Cutting Area Size 8.5’’x11’’ Back Front ISLAMABAD CAMPUS LARKANA CAMPUS 90 and 100 Clifton, Karachi 75600 | Phone: 92-21-111-922-478 Email: [email protected] | Web: www.szabist.edu.pk SZABIST KARACHI CAMPUS ACHIEVEMENTS Z AB NEWS ZAB NEWS OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 ISSUE - 04 BOARD OF TRUSTEES (BOT) MEETING Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting was held on 30 th November 2019. Important decisions regarding the future planning and progress of SZABIST were discussed and finalized. 16 TH ANNUAL CONVOCATION 2019 On 9 th December 2019, SZABIST arranged its 16 th Annual Convocation at the Karachi Expo Centre. A record-breaking 1163 degrees were conferred in front of an attendance of 4000 people. The Chief Guest of the occasion was Honorable Mr. Saleem Mandviwalla (Deputy Chairman, Senate of Pakistan) while Ms. Aseefa Bhutto graced the occasion with her presence as special guest. COMHEC 2019 3 rd Inter-University Computer Hardware Projects Exhibition and Competition was held on 30 th November 2019. COMSATS University Islamabad and SZABIST jointly won the 1 st prize. FALAH-E-KAHLQ A series of programs on women empowerment, education, civic sense, environment and health care were organized under the banner of “Falah-e-Khalq” from 9 th to 4 th December 2019. HYDERABAD CAMPUS DUBAI CAMPUS ANNUAL DINNER & ALUMNI REUNION On 23 rd December 2019, SSC, SZABIST Arts Society & EDC Department organized “Winter Formal Annual Dinner & Alumni Reunion” for currently enrolled students and alumni. CAREER FAIR 2019 Student Placement Cell provided students with an opportunity to meet up with recruiters and improve their job profiles on 11 th November 2019. HONOR PRIZE AT DUHS-DICE HEALTH INNOVATION EXHIBITION 2019 Alishan and Maryam Akram's research project was awarded with an honor prize on 17 th October 2019. WINNERS OF NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION 2019 BBA 7E students, Mr. Asad Shah and Ms. Basrah Tariq along with their group members achieved this feat with the help of their mentor/ faculty Mr Zurrain Farhan on 23 rd November 2019. WON BEST RESEARCH PAPER AWARD AT 5 TH ASIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, MALAYSIA Competing against 250 papers from 17 countries, Shumaila Ejaz and Asna Usman, won Two Best Research Paper Awards with the support of coauthor Mr. Waqar Akbar. The conference was held in Malaysia from 6 th to 8 th December 2019. HABIB OLYMPIAD On 21 st November 2019, Saim Adnan won the first prize in Table Tennis tournament organized by Habib University. NEW MEMBER OF SZABIST TEAM We welcome Dr. Arshad Saleem, Vice President Administration. He completed his PhD degree in Social Sciences from Hamdard University in 2018. He has worked as a Vice Chancellor at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University and served in different renowned national and international institutions. He is a researcher, writer and policy maker.