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IN past few years’ surgery has beendeveloped to a level that transplant of abody organ like heart, kidney, liver oran eye is a common practice. Now the

surgeons are not only thinking but alsoplanning for full body transplant. Althoughcertain ethical and technical hurdles arethere but they are optimistic that in comingfive years they shall overcome the problemsand cross this milestone.

Sergio Canavero, a doctor in Turin, Italy, has drawn up plans to graft aliving person’s head on to a donor body and claims the proceduresneeded to carry out the operation are not far off. He has claimed foryears that medical science has advanced to the point that a full bodytransplant is possible, but the proposal has caused raised eyebrows,horror and profound disbelief in other surgeons. He wanted to use bodytransplants to prolong the lives of people affected by terminal diseases.

The idea of full-body transplant has been tried before. In 1970, Robert

White led a team at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland,US, that tried to transplant the head of one monkey on to the body ofanother. But the operation was unsuccessful and the monkey could notmove its body. Despite Canavero’s enthusiasm, many surgeons andneuroscientists believe massive technical hurdles pushing full bodytransplants into the distant future. Continued on Page 11

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LAHORE: The importance given toeducation by the Punjab government, especiallythe higher education sector can be gauged bythe fact that the provincial government has yetto appoint permanent heads in 13 universities.

These universities include Punjab University,Information Technology University (ITU)Lahore, University of Agriculture Faisalabad(UAF), Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR),University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore,Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU)Lahore, Women University Multan, GhaziUniversity Dera Ghazi Khan, University of Okara,University of Sahiwal, University of Jhang andUniversity of Home Economics, Lahore.

PU, the largest public university, lacks apermanent head for more than a year as thePunjab government and a case pending in theLahore High Court (LHC) delayed the matter.However, the LHC decided on April 27 that itwas in the jurisdiction of the provincialgovernment to appoint vice chancellors inuniversities of Punjab. The court directed thePunjab government to appoint vice chancellors

in four public varsities as per recommendationsof the search committees.

These four universities include PunjabUniversity, Lahore College for WomenUniversity (LCWU), University of Sargodha(UoS) and Muhammad Nawaz SharifUniversity of Engineering and Technology(MNSUET) Multan. On May 29, the provincialgovernment decided to appoint vice chancellorsat two of the four universities and Dr. UzmaQureshi and Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad were appointedat LCWU and UoS, respectively.

The decision puzzled academicians as the court

orders were clear to make appointments at all ofthe four varsities. Adding fuel to the fire, ChiefMinister Shahbaz Sharif on June 24 conductedinterviews of all the candidates of PunjabUniversity and MNS-UET Multan. Interestingly,this interview lasted for 10-12 minutes only. Thechief minister interviewed, all six candidates in10-12 minutes. However, no appointment hadsince been made and it had been reported inmedia that the provincial government intends tore-advertise the posts and will start the wholeprocess all over again. The indecisiveness of theprovincial government despite clear orders of theLHC has created resentment against the Punjabgovernment. Teachers’ body – the Federation ofAll Pakistan Universities Academic StaffAssociation (FAPUASA), has in strong wordscriticised the provincial government.

The delay has also suspended many of theadministrative functions of the universities. Alarge number of universities without apermanent vice chancellor shows thededication of the provincial governmentabout its seriousness to promote education inthe largest province of the country and itsoblivious attitude is also a cause of distress forthe teaching community of Punjab. g

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ISLAMABAD: The Higher EducationCommission of Pakistan has warned studentsand parents not to take admission in 156fake/derecognized educational institutions ofthe country. These include 101 institutions inPunjab province, 36 in Sindh, 11 KPK, threeeach in Federal Capital and Azad Jammu &Kashmir (AJK).Province wise detail of derecognizedinstitutions follows as:

PUNJAB PROVINCE – FAKE INSTITUTIONS1 all affiliated Colleges with Lahore Leads university,

Lahore across punjab offering undergraduate andpostgraduate programs

2 all affiliated Colleges with global institute, Lahoreoffering undergraduate and postgraduate programs

3 all affiliated Colleges with Superior College, Lahoreacross punjab offering undergraduate andpostgraduate programs

4 all Heritage international Colleges (HiCs) affiliatedwith university of South asia, Lahore, located acrosspunjab imparting undergraduate and postgraduateeducation

5 the open international university forComplimentary Medicines, (Sri Lanka) and itsoperations anywhere in pakistan including Karachiand islamabad offices

6 american international university, 7 up Chowk,gulberg iii, Lahore

7 Softlogix College of information technology, Lahore 8 tiu institute, 29-C/1, gulberg iii, ghalib Road, Lahore 9 pakistan College of Science & technology, 447-d,

peoples Colony, Faisalabad 10 aiMS institute of Management Sciences, aiMS House

11 a, opposite pizza Hut, gulgasht, Multan 11 national textile College of professional Sciences & it,

62-C/1 M.M. alam Road, gulberg 3, Lahore 12 Standard institute of emerging technologies &

Sciences (SietS), 225-a-new Muslim town, Lahore 13 ali garh institute of Management Science (aiMS), 3-

d Model town, Club Road, Rahim Yar Khan 14 Mishigan international College, Lahore 15 american international College, Faisal town,

Lahore, punjab 16 american university of London, national College of

Business Management and technology, 365-M,Model town, Lahore

17 Rawal open international university of alternativeMedicine pakistan, gujar Khan, Rawalpindi

18 inFoViSion institute of Management andinformation technology, Lahore

19 islamia College of Commerce, Kot ada, Muzaffargarh 20 opstech College of Computer Science, Lahore 21 Cit College, Majeed plaza, Bank Road, Saddar,

Rawalpindi. 22 Myer's institution of technology, Myer's avenue, near

allied park, Chakwal. 23 university College of Commerce, peoples Colony,

Khanewal 24 national College of Commerce, Mian Channu 25 Quaid-e-azam College, Mian Channu 26 international College of Commerce, Mian Channu 27 Leads Law College, Burewala 28 Comstech Law College, gulgasht Colony, Multan 29 Comstech degree College, gulgasht Colony, Multan 30 pakistan Mission Law College, neel Kot, Bosan

Road, Multan 31 Lahore university of Computer excellence, new

garden town, Lahore 32 arqum College of Science & arts, Court Road,

gujranwala 33 Cosmiq institute of technology, Cosmiq Complex,

54-Commercial area, Cavalry ground extension,Lahore Cantt

34 niCon College of Computer Sciences, adam JeeRoad, Rawalpindi

35 SinteC System, north Star plaza, Murree Road,Rawalpindi

36 Higher education College, peoples Colony,Faisalabad

37 national textile College of professional Sciences andit, 62-C/1 M.M, alam Road, gulberg-iii, Lahore.

38 national group of textile College, iC-1, MM alamRoad, Sir Syed stop, gulberg iii, Lahore

39 pakistan institute of technology, trust plaza, gtRoad, gujranwala

40 the national College, Faisalabad 41 excelsior College of information technology, Lahore 42 Micro inn technologies, Shami Road, Sheikhupura 43 Fashion design institute, Majeed plaza, Bank Road,

Rawalpindi 44 Raees ul ahrar College, Murree Road, Rawalpindi 45 preston university, Faisalabad campus 46 niCon College of Computer Sciences, 29/a, officers

Colony, Faisalabad 47 preston university School of Business, 7th Road,

Satellite town, Rawalpindi 48 institute of professional Studies (Canal Campus) 4-

a, new Muslim town, near new Campus Bridge,24-e-ii near new French Center, gulberg iii, Lahore

49 College of technical education, Langlay Road, Lahore 50 College of education, new Muslim town, Lahore 51 Matrix institute of emerging Science, gulberg iii,

Lahore 52 Quaid-e-azam College of information technology,

Main Ferozepur Road, Lahore 53 Centre for Health & population Studies, Chamba

Line, Lahore 54 College of Business administration, gulberg iii,

Lahore 55 Lahore School of information technology, new

garden town, Lahore 56 proceed institute of Management & it, gulberg iii,

Lahore 57 institute of Computer technology, gulberg ii, Main

Ferozepur Road, Lahore 58 College of professional Studies, peoples Colony,

Faisalabad 59 institute of Management Sciences, Canal Road,

peoples Colony, Faisalabad 60 College of Business administration, paF Road,

Sargodha 61 College of i.t. 6th Road, Satellite town, Rawalpindi 62 university College, 6th Road, Satellite town,

Rawalpindi 63 inFoViSion institute of Management & information

technology, Lahore 64 Shibly College of Commerce, Karor, Layyah 65 Khyber College of Commerce, Kot Sultan, Layyah 66 abdul Kasim College, taunsa, d.g. Khan 67 the national College , Bosan Road, Multan 68 national group of textile College, near Civil Hospital,

45 Civil Lines, gujranwala 69 Kynat College of Commerce, Kot Sultan, Layyah 70 allied College of Commerce, Mian Channu 71 dg College, tausan, d.g. Khan 72 institute of information technology & Management,

40/3 Jahanzeb Centre, opp. gakhar plaza, BankRoad, Saddar Rawalpindi

73 Wah institute of Management technology Sadatplaza Lalaruk, the Mall Wah Cantt

74 university College of information technology,Jampur Road, Fareedabad Colony, d.g. Khan

75 Chanab institute of information technology, ShadabColony, opp. Canal Rest House, Jhang

76 College of Management & information technology,Mumtaz plaza, Jinnah Road, gujrat

77 Rawalpindi institute of technology, ojri Camp,Murree Road, Rawalpindi

78 Multan institute of Management Sciences, 2-agulghast Colony, Boson Road, Multan

79 SYSteX institute of technology, 14-L, Model townextension, Lahore

80 aBaCuS College, d-102 M.a.Road, Satellite town,Rawalpindi

81 College of advance professional Studies, 85-e, Faridtown Road, Sahiwal

82 LionS College, 3-a, Canal Colony, Farid town Road,Sahiwal

83 College of information technology Circular Road,Chowk islamabad, Sialkot

84 al-Qasim university 38-d, Lawrence Road, Lahore

85 College of global technologies, peshawar Road,Rawalpindi

86 South asia institute of Management and i.t, HaliRoad, Westrige, Rawalpindi

87 uK College of information technology, Club Road,Muzaffargarh

88 College of Management & i.t, Lala Rukh, the Mall,Wah

89 uK College oftechnology, ahmedpur east Road,Bahawalpur

90 College of

professionalStudies, gulgashtColony, Bosan Road, Multan

91 edycare College of i.t, Baldia Road,Bahawalnagar

92 Sadiqabad polytechnic institute, Sadiqabad, distt,Rahim Yar Khan

93 Leads institute of Management Sciences, 24-K,gulberg-ii, Lahore

94 Central College of information technology, 5-e/4850, officer's Colony Boson Road, Multan

95 pyramid education Centre, d 135, Malik abad Road,6th Road, Satellite town, Rawalpindi

96 Lahore Campus of preston institute of ManagementScience and technology, Karachi;

97 Lahore Metropolitan university, Lahore 98 pioneer College of Commerce, Kot adu, Muzaffargarh 99 Quaid e azam university of pakistan, Lahore100 islamic university of pakistan, Sialkot101 the university of Chakwal, Chakwal.

SINDH PROVINCE – FAKE INSTITUTIONS 1 all other branches/campuses/affiliated

colleges/franchises of newports institute ofCommunication & economics Karachi except itsKarachi campus

2 all other branches/campuses/affiliatedcolleges/franchises of preston institute ofManagement Science and technology, Karachiexcept its Karachi campus

3 the elites university, Sector 11-a, Hashim town SindhKarachi Housing Society, Scheme no 33, Karachi

4 american School of international Business C-7/a,daman e Koh, Kda officers, Cooperation HousingSociety opposite pnS, Bahadur Stadium Road,Karachi

5 american World university international 22-a, tipuSultan Road, Karachi

6 glamshire university 7 american university of Hawaii, 981 Highway 80 east,

Clinton, Mississippi 390568 east-West university9 international university of america, 10 Western international university, C-41, Block 6,

gulshan-e-iqbal, nipa Chowrangi, near aero Club,Karachi

11 Washington university, 532/1, Business RecordedRoad, garden east, Karachi

12 university of Southern, Comit Campus, St 6B, Block-14 gulshan-e-iqbal, Karachi

13 university of Houston Clear Lake d-77, Block 2, Cliftonopposite Bilawal House, Karachi

14 university of economics & technology, 30 Block -a,opposite Mehran Clinic, Sindhi Muslim Society, Karachi

15 Lincoln institute, d-18, Block-8, punjab Colony, Ch.Khaliq-uz-Zaman Rad, Clifton, Karachi

16 university of islamic Study, Block-7, ghulshan-e-iqbal, Karachi

17 american School of London,18 College Swiss Switzerland, domino education

Services, Karachi, Sindh19 the international university of america, 40-J/a,

Block 6, pechs, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, Sindh20 institute of Management Science and arts,

Latifabad, Hyderabad, Sindh

21Mehran

institute of i.t,Latifabad,

Hyderabad,Sindh

22 nationaltextile College of

professional Sciences and it,Hyderabad

23 SpiRit institute ofManagement & Computer Science,

north nazimabad, Karachi24 institute of Science &

Management, Shaheed-e-Milat Road,Karachi

25 College of Computer & Management Studies,Block B, Latifabad, Hyderabad

26 College of education 27 american university of London Western graduate

College 28 university College Sedaya international, 109-B

gulshan-e-Faisal, Bath island Clifton, Karachi29 al-Khair College of Commerce, Mian Channu; al-

Burhan Shopping Circle, 3rd Floor, Bld-B, on top ofBurger time Restaurant opp. Main Haidry Market,north nazimabad, Karachi

30 College of information technology, C-562, eid gahRoad, Sukkar; Campus distt. Central Clock-e northnazimabad, Karachi

31 College of education, a-130 Block -e northnizamabad, Karachi

32 College of education, gate no. 8, no.4Mahmoodabad, Karachi

33 College of administration & Computer Science,peCHS, Karachi

34 College of Management Science, Main Korangi Road,Karachi

35 pakistan institute of professional Science, gulshan-e-iqbal, Karachi

36 allama Muhammad Yusuf Binnori islamic university,pakistan

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE –FAKE INSTITUTIONS1 agha Computers, al-noor esquire, piCiC Bank

Building, Mansehra Road, abbottabad2 islamabad Computer institute, College Road Jaba,

dargai3 Flash institute of Computer Studies, Sheikh Jee

plaza, industrial estate, Jamrud Road, peshawar4 Square Soft Systems, Kashmeery Bazar, Manzoor

Market, Shinkiari5 College of Computer & information technology,

Matta, Swat6 global College of information technology, College

Road, thana, Swat7 global College of information technology, Sohary,

Buner, Swat8 aryan university, Jahangir Road, peshawar9 national College of Computer Sciences, Bannu,10 imam ghazali university, peshawar11 abu ali Seena university, peshawar

FEDERAL CAPITAL - FAKE INSTITUTIONS 1 islamabad Law College, islamabad 2 Modern institute of informatics & Management3 islamabad Campus of Mohiuddin islamic university,

neiran Sharif

AJK - FAKE INSTITUTIONS 1 all other campuses/affiliated colleges of al-Khair

university aJK except Bhimber2 institute of advance Studies of information

technology, dadyal3 pak Kashmir institute of it, Mirpur. g

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the starkest problem is to reconnect spinal nerves and makethem work again. But according to the procedure Canaverooutlined this month, doctors would first cool the patient’shead and the donor’s body so their cells do not die during theoperation. the neck is then cut through, the blood vesselslinked up with thin tubes, and the spinal cord cut with an ex-ceptionally sharp knife to minimise nerve damage. the recipi-ent’s head is then moved on to the donor’s body. the nextstage is trickier. Canavero believes that the spinal cord nervesthat would allow the recipient’s brain to talk to the donor’s

body can be fused together using a substance called polyeth-ylene glycol. to stop the patient moving, they must be kept ina coma for weeks. When they come round, Canavero believesthey would be able to speak and feel their face, though hepredicts they would need a year of physiotherapy before theycould move the body. Similar efforts are going on in Chinaalso, a Chinese surgeon, dr Xiaoping Ren revealed the detailsfor his plan, which involves removing two heads from twobodies and connecting the donor body to the recipient’shead. a metal plate would be inserted to stabilise the newneck, while the spinal cord nerve endings would be saturatedin a glue like substance to help regrowth. earlier this year, drRen shocked the world when his team had carried out a suc-cessful head transplant on a monkey – and that it lived for20 hours. dr. Ren is building a team for the world’s first headtransplant on a live human being. He told that his team was

on the verge of a historic breakthrough. ‘We are getting closerto our goal of a human head transplant,’ he said. ‘We can’tsay it will happen tomorrow – but i am not ruling out nextyear.’ there is also no shortage of willing volunteers. He said:‘a human head transplant will be a new frontier in science.Some people say it is the last frontier in medicine. it is a verysensitive and very controversial subject but if we can trans-late it to clinical practice, we can save a lot of lives.’ prior tooperating on a monkey, dr Ren had conducted operations on1,000 mice – sometimes grafting a black mouse’s head on toa white mouse’s body. none has survived for more than a day.according to dr Ren, the transplant on a monkey takes 20hours, and he expects a human head transplant to take 30 to40 hours. Calling for more support for his work from the pub-lic, dr Ren said the issue of ethics was secondary to helping aperson’s life. g

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CAN one imagine amodern-day CricketWorld Cup sansAustralia, South Africaor India? It’s almost

impossible, in fact bizarre. Thesame way, once consideringHockey World Cup withoutPakistan was almost impossible.Yet, this is exactly whathappened in 2014 and thesituation is uncertain in theupcoming World Cup 2018.What’s more, Pakistan hockeyteam even failed to qualify for theSummer Olympics 2016.

Decline of Pakistan hockey is notquite sudden or dramatic ratherit’s quite slow, steady and painful.Journey of its downfall actuallystarted in 1986 World Cup whenPakistan got 11th position in 12-teams event. In Summer Olympics1988 Pakistan hardly managed toget 5th position.

Although it managed to bounceback a bit in the 1990s, thanks toindividual performances butagain it went on decliningfurther to world number 14,lower than Belgium, Ireland,Canada, Korea, Malaysia, Spain,New Zealand, England, India,Netherlands, Germany, Australiaand Argentina.

Here question arises, what arethe causes of shameful downfall ofnational game of Pakistan? For astart, the game lacks properattention of the government andpublic at large as well as it lacksphysical infrastructure. ThePakistan Hockey Federation(PHF) is run by a majority of

unprofessional individuals.Decision-makers are not equippedwith the technical know-how ofthe modern game. Selection isbased on favoritism. Pakistanhockey always lacks funds andavailable limited money is oftenmisused and misappropriated athigh and low levels.

Officials of Pakistani hockeylack all the necessary trainingswhich is mandatory to route theavailable talent in the rightdirection. Hockey is no longer apart-time game rather it requiresunconditional commitment bothinside and outside the ground. Itrequires years of planning anduse of complicated equipment totrain the players. Our hockeyfederation cannot comprehendthe requirements of the modern-day game.

The other big problem withdevelopment of hockey inPakistan is the lack of goodquality Astroturf pitches. Accessto such grounds is not possiblefor local level players. Most of theplayers use synthetic surfacesonce their technique hasmatured.

The small city of Gojra hascontributed the biggest number ofplayers to our national team, but itis sad to note that the city has onlyone such field and that is notsufficient to provide room for allthe budding players in the city.

Hockey has also been fadingfrom our TV screens and ourmedia has failed to activelypromote healthy sports activitiesincluding our national game.

Above all these issues, themajor reason behind theshameful decline of hockey is itsvanishing from our educationalinstitutions. Once, our schoolsand colleges were the nurseries ofnational game. But unfortunately,politics has dominated all thepositive activities including

games. Our governments aredirectionless in promotion ofgames in educational institutionsespecially hockey. Even localhockey clubs are disappearing dayby day. If the present scenariocontinues, the future of hockey inPakistan continues to be bleak.

Concrete efforts and serious

policy are required to bringback golden era of field hockeyin Pakistan. The governmentsshould declare sportsemergency and take necessarysteps to promote national game.There should be compulsion foreducational institutions to haveat least one team for each

games category especially thenational game. Incentives andjobs should be offered to localand national players. Pakistansoil is still fertile for thecultivation of world classhockey players. This soil onlywants proper care, love andaffection. g

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THE Russian intervention inSyria changed the militarysituation drastically. WithRussian help the Syrian

government was able to turn the tide andthe U.S.-U.K.-Israel agenda of regimechange in Syria through ISIS et al receivedserious setbacks. This is an importantfactor to be kept in view when evaluatingcharges by the U.S. and it’s allies that theSyrian government used chemical weaponsagainst its own citizens in 2017. When theRussians intervened militarily in 2015, theISIS/ISIL was stealing oil worth $3 millionper day. The Russian air attacks led to adrop in the oil theft to $1.5 million per day.The serious damage inflicted by theRussians on ISIS/ISIL derailed the U.S.-U.K.-Israel plans for completedismemberment of Syria and for regimechange in whatever was left under thecontrol of Assad.

When the U.S. government alleged thatchemical weapons had been employed bythe Syrian government in April 2017 thenow controversial organization WhiteHelmets was involved in initiating andpromoting that claim. It was WhiteHelmets that began transmitting videoclips and photographs of victims in greatdistress on April 4, 2017. These disturbingpictures were widely projected on U.S.media speedily. The very next day, on April5, 2017 Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassadorto the U.N. threatened that if the U.N. didnot take action against the Syriangovernment the U.S. would be “compelled”to take its own action. Such a statementwas not a very responsible statementbecause the veracity of these pictures couldnot possibly have been checked within 24hours for Nikki Haley to issue such astatement. And, in any case, pictures do notconstitute proof.

The threat made by ambassador NikkiHaley was based first and foremost on thepictures that were transmitted by WhiteHelmets. Therefore, it is of utmostimportance to take a good look at whocreated the White Helmets and who fundsthem. That will help in clarifying for whomdo they really work. Max Blumenthal hasclosely analysed the White Helmets in atwo-part article posted in October 2016.

He writes:“But like the Syria Campaign, the White

Helmets are anything but impartial.Indeed, the group was founded incollaboration with the United StatesAgency for International Development(USAID)’s Office of Transitional Initiatives,an explicitly political wing of the agencythat has funded efforts at politicalsubversion in Cuba and Venezuela. USAIDis the White Helmet’s principal funder,committing at least $23 million to thegroup since 2013. This money was part of$339.6 million budgeted by USAID for‘supporting activities that pursue a peacefultransition to a democratic and stable Syria’- - or establishing a parallel governingstructure that could fill the power vacuumonce Bashar Al-Assad was removed.”

Everyone dealing with such mattersknows that USAID functions as a front forthe CIA and it is an established fact thatUSAID works with and for the CIA on aworldwide basis. g

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T HE admission season for universities and colleges has startedand students are applying to get into degree programmesthat will define their professional careers and in turn theirwhole lives. The problem here is that there is no sense of

direction, no guidance, no assessment of interests and abilities ofstudents to steer them to the best path for them. This is not onlydamaging for students but also detrimental to Pakistan’s economy.

The lack of career counseling is a major problem in our educationsystem and it is responsible for churning out graduates who areunaware of job opportunities, industry dynamics and are deficientin skills required by the job market. This has created a void in theacademia and economy. The cycle of creating good professionalsboth for industry and in academia has been disrupted because of thelack on the very basic part. Students who have successfully passedtheir matriculation examinations are looking to secure admissionsin various disciplines but the lack of direction is a very majorhindrance for them. They are told that engineering or medical arelucrative fields. Some will take this advice prevalent in the socialpsyche and many will regret this decision for the rest of their lives. Intruth, social sciences, arts and other discipline are equally rewardingif the student is interested in the subject and willing to learn it. But,unfortunately, social pressures guide this important choice.

The absence of a meaningful career counseling apparatus not onlystalls the growth of students but also stops the wheels of theeconomy. It is no secret that most of the graduates produced byPakistani universities lack the basic skill set needed to succeed in thework environment. Many lack basic knowledge of what is requiredin the profession. Most just happen to be in a profession thrust thereby the decisions made by the society, their parents or they justhappen to secure admission in a particular field of study.

If Pakistan wants to progress and push its faltered economy tobecome productive, then a thought-out and comprehensive careercounseling setup is required from the very beginning of theeducation lifecycle, the school. This should not be just setup for thesake of it, as we can find such experiments in some elite schools,colleges and universities. Rather it should be meaningful and itshould gauge the interest of a student and measure his/her abilities.

Many people don’t instantly thinkof sunflowers as causes of anextremely healthy vegetable oilthat can substitute some of the

less healthy cooking oils on the market. Oneof the primary reasons for the rising fame ofsunflower oil is its impressive fatty acidcontent, which contains palmitic acid, stearicacid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid. The mixtureof fatty acids in the body are tremendouslyessential to keep up various elements ofhuman health, and sunflower oil can helpmaintain that balance. Moreover, some ofthose fatty acids, as well as vitamin E and

other organic compounds, act as antioxidantsin sunflower oil, meaning that they canabsolutely affect a huge range of conditionsthat people frequently suffer from. It also hasmore polyunsaturated fats than any otherusually used vegetable oil, and with therecent craze of eating healthy and searchingfor altered options, sunflower oil is now quiterequired in the international market! Some of the health benefits of sunflower oilcontain its capability to develop heart health,boost energy, make stronger the immunesystem, increase your skin health, avoidcancer, lower cholesterol, defend againstasthma, and decrease inflammation. Now,let’s discover one by one the fascinatinghealth benefits of sunflower oil in a bit moredetail.The balance of fatty acids present insunflower oil, comprising a worthy amountof linoleic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid) is verygood. Although omega-6 fatty acids arenaturally considered “bad” cholesterol, stillthey are necessary for the body. The actual

difficulty is, most people have too many!Finding a healthy balance of good cholesterol(omega-3s) and bad cholesterol is veryessential. Also, sunflower oil doesn’t compriseany saturated fats, which means that it can infact lessen your overall cholesterol content inthe body. This means that you are far lesslikely to develop atherosclerosis, which clogsarteries, increases the level of blood pressure,and enhances your probabilities of suffering aheart attack or a stroke. Sunflower oil, inequability, is a good choice for those whowant to keep an eye on their heart health!The fatty acid content in sunflower oil is alsolinked to energy levels in the body. Saturatedfats can make you feel inactive, whileunsaturated fats, of which sunflower oil hasmany, can keep you sense thrilled and readyto face your day!Sunflower oil is rich in vitamin E, whichperforms as an antioxidant in the body.Moreover, vitamin E is precisely associated toimproving skin health and regenerating cells.This means that your skin is well secured

against damage from the sun, as well as thenatural degradation of age that happenswhen free radicals are present in the body.Antioxidants like vitamin E neutralize freeradicals, keeping them away from destroyingor damaging healthy cells. You can see abetter reduction in scars, faster woundhealing, and an improved natural glow toyour skin. This is why sunflower oil iscommonly used in cosmetic applications! Asdescribed earlier, sunflower oil is rich inantioxidants and ingredients that act asantioxidants. Vitamin E, which has varietieswell-known as tocopherols, are dominantantioxidants that can eliminate free radicalsbefore they can mutate healthy cells intocancerous cells. gFor details visit:www.educationist.com.pk/category/opinion/

The writer is a student of M.Sc (Hons.) atDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics,University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. She can

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By Rutaba, a student of LCWU English Department

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NUTRITION can helpto improve athleticexecution. Adynamic way of life

and exercise practice, alongsidegood eating is the most idealapproach to remain sound andstrong. Sports Nutrition is theeducation and practicalimplication with regards tonourishment and eating habits asto enhancing one's athleticexecution. Nutrition assumes anoteworthy part. On the offchance that you have a less thanstellar eating routine, expect poorexecution accordingly.

When pondering gamesexecution, you should putnutrition as high as strength,conditioning and practice sincethey all have an equivalentinfluence in how well you willperform. Alongside hereditaryqualities and practices, nutritionis a vital supporter of ideal sportsexecution. Our bodies resemblemachines in some ways, putquality fuel into the motor and itwill be prepared for a superbexecution; be that as it may, if youput lesser-quality fuel into themotor, execution can endure.

In some cases, we disregardnourishment because ourhereditary qualities andadditional preparation has helpedus through regardless of a drearywholesome arrangement. Just atthe most abnormal amounts ofpractices and rivalry will ourdeficiencies in any of thesedivisions be uncovered.

Consequently, to accomplish idealoutcomes, focus on nutrition in asimilar way you value abilities andan appropriately composedpreparation/rehearse design.Amid the previous 20 years therehave been extraordinaryimprovements in the logicalcomprehension of the part ofnutrition in wellbeing andphysical activity.

Epidemiological andphysiological investigations havegiven proof that specific types ofdietary conduct might relate to anexpanded danger of creatingissue, for example, hypertension,coronary supply pathway disorderand a few carcinogenicdevelopments. This has broughtabout dietary suggestions that areproposed to lessen the occurrenceof these abnormalities in thegroup.

The study of nutrition inconnection to sports executionhas advanced from relevantexaminations exploring theimpacts of dietary controls, forexample, confinement andsupplementation, to theimmediate examination of thephysiological premise of thehealthful requests of hardphysical exercise. Exercise is thetranscendent request in theathletic way of life. This isdescribed by intense episodes ofhigh power yield. Amid one hourof hard physical activity, a personmay consume 30% of his or heraverage in 24-hour vitality yield.These powerful yields haveessential ramifications for vitalitysubstrate and water prerequisites.

Sugar, particularly muscleglycogen, is a required fuel for thepowerful yields requested byathletic activities. Muscleglycogen is a restricting variablein hard exercise since it is held inconstrained sums, used quickly byexceptional exercise, and

exhaustion happens when it isdrained to low levels in thedynamic muscles. Liver glycogenmay likewise be depleted by hardexercise and low blood glucoseadds to exhaustion.

High sweat rates are requestedamid extreme exercise and highwater shortages results withvitality consumption whichbrought about amid broadenedtimes of hard physical activitiesand competition.

Salt, potassium, andmagnesium are lost innutritiously noteworthy sums inthe sweat, yet vitamins and othercomponents are most certainlynot. Versatile instruments securecompetitors against electrolyteexhaustion. Iron loss in sweatmay add to the iron lack found insome distance runners. Protein isdrained and amino acids areoxidized due to physical exercise.

Protein is additionally utilizedin muscle building andpreparation. Further studies showthat the negligible proteinprerequisites of sports personmight be considerably higherthan those for stationary people.Without a decent nutritionprogram, each part of yourphysical and mental capacitieswill decrease. Everything fromyour level of hydration to theplanning of your carbohydrateintake will radically influenceperformance. The body essentiallycan't perform or work ideallywithout the building blocks ofappropriate diet. Muscles can'tassemble, repair and end upnoticeably more groundedwithout enough total protein. g

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category/opinionThe writer is Director SportsPunjab University. He can be

reached atzafarbutt666@hotmail.com.

Nutrition and Sports Performance

All articles are published in good faith. The views expressed by the writers don’t necessarily reflect those of The Educationist. Objections or critique to the editorial, articles and newsstories are always welcomed for publication. Send your feedback, Letters to Editor, cartoons and sketches for publication to: editor@educationist.com.pk

dr. Muhammad Zafar iqbal

ONE One of thebiggestdisappointment inlife is often because

of the misplaced expectations. It’sa source of unnecessarysufferings. It is natural to expectbasic things in relationships likelove & respect but countingtotally other persons actions maylead to disappointment.Everyone thinks different andmay not react with respect toother’s expectations. It’s best totemper your expectations toreduce unnecessary frustration.

You deserve happiness to live alife you are excited for, so don’tlet the opinions of others ruleyour thinking. Try to approveyour own decisions to avoidothers making your decisions.Follow your own intuition & evenif you don’t succeed don’t getdiscouraged. Just keep trying andeventually you will be succeeded.

You might feel unwanted,unworthy to someone andpriceless to others. Try spendingtime with those people whogenuinely value you. No matterhow good you are as a person,there will always be people whokeep on thinking negative aboutyou & won’t refrain fromcriticizing you. Simply ignore

them and carry on, just stopexpecting others to like you.

It is also important to love &respect others. Never judgesomeone instantly, pay closeattention to people who are reallyimportant to you and respectthem for what they are, and notfor what you want them to be.Everyone is remarkable &beautiful, the more you get toknow someone, the more you willbe able to look beyond theirappearance.

It is really important to tellyour feelings to the people whoare really important to you. Noone can read your mind, downthe line you have to communicateregularly with others & expresswhat is going inside you. Bekinder than necessary, foreveryone you meet must be goingthrough something big in life. Tryto overcome your adversities andinsecurities by addressing theminstead of avoiding. People rarelybehave the way you want them to.Hope for the best but expect less.

The magnitude of yourhappiness is directly proportionalto your thoughts & how youchoose to think. Even if arelationship doesn’t work at all,you can still feel better thinking itas it taught you something new.

Not everyone will understandyour journey. That’s fine. It’s nottheirs to make sense of – it’syours.” g

The writer is the director ofVision Telecom and Chairman

Liberal Human Forum, Pakistan.He can be reached

at:faizankhalid

act withoutexpectation

Faizan Khalid

B ORN on 11th May, 1912.... SaadatHassan Manto, a realist, was anIndo-Pakistani writer, playwright andauthor. One of the greatest writer of

short stories in South Asian history. He produced230 stories, 67 radio plays, 22 graphical stories,70 articles and 2 collections of personal sketches.He's a revolutionary writer and most of his workswere considered Taboo. He was banned manytimes. He chose the subjects which wereforbidden to discuss at that time. Most of hischaracters were prostitutes. His best-knownworks are centered on the horrible human cost ofpartition, the dark period of history. His storiesare the breathtaking and heartbreaking stories ofbetrayal of evil return for generations of goodand senseless violence and meaningless crueltyand deaths of innocents, deaths with no rewardbut the temporary satiation of blood, lust andreligious hatred.

Saadat Hassan Manto is often compared withD.H. Lawrence, partly because he wrote abouttaboos of Indo-Pakistani society. He oftencommented, "If you find my stories dirty, thesociety you're living in is dirty. With my stories, Ionly expose truth."

He fearlessly came up with stories thathighlighted devastating sexual women slavery inhis era. Many contemporary and affluent womenwriters adored his mannerism of portrayingreality and providing women respect. A yearbefore his death, he wrote his epitaph with thefollowing assertions:

"Here (Manto) lies buried----- and buried inhis breast are all the secrets of the art of story-telling."

He embraced death on 18th January, 1955. OnJanuary 18, 2005, on his 50th death anniversary,Manto was remembered on Pakistan Post stamp.Manto was awarded by the title of "Nishan-e-Imtiaz" by Government of Pakistan on August14, 2012. The government issued postage stampshonoring the commendable writer. The postagestamp mentions "Saadat Hassan Manto (1912-1955) men of letters".

The writer is a student of BS EnglishLiterature at Lahore College for Women

University. She can be reached atshabana.kanwal34@gmail.com

Manto – a realist

By Rutaba

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GOVT, CIVIL SOCIETYMUST INVEST ONHIGHER EDUCATION:DR. ZAKRIA ZAKAR

INTERVIEW BY: SHABBIR SARWAR

punjab university dean Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences prof dr. ZakriaZakar (pride of performance) has said that higher education is an extremelyimportant domain which demonstrate scientific, moral and institutionalstrength of a nation, for this civil society and government must invest on highereducation. He was talking to the educationist during an exclusive interview.Following are the details of his talk:

the educationist: please do tell usabout your early life and education.

Dr. Zakria Zakar: i was born in Sialkotdowntown. My religious education from dar-

ul-uloom Shahabia darsgah. i studied arabic andpersian languages, Quran, Hadees, tafseer anddars-e-nizami there. My all education is almost from there where ourgreat scholar and philosopher allama iqbalstudied. i did Matriculation from Scotch MissionHigh School Sialkot, then i admitted to MurrayCollege Sialkot and completed intermediate andgraduation in 1986 from there. Later, i came toLahore and completed MSc Sociology from pu andsecured second position in the universityexaminations. i competed for the public Service Commissionexamination and was appointed as projectManager in the Local government and Ruraldevelopment department. in 1991 i resigned fromthis job and joined pu as Lecturer. then i went togermany and completed phd with distinction fromBielefeld university in 1998.

the educationist: now, also tell us about yourprofessional achievements.Dr. Zakria Zakar: immediately after doing phd iwas awarded Robert S. Mcnamara Fellowship byWorld Bank, Washington dC. in this fellowship i gotthe opportunity to work on poverty reduction,human capacity building and intersection betweenhuman rights and social development. My researchwork for this fellowship was published ininternational Journal of development. Based onmy research on human rights and health my twobooks were published. First book titled:Coexistence of indigenous and cosmopolitanmedicines in pakistan published by Verlag HansJacobs, Lage germany (1991). Second Book titled“aid Culture and Body politics in pakistan,” wasbased on the data collected by WHo findings. itwas also published by VHJ in 2003.Based on excellent publications, i was awardedSenior Fulbright postdoctoral Fellowship and iwent to State university of new York, StonyBrook university (uSa). during my one year staythere, i extensively published about challenges ofglobalization in 21st century, especially in thearea of health. in 2004 i was awarded Social Sciences ResearchCouncil uSa Fellowship for conducting researchon poverty reduction in pakistan. the researchgot international recognition and it is considered

greatly relevant for policy formulation inpakistan. this research also produced threeimpact factor articles. in 2005 i was awarded alexander Von HumboldtFellowship to work at university of Bielefeld onViolence and development in South asiancountries.in 2008 i was offered daad guest professorship ingermany where i taught courses on public health,medical sociology and social anthropology.

the educationist: How many research articles andbooks you have published?Dr. Zakria Zakar: So far i have published more than40 articles in impact factor journals, 20 articles inHeC recognized journals. i have conducted 35research projects sponsored by national andinternational organizations. My two books arepublished by european publishers, two by localpublishers, five book chapters and 10 chapters inedited volumes.

the educationist: How many phd and Mphilscholars you have produced?Dr. Zakria Zakar: thus far i have produced 25 phds,36 Mphil and hundreds of MSc students.

the educationist: Since you are a very senioracademician, what is your vision about highereducation in pakistan?Dr. Zakria Zakar: Higher education is an extremelyimportant domain which demonstrate scientific,moral and institutional strengths of a nation. Forthis, civil society and government must invest onhigher education. When i say investment, it is notonly in terms of money, it is investment inprotecting academic freedom, autonomy andindependence and rewarding scientists andscholars for their innovative thinking and truthfulanalyses.

the educationist: Since you are working in a verysenior academic position, please highlight topthree educational issues of pakistan.Dr. Zakria Zakar: top three issues are: 1.development of dynamic, competent and honestleadership, 2. developing culture of free inquiry andprotecting academic freedom, and 3. provision ofresources and societal support for establishinginternationally competitive universities.

the educationist: How can we achieve thesethree goals?

Dr. Zakria Zakar: 1. getting competent and honestleadership is only possible through observing strictmerit policy at all levels in all organizations, 2.Respect and reward for innovation, creativity,honesty and hard work, and 3. Higher education isinternationally competitive and not an isolatedinstitution so the state and society must providefinancial, social and institutional support to makethe universities competitive at international level.

the educationist: in the wake of 18th amendmentin Constitution, what is good and bad for highereducation at provincial level?Dr. Zakria Zakar: i think it is a good sign that thegovernment of punjab is providing sufficientfinancial support to the universities.

the educationist: don’t you think that collegesector is being ignored by the government?Dr. Zakria Zakar: i don’t think it is being ignored bythe government but the structure of ourintermediate and degree colleges is absolutelyoutdated. in all industrialized developed countriesthere is a concept of community colleges, whichcaters the needs of the community. their localcommunity provides resources and institutionalsupport to the local colleges to get exceptionaloutcome of education. However, our collegeeducation system is highly centralized andinsensitive to local needs, e.g. a college in ruralRajanpur is regulated and supervised by the CivilSecretariat Lahore, is less likely to produce goodresults.

the educationist: What is your opinion aboutstudent unions in universities?Dr. Zakria Zakar: Student power politics and theirbacking by the political parties reflect that theyhave no respect for higher education and want touse universities as their nurseries to prepare theirpolitical power base. this is very unfortunate andshameful, as universities must be free from suchinterference and influence.

the educationist: What you say aboutteachers’ unions?Dr. Zakria Zakar: teachers politics also reflect thata robust and stringent merit system does not existin the appointment and promotions of teachers.Since our system is flawed and weak, someteachers want to use political power to achievetheir career goals. one should condemn this way ofgetting success. g

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GSCWU NATIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE STAFF REPORT

BAHAWALPUR: the first 3-day nationalScience Conference on the theme “Sciencefor Betterment of Humanity” was organizedby govt. Sadiq College Women universityBahawalpur attracting a large number ofstudents, researchers, scholars, renownedscientists from all over the country. a total49 papers were presented in the conferencebesides display of posters and speciallectures of keynote speakers. Federal Minister of education MianMuhammad Baleegh-ur-Rehmanaddressing as the chief guest of theconcluding ceremony announced toestablish a new university “Bahawalpurinstitute of Science and technology. He saidthe new varsity must house fourdepartments including nanotechnology,Biotechnology, Foodtechnology and Solarenergy. He said due to modern sciencetreatment of cancer and Hemophilia ispossible now. the federal minister said thatthree revolutions in world had occurredalready, now, the 4th is at hand with thehelp of the national unity and technology.He also announced to establish a biologylab in govt. Sadiq College Women

university. He said that due to the govt.policies a large number of students aregetting admitted to schools. university of Karachi director Chemical andBiological Sciences prof. dr. M. iqbalChoudhary was chief guest of the openingceremony. He delivered a lecture on” drugdiscovery from Science with Benefit”. He saidthose nations progressed in the world whomade investment on education for women.

“the difference between developed anddeveloping countries is education. the mainasset of the country in education,” he said. govt. Sadiq College Women universityBahawalpur Vice Chancellor prof. dr. talatafza said the progress of science, newthinking and the new ideologies areconnected. She said by developing researchmethodology in scientific field, we can getprogress and with the help of the modern

science, we can make better the humanhealth and standard of life. on the 2nd day of the conference, renownedscholars, researchers, belonging todisciplines of botany, chemistry,mathematics, physics and zoologypresented their research articles. prof. dr.navaz tahir, Chairman of physicsdepartment (university of Sargodha)presented his paper on “importance ofSmall Molecular Crystallography in differentFields of Science.prof. dr. Saima anjum from department ofChemistry, prof. dr. Zafar ilyas, prof. dr.ghazala Yasmeen from govt. Collegeuniversity Lahore, prof. dr. Faiz-ul- Hassannaseef from islamia university Bahawalpur,prof. dr. Sadiq Majeed from Bahauddin Zakriyauniversity Multan, prof. dr. Shehzad Chathafrom govt. College university Faisalabad andasma Kanwal from Sindh university Jamshoroaddressed the conference. Scientific posters were displayed in 1stnational Science Conference and 49 paperswere presented. at the end of conferenceFederal minister of education MianMuhammad Baleegh-ur-Rehman and vicechancellor prof. dr. tallat afza awardedshields to the organizers and distinguishedparticipants. g

dr. M. iqbal Choudhary from university of Karachireceives a souvenir from gSCWu VC dr. talat afza.

Federal Minister of education Mian MuhammadBaleegh-ur-Rehman, VC dr talat afza and others.

Federal Minister of education Mian MuhammadBaleegh-ur-Rehman presents a shield to VC dr. talat

Federal Minister of education Mian MuhammadBaleegh-ur-Rehman presents a shield.

Federal Minister of education Mian MuhammadBaleegh-ur-Rehman, VC dr talat afza and others. guests and other participants of the conference

guests and other participants of the conference Vice Chancellor prof. dr. talat afza and faculty membersshare a moment

HEAD of UNESCOUniversity Managementand PlanningDepartment in Russia,

Mr. Alexey Klyuev says historyshows that use of military andweapons is not a solution to anyproblem. “We are with Europeand believe in peace. Nobodywants military invasions. Weshould spend money for building universitiesrather than military expenditures. In fact, themoney spent on weapons can cover the studyof thousands needy students.”

The Educationist Resident Editor in Russiahad an exclusive talk with him at UralFederal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia.Following are the details: The Educationist: Sir please let us knowsomething about you, where have you beenstudying and what is your area of interest?Mr. Alexey Kluev: I have traditionaleducational background. I got my PhD inPhilosophy in 1989 from Ural FederalUniversity, Yekaterinburg. I was offered job inthe same university and my whole academiccareer belongs to Ural Federal University.

Now I am working as the Director,Institute of Public Administration andEntrepreneurship in UrFU. I’m also engagedin the university management which is alsomy area of interest. I preferred universitymanagement because it is more applied andpractical than theoretical work. This areadoesn’t have any specific theoreticalframework. That’s why I have chosen thisdeveloping field as a challenge for me.

I am also working as the consultant in theuniversity management. I have alreadyadvised more than 50 universities of Russiain their strategy management. The Educationist: You got education from oldUSSR study system and have been working nowin modern system of Education in Russia. Youhave observed both ways of Education Systems,what is the main difference between them?Mr. Alexey Kluev: Now the highereducation system is totally different fromthe system of USSR.

In USSR era, education was morequalitative as compared to present era. Therewas tough competition among students toget admission in universities. Usually 10candidates were contesting for 1 seat. Thesame situation was with university positionsespecially for academicians. Universities onlygive admission and job to highly talentedcandidates. Teaching in university washighly noble profession at that time.

But nowadays the number of students haveincreased greatly and highly developedinfrastructure of universities offer moreopportunities for students. For examplewhen I was a university student, there weremerely six thousand students were studyingat this university, but now this number hasincreased to 40 thousand students in thesame university. Now we have western styleof education but it is not good in quality as itshould be. On the other hand, barriers toreach the university level are not as high asthey were in USSR time. The Educationist: Basic salaries of PhDprofessors are very low, even less than the

high school teachers of Pakistan.What is the reason behind this?Mr. Alexey Kluev: When anyproduct becomes massive, it losesits value. The same is the casewith university teachers inRussia. Statistics show that outof 10 thousand population ofRussia, 500 of them are students,which is higher than Germany,

Italy and some other European countries.Only Japan and USA have similar ratio ofstudents but they are more advanced thanRussia.

Russia doesn’t have such highly developedeconomy, which is a key factor to this bitterreality. I think if we minimize the number ofstudents in universities as it is in Europe, wecan overcome this problem. I am sureminimizing students in universities can helpto solve this problem. But, unfortunately, itwill not be accepted and applicable in Russia.The Educationist: Beside all problems Russiahas splendidly high literacy rate upto 95%.To whom will you give this credit?Mr. Alexey Kluev: According to theconstitution of Russia It is mandatory forgovernment to provide free education tomaximum population of the country. Thereis necessity that at least 160 persons per 10thousand people should be provided freeeducation. In fact, about 200 persons out of10 thousand people get free education while200 persons are paying for their studies. It isalso a policy of government to provideeducation at cheap prices. The Educationist: Russia allocates almost4.9 % of its GDP to education. Do you thinkit is enough?Mr. Alexey Kluev: Being an academician,nobody would say it is enough for education. Itshould be raised especially for higher education.4.9 % is pretty normal amount but highpercentage of this budget is spent for schooleducation. Government pays high attention tomaintain quality of elementary education,which is appreciable. But a reasonable part ofbudget may also be spent to university sector formeeting international standards. The Educationist: What are three majorchallenges of Higher Education in Russia?These include:Mr. Alexey Kluev: i- Top major challenge ismoney. Higher education sector does nothave enough funds to regulate thedevelopment of universities and providingproductive higher education. It should beappropriate.

ii- Our secondary education systemprovides very young students to universities.They are immature to understand thechallenges of advanced studies inuniversities. They reach universities at theage of 17 which is far less as compared touniversity students of the other countries. Weneed to revise our secondary educationsystem and should increase the number ofyears at schools.

iii- University sector is not considered to beprestigious in Russian society. Highlytalented students don’t opt teaching atuniversities as a profession because of lowpay packages. They prefer to work for otherfields. Universities should pay more attention

to attract talented minds in education sector.The Educationist: What do you think aboutRussian Education system? Which specific areais unique than international Education system?Mr. Alexey Kluev: There are more similaritiesthan differences between Russian highereducation system and international system ofhigher education. We have same level ofbachelors and master programs in universities.Unfortunately, we have two levels of PhDdegrees which means that, at first, a studentgets PhD after three years study and then heneeds to study more to get Professor PhD.

The main difference is students of Russia.They don’t have freedom to choose theirprofessional fields and subjects to study inspecialization. Usually we have constantcurriculum with defined subjects. Butstudents in western countries are moreindependent in this regard and universitiesprovide them opportunities to choose. Infact, Russia is developing in education sectorand soon Russia will have same possibilitieslike other western countries have. The Educationist: What is your point of viewabout English medium Education and howimportant you think that English is tocommunicate with international community?Mr. Alexey Kluev: Official internationallanguage was not defined when I was astudent. But now there is no question aboutinternational language, it is English. Weshould accept this reality that English hasbecome an international language.

We should teach students English in theirschools. They should come to universities

with learned language and save their time inlearning language at University. In fact,universities cannot afford the burden ofteaching language instead of subjects.

I am very impressed by the system of ourneighboring country Kazakhstan. Theyprovide school education in three languagesKazakhs, Russian and English. This is veryfruitful and Russia should also follow thesame model. The Educationist: Russia is not considered afavorite choice for international students andhigher studies. What is your point of view?Mr. Alexey Kluev: There are many reasonsbehind this fact. Geostatic location and largedistance with different climate are majorreasons behind this. Our government is keento spread education across the globe. The Educationist: A new era betweenPakistan and Russia has started. Pakistan isrebuilding social, economic and militaryrelationships with Russia. Recently Russianforces participated in military exercises withPakistan and Russia is also interested toinvest there. How do you see this situation?Mr. Alexey Kluev: Connecting with Islamicfactor can be a challenge because Russia isalso a country with large Muslim population.History shows that use of military andweapons is not a solution of any problem. Weare with Europe and believe in peace.Nobody wants military invasions. We shouldspend money for building universities ratherthan military expenditures. In fact, themoney spent on weapons can cover the studyof thousands needy students. g

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Build universities,instead of spendingon militaryan interview with Russian professorand Head uneSCo universityManagement and planning

pRoFiLe poSitionS HeLdn director of the institute of public administration and entrepreneurship at ural Federal uni-

versity named after the first president of Russia Bn. Yeltsinn Head of the uneSCo Chair in university Management and planningn editor in Chief of the journal "university Management: practice and analysis"

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Federation (2004-2009).n Chairman of the Council of the Russian association of Higher educationn Member of the expert group on the investment Strategy of the Sverdlovsk Regionn expert of the international program "eureka" of the new eurasia Foundationn Member of the Russian Council for educationn professional titles, state professional awards, prizesn diploma of uaRo "For the best publication in the field of education"

By azhar iqbal

HEC FUNDS TECH. DEVELOPMENT

LAHORE: The 29th convocationceremony of the Lahore University ofManagement Sciences (LUMS) held onSaturday, July 8, 2017 to award degreesto 1082 graduating students. Over 3,000guests – mostly parents of graduates andfaculty members were there to celebrateachievement of the Luminites.

The ceremony commenced with theentrance of the academic procession atthe convocation venue. The processionincluded students and faculty from allfour schools; Suleman Dawood School ofBusiness (SDSB), Mushtaq AhmadGurmani School of Humanities andSocial Sciences (MGSHSS), Syed BabarAli School of Science and Engineering(SBASSE) and Shaikh Ahmad HassanSchool of Law (SAHSOL). Themanagement honoured its students whoperformed meritoriously with awardsand medals.

Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Vice Chancellor,LUMS welcomed parents, students, themanagement committee members,

trustees and the keynote speaker, Mr.Arif Naqvi at the convocation ceremony.In his welcome address, he said, “this isthe moment to reaffirm your faith in thevalues you have imbibed at LUMS. It istime to lead, serve and bring hope to thisbeautiful country that has given youeverything.”

Mr. Arif Naqvi, founder of the AbraajGroup, encouraged the graduates topursue their leadership goals, while

embodying empathy and authenticity.At the end over 1000 classmates

drifted out of the event venue, to jointheir parents and friends forrefreshments while reflecting upon theirrite of passage. The cameras flashed asthe graduates gathered for the groupphoto, followed by loud cheers andgreetings for the fresh graduates of theLahore University of ManagementSciences. – The Educationist Monitoring

LuMS 29th Convocation decorates 1082 graduates

punjab Higher education Commission chairman dr nizam-ud-din presents a souvenir to the delegation head of tianjin university of technology education (tute), China.

punjab Minister for Higher education Syed Raza ali gilani presents a shield to LCWu Vice Chancellor dr. uzma Qureshi atinternation conference iBC-2017 .held at LCWu.

pu VC dr Zafar Mueen and itu VC dr umar Saif shake handsafter signing an Mou on CM’s e-Rozgar programme at punjabuniversity Jhelum campus.

a group photo of ahsan iqbal and HeC chairman dr Mukhtarahmed with winners of 31 projects under technology develop-ment Fund. the funds were awarded to phd scholars.

pu VC dr Zafar Mueen presents a souvenir to CeeS principal dr SajidRashid and anam Riaz, who is selected for global ugRad-pakistan.

govt College Lahore students pose for a photo with their tropiesdisplayed on the university greens.

publisher and editor Shabbir Sarwar, printed at intekhab-e-Jadeed press, 8 abbot Road, and circulated from 136-J gulberg iii, Lahore.

HeC has awarded 31 projects under technology development Fund to phd scholars who have returned from abroad after completion oftheir phd, in order to develop new technologies relevant to country’s socio-economic needs. a ceremony was organized at HeC islamabadto award these projects with Federal Minister Mr. ahsan iqbal as the chief guest. as many as 116 scholars submitted their proposals undertdF, of which 31 projects have been selected for funding after thorough evaluation by HeC’s expert committee. each project will receive agrant of 14 million rupees. the projects approved in specified areas are expected to develop products or services that impact the economy,resolve a current problem, meet a market need, utilise local raw material, and create large scale employment.

PUNJAB Minister for SpecializedHealth Care and MedicalEducation, Khawaja SalmanRafique, has said that the process

of procurement, supply and distributionof medicine and other healthcommodities in public sector hospitals ofthe province is being made standardized,comprehensive and effective.

He was addressing a symposium at theUniversity of Health Sciences (UHS) onJuly 12, 2017. “We are bringing a robustand transparent supply chainmanagement system which will not onlyhelp eliminate the loss incurred due toexpiry of medicines but also would ensurequalitative and quantitative needs of theend users,” he said.

The symposium on the “Significance ofPublic Health Supply ChainManagement” was organized by UHS in

collaboration with USAID Global HealthSupply Chain – Procurement and SupplyManagement (GHSC-PSM) programme.It was part of a memorandum ofunderstanding (MoU) between the twoorganizations which was signed at the endof the symposium. According to thisagreement, UHS and USAID GlobalHealth Supply Chain Programme willcollaborate to initiate diploma, shortcourses and Masters leading to PhD

programme in Supply ChainManagement. In the first phase, 3-credithour module of supply chainmanagement has been incorporated inthe Masters in Public Health Programmeof the University.

Khawaja Salman Rafiqueacknowledged USAID and UHS supportto the Punjab government ininstitutionalizing public health supplychain management system. g

UHS and USAID ink agreement to start supply chain management courses Health Minister KhawjaSalman stresses provisionof quality medicines