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Dr. Bhai Khan takes charge as Director CEAD

Dr. Bhai Khan Shar, a senior academic of Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, (MUET), was the other day, installed as the Director of Centre of Excellence Art & Design College (CEAD), Jamsohro.

An extraordinary meeting of the Board of Governors of the institute which was held here under the headership of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Rajput, the Vice Chancellor of MUET & the Chairman of BOG and took very important decisions to make the institute viable.

The campus was up in the arms since last one month against the behavior of former Director, Dr. Rafiq Jhatial. According to reports the BOG challenged the credentials of Dr. Jhatial who was reportedly found academically misfit to head the Art & Design institute. Dr. Bhai Khan’s appointment as the CEAD head was widely hailed in the academic & art circles. The students & the faculty members too had heave sigh of relief. Dr. Shar’s academic profile is as below:

Academic qualifications:

B. Arch, From the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, obtained ”A” grade. Final year dissertation was on Designing and Planning a Housing Scheme in Hot dry climate. (1986)

3 years training course (1997-2000): From the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The courses were on the research methods and techniques involved in social sciences, i.e. qualitative and quantitative methods of research, interviewing techniques, report writing and statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). (2000)

PhD, From the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The title of the dissertation was: ”Application of Information Technology to improve the design process in the construction sector of Pakistan”. The work also included the policy guidelines to trigger the use of Information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Pakistan’s Construction Industry. (2002) 

Academic Experience:

Professor, Department of Architecture, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, since 15 October 2005.

Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro from 01 June 1992 to 14 Oct 2005.

Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro 17 December 1988 to 30th May 1992.

Architect, M/S Rizki and Company, Karachi, from ls‘ May 1987 to 15th December 1988.

Resource Person, Allama Igbal Open University, Islamabad to teach MSc Environment at Hyderabad Centre. 

Professional Membership:

Member of Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners. 

Professional Laurels:

Secured 15’ Position in a Design Competition, for designing office building for Sindhi Language Authority, Hyderabad. (1995) 

Special Academic Tasks:

Member, Academic Committee, Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Member Selection Committee, Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Member Disciplinary Committee, Department of Architecture Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Member, Departmental Scholarship Committee for Mora and other Scholarships, Department of Architecture, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Member, Advanced Studies and Research Board. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Member, Board of Studies, Department of Architecture, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Member, Board of Faculty, Faculty of Architecture, Planning, Arts and Design, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Co-opted Member on Discipline Committee for affiliated colleges, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.

Member on the team of architects to support Pakistan Rangers on the development and extension of facilities at the Border Area, near Chhore.

 

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Dr. Noshad Ahmed Shaikh elevated as LUMHS Vice Chancellor 

Professor Noshad Ahmed Sheikh Vice Chancellor Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro had a meeting with the officers of the finance department of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro.

Mr. Ahsan Ali kehar briefed the Vice Chancellor about the working in the finance wing and financial matters and the problems confronted by the finance wing. Vice Chancellor showed satisfaction at working of director finance Mr. Ahsan Ali kehar, Resident auditor Mr. Azizullah kehar. Vice Chancellor asserted that problems confronted by the finance wing will be solved at top priority and advised them to help the university in making the working at finance wing a transparent one. Later on Students of M.BB.S & B.D.S met the Vice Chancellor. Vice Chancellor advised the Students to Concentrate on their studies.

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The 15th Meeting of the Academic Council of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro was presided over by the new Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Noshad A. Shaikh. In the meeting, the members of the Council introduced themselves to the Vice-Chancellor and extolled the steps taken by the previous Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Jan Muhammad A. Memon for uplifting the standard of the University. They upheld that a reception may soon be tendered in his honour.

On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Noshad A. Shaikh emphasized on maintaining the standard of the University as a paradigm for others to follow. He further stressed on particular and optimum attention towards the medical and post graduation education at the University for its further progression.

In the meeting, the Board of Study of the Radiology was approved, while the development works were to continue. It was also unanimously decided that the Summer Vacation will start from June the 15th, 2007 and will continue for the subsequent six weeks, whereas the examinations will be conducted in accordance with their schedule.

The meeting was attended by Registrar, LUMHS, Prof. Afzal Memon and the majority of the members of the Academic Council.

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The Fifth Post Graduate Surgical Intensive Course was inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Prof. Dr. Noshad A. Shaikh at the Post Graduate hall, LUMHS Jamshoro on May the 16th, 2007. The Course has been organized by the Department of Surgery LUMHS, Jamshoro; and it will continue for two weeks for the postgraduates of M.S, FCPS, and MRCS. The resource persons for the Course will be the renowned professors and doctors of LUMHS, Jamshoro, Isra University, CMC Larkana, PMC, Nawabshah, Dow University, JPMC and Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by various deans and chairpersons of the faculties and departments of LUMHS Jamshoro. In his inaugural speech, Noshad A. Shaikh appreciated the efforts of the Chairman Department of Surgery, LUMHS, Jamshoro Prof. A. Razaque for organizing such an excellent course for the students at LUMHS. He further emphasized that the faculty members should join him to upgrade the undergraduate and postgraduate medical Education. 

 

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