INSIGHT April 2010 - April 2011SZABIST Dubai Block 10 (Floor 5 & 6) Dubai International Academic City, Dubai

INSIGHTApril 2010 - April 2011

INSIGHT provides a look inside SZABIST Dubai. It includes coverage of events, seminars and activities held at the campus. The current issue of Insight spans over a year of news and events at SZABIST, Dubai.

SZABIST DUBAI HOLDS A MEMORIAL FOR SHAHEED MOHTARMA BENAZIR BHUTTO

SZABIST Dubai held a memorial service for its founding Chancellor Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2010. The guest speakers on that day were Dr. Ahmed Ispahani, Professor at La Verne, USA and a cousin of Shaheed Motharma Benazir Bhutto; Mr. Tariq Soomro, Consul General of Pakistan in Dubai and Mr. Zahoor Shujra, Member of the Management Committee (Dubai Campus). It was an emotional service as Dr. Ispahani reminisced about his relationship with the Bhutto family. Students, faculty and staff members were present on this occasion to show their respect for our founding chancellor.

The International Conference on Technology and Business Management – ICTBM -11

The International Conference on Technology and Business Management – ICTBM -11 was held at SZABIST Dubai from March 28th - 30th, 2011.

This conference was hosted jointly by SZABIST Dubai and INFOMS, USA. The patron of the conference was Dr. Faiz Ishaq, Head of Dubai Campus. The Co Chairpersons were Ms. Nabila Arif and Dr. Anita Mirchandani.

Technology and Management are two pillars of success for all organizations, both in the public and the private sector. The purpose of this conference was to provide a forum that stimulates discussion on the conference theme and topics related to this theme. The conference also provided a forum for networking and collaboration amongst scholars from academia, industry and the government.

Participants from 15 countries contributed papers in this conference. 105 leading Educationist and researchers presented their papers on the topics related to Gender Issues , Service Industry, E.Business, Education, Agriculture Management ,Software Technology, Globalization, Marketing and Financial Management.

The students of SZABIST Dubai helped make this event a success by volunteering on all three days and presenting a brilliant cultural show during the inaugural session.

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The inaugural session was chaired by Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director, TECOM Academic Cluster, and the keynote address was given by Prof. Nicholas Vander Walt, who stressed upon the need to understand the changing paradigms of education in this era of globalization.

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

SZABIST Dubai aims to develop working relationship with the Pakistani Schools in UAE. The success of any institute depend on the quality of teachers and students. Realizing the importance of this, SZABIST Dubai has extended its hand in cooperation to the Pakistani schools in U.A.E to help in partnering with the schools to play a role in developing faculty and students. This initiative called Partners in Education was discussed in a luncheon session for the Principals and Vice Principals of the Pakistani schools based in U.A.E on 15th January 2011. Honorable Consul General

of Pakistan, Mr. Tariq Soomro and Mr. Zahoor Shujra were present at this occasion. Mr. Tariq Soomro, Consul General of Pakistan stated that cooperation between universities and higher secondary schools will improve the quality of education among the society. Presiding over the meeting of educationists and principals of schools at SZABIST, Mr. Tariq Soomro insisted that skill development is the need of the hour, so all educational institutes must consider the offering of short courses in this regard.

Dr. Faiz Ishaq, Head of SZABIST Dubai Campus, said that the Institute is offering assistance to all schools for improvement of their faculty and student learning process. He elaborated that workshops, short courses, summer camps and healthy competitions will be organized to enhance the communication and cooperation level in the society. He said that SZABIST would play a in developing,

motivated and enlightened graduates who would not only be able to excel in their professional careers, but also be responsible and productive UAE residents.

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A TALK WITH DR. AYOUB KAZIM

Dr Ayoub Kazim is the Managing Director for TECOM Academic Cluster, Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) and Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), both part of TECOM Investments, a member of Dubai Holding. He is responsible for strategically steering the education and human resource development clusters and further consolidating their status as the region’s leading centres of excellence for learning and human capital. With experience gained over a period of more than 20 years from working with Dubai Municipality and the UAE University in Al Ain, Dr Kazim has an in-depth understanding of the technical, administrative and academic work environments. In addition, he has been actively involved in research studies and has published numerous articles and technical papers on renewable energy, hydrogen energy, fuel cells, energy policy and economics.

Dr Kazim has successfully steered the two knowledge clusters towards excellence, enabling them to register remarkable growth over the years. He has also encouraged all university campuses that function within the DIAC premises to adopt LEED specifications to cut down on long-term operational costs and lessen the burden on the environment. Under Dr Kazim’s guidance, DIAC highlighted its energy and water conservation measures at the Smart Metering Middle East/ Smart Grids Middle East 2009 conferences in Dubai. He has also ensured that DIAC remains totally committed to evolving as a more environment-friendly institution by reducing carbon emissions, implementing a water conservation program and gradually phasing out halogen lamps from its premises.

Dr Ayoub Kazim holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama and a Master’s from the Polytechnic University, New York University. He received his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Miami in 1998.

Dr. Kazim answered several questions posed by the faculty members regarding renewable energy and energy conservation. In response to the question regarding the role of district cooling system in reducing energy consumption, Dr. Kazim responded that the district (or central) cooling systems, which distribute chilled water or other media to multiple buildings for air-conditioning, have been used in commercial buildings for decades. While district cooling systems are most widely used in downtown business districts and institutional settings, such as college campuses, they offer tremendous benefits to building owners and developers planning large office complexes or mixed-use properties are increasingly favoring this to traditional cooling methods.

While responding to the role of DIAC in adaptation of the green landscaping measure, Dr. Kazim highlighted the fact that the education cluster makes significant utilization of indigenous products. The planting of cactus trees and ‘ghaf’, a native tree that requires little or no irrigation or maintenance, use of additives in the soil for reducing water consumption to 50 per cent and requiring lesser NPK fertilizers are some of DIAC’s vital green-friendly landscaping initiatives. Commenting on the water conservation and recycling efforts adopted by DIAC, Dr. Kazim praised the energy and water conservation measures adopted at DIAC buildings with a current built-up area of 1.4 million sq feet and stressed that these efforts reflect DIAC’s profound commitment to evolving as a more environment-friendly organisation. DIAC Phase-III also consumes 30 per cent less water than even the standards set by US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) as well as use 40 per cent less irrigation water. The savings have been achieved by the installation of ultra-low flow water restrictors in wash basins and dual flush tanks in wash rooms.

Dr. Kazim explained that lack of proper awareness on the development of smart metering in the community coupled with abundance of conventional energy are leading to sluggishness on the measures taken to address smart metering and intelligent energy infrastructure.

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SZABIST ZABARDAST CRICKET CLUB LAUNCH AT INSPORTZ DUBAI 8th JANUARY 2011Our cricket club has been fortunate enough to get a private sponsorship from a generous patron, Mr. Irfan Mustafa, who is the GM & Managing Director at Yum! Restaurants International. We are extremely fortunate to have a supportive sponsor like Mr. Irfan Mustafa for our Cricket Club at SZABIST Dubai. Ms. Atiya Kazi, who has been an adjunct faculty member with SZABIST for several years, has been instrumental in arranging for this sponsorship.

The Cricket Club and SZABIST Dubai owe her a big vote of thanks. Mr. Mudassar Nazar (former Pakistani cricketer)graciously accepted our invitation and attended the launch ceremony. His presence at the launch ceremony generated a lot of excitement among the students. It was an enjoyable day for students and faculty members who participated in friendly matches at InSportz. We wish our ZABARDAST Cricket Club the very best for their future tournaments.

Pakistan vs. South Africa Cricket Match. November 5, 2010: SZABIST students went to Dubai Cricket Stadium to watch the ODI match between Pakistan and South Africa. The tickets were partially funded by SZABIST Dubai. We would like to believe that it was due to the student representation from SZABIST Dubai that led to the win against South Africa that day.

CONTRIBUTION BY SZABIST DUBAI CAMPUS TO PM’s FLOOD RELIEF FUND

SZABIST Dubai joined hands to support the flood victims in Pakistan. Faculty and staff contributed 1 day’s salary in The Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Flood Victims in Pakistan.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Welcome Party November 2010. The Student Council of SZABIST Dubai arranged a party to welcome all the new students. It was a fun filled event with the theme ‘ Angels and Devils’, organized by the Student Council and quite capably hosted by two of our brightest students, Tanzila Aslam and Sundus Noor Saba.

SZABIST ZABARDAST CRICKET TEAM participated in Petro Cup, November 2010, Skyline Cup, December 2010, Nissan Gulf Cup. January 2011 and BITS Pilani Sports festival, April 2011.

Table Tennis at BITS Pilani Sports festival, April 2011. The boys and girls team reached the semifinals.

Boys Team includes Osama Salik, Huzaifa Salik, Agha Tayyab and Faisal Mahmood, while the Girls Team has Ayesha Anum, Sundus Noor, Tanzeela Aslam and Maryam Sohail.

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Three separate events were organized by Event Management students as a part of their course with Ms. Uzma Zaidi. The student groups had to plan and execute their proposed event.

Charlie Chaplain Movie Event (22nd December 2010)

Fashion Display (12th January 2011)

Team Building Event involving faculty members (23rd December 2010)

SPRING FIESTA 2010. Our students participated in the Spring Fiesta 2010 held at American College Dubai.

SZABIST DUBAI STUDENT COUNCILPresident: Osama SalikGeneral Secretary: Kashif ShabbirVice President: Saima Zeb & Abdullah Siddiqui (unfortunately Abdullah will not be continuing as Vice President)Wajiha Khan has taken up the post of Vice President Morning Student Council.Treasurer: Urooj Iftikhar & Lubna Iqbal (Urooj will not be continuing as treasurer, morning).

SZABIST ACTIVITY CLUBS (Eight clubs were formed in November 2010 and their secretaries selected)

• Art Club (Sidra Manzoor & Huba Naser)

• Cricket Club (Sufian Jawed)

• Dramatics Club (Rizwan Khan & Nayab Munawwar)

• Indoor Sports Club (Ali Ashar)

• Music Club (Waqas Afzal)

• Publication Club (Fatima Sarwar)

• Book/Literary Club (Maryam Sohail)

• Football Club (Jun Kukutsu). • Speech Club (Meher Sheikh)

Internal Debate Competition held on 9th March 2011: The students voiced their views on the topic “Exams: A Waste of Time”.

Wajiha Khan won first prize and Fatima Sarwar was awarded the Runner Up Prize. There was excellent participation from all contestants as well as their supporters. Thanks to all students for making the event a successful one.

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Internal Debate Competition

MASQUERADE DEBATE AT BITS PILANIFatima Sarwar participated in the Jashn 2011 Event at BITS Pilani Dubai in the Masquerade debate.

VAUDEVILLE 2011Sarah Anwar, Anum Irfan and Maryam Sohail participated in the Vaudeville 2011 at IMT Dubai. The team put forward an impressive marketing strategy to sell “GLOVES TO TIBETAN MONKS”

BASANT FESTIVAL 2011Sidra Manzoor (Secretary Art Club-Morning) arranged a vibrant basant festival for the morning students. It was a colorful and enjoyable event.

MASQUERADE BALLHuba Nasser (Art Club Secretary-Evening) arranged an event called the “Masquerade Gala”. It was an original theme and colorful masks were provided to the participants and the audience enjoyed the activities and the originality of this concept.

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Sidra Manzoor, Noreen Azam, Nayab Munawar and Zuhair Nasser arranged a party with a desi theme called “DESI GROOVE”, to welcome the Spring 2011 batch of students.

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS• Recruitment by Banks

SZABIST Dubai students have been recruited by Habib Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Barclays.

• The BIG START: Al Tamimi Investments

Tanzila Aslam (BBA 7) submitted her business proposal for The Big Start Initiative by Al Tamimi Investments. Tanzila has reached the final stage of this competition. Tanzila is one of the brightest students at SZABIST Dubai. Here is wishing the very best to Tanzila. She is among the top five students whose business plan has been selected for the final round.

GUEST SPEAKER SESSIONS AT SZABIST DUBAI CAMPUS

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

A series of lectures, seminars, guest speaker sessions, conferences have been held at SZABIST Dubai. Such sessions have been a source of great learning for our students as well as faculty. We hope to have many more of such informative sessions

• Promoting Pakistan – Motivational Lecture for the Pakistani Youth”.

August 27, 2010: Mr. Mobisher Rabbani, a political scientist, philosopher, humanitarian, thinker, grassroots activist, traveler, columnist, social scientist, visionary, youth philanthropist, Geo-political analyst and a visiting fellow at many think tanks across the globe. Author of the upcoming bestselling book titled ‘Travelling on a Pakistani Passport’ The Founder of The Rabbani Foundation, Senior Foreign Policy Consultant Bridgehead Institute, and a Co-Founder & Consulting Partner of People to People Public Relation. He talked about: “Promoting Pakistan – Motivational Lecture for The Pakistani Youth”.

• “Language, Listening, and Interpersonal Communication” January 10, 2011 : Ms. Abi Sivalingam, BS (Psychology) and Masters in Counselling. She talked about “Language, Listening, and Interpersonal Communication”

• “Different features COGNOS; a B.I tool by IBM.” January 17, 2011: Mr. Najeeb Khan; Business Intelligence (BI) Specialist at Emaar Properties in Dubai. He talked about “Different features COGNOS; a B.I tool by IBM.”

• Setting up and running an entrepreneurial venture in Dubai- process, costs, timelines, pitfalls and strategies”

January 19, 2011: Fahad Rizvi; Training Manager (Standard Chartered Bank), focused on “Training- strategies, methodology, implementation and success measurement. Mr. Afaq Ali, an Entrepreneur. He talked about “Setting up and running an entrepreneurial venture in Dubai- process, costs, timelines, pitfalls and strategies”. He also reviewed student group presentations on their Business Plans.

• Ethics in Sales and Marketing, transparency, customer care and loyalty through trust”. January 20, 2011: V P Ganesh- Head, Sales Governance, (Standard Chartered Bank) highlighted the role of “Ethics in Sales and Marketing, transparency, customer care and loyalty through trust”.

• How Communication between Brain and Body Affects Creativity.” January 20, 2011: Professor Kaneez Fatima Shad, World known Neuro Psychiatrist from PAP RSB Institute of Health Sciences Universiti Brunei Darussalam. She was associated with the US and Australian universities and recently was the Associate Professor of UAE University, and the Foreign Faculty Professor at Panjwani Center of biological Sciences, Karachi University. She is currently working with the University of Brunei and as the visiting professor of University of Technology Sydney, University of New South Wales, Sydney, University of New Castle and Karachi University. She talked about “How Communication between Brain and Body Affects Creativity.”

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• “Importance of Radio Broadcast for Community Services” January 20, 2011: Rehan Alavi is an IT professorial working in an US multinational country and he is also a Radio producer in Australian multicultural radio TV channel known as SBS (Special Broadcasting Services). He talked about” Importance of Radio Broadcast for Community Services” for the Radio Project Course.

• “The Development of an efficient bond market in the UAE” April 27, 2010; Mr. Saad Mahmood, investment banker and global capital market specialist spoke about, “The Development of an “ Efficient bond market in the UAE”.

• Role of Leadership in Establishing Ethical Business Practice” April 28, 2010; Mr. Iqbal Noor, Vice President Recruitment & Learning at Du Telecom, UAE. He talked about the “ Role of Leadership in Establishing Ethical Business Practice”.

• “Motivation: How to deal with failure?”May 15, 2010; Mr. Irfan Mustafa, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of YUM! Restaurants International, holding company for Pizza hut, Taco bell, KFC, Long John Silver for Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan. He spoke on “Motivation: How to deal with failure

SEMINAR: “How students can improve their competitive advantage in the current job market”. April 30, 2010. Mr. Ishaque Noor started as a Chartered Accountant with A.F. Ferguson & Co. After 9 years with KPMG, he has been with the Al-Batha Group for 20 years now. Mr. Noor is the Group Director-Finance of this large company whose businesses span from Automotives like BMW to Healthcare and food products. Mr. Sohail Arif has more than 22 years experience in Human Resource Management. After acquiring a MBA degree from IBA Karachi, he began his career with Agha Khan University and later moved on to large multinationals such as Smith Kline Beecham, Roche and Gillette. At present he is the Human Resource Manager in Gargash Enterprises, the sole distributor of Mercedes Benz for the Northern Emirates. Mr. Nizar Lalani is a Chartered Accountant and an MBA, who started his career with Price-Watherhouse Coopers, then Gillette and later moved on to Panasonic. In 2005, after bringing Panasonic back to growth he joined Antal as its CEO to set up its business in the Gulf. Mr. Naveed Pirzada Principal Consultant of the Sphinx Group. He has had extensive experience in the field of advertising and public relations.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES BY MEDIA SCIENCE DEPARTMENTPhotography classes (free) were conducted by the media science department under Mr. Agha’s guid-ance. Mr. Agha is the co-ordinator of media science department at SZABIST, Dubai.

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