SZABIST University Islamabad

1st Session Corporate Finesse Workshop-“CV Writing & Interviewing Skills” - SZABIST Islamabad
2021-11-08
The Executive Development Centre has organized a Corporate Finesse Workshop for BSSE & BSCS on “CV Writing & Interviewing Skills” on Monday, November 8, 2021, for graduating classes of Mr. Usman Ali, Dr. Hina Saeeda, Dr. Noshina Tariq, Mr. Zubair Ali and Mr. Syed Muhammad Usman. Ms. Atiya Arshad, CX Training & HR Team Lead, Telenor Microfinance Bank, and Alum of MSMS program was the guest speaker for the workshop. The purpose of this workshop was to teach and train students in a practical procedure so that students are capable of writing a CV/Resume. Identify several skills for an interview, along with their implications for career choice and job search. Become aware of their most important work-related values and how this will help them to target appropriate jobs and employers.

A Capacity-Building Workshop- Management Department, SZABIST Islamabad
2021-11-07
A capacity-building workshop was organized for Management Sciences faculty on efficient use of online academic platforms on 7th November, under the guidance of PM Dr. Shazia Akhtar.

The training was conducted by Ms. Mozna, to ensure efficient online delivery of the academic content, to maintain the exemplary standards of education for students at SZABIST Islamabad.

Experiential learning Session for (MBA Program) -SZABIST Islamabad
2021-11-05
Guest Speaker Sessions and Seminars provide an opportunity to the students and faculty to benefit from the experience of prominent corporate executives and technology professionals. Distinguished speakers are invited from the industry and education sector to highlight current issues, trends, and concerns of the industry.
A session with MBA Fall 2021 was conducted on 5th November 2021 at SZABIST Islamabad by a corporate trainer & international Management Consultant Ms. Samra Azam along with MS Uzma Shahryar. The session was conducted with a question and answer session as well as activities like a role-play and photographic session in order to know each other as well as to enhance their interpersonal skills of public speaking. Moreover, discussions gave them a practical learning experience of effective Interview skills. This was truly a Revamped MBA program catering to the needs of the Corporate sector. This will be followed by a series of such experiential learning activities in the coming days. Thanks to all the participating students.

“Roles and functions of Pakistan’s financial institutions and financial monitoring unit”- SZABIST Islamabad
2021-11-04
As a part of the MBA revamp initiative, a seminar on “Roles and functions of Pakistan’s financial institutions and financial monitoring unit” was organized by Mr. Arshad as part of the financial markets and institutions course at 1800 hours on 4-11–21 in the auditorium. The inspiring guest speaker of the session was Mr. Adnan Imran, Director Strategy and growth, FMU. Along with those dynamic and skilled mentors,Dr. Shazia Akhtar and Sir Sana Ullah attended the seminar.

“Pakistani Art of Calligraphy”- Media Sciences SZABIST Islamabad
2021-11-01
Media Sciences SZABIST Islamabad has organized a one-day workshop on “Pakistani Art of Calligraphy”. The workshop was conducted by renowned calligraphy artist Sharjeel Ahmed, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He has been associated with PNCA for long. His work has a chief emphasis on خط ثالث and خط دیوانی. His inspirations and teachers in the field of calligraphy have been Rasheed Butt and Muhammad Elahi Bukhsh Mutee, who are prominent calligraphers of Pakistan. The workshop helped media students learn calligraphy as new media art, also about the history of Arabic calligraphy and how to create Arabic calligraphy themselves

Graphic Designing Workshop- Management Department SZABIST Islamabad
2021-10-30
“Graphic Designing” workshop held on 30th October (Saturday) 2021 under the domain Experiential Learning Activities for the students of MBA. Ms. Komal Sadaf was the trainer. She is the former Head of ISPR. She has been teaching at several institutions like NCA, TMUC and is currently serving at the Department of Mass Communication NUST.

Pink Lady - Breast Cancer Awareness session
2021-10-28
Pink Lady – Breast Cancer Awareness session III was organized successfully at Media Department TV Studio with the collaboration of Shifa Foundation, HEC Web TV and SZABIST.

Dr Muhammad Farukh (Associate Professor- Shifa College of Medicine and Consultant Clinical Oncologist – Shifa Cancer Centre) honored us with his presence and shared the possible ways to encourage breast cancer early detection among the female population.
An interactive session platform has contended the viewers to participate and share their queries in LIVE program via multi-platforms: Shifa Foundation FB page, HEC Web TV Channel, ZAB FM 106.6 and SZABIST Official Facebook Page.

"International Symposium on Business Analytics"-SZABIST Islamabad
2021-10-27
Transitioning Big Data to Big Impact in Business Economy
SZABIST in Collaboration with Florida Atlantic University organized “International Symposium on Business Analytics”

Introduction to Philanthropy
2021-10-25
The Social Sciences department in collaboration with Pakistan Center for Philanthropy launches a course on “Introduction to Philanthropy”. The course is exclusively designed where students will get hands-on experience by learning and working alongside the experts of the field.

The first session was arranged on 25th Oct 2021, where Dr. Naushin Mehmood (Head Research Unit PCP) delivered a lecture on the need for philanthropic work and ethics involved in it.

workshops on Business Research Project and Thesis/ Academic Research Project
2021-10-14
Faculty of Management Sciences organized on Oct 14, 2021.
The purpose of these workshops was to enhance the quality of research, improve collaboration with the industry to solve industry-related problems. Through a meaningful interactive session, the students identified the potentials of leveraging this expertise to face real-world challenges and provide a solution through impactful research in close collaboration with the industry besides making a significant contribution to the existing body of knowledge.
The following faculty members were the trainers for these workshops;
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz
Dr. Saqlain Raza
Dr. Iffat Rasool
Dr. Fatima Ashraf

An awareness session on Anti-Sexual Harassment, Use of Responsible Social Media, and Academic services
2021-10-11 08:00 - 2021-10-15 17:00 (Asia/Karachi)
Diligence and a sense of responsibility are some of the main core values embedded in our curriculum. An awareness session on Anti-Sexual Harassment, Use of Responsible Social Media, and Academic services were organized by Dr. Shumaila Zeb for the students. The main aim of the awareness session was to help and prepare the students to face the many opportunities and unknown dangers that are in today’s society. The awareness session ended up with a question-answer session and positive feedback from the students.

Digital Analytics in New Product Development-Workshop
2021-10-01
A workshop was arranged on Digital Analytics in New Product Development for students of the MBA program, and staff. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Danish Asdaque, arranged by Dr. Shazia Akhtar, PM MBA program. Mr. Danish shed light on the use of digital analytics for the purpose of innovative, and transformative product development.

Students, faculty members, and staff actively participated in the workshop, acknowledged the need for digital analytics in new product development in the rapidly evolving competitive market, and appreciated the speaker for his valuable insights. It ended with a certificate distribution ceremony for the participants as well as the organizers.

Legend actress Laila Zuberi joins SZABIST Media Department
2021-09-06
It is a great inclination for SZABIST University that a well renowned Artist “Ms Laila Zuberi” (Pakistani drama actress) is going to contribute her knowledge at Media science Department as a faculty for Fall-2021. She visited Media department today for a detailed meeting with Dr Wajid Zulqarnain (Head of Department) on the considered drama production course outline.

In addition to this, a special program session has been arranged at TV studio for a motivational discussion on “Scope and challenges in Pakistani Drama Industry” where she talked about a strong determination and motivation for the Pakistani young generation to carry a progressive revolution in drama industry. Her addition will encourage the students to have a diverse knowledge about the field work in future. Here is some glimpse of her visit:

Virtual Alumni Meet of MS Development Studies at SZABIST Islamabad
2021-09-03
The Executive Development Center organized a virtual alumni meet of MS Development Studies on 3rd September, 2021. The program manager, Dr. Abdul Razzak welcomed the participants and briefed them about the new initiatives that he is taking in MSDS program. The alumni also shared their experiences at SZABIST and how those experiences shaped their paths after graduation.

“Thesis Defense” (Media Department)
2021-09-01 - 2021-09-02
With massive inclinations, it is to apprise that Media Department has organized “Thesis Defense” on 1 and 2st September, 2021.Where, Honorable Head of Campus “Mr Khusro Pervez Khan” joined this event, where students presented their displayed research design campaigns such as: Clean green environment of Pakistan, Shaping the society, Social media campaigns, Life of Himalayan Nomads, Emerging media and other useful researches and short films on the core objectives to spread an affirmative awareness among Pakistani society. Head of Campus Mr Khusro Pervez Khan encouraged each student’s effort and shared significant opinions to the students for their future research appliance as a career. He also recommended tremendous internal resources to the students for the effectiveness of their research.

Workshop on E-Commerce Platforms-SZABIST Islamabad
2021-09-01
Entrepreneurship & Marketing Cluster organized a training workshop on E-Commerce platforms that took place on Sep 01, 2021, in Lab-1, Academic Block at SZABIST-Islamabad Campus. Dr. Amir Zaib Abbasi was the resource person for this workshop. The prime objective of this workshop was to train marketing faculty members on the use of digital tools for E-commerce. In addition, this workshop is specifically geared to understand the technical aspects of E-commerce. This training workshop helped out marketing faculty members to develop digital literacy skills and would further enable them to deliver top-of-the-line digital knowledge to their students.
The following marketing faculty members have participated in this training workshop;
1. DR. ARUSA KHALID
2. DR. SAQLAIN RAZA
3. SYED SHAHWAR HUSSAIN
4. MR. M NABEEL FAROOQ
5. MS. SAIMA SALEEM

Summer Foundation & Refresher Courses
2021-09-01
Dear Student,
Congratulations on your admission to SZABIST, Summer School.
The Executive Development Center is here to support you every step of the way in your academic journey and career development.
We hope you will excel in studies and make us proud with your best efforts and results.
We are honored to be a part of your journey and are here to help you along the way.
Congratulations, once again. We look forward to welcoming you to the SZABIST.
Best Regards,
Executive Development Center
SZABIST, Islamabad

Corporate Finesse Workshop-“Student Capability Building Session”
2021-08-17
The Executive Development Centre has organized a Corporate Finesse Workshop for Summer 2021 on “Student Capability Building Session” on Thursday, August 17, 2021, for graduating classes of Ms. Saima Saleem, Mr. Aziz Ahmed Chaudry, and Dr. Muhammad Khalil Khan. Mr. Haroon Amjad, Manager Talent Acquisition, PTCL was the guest speaker for the workshop.

The purpose of this workshop was to teach and train students in a practical procedure so that students are capable of choosing a career in consonance with their natural inclinations, aptitudes, and interests. Identify several hard and soft skills, along with their implications for career choice and job search. Become aware of their most important work-related values and how this will help them to target appropriate jobs and employers.

“Local and Foreign Degree Equivalence”
2021-08-16 08:00 - 17:00
With immense pleasure it is to share that an exclusive LIVE program session has been arranged by the Media Department and HEC collaboration on 13th August, 2021. A program designed for an intensive discussion on “Local and Foreign Degree Equivalence” and special guests participated online from the Higher education commission:
Dr. Shaista Sohail (Executive Director – Higher Education Commission)
Mr. Hidayat Ullah Khan (Director – Student Affairs Division)
Mr. Abid Wahab (Deputy Director Equivalence – Deeni Asnad)

Program discussion highlighted a relevant clause focused on the objective to determine equivalence and recognition of degrees, diplomas, and certificates awarded by Institutions within the country and abroad. Subjected conversation helped the local and foreign students to have a complete familiarity about degree equivalence principles designed by HEC.
Many viewers have participated and shared their queries in this LIVE interactive session. Also, this program has been broadcast LIVE from various platforms: SZABIST TV Studio, SZABIST Official Facebook Page, and HEC Web TV Channel.

Corporate Finesse Workshop
2021-08-12
The Executive Development Centre has organized a Corporate Finesse Workshop for Summer 2021 on “ Career Counseling” on Thursday, August 12, 2021 for graduate students. Maj Gen (R) Shaukat Iqbal was a guest speaker for the workshop who had elaborated on the importance of counseling sessions and added how counseling can be helpful in career development.
He explained that career development is built upon the choices and paths you take to surround you with the profession you want to pursue. Career development is not based on a single decision of choosing the field or major you are going to adhere to, instead, it is based on the different interests, financial status, and the different choices that will shape your future, leading towards different career paths. He also highlighted how Career counselors help you in figuring out the best-suited career path. Everyone, be it a student or alumni, should get themselves counseled. It is rather important to get counseling at the earliest stage to deliberately make the best decisions for the career.

He further added that students in Pakistan tend to face several difficulties while choosing a career path. That is large because of the lack of availability of career counselors in different institutes and colleges. Students in Pakistan tend to make decisions based on what their peers and elders recommend which makes them confused and puts them in a dilemma where they cannot think for themselves anymore. This leads to students picking the wrong career path and instead of feeling inspired and motivated towards their jobs or majors, rather they face difficulties and complications in comprehending the field that they have picked for themselves, which not only demotivates them but also extinguishes the fire of progression in them.

Although there has been a significant change in variations of jobs of different natures in the past few years, still the youth is not having access to the proper knowledge and still being in the mist of a guessing game of decisions, which leads a student towards apprehending the wrong career path that further leads towards the road of demotivation. As a result, they are not able to perform their best and even their lack of interest allows them to concentrate and be passionate about their selective field. He also explained how studying abroad can be a life-changing experience for students. He added that studying abroad can help launch your career and make you more competitive in the workforce. It gives the opportunity to show future and current employers that you have the open mind, resourcefulness, and drive needed to adapt to a different environment and opportunities available nationally / internationally for the students. He explained how studying abroad can be a life-changing experience for students. He also briefed students on how studying abroad can help to launch your career and make you more competitive in the workforce. It gives the opportunity to show future and current employers that you have the open mind, resourcefulness, and drive needed to adapt to a different environment. He also explained the strength, weakness, threats, and opportunities available in the market. Furthermore, he explained how the dynamics of the jobs are being changed both nationally and internationally. He also guided the students for better selection of their career keeping in view of vast experience in management. He further added how the world is changing its dynamic as per new world strategies.

Recruitment Drive of RNS Solutions
2021-08-11
Executive Development Center had arranged a Recruitment drive of RNS Solutions Private Limited on 11th August, 2021 at Auditorium, SZABIST, Islamabad. The recruitment drive started with a Company’s presentation followed by the interview.
The company discussed the Internship/job opportunities that are available for Management sciences & computer science students.

Tree Plantation Campaign-SZABIST Islamabad
2021-08-07
Trees not only contribute to the environment by providing oxygen but also, lowers the temperature, improve air quality, conserve water, preserve soil. Keeping in view the importance of trees the members of Social Responsibility Club of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Islamabad performed tree plantation activity at SZABIST Islamabad Campus on 7th August 2021 so that an awareness for growing trees can be aroused among others.

Workshop by Photography Society at SZABIST Islamabad
2021-07-08
Photography workshops are fantastic way to improve your skills and try something new. In this regard, SZABIST Islamabad Photography Society arranged workshop on 8th July on the topic of “Basic Photography”. Certificates of participation were also distributed among the participants.

World Environment Day
2021-06-05
Social Responsibity Society SZABIST Islamabad joined hand with Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak. EPA). The activity was held on 5th June 2021 and was organized by Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak. EPA)with partners to commemorate World Environment day. The caravan was started from zero point Islamabad at 11.30 am and concluded at D-chowk Islamabad at 5.00 pm. The member of Social Responsibity Society SZABIST Islamabad showed their presence and fully contributed in the activities.

World Environment Day 2021
2021-06-05
On Account of World Environment Day 2021, the students of BSSS 1 (Community Services) – SZABIST Islamabad campus joined hands under the guidance of Miss Sana Mukhtar (department of Social Sciences) to commemorate this day with the theme of “Ecosystem Restoration”. A total of 4 projects are completed.
First project “Clean Community is a Healthy Community” in district Duki – Balochistan is initiated by Dawood and Ehsan Ullah in collaboration of local political leadership and philanthropist. An awareness campaign followed by cleaning drive of streets and market areas has been run under this campaign. This was first ever campaign in the district which is led by the student of any university. By running this campaign, a precedent has been set for the local community, influential and duty bearers to support such environment related matters in remote district of Balochistan.
The second project was an online mass awareness campaign with title of “Pakeezgi”. The campaign is led by Fizza, Basma (Semester 1) and Ubaid Ali (Semester 7). The social media platform has been utilized to create mass awareness. This online campaign was widely appreciated by the online community.
Third Project “Plant trees for a better world” is implemented in Sector I-17 of Islamabad. This project is led by Nasir Ali. Plantation activity has been conducted in the area by involving local volunteers and the management of the housing society.
Fourth Project “Clean and Green Gilgit Baltistan” is run in Hunza – Gilgit Baltistan. This project is led by Salaar Baig, Sami Ahmed, Wajeeha Zahra and Rubina for preventing soil erosion and to keep environment clean of the areas. The forest department of Hunza have been partnered to run this initiative. A total of 200 plants have been planted with the support of volunteers, local community members and government line department.
The students of “Community Services” will continue and expand their “Environment Friendly” activities in future in collaboration with stakeholders to keep our earth clean, green and safe for humanity.

Inter-Class Indigenous Case Study Writing Competition
2021-06-04
The SZABIST Islamabad Inter-Class Indigenous Case Study Writing Competition for MBA Program Students.
The indigenous case study writing competition was held on 4thjune 2021 for the MBA program students at SZABIST-Islamabad, mentored by Dr. ShaziaAkhtar(Associate Professor and Program Manager of MBA-SZABIST Islamabad) and Dr. Fatima Ashraf(Assistant Professor-SZABIST Islamabad). One of its kind, the competition was orchestrated by Ali RazaSaleem (MBA-72) and hosted by M. UsamaUsmani (MBA-36)
The session started with welcome remarks by M. UsmanUsmani, who welcomed all the audience, distinguished academicians, and honorable Event Judge Mr. Muhammad Kashif(Assistant Professor – GIFT University). He implored the external audience to feel at home. Following the welcoming remarks, opening-briefing was given by the Program manager of MBA Dr. ShaziaAkhtar. In total, twelve groups comprising of 45+ students of the MBA, MSMS, and Ph.D. programs participated and presented remarkable analyses on their respected case studies. Out of those groups, the team of TalhaQureshi (MBA-72), AshjaaTanveer (MBA-72), Zahra Aslam (MBA-72), Ali RazaSaleem (MBA-72), and MaheenJaved (MBA-72) won the competition and held the first position. The second position holders were the groups of Maria Akhtar (MSMS)-Team Lead and AfiaZafar (MBA-36)-Team. Furthermore, the third position holders were the groups of Ali Ashiq (Ph.D. program)-Team Lead and AsadRaza (MBA-36)-Team. The event came to an end by the closing remarks of prestigious Event Judge, Mr. Muhammad Kashif (Assistant Professor-GIFT University) where he stated, after careful evaluation of the case study writing and presentations, that there has been tremendous improvement in the in-depth analysis of cases, critical evaluation of scenarios, solution-oriented approaches, theoretical-practical linkages, and presentation skills. Furthermore, he thankedDr. ShaziaAkhtar(Associate Professor and Program Manager of MBA-SZABIST Islamabad) for making him a part of this competition and appreciated the event organizer, Ali RazaSaleem(MBA-72), for designing an even better-organized event where presenters kept their time and everything concluded effectively in an efficient manner. ). It is pertinent to highlight that Case Study Pedagogy is an important part of an MBA program; therefore, lots of focus has been given to the critical writing of business cases and their presentation to accelerate experiential learning, based on case analysis. The case study competition is an endeavor in this direction and, hopefully, we will be able to create a healthy research culture and our indigenous case studies will be published in international journals of repute.

Digital Excellence
2021-06-02
A webinar was arranged for the students in the Management Sciences department today 2nd June, 2021 on the topic of, ‘Digital Excellence’. The areas of Search Engine Optimization, Freelancing, Blogging, and E-Business were covered in the webinar. Many students and colleagues participated to avail this opportunity. Mr. Fakhar Zaman an SEO expert was the resource person, while Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, Assistant Professor SZABIST was the moderator of the event.

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“The House of Free Books”
2021-06-01 08:00 - 2021-06-10 17:00
A small library was established by Community services students SS-1 as part of their final project “The House of Free Books”. The main purpose was to provide free story books and reading material for the street children of the community “Mera Abadi” F-11/2-Islamabad. The children are getting non formal education in the center led by SPARC (Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child). The project was successfully implemented by group leader “Areeba Haq” and group members “Arooba, Alishwa, Iqra, Naima, Saleha, Shaista, Shahbaz with the support and guidance from the management of SPARC.

Webinar: Career and Skills Development in a post-Covid work environment
2021-06-01
Webinar on ‘Career and Skills Development in a post-Covid work environment’
Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST Islamabad

The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted organizations and brought fundamental implications for career and skills development as it accelerates the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Future business and HR managers need to think differently about the skills and talents they need to acquire to adjust to the new-normal work environment that has redefined future career success.

To guide our future work force for their career and skills development for success in a post-Covid work environment, a webinar on ‘Career and Skills Development in a post-Covid work environment’ was arranged for students of BBA. BSAF, MBA. Mr. Ijaz Ahmed, a seasoned HR expert and certified trainer shared his valuable insights on the subject. Mr. Ijaz’s last appointment was as the Chief Human Resource Officer at Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited (KMBL), the largest and awarded the best microfinance Bank in the country. He possesses a vast depth of experience and expertise across many areas of HR, while his professional competencies include change & culture management, business process improvement, policies & procedures, stakeholder management, strategic HR and customer-centric approach. Approximately 90 participants comprising majorly of students and some faculty members attended the webinar

Date: June 1, 2021 at 1030 am – 1145 am.
Mode: Google meet.
Moderator: Dr. Fatima Ashraf
Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST Islamabad
Speaker: Mr. Ijaz Ahmed
HR Expert and Certified Trainer

Webinar on Transformational Change during COVID 19
2021-05-30
SZABIST Islamabad conducted online webinar on Sunday 30th May 2021 on the topic “The recent COVID-19 lockdown has forced the organizations globally to change. In this regard, the question arises: How could the transformation take place especially in Pakistan?” for the MBA Change Management Day and Evening Spring 2021.Dr Mubarik HussainCEO Quantum Mechanics (Pvt)Ltd, CEO Brains in Brain and Entrepreneur and Academician graced the occasion with his appearance. Dr IffatRasool Assistant Professor of Management Sciences department Moderated the session. The guest speaker shed the light on factors responsible for transformational change during the COVID 19 in Pakistan and answered the questions of audience related to the subject.
