OSAF Old Students Association of FAST-NU

The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk

E-mail: osaf@nu.edu.pk

OSAFOld Students Association of

FAST-NU

est. 1996

The Old Students Association of FAST-NUWeb: www.osaf.org.pk

E-mail: osaf@nu.edu.pk

Contents

• Introduction• OSAF Activities• OSAF Achievements in 2008• Next Targets• Bottlenecks• Proposed Solutions

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Introduction

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Who We Are?

• OSAF (Old Students Association of FAST-NU) • Lahore Chapter of FAST-NU Alumni

Association (FAA) – Registered as NGO• Ambitious graduates of FAST-NU who want to

work for the betterment of their Alma Mater, Its Students, Alumni and the Society.

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Alumni

Pillars of Any Educational Institute

BOGSStudents

Industry

Faculty

Admin

Different Roles – Same Objective

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FAST Foundation

Faculty

BOGS & Officers

Admin Students

Industry Alumni

Best Intellectual Resource Pool

Scientists, Leaders and Trend Setters of Tomorrow

OSAF

Connecting the Dots...

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OSAF Mission• To work for the betterment of FAST-NU, its faculty,

students and Alumni by– Fostering a beneficial relationship between the Alumni

and students of FAST-NU based upon providing ‘academic, intellectual, social, professional and financial’ assistance

– Supporting efforts to create and maintain the required environment, conducive to Research & Development inside the University.

– Bridging gaps between the Industry and FAST-NU• Helping FAST-NU ‘identify and develop’ the best intellectual resource pool

to serve the current and future needs of Industry

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Common Myths…

• OSAF is an unstructured society comprising of 4-5 overly enthusiastic members

• OSAF has representatives from Computer Science department only

• OSAF provides only scholarships and arranges yearly alumni homecoming

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OSAF Structure

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OSAF Body• OSAF body comprises of OSAF representatives

elected every year from each graduated batch• OSAF comprises of Computer Science, Engineering,

and Management Science graduates• 30+ members are serving on OSAF board• 100+ volunteers work for OSAF round the year• Over 1000+ Alumni make contributions to OFA

program every year

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OSAF Activities

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Monthly OSAF Meeting Sessions

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List of Activities• OSAF Financial

Assistance Program• FAST-NU Employee's

Kids Education Fund• Annual Gazette• Alumni Homecoming• Alumni Sports Activities• Mentoring Program

• Alumni Networking• Seminars:

– Final Year Project (FYP) Orientation and Advisory

– Career Development & Higher Studies

• Job Placement & Mock Interviews

For Details:http://osaf.org.pk/activities.htm

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OSAF Souvenirs

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Contributions To FAST-NU(1999-2008)

0

200000

400000

600000

800000

1000000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

• Over PKR 5 million contributed to University since 1999

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OSAF Achievements in 2008

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5th Alumni Homecoming 2008

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Meeting with CS Faculty, Rector, Dean & P@SHAFor Details: http://meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p=13

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Mock Interview Sessions• OSAF organized ”Mock Interviews” session for Management

Science (MBA and BBA) students on March 28th, 29th 2008.

• Panelists from well reputed organizations like Mobilink, Wateen Telecom, Nestle, Nishat Chunian, Oracle Consultant etc. participated in this seminar.

• Panelists from Wateen, Nishat Chunian and Oracle shortlisted bright candidates for further interview.

For Details: http://meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p=21

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Seminars

• Final Year Project (FYP) Orientation and Advisory– OSAF in collaboration with IEEE-NUCES, held the Final Year Project

Orientation Seminar for the final year Computer Science and Telecommunication students.

• Career Development & Higher Studies– OSAF in collaboration with the Career Society of FAST-NU organized

this seminar. Alumni from reputed organizations like Microsoft, Mobilink, Techlogix, MetaApp, CambridgeDocs & LUMS participated as guest speakers.

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Carnegie Mellon University Seminar (details)

• Collaboration Meeting with Head Office of FAST-NU

• Masters Degree in Computer Science Ranked # 1 in the world

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• Meeting with Alumni of Peshawar Campus (details)– Introduction of OSAF and its activities– Discussion on the idea of having one Alumni Body representing Alumni of all

campuses

• Inter-Campus Alumni Conference (details)– Creation of one Alumni Body representing Alumni of all campuses– FAST-NU Alumni Association (FAA) declared as parent Body– OSAF declared as the Lahore Chapter of FAA

• Meeting with Students (details)– OSAF’s introduction & its current Activities– Listening to their Issues, Problems

Important Meetings

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OFA Interview Session 2008• Close to PKR 1 million donated to University in year 2008

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Next Targets

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Next Targets• Funds Generation

• Alumni Homecoming• Alumni Sports Activities• Gazette (ads space)• Technical Short-courses• Alumni Networking

– Collections– Alumni Cards– Souvenir Shop

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… Next Targets• Help FAST-NU gain Global Recognition and Acceptance to

attract– International Employers– International Universities

• Help FAST-NU gain Local Recognition in disciplines recently introduced– Management Sciences– Engineering

• Feedbacks from Industry– Curriculum & Emerging Trends– General Impression of FAST-NU– Consumers’ Expectations/Demands

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Bottlenecks

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Bottlenecks• University’s Limited Support

– Day & Time constraints to use Campus facilities– Communication Gap

• Insufficient Working Funds– Hard To Find Volunteers & Contributors

• Alumni at large just don’t want to keep a link as they find no sense of association, and would prefer going abroad or other local Institutes like LUMS for Masters/PhD because of

– ad-hoc rules & policies– tense relationship issues (accounts, academics, faculty)– lack of research facilities & research culture including very limited

financial support for Masters/PhD students & researchers

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Proposed Solutions

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Proposed Solutions

• Few words by Alumni Representative (like President OSAF) in events like Convocation, Welcome, Farewell – Inviting members of Alumni Association as guests on recent

Convocation was a step forward in this regard initiated by Director, Lahore Campus, Dr. Arshad Hussain [worth appreciation]

• University inviting Alumni to attend homecoming event organized by University in collaboration with OSAF

• Designating an individual as representative of University to attend OSAF meetings

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Thank You

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