• Highlight Gender & Psychology issues / dimensions
• Build a relationship between academia and advocacy groups  

• Rs.50/ for students,   
• Rs.100 for professionals by 4 October.  
 

• Spinning, Weaving, Dyeing and Processing
• Garment Manufacturing
• Technical Textiles
• Innovative Materials Technology
• Testing and Quality Assurance
• Sustainability in Textiles
• Supply Chain Management in Textiles

Proposed Venue
Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, Pakistan.

Amir Ejaz, an MBA student at the School of Business and Economics, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, recently won a scholarship at Munster University International Model United Nations (MUIMUN). The conference is the biggest Model United Nation Conference in Germany with a gathering of more than 250 students from around the globe. Through diplomacy and negotiation, Model UN students seek ways that the world community can deal with complex global concerns such as the environment, economic development, refugees, AIDS, conflict resolution, disarmament and human rights.  Students learn to understand global relations and the possibilities they have to help improve and transform the world into a better one. They assume the roles of ambassadors to the United Nations and debate current issues on the UN's agenda. Each ambassador represents a country other than his or her country of origin.

This year’s scholars came from Pakistan, Bangla Desh, India, Costa Rica and South Africa. Amir participated in the Security Council proceedings and represented the United States. He won the “Best Delegate Award”. In honor of this achievement, the Pakistani national anthem was played at the concluding ceremony of this Premier International Conference.

Click here to read Amir’s interview in the official MUIMUM newspaper, The Westphalian Diplomat
http://www.muimun.org/files/WD/Westphalian%20Diplomat10%20April07.pdf

Telenor Pakistan has selected UMT as one of the nine universities in Pakistan for an On-Campus Management Trainee Program (OCMT) that has been initiated to bridge the gap between academic learning and real world corporate sector requirements. The OCMT is part of ‘Shaping the Professionals of Tomorrow’ program aimed at imparting corporate learning through a project-based approach. Other components of the program include Telenor Pakistan's Ambassador Program, career management works, scholarships, and radio shows. It is worth mentioning that UMT students have already completed Telenor Career Management workshop held earlier.

Under this agreement, Telenor Pakistan will select students representing all disciplines at UMT for their OCMT Program. The students will work on projects covering research, project execution, market knowledge and its impact on business, event planning, creative management, team-building, operation management and market forecasting. They will compete with students of other universities on the basis of their skills, knowledge, grooming and professional competence. The top five competitors of the OCMT Program will be hired as permanent employees of Telenor Pakistan while the winner will be sent to the Telenor Head Office in Norway for the final one week internship. The winner will also receive a cash prize of Rs 300,000. The top three contestants will receive one hundred percent scholarships.

An official publication of the Information Resources Management Association recently appointed Dr A R Kausar as member of the International Editorial Review Board.  The International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations (IJKBO) examines current, state-of-the art research in the areas of decision sciences and business intelligence, and the interactions, linkages, and applications of knowledge-based business with information systems. This journal provides an international forum for practitioners, educators, and researchers to advance the knowledge and practice of all facets of KBO, emphasizing emerging theories, principles, models, processes, and applications to inspire and circulate cutting-edge findings into research, business, and communities.

It is worth-mentioning that Dr A R Kausar is also member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development (IJKBD).

The Institute of Audit and Accountancy (IAA) congratulates all of its CAT/ACCA – UK students on their remarkable and appreciable attainment in the Computer Based Exam (CBE) held on November 25, 2009 at the UMT campus under the governance of the British Council. According to the results, all the UMT participants were declared successful in the CBE. The incredible success rate demonstrates the efforts put in by the students for the grueling examination.

A collaborative research paper titled " Ageing, Life Expectancy and Changes in Lifestyles: Situational Analysis of Pakistan" by Ahmad Raza, Research Fellow School of Business and Economics, Dr Hasan Sohaib Murad, Rector UMT and Dr A K Kayani, HEC Professor, University of the Punjab, has been published as the first chapter in a book edited by Dr Jason L Powell and Dr Ian G Cook. The book is titled, “Ageing in Asia” and has been published by Nova Science Publishers, USA as part of a series titled "Ageing Issues, Health and Financial Alternatives".

The book can be accessed or purchased online as well. Its primary focus is on investigation and analysis of the impact of the ageing population on emerging problems of management, economy and socio-cultural systems of Asian societies. The book also studies implications of these factors in the 21st century.

Waqar Ahmed joined as Director CMD with effect from September 25, 2009.

Dr Kamran Siddiqui has been appointed as Director, School of Professional Advancement (SPA) with effect from September 17, 2009.

Dr Abdul Hameed has been appointed as Associate Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSSH) with effect from September 17, 2009.

Dr Abdul Aziz Bhatti has been appointed as Dean, School of Science and Technology (SST) with effect from September 11, 2009.

Mansoor U Awan has been appointed as Director, Department of Law with effect from August 10, 2009.

Dr Sarwar M Azhar joined as Dean, School of Business and Economics (SBE) for term of three years with effect from July 01, 2009.

Prof Dr Iqbal Hussain joined as Advisor for BS Industrial Engineering Program with effect from September 04, 2009.

Rana Iftikhar Ahmad, Head of Participants Affairs has been promoted to the position of Director Participant Services, for a period of three years with effect from July 1, 2009.

The tenure of Asif Saeed Haider, Controller of Examinations has been renewed for a period of three years with effect from September 15, 2009.

Ali Akbar Choudhary has been appointed Director Finance/Treasurer, for a period of three years with effect from September 16, 2009.

The tenure of Muhammad Taufeeq, Head Office of Admissions has been renewed for a period of three years with effect from July 1, 2009.

The tenure of Muhammad Abdullah, Head Office of Human Resources has been renewed for a period of three years with effect from July 1, 2009.

Others who joined during July to September 2009 include Teaching Fellow, Hanna E Qalbi; Lab Engineers cum Lecturers, Hamza Mahmood and Muhammad Safian Adeel; Research Assistants, Suhail Maqsood and Muhammad Haneef; and Officer Compensation and Benefits, Imran Elahi.

UMT wishes all of them the best of luck in their future roles and assignments.

Rector UMT, Dr Hasan Sohaib Murad appointed Dr Sarwar Mehmood Azhar as Dean School of Business and Economics (SBE) from July 01, 2009 for a term of three years.

Dr Sarwar M Azhar received his PhD from the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Prior to that, he did his MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi and MA in Political Science from the University of Punjab, Lahore.

He remained Editor-in-Chief of the South Asian Journal of Management Science from January 2006 to January 2009. He has published eight research papers in reputed journals in addition to completing various research and consultancy projects. He is a regular contributor of papers in international conferences held in the United States, Australia, China and Dubai.

During the course of his professional career, Dr Azhar served as Director PhD program at Iqra University Karachi and successfully launched the MPhil and PhD program there in spring 2006. As Associate Dean, Iqra University Lahore, he launched new courses and streamlined the academic systems to deliver high quality, industry oriented management programs.

During 2004-05, he served the Institute of Business and Information Technology (IBIT), University of Punjab and was involved in developing coursework for the MPhil program and getting it approved from the Board of Studies. He also taught courses in Strategic Management, Consumer Behavior, Strategic Marketing, and Managing Global Firms, both inland and abroad, particularly UK and Malaysia. He also served as Director of Pak American Institute of Management Sciences Lahore, Pakistan (1995-98).

Dr Azhar’s industrial experience includes a stint as Chief Operating Officer of Rex Baren Batteries Ltd, Pakistan (a joint venture Project Between Pakistan and Austria), and Director Marketing Radieux (Pvt) Ltd, Lahore Pakistan. In addition to this, he has served his country as a commissioned officer of the Pakistan army for 4 years.

He has traveled across the world in connection with various business ventures. He was nominated for inclusion in the International Who’s Who (1998 edition) and also in Baron’s Who’s Who in Global Banking and Finance (1998 edition). He is currently working on a number of research papers. His research interests include area such as consumer behavior, strategic marketing and brand management.

IJKBD Brief:
IJKBD serves as a multi-disciplinary platform and will adopt a systems approach to the theory and practice of knowledge-based development activities and processes, focusing on knowledge cities and societies, knowledge-based urban development, knowledge and innovation clusters, and knowledge-intensive service activities.

As a fully-refereed, international journal that publishes theoretical, experimental, and experiential papers, practice notes, case studies, and innovative methodologies, IJKBD provides a forum for academicians, scientists, practitioners, managers and industry professionals to integrate diversity and fragments of knowledge-based development.

A research paper titled "Development of a New Computer Based Grading Method for Measuring the Students Performance in Higher Education" authored by Dr Aziz Bhatti and co-authored with Dr Hasan Sohaib Murad has been accepted as invited journal paper for publication in the Journal of US-China Education Review, Chicago, USA.

Another research paper titled “Reduced Order Multiport Parallel and Multidirectional Neural Associative Memories” authored by Dr A Aziz Bhatti, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Biological Cybernetics, Springer, Verlag, Germany.

Students of SBE, SST and SSH are advised to refer to date sheet for End Term Examination - at http://www.umt.edu.pk/offices/oce/dateSheet/index.html.

Students using university transport are advised to refer to the pick and drop schedule provided at http://www.umt.edu.pk/Bulletinboard/BussService.html

Accessibility of Computer Based Exams @ UMT

1. At present, CAT and ACCA students can attempt their Computer Based Exams online at UMT.
   
2. Sessions are offered round the year and not constrained as is the case in manual sessions of June and December.
   
3. Students get on the spot results announcements.
   
4. Students can directly submit their exam fees at UMT.
   
5. Students’ ACCA Account is updated with results in 72 hours.
   
6. CBE re-attempts or re-sittings are unrestrained.
   
7. CBE Demo can be accessed at the ACCA website or by clicking the following link.

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