www.szabist.ac.ae January 2012 to January 2013

INSIGHT
www.szabist.ac.ae
January 2012 to January 2013
Why SZABIST Dubai?
SZABIST today is identified as a
major university comprising of four
campuses in Pakistan and one in
Dubai. The Dubai campus is located
in Dubai International Academic City
(DIAC). Business Week, a leading
international business magazine, has
listed SZABIST among the best
business schools of the world for six
years. SZABIST is one of the top 20
business
schools
from
Asia
recognized by Business Week.
SZABIST Dubai offers BBA, BS
Media Sciences, BS Computing,
MBA, MS Computing, EMBA, MPM
and MSMS. All the programs offered
by SZABIST Dubai have been
approved by University Quality
Assurance International Board of
Knowledge and Human Development
Authority, Government of Dubai.
Well-reputed universities from across
the globe are setting up their
international campuses in DIAC to
provide students with internationally
recognized degrees at affordable
cost. SZABIST Dubai is one of them.
SZABIST
Dubai
is
offering
undergraduate
and
graduate
programs at lower tuition fees while
maintaining high teaching standards.
Apart from benefits of studying at
Dubai International Academic City,
students can have a wonderful
experience from Dubai’s
fast
moving,
cosmopolitan,
and
multicultural INSIGHT
society itself. Being
very close to home, Dubai has
become an increasingly popular
study destination for students from
Pakistan
Message from the New Head of Campus
SZABIST Dubai
Dr. M.N. Brohi
Welcome to SZABIST Dubai.
I am delighted to have joined the SZABIST family as Head of Dubai Campus from December
2012. As an academic community, SZABIST Dubai is committed to the belief that expanding
our knowledge enables us to live better lives and to contribute more to society.
As Head of Campus, it is my professional privilege to work with highly qualified and dedicated
faculty, administrators, advisors, and staff, who are committed to providing a learning
environment which enables all students to be successful in their programs and view learning
and reflection as a lifelong pursuit.
SZABIST Dubai provides an ideal learning environment. We value the relationships we
establish with students as central to our mission. Faculty members promote high levels of
student achievement by encouraging student-centered, task-oriented activities that invite
students to become participants in the academic community. They set challenging academic
standards that enriches their teaching.
I believe in maintaining an open dialogue with faculty and students alike, to promote learning. I
am always open to new ideas and suggestions from everyone who is a part of our SZABIST
family.
My priority is helping students and their families by further enhancing the learning
environment that will enable the students to face the challenges of the e-world.
MEET THE NEW FACULTY
Dr. Luis Jr Guanzon Rile, a University Professor in the Management Science Program of
SZABIST Dubai Campus has a teaching experience of 22 years, and a PhD in Business
Management sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education, Philippines. He graduated from the
University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, Philippines with Academic Excellence Awards. He has
attended a series of local and international seminars. In November 2009, he was invited as a
Guest Lecturer on Seminar-Workshop in Research in Bahrain Society for Training &
Development, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. In 2009 and 2010 Dr. Luis presented at Shahid
Beheshti University,Tehran,Iran and the Solidarity Economic Group, Ltd. He was the Research
Coordinator at the Academics Office of Preston University, Ajman in 2008. In 2010, he
established the Ajman-Student Services Office in Preston University. Dr. Luis believes that
“Teaching is a Joy if the teacher teaches with a song in his heart”
Dr. Rashid Jalal Qureshi obtained his PhD degree in Computer Science (Symbols and
Shapes Recognition) from Université François Rabelais de Tours, France in 2008. He has
completed his postdoctoral research on Medical Image Analysis (Detection of Optic Disc and
Fovea in Retinal Images) from Department of Computer Graphics and Image Processing,
University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary in 2010. He has published several papers in
international conferences and journals
He is a member of the International Association of Pattern Recognition under Technical
Committee IAPR TC-10 (the Technical Committee on Graphics Recognition) and IAPR TC-15
(the Technical Committee of Graph-Based Representation). His current research fields are
Medical Image Analysis, Shapes Recognition (structural and syntactic pattern recognition),
Palms and Finger prints recognition, Signatures Verification, Cellular and Microscopic
Imaging. Dr. Rashid Jalal Qureshi has joined SZABIST Dubai from January 2013.
Pooja Trivedi, has joined SZABIST Dubai as full time faculty since Fall 2012. She believes in
the words, “It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have
education without common sense”. ~Robert G. Ingersoll. Pooja is pursuing her PhD and she
has completed her Masters in Commerce and M.Phil from India. For Pooja, SZABIST is a
symbol of the blend between the modern education system and societal values. Ms Pooja
considers that at SZABIST, teaching and learning are supported by the recreational activities,
which are the most prominent factors for student involvement. As the profession demands, she
is very fond of interacting with people and SZABIST’s affectionate and friendly faculty and
staff members do not let her feel home sick.
Beenu Mago is working as a full time faculty member in the Information Technology
Program at SZABIST Dubai since Fall 2012. She has over 10 years experience in academics
and industry. She has worked as an adjunct faculty in various US and UK universities in
Dubai. She has done her Masters in Computer Application from Madurai Kamraj University,
India. She is pursuing her Doctorate in Computer Science from the Banasthali University at
Rajasthan, India. Her area of research is “Investigating the Effect of Organizational Factors
on the Satisfaction of Information System in UAE”. Beenu has also worked as Assistant
Professor in Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and Technology (LBSIM). It is one
of the top Business schools of India. She has taught various courses at undergraduate and
postgraduate level at LBSIM. She also has an extensive industrial experience in the field of
ERP development in various industries in India. She has worked as a System Analyst and
Project Head for various IT projects in India.
We welcome all our new faculty members .
SPRING 2012 EVENTS AT SZABIST DUBAI
MBA & MSIT Home Coming Event January 2012. Admissions
Department organized an Alumni Home Coming event on 25th
January, 2012, for MBA graduates. SZABIST Dubai values its
graduates and organized this event as a first step towards a series
of similar events and activities. The aim of the event was to build a
strong and long-lasting bond among the university and its Alumni.
SZABIST Dubai organised an Inter School Quiz Competition in
February 2012. The participants included teams from the various
Pakistani schools in U.A.E.
Fatima Sarwar from SZABIST Dubai wins Raymond Big Idea
Start-Up Challenge. The Raymond Big Idea Start-Up Challenge
Finale took place on 16th February 2012 at the Dubai
Knowledge Village Auditorium. The top 10 aspiring
entrepreneurs shortlisted for the competition presented their
business plans in front of a panel of distinguished judges.
Fatima Sarwar (BBA) won the Raymond Big Idea Start-Up
Challenge for her idea of an innovative online tuition portal‘Teletution Online’.
SZABIST Dubai sponsored series of events organised by
Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) with an aim to gather all
Pakistani community in UAE and celebrate 23rd March. The
first event was a Mushaira. Media Science Program Manager
Mr. Peer Muhamamd Agha represented SZABIST at this event.
SZABIST Dubai participated in PAD’s Meena Bazaar by setting
up a stall/ information desk. SZABIST representatives for Meena
Bazaar were Ms. Hadeeqa Batool, Ms. Sahar Qureshi, Ms.
Shaista Hanif and Mr. Shoaib Riaz. Dr. Faiz Ishaq, Head of
Campus, SZABIST Dubai was also invited to receive the
participation certificate from Chief Guest of the event Mr. Jamil
Ahmed Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan in UAE. BBA students
also volunteered for the event. The students were: Ms. Rija
Murtaza, Ms. Fazeela Shah, Ms. Habiba, Ms. Warda Firdous,
Ms. Marwah Pervaiz, Ms. Humaira Arshad, Mr. Hammad Khan
and Mr. Muhammad Zain Zaidi. On 23rd March, 2012 PAD
arranged a beach cleaning activity. Students from SZABIST
Dubai volunteered for the event. These students were: Ms.
Sameera Rehman, Ms. Sidra Manzoor, Mr. Muhammad Zain
Zaidi, Mr. Hammad Khan, Mr. Hussain Gardezi, Ms. Maryam
Sohail, Ms. Noreen and Ms. Humaira Arshad.
Celebrating Festival of Kites March 2012. SZABIST students
organised a trip to Dibba to celebrate the kite flying festival.
The trip was organised by the Student Council.
ID WORLD Abu Dhabi 2012: Dr. A Faiz M Ishaq (Head of
Campus SZABIST Dubai) was an invited speaker at this year's
conference in Abu Dhabi. He spoke on 'RFID: Privacy and
Security Issues in the Asset Tracking Forum.
A Remembrance Event was held at SZABIST Dubai Campus on
4th April 2012, to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. SZABIST was established by Shaheed
Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto to carry her father’s legacy for
promoting education for the Pakistani youth. Shaheed Mohtarma
Benazir Bhutto was the founding Chancellor of SZABIST and she
established the institute as a tribute to her father's vision for
seeing an educated Pakistan. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had a
passion for educational institutions and wanted to see an
educated Pakistan. Mr. Zahoor Shujra (member of the local
management committee) along with other members of the
Pakistani community in United Arab Emirates attended the
memorial event. Rich tribute was paid to Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali
Bhutto and his contributions and achievements were highlighted
in a documentary played for the guests.
DIAC Sports Festival- Cricket Final. SZABIST Dubai played a
good match in the finals, but lost to Manipal University.
SZABIST Dubai campus organised a Get Together Event for
weekend students (MBA and EMBA) in April 2012. The agenda
for this event was an address by Head of Campus SZABIST
Dubai, followed by a question answer session from the student
body. Our weekend students highly appreciated the event. EMBA
Program Manager Mr. Muhamamd Ali Awan, Senior faculty
members Dr. Suchi Dubey, Mr. Ahamed Amani and Dr. Ahsan
Rehman also attended the event.
AIM Pakistan. (May 2012) Media Science students at
SZABIST Dubai were among the organisers at the Pakistani
Pavilion during the annual investment meeting held at the
World Trade Centre Dubai. The event was organised by
Dubai government and more than 40 countries participated.
The event was attended by high ranking officials calling for
trade and investment promotion in their countries. The
Media Science students were actively involved in providing
protocol and public relation responsibilities. These students
were awarded certificates on their active participation at the
event.
Media Science Department Short Films Premier May 2012.
Six short films were showcased. All movies were written
directed and edited by our bright Media Science students.
ROBOWAR held at SZABIST Dubai on 24th MAY 2012. Dr.
Ahsan Rahman organised this event for the Computing
Sciences students. Three teams took part in this event. The
team members prepared remote control machines with
remote controlled enabled weapons. The weapons comprised
of different mechanical components. The RoboWar Spring
2012 had four rounds, three league matches and a Final. The
event generated a lot of enthusiasm among students and
faculty members
.
SZABIST Team participated in the CIMA Global Business
Challenge in May 2012. The CIMA Global Business
Challenge is an international business competition designed
to bring out the best in the young business leaders of
tomorrow. This was a great opportunity for students around
the world to showcase their talent in business management.
A team of our bright and zealous students, Sania Xara,
Fahad Gill, Danial Gardezi and Maimoona Raheel reached
the semi finals and were the fifth runner up team in the
Middle East region
FALL 2012 EVENTS AT
SZABIST DUBAI
Weekend and Evening Programs Orientation was held on 13th
September Thursday at SZABIST Dubai. The Chief Guest, Mr. Tariq
Soomro (Honorable Consul General of Pakistan), Mr. Zahoor
Hussain Shujra (Member of our local Management Committee) and
Mr. Asad Hussain (Director SZABIST Islamabad) welcomed the new
students to SZABIST Dubai.
BBA Fall 2012 Orientation held on 15th September Saturday at
SZABIST Dubai. Chief Guest Col. Anjum Naseer (Principal Pakistan
Islamia Higher Secondary School Sharjah) and Mr. Asad Hussain
(Director SZABIST Islamabad) welcomed the new students to
SZABIST Dubai.
Mr. Muhammad Ali Awan was acknowledged for his 10 years at
SZABIST. Mr. Awan has been associated with SZABIST since
2002 and specifically with SZABIST Dubai since it’s set up in
2003. Mr. Awan is currently the IT Manager at SZABIST Dubai.
During his long stay at SZABIST Dubai, Mr. Awan has provided
valuable support for sound and music for various student events.
He has worked as Sports Coordinator and also as Program
Manager for EMBA
A selection session for the main speaker for the SZABIST team for
EEG Public Speaking Competition was held on 22nd September
2012. Excellent speeches by both Farah Makhnay and Fatima
Sarwar. Fatima Sarwar represented SZABIST Dubai in EEG
Public Speaking Competition as the main speaker in November
2012.
A Personal Care Workshop was organised on 26th
September, 2012 by Fair & Lovely. An informative session
was conducted by an experienced dermatologist, Dr. Rubab
from Medcare Hospital. Dr. Rubab gave an informative talk
on Skin Care 101. She highlighted the importance of skincare
and the importance of personal grooming in our personal and
professional lives. The students enjoyed the workshop. Free
samples of Fair and Lovely products were distributed among
the students.
At SZABIST we are committed to holistic and total
development of our students. This commitment is manifested
in our student activities inside and outside the classroom. The
Operations Management students under the guidance of
Dr. Rile had an educational tour to GITEX on October 3,
2012. The aim of the activity was to give them a chance to
have a firsthand experience, connecting with the industry
people and business places on a much deeper level than they
ever could in the classroom
An Evening with Shayam Benegal, prolific Indian director
and screenwriter. Media Science students had a opportunity
to interact with Shayam Benegal. The lecture was arranged
by Program Manager for Media Sciences with cooperation of
Indian film society of UAE. The legendary director talked
about Modern and Art cinema and shared his experiences
with the students, He said that film is a powerful medium and
can be used for social change. He said that a creative mind is
always able to get rid of all obstacles and that creativity
knows no bounds. He advised students to master new
technology and go for regional problems with universal
emotional appeal. Mr. Agha, Program Manager for Media
Sciences briefed him about SZABIST Dubai. Shayam
Benegal
was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and
the Padma Bhushan in 1991. On 8 August 2007, Shayam
Benegal was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema for
lifetime achievement, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the
year 2005. He has won the National Film Award for Best
Feature Film in Hindi seven times.
A Food Fair was held at SZABIST Dubai on 17th October
to raise funds for flood relief work in Pakistan. Students,
staff and faculty members participated whole heartedly and
raised funds to help the flood victims.
A hugely successful Fresher's Party 2012 was
organised by BBA-7. SZABIST Dubai is proud
of the following students for working tirelessly to
organise this event: Ayesha Anum, Komal Bhutto,
Ruqqaya Khan, Kulsoom, Khan, Anum Arshad,
Anum Irfan, Noreen Azam, Mehwish Mustaq,
Munazza Ajmal, Hamza Nadeem and Mohd Hamza.
Thank you to Hammaduddin, Yahiya, Muzaffar Ali,
Hassam, Qadeer, Waqar, Shahzeb for their
entertaining skit. A note of thanks for Sania,
Fahad and Daniyal for their excellent hosting,
Maryam Sohail, Zain Zaidi and Hussain Gardezi for
pictorial coverage of the event.
Visit to Tiffany October 22, 2012. Operation Management
students under the supervision of Dr. Luis Rile, Jr. and
accompanied by Mrs. Janice Sumaway and Mrs. Isabel Mogatas,
were given an opportunity to visit Tiffany Chocolate factory
in Dubai, UAE. The students were permitted to see the company's
state-of- the-art facility and learn its success story. Mr. Imran
Yusuf Wasesa, Mr. Sunil Kumar Chhipa, and Mr. Mohammed
Zeeshan, conducted a 30-minute lecture, and explained the
technical process of production to ensure highest quality. After
the lecture, Mr. Abraham Mathews, Mr. Rogedson Solas, and Mr.
Waqas Haider guided the students and brought them to the
production/manufacturing area where they personally saw the
finished products. The activity aimed to give students a firsthand
experience in Operations Management. Furthermore, the activity
has no doubt provided a great perspective to BBA students about
the realities in the business world specifically in the context of the
Operation Management course.
SZABIST Poster Competition results were announced on
23rd October, 2012. First prize was awarded to QuratulAin
(BBA-5), Runner up Shaista Haneef (MBA). There were a total of
8 entries. A panel of 3 judges decided the top 2 entries.
An Eid Fair was held on 24th October at SZABIST Dubai
organised by Sania Xara, Habiba Hanif & Hadi Khan (BBA-3).
A guest speaker session was held on November 4th 2012, for the
Financial Markets & Institutions class. Mr. Siddartha Banerjee
was generous enough to accept invitation from SZABIST, for
sharing his knowledge. The session was regarding Financial
Market Practices. Mr. Banerjee also guided students about the
career prospects in finance. Mr. Siddharth Banerjee has an
extensive experience as banking professional with specialized
knowledge of investment banking and wealth management. He is
an Engineer from India and a Management Graduate from
S.P.Jain Singapore and India. Currently he is heading the Wealth
Management Department of Citi Bank in Dubai. He has also
worked with Kotak Mahindra and ICICI Bank.
A Food Fair was organised by Media Science students on
14th November 2012. A mouth watering event indeed.
Event Management students organised
campaign during November 2012.
a
stress
awareness
A dedicated group of BSMS and BSIT students organised the
welcome party for Evening and Weekend students on
27th November, 2012. The party organisers were Ameer Hamza
Waqar,
Mariam Mumtaz, Sehrysh Ansari and Mohammad
Zakauddin. They were supported by Hamna Khan, Zoya Tariq,
Isha Yasin, Bilal Tariq, Saleha Durrani, Sumbul Fatima, Huda
Amir, Mansoor Ali, Atif Ishaq, Rameesha Sanaullah, Hamza
Imtiaz, Sadia Aslam, Areeb Siddiqui, Omer Baig, Abdul Rehman,
Zeeshana, Daniel Ali, Kamran Khalid and Faisal Fayyaz.
SZABIST Dubai team won the Media Event at Manipal University
on 27th November. Some of the other teams in the competition
were Heriott Watt, Manipal and EMDI.Great Job by Ayesha Anum,
Huzaifa Salik, Anam Arshad, Anum Irfan, Noreen Azam, Hamza
Nadeem, Kulsoom Khan and Komal Bhutto. .
The SZABIST team participated in the Emirates Environmental
Group Public Speaking Competition on 29th November 2012. The
team comprised of Fatima Sarwar (BBA), Farah Makhany (MBA),
Zakauddin (BSIT), Quratul Ain (BBA). Zain Zaidi (BBA) and Adil
Mohsin (BBA) lent their support to the team members. We are
extremely proud of our 2 excellent speakers Fatima Sarwar and
Farah Makhany who have represented SZABIST three times in this
competition.
Direct Selling-Workshop: To create awareness among college
grads, working professionals and entrepreneurs about the Business
of the 21st Century. Ms. Naseema and Mr. Fazil conducted the
workshop for BBA-6 and BBA-7 student in November 2012.
A picnic was organised on 30th November 2012, at Mamzar Park.
Rain and Thunder could not deter the fun loving spirit of the
SZABIST students.The picnic organisers were Fatima Sarwa,
Quratul Ain, Zain Zaidi and Abeeha Arshad.
Mr.Farooq Paracha was invited as a guest speaker for
Business Communication class on 6th December 2012.
Mr. Paracha has expertise in developing new businesses across
diversified markets including South East Asia and the Middle
East. He started his career at ICI Global. Over the last 20 years he
has worked in Engineering, HR, Sales and Marketing functions of
large corporates and in different industries giving him an indepth perspective of what is required to develop an effective results
oriented Company. Currently at BM Middle East his role is to
develop the Benjamin Moore Paint's business (a Berkshire &
Hathaway company) in the Middle East. He has a BSc Engineering
from Florida Tech, USA and an MBA from Warwick University,
UK."
A certificate distribution ceremony was held on 8th December
2012 to recognize and appreciate the efforts of the students, who
participated and organised the morning welcome party, SZABIST
Honours List for Spring 2012, winners of
The Summit
Competition, the British Quiz Competition runner ups and the
Poster Competition participants and winners.
The SZABIST Photography Competition was held in Fall 2012.
Zoya Tariq of Media Sciences was declared the Winner followed
by 2 runner up entries by Fatima Sarwar of Management
Sciences and Isha Yasin of Media Sciences.
A certificate distribution ceremony was held on 5th January
2013 to recognize and appreciate the efforts of the students who
participated and organised the evening welcome party, and the
Photography competition winners and participants.
TITLI KA GEET: A fantastic theater performance by SZABIST
Dubai Media Science students under the guidance of Mr. Agha
and Mr. Awan, was presented in front of the staff and faculty
members on 9 January 2013. Excellent team work by the
directors, actors, helpers, dress designer, lighting team, music
team, set designers, make up incharge and the scriptwriters. It
was extremely heartening to see students from MBA, BS & MS
Computing, BBA and BSMS working together as a team. Great
job by Media Sciences Department.
Media Science students launch an online radio station under the
guidance of Mr. Mehirr Chopra on 16th January 2013.
Students Corner
A Poem by Ruqayya Shaheed Khan BBA-8
Life At SZABIST
With anxiety and fear I look around,
Fresh faces and environment, everything so profound.
Aware I was of getting ragged and bullied,
Yet this was something I couldn't concede.
Peals of laughter always echoed when I passed.
I pacified myself saying “this wouldn't last"
Few introductions here and there,
Proved to alleviate most of my fears.
Slowly with days new friends were made,
some left but most stayed.
Days began passing with fun and enjoyment,
Lots of outings, activities and assignments.
After every three weeks were the hourly,
Studying the last minute made us cranky.
Yet we managed to ace our tests,
because to the teachers we made several help requests.
Every reason we found to bunk the lectures,
escaping all teachers and hiding in the corners.
The semester ended and a new one began,
the same cycle started all over again.
Four years of college have gone by,
to the days of glory we say goodbye.
Now we reminisce the bygone days,
The parties, merrymaking and the birthdays.
Newsletter Team
(Sumaira A. Osmani & M . Ahamed Amani)