INSIGHT

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.

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 society itself. Being

very close to home, Dubai has

become an increasingly popular

study destination for students from

Pakistan

INSIGHT

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

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 .

MEET THE NEW FACULTY

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.

SPRING 2012 EVENTS AT SZABIST DUBAI

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

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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

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.

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.

FALL 2012 EVENTS AT SZABIST DUBAI

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 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.

A Food Fair was organised by Media Science students on

14th November 2012. A mouth watering event indeed.

Event Management students organised a stress awareness

campaign during November 2012.

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 in-

depth 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)