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Certainly , it was different from FSc and typical ECAT/MCAT etc.The emphasis in on concept rather than material of FSc books.O and A-levels students perform better .Its fault of our system, not to blame on students of FSc.However, some topper girls and boys are studying in SSE.Check the links

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harime

Assalam-u-'alaykum,

This is in response to wonder_eyed's question about Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed.

Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed is currently a professor of Islamic Law and Spirituality at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and a visiting faculty member of Islamic Ethics at Aga Khan University (AKU). Born and raised in Manhattan (New York City), Shaykh Kamaluddin studied Arabic & Islamic Civilization, Political Science, and Law at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and the University of London. Additionally, he spent many years studying religious knowledge from traditional scholars in Pakistan and possesses formal authorizations in a number of Islamic Sciences including tafsir of the Qur'an, narration and explanation of Hadith, and the transmission of legal opinion (Ifta). Shaykh Kamaluddin was also formally authorized in the science of Islamic spirituality (Tasawwuf) by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad.
Professor Kamaluddin regularly gives Dars-e-Quran in LUMS every Friday and a general talk every Thursday. Also, his talk in "Purification of the Heart/Tazkiya" is broadcast live on Cii Broadcasting every Thursday at 11:10 PM (DST, Pakistan). For the timings and schedules of other talks, please subscribe to his google group: http://groups.google.com.pk/group/is-emails

For more information, please feel free to contact the group admin.

You can also receive SMS updates of Shaykh's talks through Chopaal. To subscribe, please send "Join events-lhr" or "Join events-khi" to 0332 467 2255


Wassalam,

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Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority

The Physlab receives accreditation from the [Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority] to setup undergraduate experiments on medical physics and radiation. (Aug 2009)

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* The Physlab article on [investigating properties of white noise] has now been published in the European Journal of Physics. (20 Aug 2009.)




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Dr. Adil Najam



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Academic circles of Pakistan suddenly heated up these days when Nature , one of the most prestigious scientific journal of the world , published a paper as well as an editorial on higher education reforms and HEC role in recent years.The authors of this paper are Dr.Adil Najam , Dr. Athar Osama , Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha (former President of the Aga Khan University), Prof. Syed Zulfiqar Gilani (former Vice Chancellor, University of Peshawar) and Dr. Christopher King (editor of ScienceWatch) .



* Dr. Adil Najam is the Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Global Public Policy at Boston University. He also serves as the Director of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and a Professor of International Relations and of Geography and Environment. He served as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), work for which the IPCC was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore. Prof. Najam has also taught at MIT, University of Massachusetts and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

*Dr. Athar Osama is a scholar of science policy in developing countries and a Visiting Fellow at the Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future.Aeronautical Engineer from Pakistan Airforce Academy , winner of the coveted Sword of Honor. Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from IBA and also founder of Virtual Think Tank Pakistan (VTTP.org), Pakistan Research Support Network (Research-Network)–a 2000+ member virtual collaborative of Pakistani researchers and research students, The Understanding Pakistan Project, and Muslim Science and Innovation Network (Muslim-Science.com).





Dr.Pervez Hoodbhoy


Dr.Atta ur Rehman





Dr.Hoodbhoy , MIT Nuclear Physicist who chairs his department at QAU strongly criticized Dr.Adil Najam and his colleagues paper published in Nature.Dr.Atta ur Rehman , former HEC Chairman and main architect of HEC structural reforms defended the reforms with stats and arguments.The debate spreaded out widely in reserach-academia-industry brains and though very interesting , to some sort come out at personal level here !



Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Responds to Nature Article on Pakistan’s Higher Education Reform : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN

DISCUSSION: What are the correct metrics to measure higher education reform in Pakistan? | STEP - Science, Technology, and Education in Pakistan





Dr.Sabieh Anwar also responded in above blog and his points are quite amazing.Despite of his scietific-muslim-history differnces with Dr.Hoodbhoy which he strongly criticized here (DAWN.COM | Books & Authors | An Ongoing Debate) , he enforced Dr.Hoodbhoy approach and went against Dr. Adil Najam views ( though both Dr.Sabieh and Dr.Najam are old Ravians and UETians). Here is Dr.Sabieh response



Sabieh Anwar

I will not consider endorsements by USAID, BC, and WB as confirmation of quality and quantity of the research in HE because these are pseudo-political organizations and have a track record of reversing their opinions…

I am trying to find out what disciplines have seen a boost in research and publications – analytical, applied, or experimental? Likelihood is that of analytical folks who managed to churn out a large number of papers through several variations on the same theme – any groundbreaking discovery? No!

Perhaps this push for publications lead to plagiarism in some quarters (APS also reported on this issue…- Punjab University – two years ago(?))

Another question is that of fruits of research – Is there a viable public/industrial/manufacturing sector in PK that can absorb the results of high quality research or recommendations of scientists?

From the comments, I gather research has become a panacea for the country – it is not. Intellectual pursuits, quest for knowledge and development is deeply rooted in socio-economics, civics, and culture and therefore cannot be sprouted overnight through implantation. It is a slow process.

Most of the Pakistani professional recognized in their field managed to get there not because of UGC, HE, or the schools and universities they attended in Pakistan but in spite of them. This model will continue as long as there are a few eccentric rebels not locked up in the box and will manage to leak out of the mess to make name for themselves and for the country.

Finally, technology is always subservient to the political will of a country. And I do not think there is any political will for excellence in Pakistan.

We can continue to argue – The bottom line is that money and resources could have been well spent. Hindsight is 20/20 – so they say!





Dr.Sabieh

kakaballi

Sabieh nails it.

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Asma Khalid

Physlab Staff - Physlab.lums.edu.pk



New Series of presentations on ongoing research and development projects from Physlab group members.Presentations on following topics were made on 29 October 2009: .



• Van de Graaf generator by Asma Khalid

• Lifetime of muons by Sohaib Shamim

• Programmable nuclear electronics using CPLD's by Rameez

• Making an AFM by Muhammad Wasif

• Dielectric Measurement by Afaq Habib Piracha






The Physlab is preparing and compiling a set of demonstrations to be used by physics teachers at the LUMS SSE, other universities in Pakistan as well as for schools and colleges. This is an ongoing project and we will keep on adding information here as the projects and kits build up.


Classroom Demonstrations - Physlab.lums.edu.pk

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Dr.Hamid Zaman

LUMS SSE | Advisory Board

2010 GEM4 Winter School - University of Texas at Austin








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