SZABIST University Islamabad

ZAB Maverick Idea Pitching Competition (Idea Screening Sessions)
2022-12-07
ZAB Maverick Idea Pitching Competition (Idea Screening Sessions)

ZAB Maverick Idea Pitching Competition will be on 13th Dec 2022 at SZABIST Islamabad Campus. For this purpose, the first phase of idea screening sessions was on the 6th & 7th Dec 2022. The students of the BBA & BS AF programs presented their captivating ideas. National and international external evaluators were there to evaluate potential ideas using set criteria.
Organizer: Dr. Saqlain Raza
Participants: BBA- 5B,5C & BS AF8

International Housing Expo 2022
2022-12-08
International Housing Expo 2022
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry – ICCI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Work, has organized the 1st International Housing Expo – 2022 from December 8-11, 2022, at the Convention Center, Islamabad. The students of Corporate Finance (BSAF-7) visited the Expo on Dec 08, 2022, under the supervision of Mr.Hassan Zada.
The central theme of the Expo was “SHELTER FOR ALL,” as this is one of the fundamental rights of every citizen of Pakistan. They have invited local and international developers, builders, architects, designers, allied industries, and real estate development companies to showcase their state-of-the-art residential and commercial projects for visitors. Policy dialogues were also held on the sidelines in which experts from the public and private sectors and academia were invited to discuss new technologies, new bylaws in the housing and construction industry and creating public-private partnerships to deliver investments for building eco-friendly and affordable housing projects across Pakistan.
The students visited different stalls arranged by various real estate agencies and questioned them regarding their investment schemes. The agencies also introduced the students to upcoming housing societies for investment purposes. Overall, it was a good experience for the students and helped them acquire knowledge of housing schemes and investment opportunities.

International Housing Expo 2022
2022-12-08
International Housing Expo 2022

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry with the Ministry of Housing and Work, organized the 1st International Housing Expo – 2022. The students of Corporate finance (BSAF-7) visited the Expo on Dec 08, 2022, under the supervision of Mr.Hassan Zada.

The central theme of the Expo was “SHELTER FOR ALL,” as this is one of the fundamental rights of every citizen of Pakistan. They have invited local and international developers, builders, architects, designers, allied industries and real estate development companies. They showcase their state-of-the-art residential and commercial projects for visitors. Policy dialogues were also held on the sidelines. There were experts from the public and private sectors and academia to discuss new technologies, new bylaws in the housing and construction industry.Also, creating public-private partnerships to deliver investments for building eco-friendly and affordable housing projects across Pakistan.

Experiential Learning Activity
2022-12-14
SAP develops enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. An experiential learning activity was performed for BS Accounting and Finance students of Management Information Systems. Mr. Shahid Muhammad Country Team Lead Financial Accounting was the guest speaker. He shared his expertise and knowledge through the demonstration of SAP working.

Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, Assistant Professor of Management Sciences was the organizer and host of the event. He thanked the guest speaker and other participants of the event. In the end, a shield was presented to guests in a very informative session. The guest really liked the smart green campus and promised to come again in the future.

MBA Experiential Learning Activity
2022-12-14
MBA Experiential Learning Activity

Dr. Zoya Wajid Satti conducted an event. The activity focused on discussing different products of Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) in the form of a debate. The aim was to give insight to International Business students’ that how competitive brands introduce their products with their unique selling propositions. For each round, two groups were supposed to come on stage. They argued regarding their product, including pros, USPs, or unique features of their product. It developed the public speaking skills of the participants along with an understanding that how MNCs operate their businesses internationally.

Islamic Banking in Pakistan
2022-12-15
Ms. Nayyab Javed organized a guest speaker session on the topic “Islamic Banking in Pakistan” for the class of BSAF-4 . Dr. Sanaullah Ansari, was the speaker, who is a specialist in the field of Islamic Banking and Finance.

In conversation with the audience he gave an in-depth explanation of Islamic banking as well as an overview of Islamic finance. The session’s main topics included but weren’t limited to: the distinction between conventional and Islamic banking; various nations and their strategies for introducing Islamic banking; and an in-depth discussion of the subject with particular reference to Pakistan. Examples that followed these discussion topics included how western nations primarily rely on loans and credit terms and the drawbacks of this, as well as how these nations are embracing Islamic banking and its advantages. Other examples included the opening of divisions for Islamic banking and contract renewal at the IMF and the World Bank. The session kept the audience hooked till the end.

Educational Trip - Value Chain Process of Coronet Foods Pvt Limited
2022-12-15
BS(AF) Experiential Learning Activity

Organizer: Dr. Zoya Wajid Satti

The main purpose of this educational trip was to provide a platform for our business students to gain a deep understanding of the value chain of the industry outside the classroom. The Manager of Coronet Foods explained to the students about the value chain process. They described how they are applying theoretical knowledge to the practical field. They explained the whole value chain process; and how it is helping them in their business activities. This activity enabled our students to gain more knowledge and also get a clear picture of the above. It imparts practical knowledge to the students which they can incorporate into their professional and personal grooming for better communication and relationship-building purposes.

ZAB – EXTRAVAGANZA (Ignite) “Fall 2022”
2022-12-15
ZAB – EXTRAVAGANZA (Ignite) “Fall 2022”

Students of BBA organized ZAB EXTRAVAGANZA (Ignite) on 15th December 2022 under the ZAB Entrepreneurship Week, Fall 2022 at SZABIST Islamabad. ZAB EXTRAVAGANZA is one of SZABIST Islamabad’s signature events to support students who plan to go solo in the marketplace. The event gathered around exhibitors from the undergraduate programs, providing a platform for students to display their marketing plans. Also, to learn about business start-up opportunities and support services and get the latest market intelligence.

CSR invited the students along with their teacher from Sweet Homes and had them participate in the Extravaganza and indulge with the students to enjoy a treat of festivity that was going around. The students from sweet homes entertained with lunch and ZAB Extravaganza souvenirs.

The participating young entrepreneurs and the supervisors of the students Dr. Zoya Wajid and Mr. Syed Shahwar Hussain of the ZAB Extravaganza received outstanding appreciation from the Chief Guest, Mr. Khusro Pervaiz Khan (Head of Campus) along Dr. Muhammad Asif Khan (Associate Dean/ Head of Department) and Dr. Shumaila Zeb (Program Manager).

Field visit to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)
2022-12-16
SZABIST Islamabad takes the students on pertinent field trips to get first-hand experience related to the concepts of Financial Management. Ms. Nayyab Javed arranged a tour of ISE towers of the Pakistan Stock Exchange for a field trip for students of BSAF-5 & BBA-5.

This provided the students with a basic understanding of how a financial market works in Pakistan. Students got hands-on experience with the integrated systems and linkages of organizations with PSX throughout the country. Moreover, the students also identified the basic investment areas which can foster economic growth in a country. Also to acquire a clearer understanding of Pakistani financial markets, institutions, and their regulatory framework.

Mehfil-e-Musharia and Poetry Competition
2022-12-17
A bilingual “Mehfil-e-Musharia and Poetry Competition” took place in SZABIST Islamabad Auditorium.

SZABIST Literature and Mushaira Society in collaboration with Social Sciences Department organized this event. The event had two sessions. In the first session, students from various departments of the university participated in the competition and recited their own compositions on the given verses which were:

“دوست ہوتا نہیں ہر ہاتھ ملانے والا”

and

“It was an April morning: fresh and clear”

In the second session, the faculty including Dr. Wajid Hussain, Dr. Rashida Qureshi, Dr. Iffat Rasool, Dr. Daniel Pirzada, and the guest of the event, Dr. Sajid Rahim, shared their poetry. In the end, prizes and certificates were distributed amongst the winners and participants of the competition.

To ignite students’ latent passion for English and Urdu poetry was the main objective of the program, hence providing them with a platform for their artistic catharsis, and, promoting a culture of art and literature in the university.

MBA experiential learning activities
2022-12-17
MBA experiential learning activities

As a part of MBA experiential learning activities, Mr. Haroon Malik arranged an Industrial visit on 17th December 2022 for MBA students. Students visited DSV Global Transportation and Logistics Company which manage supply chain solutions for thousands of companies every day. They operate from small family-run businesses to large global corporations. With global reach and 75,000 employees in more than 80 countries work passionately to deliver great customer experiences and high-quality services.

It was a great learning experience for MBA students to get to know how much warehousing is important in supply chain management, what are the operational issues and their importance, and how logistics operations & planning are done in real-time.

Sports Fest Day at SZABIST Islamabad
2022-12-17
Sports Fest Day at SZABIST Islamabad

The SZABIST Sports Society inaugurated the event with the name of Allah almighty, who is most gracious and merciful. The students participated enthusiastically. For the Sports Festival 2022, 140+ teams have registered for a variety of sports and games.

"Contemporary challenges in Management and Leadership Skills"
2022-12-19
A seminar on “Contemporary challenges in Management and Leadership Skills” was held on December 19th, 2022. Dr. Samina Karim (Manager of organization development-Mobilink) and Mr.Muhammad Haroon Khan (Chief People Officer-Mobilink) were the honorable guest speakers.

"Al Rehman Therapy - Scientific basis and experience from Pakistan"
2022-12-20
Wellness society has organized a session on “Al Rehman Therapy – Scientific basis and experience from Pakistan” on 20th December 2022. The organizer team includes Ms. Sana Mukhtar and Dr. Rashida Qureshi-faculty of Dept of Social Sciences.

Guest speakers were Dr. Mahrukh Zahoor, Cardiac Surgeon at CDA Hospital, and Dr. Syed Fawad Raza Bukhari, Head of Core Engineering ICEE, University of Lahore.
Wellness society has organized a session on “Al Rehman Therapy – Scientific basis and experience from Pakistan” on 20th December 2022. The organizer team includes Ms. Sana Mukhtar and Dr. Rashida Qureshi-faculty of the Dept of Social Sciences.

"Psychological Problems, Their Solution in the light of Surah Asar ''
2022-12-20
“Psychological Problems, Their Solution in the light of Surah Asar ”
A seminar on “Psychological Problems, Their Solution in the light of Surah Asar ” took place in SZABIST Islamabad. Ma’am Maria Rafique Qureshi was the organizer of it for the students of Clinical Psychology and BS (A&F). A guest speaker, Dr. Javed Iqbal,(HOD Riphah International University Malakand Campus) gave thought-provoking solutions for the psychological problems.

BBA Experiential Learning Activity (Visit to Fauji Foods Limited)
2022-12-21
BBA Experiential Learning Activity (Visit to Fauji Foods Limited)

Department of Management Sciences organized an Industrial Tour of BBA 7 & 8 (Marketing / Supply Chain Management) to Fauji Foods Limited (Plantsite), Bahalwal on 21st Dec, 2022. Mr. Adeel (HR Lead) and the Management of Fauji Foods warmly welcomed students. They addressed on introduction/history of Fauji Group along with Logistics & Distribution strategies adopted by Fauji Foods Ltd. Later, the students got an overview of the entire production process and were briefed on HSE, Quality Management, Warehouse Management and latest IT systems implemented by Fauji Foods Ltd. Visit concluded with Q&A session followed by a lunch. The visit intended to emphasize the importance of knowledge sharing between Academia & Industry. Under the supervision of course instructor Mr. Omer Ijaz this visit took place.

Seminar on Green Finance
2022-12-21 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Karachi)
Seminar on Green Finance

The seminar on Green finance helps the students to understand the development in this area and to identify topics of research for their thesis in the area of green finance. Dr. Hassan Raza organized the seminar.
Szabist Special Interest Group (SIG-Finance) has invited professor Safdar Ali Butt for the seminar on Green Finance. Professor Safdar Ali Butt is a financial expert, a senior corporate official/director, a trainer, an academician, a writer, and an entrepreneur. He delivers a lecture on green finance- one of the most prominent areas in finance now a day. He has covered the following outline in his lecture:

Principal areas of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Green finance
Objectives in private sector in private sector
Issues in green finance
Green Banks and Governmental involvement

MBA Experiential Learning Activity
2022-12-22
As part of the experiential learning activity for MBA students, an interactive guest speaker session took place with Ms. Aliya Aamir from Ufone PTCL. Being an experienced marketing professional she talked about the importance of market research. Also about consumer insights in Challenging times and how the corporate sector has evolved in the post-pandemic world. The Students have shown keen interest and raised very thought-provoking questions for a better understanding of actual marketing strategies in the real world. These academia-industry linkages are extremely helpful for the learning of the students before they actually go into the practical world.

GUEST SPEAKER SESSION: LEADERSHIP THE CARE & GROWTH MODEL
2022-12-22
GUEST SPEAKER SESSION: LEADERSHIP THE CARE & GROWTH MODEL

The Management Sciences and Media Sciences Department of SZABIST Islamabad Campus arranged a Guest Speaker Session on “Leadership The Care & Growth Model” on
December 07, 2022.
The Guest Speaker, Mr. Shahbaz Aftab working with Schuitema as Human Excellence Consultant for the last 18 years. He shared his knowledge/ experience and gave us a presentation on Leadership The Care & Growth Model.
The objective of this session was “To give the delegates an insight into universal criteria of legitimate leadership how they operate at the workplace.What are the consequences and indicators if they are misaligned and to give participants sufficient/ simple but effective tools to align themselves with those universal criteria”.
The session was moderated by Dr. Khansa Zaman (Assistant Professor, Management Sciences Dept.)

Workshop on C.V. Writing Skills
2022-12-23
C.V. is a short document that gives a chance to individuals to show a prospective employer the best of what one has. It sells one’s skills, and experience, and shows the employer the best of the candidate. C.V. lets the employer notice the candidate, his education, achievements, skills, and abilities.

Taking C.V as the main component for graduating students for finding a potential job, the Department of Management Sciences SZABIST Islamabad organized the Seminar under the Professional development week series on “C.V Writing” on Friday 23rd December 2022 for the graduating students of BBA, BSAF, and MBA. Dr. Iffat Rasool Associate Professor SZABIST Islamabad involved the graduating students in C.V. writing practice. Dr. Iffat Rasool has vast experience in training communication skills on a national and international level.

Workshop on Research Methods
2022-12-24
The Department of Social Sciences and the Department of Management Sciences research center organized a collaborative hands-on workshop for Quantitative research methods and Executive MBA 2 Applied Research Methods on referencing style, and in-text citation by using Mendeley. Dr. Saeed Shahbaz, Head of Research Center Management Sciences SZABIST Islamabad facilitated the session. Ms. Sana Mukhtar P.M (BS Social Sciences) SZABIST Islamabad organized this activity.

Workshop on Building E-commerce Skills
2022-12-24
On December 13th, the Google Developer Student Club SZABIST Islamabad organized a workshop. To give hands-on knowledge on amazon, virtual assistant, and e-commerce that focused on learning aimed at building e-commerce skills.

The keynote speaker was Mr. Sahfqat Mehmood from EcomEx, Pakistan followed by Ms. Muqaddas Ghous from the same organization. They both were passionate about training people to acquire such profitable skills.

The topics covered included a practical demonstration of amazon, fiver, Upwork, and an overall rundown of the e-commerce scope in today’s dynamic digital marketplace.

During the workshop, participants in different programs engaged in interpersonal communication to ask questions and make the learning experience extremely useful.

Three Minutes Thesis Competition (3MT)
2022-12-24
The research plays a significant role in developing students’ ‟ critical thinking skills”. It helps in creating opportunities and meeting the challenging of business and society. Also helps in transformation with meaningful economic, societal, and environmental impacts.

The aim of the SZABIST Research Center is to promote a successful, passionate, and interactive research community. To create new ideas and provides cost-effective solutions to business, environmental, and societal issues through an approach with all stakeholders.

To provide a meaningful contribution to society, SZABIST has organized the “Three Minutes Thesis Competition” (3MT) on 21 December 2022 at Islamabad Campus. The participant from all over Pakistan presented their research and the successful candidate won the cash prize.

Session on "Auditing from an Auditors Lens"
2022-12-26
Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan and Mr. Zeeshan Hamid organized a guest speaker session on the topic “Auditing from an Auditors Lens” for BSAF-5 and BSAF-6 students. The speaker was Shahzad ul Hasan, the founder of Hasan Associates-Chartered Accountant Firm.
He provided an in-depth explanation of audit concepts and techniques. He also gave an overview of how to apply relevant rules and regulations in addressing the problem, during his conversation with the audience. Audit and assurance, audit risk, materiality concept, auditing corporate governance, and auditing culture were the main topics of the session.
The main goal of this seminar was to provide our business students with a thorough understanding of auditing concepts and techniques. Also, how to form an opinion on the information presented in financial reports that represent the organization’s financial position.

A Day with Pakistan Sweet Home
2022-12-26
The children of Pakistan Sweet Homes spend a day with SZABIST Islamabad students on 15 December 2022. They were provided an environment for building self-confidence through several activities and fun. The main objective of this activity was to build a sense of care and social responsibility among the graduating students of SZABIST Islamabad. Dr.Iffat Rasool Associate Professor and BBA-6 A Advocacy and Community Services organized this activity.

Workshop on Working in team
2022-12-26
Professional development programs play a key role in developing knowledge and skills among graduating students. These sessions bring in industry professionals to discuss career opportunities outside academia and the skills needed to take advantage of them.

The Department of Management Sciences SZABIST Islamabad organized the workshop under Professional development week on “Working in Teams”. MS Atiya Arshad the Training & HR lead at Telenor Microsoft Bank engaged and trained the graduating students in team-building activities required in their future jobs. The Dean and HOD Management Sciences Professor Dr. M. Asif Khan expressed his gratitude for the efforts rendered by the trainers. The workshop ended with awarding her the souvenir as a token of appreciation.

Workshop on Personal Mission Statement and Personal SWOT Analysis
2022-12-26
Workshop on Personal Mission Statement and Personal SWOT Analysis

Before choosing a career, a personal SWOT analysis gives a better sense to individuals about the level of their abilities and skills. For this Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST Islamabad organized the workshop under Professional Development Week. It was on “Personal Mission Statement, Personal SWOT Analysis, and Development Plan” on 22nd December 2022 for the graduating students. The goal this activity was to provide self-knowledge to students so that they may improve their skills before getting into real-life experience.

Brigadier retired Mr. Ahmed Ghias, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, working as a consultant at Asian Development Bank Islamabad Pakistan was the guest speaker. He guided them for activities that can help them in their careers and lives to become better professionals and individuals.

“Mock Interview”
2022-12-26
Department of Management Sciences organized the session of “Mock Interview” as a part of Professional Development Programs. It took place on Saturday 24th December 2022 for the graduating students of BBA, BSAF, and MBA.

The executives of several reputed national and multinational organizations such as Fuji Fertilizer, Jazz, Shifa International, and Kohistan Group interviewed the students. They also provided them the guideline to overcome their deficiencies related to Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs).

Seminar on “Finance for Business Startups”
2022-12-26
Muhammad Ali Khan from management sciences organized a seminar on “Finance for Business Startups” under the umbrella of ZAB Entrepreneur week. The expert speaker, Mr. Faiz Rashid is the manager of finance at FFBL. Mr. Faiz brought his knowledge and international experience to help the students to understand the concepts of entrepreneurial finance. Mr. Faiz Rashid has a diverse experience of over two decades, he started his career with PWC in Karachi and is still a fellow member of the ICAP. He was Finance Manager with Linde Gas Singapore Pte. Ltd. and worked in several other roles during his stay in Singapore of 8 years.
Students were keen to know about the different developmental ideas in the finance world. Students were actively engaged in the discussion. They asked about how the future in Pakistan is for Business startups and how important it is to understand the business itself.

Seminar on Time & Stress Management
2022-12-26
Seminar on Time & Stress Management

A business mind needs to stay healthy, happy, and productive for people even in any worse situations. Although some stress can be healthy as it can promote individuals to find a new skill, get things done, or do something well. But stress that goes on for a long time can negatively impact all aspects of your health.
The Department of Management Sciences Islamabad organized the Seminar on “Time & Stress Management” on the 26th of December 2022 for the graduating students. Ms. Samra Azam Chaudhri, a Corporate Trainer and International Management Consultant was the guest speaker. She engaged the graduating students in Time & stress management techniques in order to develop the skills required for managing it. Dr. Iffat Rasool Associate Professor SZABIST Islamabad moderated this activity.
