The Old Students Association of FAST-NU Web: E-mail: [email protected]@nu.edu.pk OSAF Old Students Association of FAST-NU

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

E-mail: [email protected]

OSAFOld Students Association of

FAST-NU

est. 1996



Contents

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



Introduction



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.



Alumni

Pillars of Any Educational Institute

BOGSStudents

Industry

Faculty

Admin

Different Roles – Same Objective



FAST Foundation

Faculty

BOGS & Officers

Admin Students

Industry Alumni

Best Intellectual Resource Pool

Scientists, Leaders and Trend Setters of Tomorrow

OSAF

Connecting the Dots...



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



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



OSAF Structure



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



OSAF Activities



Monthly OSAF Meeting Sessions



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



OSAF Souvenirs



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



OSAF Achievements in 2008



5th Alumni Homecoming 2008



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



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



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.



Carnegie Mellon University Seminar (details)

• Collaboration Meeting with Head Office of FAST-NU

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



• 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



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



Next Targets



Next Targets• Funds Generation

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

– Collections– Alumni Cards– Souvenir Shop



… 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



Bottlenecks



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



Proposed Solutions



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



Thank You

Q&A

Documents

The Old Students Association of FAST-NU Web: E-mail: [email protected]@nu.edu.pk OSAF Old Students Association of FAST-NU