AUGUST 2017 Karachi Vol 1, Issue 2 SMIU CHRONICLE A Print Media Lab Publication Department of Media & Communication Inauguration of Grandson of SMI founder, Bilawal Bhutto Senate hall By Staff Reporter visits the campus KARACHI: Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, co-chairman of Sindh’s ‘Young people should ruling party, i naugurated the Senate come to the fore and Hall of SMIU on May 26, 2017 conquer the world with He also presided over a meeting of Vice Chancellors of various their knowledge, ideas universities of Sindh. It was also and vision for the future attended by Chief Minister Sindh of this nation’ Syed Murad Ali Shah, members of his cabinet, members of statuary By Hunain Ameen bodies of SMIU and senior faculty and officials of SMIU. KARACHI: ‘Today, as I stand here, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Vice at the threshold of one of the oldest Chancellor SMIU briefed the meeting institutions of modern knowledge in about higher education in Sindh. the Subcontinent, I am both humbled During the interactive session all the and filled with pride’, said Mr. Bilawal Vice Chancellors talked about the Bhutto Zardari, on his official issues of their universities and gave visit to Sindh Madressatul Islam some suggestions. CM Sindh Syed University (SMIU) on May 26, 2017. Murad Ali Shah assured the heads of He further said that he takes pride in the universities that the problems of being a descendent of Khan Bahadur Auditorium: Vice Chancellor SMIU Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Shaikh presents homage to chief guests: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Murad Ali Shah, CM Sindh — Muhammad Nasir Rafi /SMIU Hassanally Effendi —the Founder of this illustrious institution— and Khan Bahadur Mohammad youth through institutions that would a history such as this and having Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto— one of its Ayub Khuhro, and Shaikh Abdul open new doors for research based embraced the provision of quality finest students— who dedicated Majid Sindhi, just to name a few. knowledge building, coupled with education along with imparting his life to the fight for Pakistan. Talking about the students of SMIU opportunities to practise their newly practical knowledge to its students, Addressing the students and faculty of he said that seeing all these bright found skills and knowledge before the institution is all geared up for SMIU, he said that Sindh Madressatul eyed young people who are currently applying them to the real world. producing new legends who will Islam is the institution that educated pursuing their quest for quality Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali make us all proud with their success. Senate Hall: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari shaking hand with Vice Chancellor of SMIU, Dr some of the most renowned & higher education gave him renewed Shah also visited the university Earlier, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Muhammad Ali Shaikh after inagurating the dedicated educationalists, fine jurists hope for a modern and prosperous along with Mr. Bilawal Bhutto. He Vice Chancellor of SMIU in his Senate hall — Muhammad Nasir Rafi /SMIU and visionary leaders who went on to Pakistan that can compete with also appreciated and encouraged speech welcomed Mr. Bilawal, CM the universities and of their employees change the course of history of this bright minds anywhere in the world the efforts of SMIU team in Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Vice will be resolved on priority basis. nation and its people. Not only that, whilst simultaneously retaining spreading the quality education. Chancellors of various universities The VC and heads of higher but changed the very map of the world. pride in its own history and culture. Syed Murad Ali Shah said that SMIU of Sindh and other guests. educational institutes who attended Besides Quaid-e-Azam He was of the view that the is no stranger to prodigious achievers, Mr. Bilawal visited Jinnah the meeting were, Dr. Muhammad Mohammad Ali Jinnah himself upgradation of SMI University in such as Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad museum and took keen interest Ajmal Khan, VC Karachi University, other luminaries also studied 2012 was in accordance with the Ali Jinnah, Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto and in the relics of Quaid-e-Azam Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi, VC, here like Sir Abdullah Haroon, Sir vision towards improved higher Sir Abdullah Haroon to name a few. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Hassanally Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah, education opportunities for Pakistan’s He said that he is sure that with Effendi and other alumni of SMIU. Continued on Page 02 First national research conference on management, leadership & entrepreneurship “We need to produce priority to entrepreneurship as this (Meritorious Professor, Mehran sector generates job opportunities University), Prof. Dr. Rizwan leadership and for people of the country. He Raheem (Indus University), Dr. Asif encourage also talked on importance of Khan (Head Human Resources and entrepreneurship” business in the present-day world. Succession Planning Management By Poorab Sarhan Prof. Dr. Abuzar Wajidi, Director Wing, National Bank of Pakistan) & Institute of Health & Business Prof. Dr. Zahid Ali Channar (Dean, KARACHI: The first National Management, Jinnah Sindh Medical Faculty of Management, Business Research Conference on Management, University said that the concept Administration and Commerce) Leadership and Entrepreneurship, of management has been changed while the co-chairs of the sessions organized by the Department of today. Now people don’t want to were Dr. Mohammad Asim (Associate Business Administration of Sindh NRCMLE - 2017: Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Mohammad Ali Shaikh with keynote speakers of think globally, but act globally. Professor, KUBS), Dr. Mian Abdullah the national conference held at SMIU — Muhammad Nasir Rafi /SMIU Madressatul Islam University Prof. Dr. Aurangzeb in his speech said Tahir (Deputy Director, Monetary (SMIU) at Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto speech, he said that despite having people to become entrepreneurs. that this is the era of collaboration Policy Department, State Bank of Auditorium May 24th, 2017. huge resources in the country, He also said that SMIU is publishing and not of the competition. He was Pakistan), Dr. Ahmer Qasim Qazi Theme of the conference was we have not progressed much in research journals of international of the view that the role of leadership (Assistant Professor, SMIU), Dr. Management, Leadership, and research work including fields like standard that shows SMIU’s has changed in the present-day world. Mujeeb ur Rahman Abro (Assistant Entrepreneurship. Topics presented science, technology, management, preference being given to the research. Earlier Prof. Dr. Zahid Ali Channar, Professor, SMIU), Dr. Subhash in the conference ranged from leadership and entrepreneurship. The keynote speakers of the Dean, Faculty of Management, Guriro (Assistant Professor, SMIU), Leadership, Entrepreneurship, “In the colonial era, there were event were Prof. Dr. Aurangzeb, Business Administration and Dr. Ambreen Fazal (Assistant Human Recourse Management, fewer resources; technical and other Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rais Alvi, Commerce welcomed the guests Professor, SMIU) and Dr. Stephen Marketing, Accounting and facilities but we got best railway Director (KASBIT), Prof. Dr. and said that the basic objective John (Assistant Professor, SMIU) Finance, Economics, Marketing, system, local bodies system, education Abuzar Wajdi (Director Institute of organizing this conference is to There were total of 60 abstracts Organizational Behavior, IT system and other civic facilities. On of Health & Business Management, promote research culture in the & full papers received against call management, Supply Chain the contrary, the country has less Jinnah Sindh Medical University). country. He further stressed, “The for papers for the consideration Management, Strategic Management, progressed today, when we have more Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rais Alvi, prime aim of tertiary level education in the conference though only 21 International Business Management, resources and educated manpower,” Director KASBIT, in his keynote is to conduct research. Therefore, research papers were selected to Operations Management to Dr. Muhammad Ali Shaikh said and address said that SMIU has taken fostering research is an integral part be presented in NRCMLE. Event Small Business Management. added that it’s a need of the day, that we a good initiative to encourage of the strategies of SMI University.” was attended by distinguished The event was inaugurated by should produce dynamic leadership research in the country by The Conference had four sessions scholars of research from Worthy Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. in all fields of the society, improve organizing research conference. which were the sessions were chaired Muhammad Ali Shaikh. In inaugural management system and encourage He was of the view that he gives by Prof. Dr. Iqbal A. Panhwar Contined on Page 02 02 SMIU CHRONICLE | AUGUST 2017 UNIVERSITY NEWS Strategic goals for Pakistani higher education institutions -Experience of past, present and future By Staff Reporter KARACHI: Quality Enhancement Cell of Sindh Madressatual Islam University organized an online seminar on “Strategic Goals for Pakistani Higher Education Institutions -Experience of Past, Present and Future” at Senate Hall of the university. It was attended the staff from Garrison College University, Lahore, University of Sarghodha, Fatima Jinnah University, Rawalpindi, Indus University, Karachi, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto University, Liyari, and the Higher Education Commission’s regional office, Karachi. While addressing the seminar, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh,