Killi, Quetta regarding the facilities, study programs and infrastructure and career counseling at BUITEMS. Again on October 8, 2016, they conducted another session for the students of 8th, 9th and 10th class of Jinnah Grammar High School Nawa Killi Quetta, introducing BUITEMS. Youth Mobilization Campaign A youth mobilization campaign of exposure visit of Reported by: Anmol Zeb Khan, Sandara Maqbool university students from all over Balochistan was organized by DEVOTE, a non-profit Organization for deserving victims of terrorism Balochistan, Head Quarters Southern Command and CM Secretariat Balochistan from September 25 to October 02, 2016. Newsletter Volume: 81 Newsletter Volume: 76 The students started their journey from Staff College Quetta with a briefing by Commander Southern Command, followed by a dinner arranged by the Chief Minister Balochistan at Quetta Club on September 26, 2016. The students visited Alama Iqbal Open University, Quaid-e-Azam University and International Islamic University. At COMSATS a cultural night was organized in which the students from BUITEMS participated. The students also visited PAK Army Museum, NUST University and Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, followed by interaction with High Army officials and cadets from Balochistan. An honorary lunch was also arranged at Baloch Regiment Center. 7 BUITEMS Quality & Excellence in Education Achievement of Department of Information Technology Reported by: Mohammad Imran The BS Information Technology study program was reaccredited by the National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC) and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan on October 3, 2016 and was awarded a W category. W rating is awarded to those programs that achieve excellence and highest possible satisfactory levels in their relative disciplines.