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Korean delegation visited KICS UET Lahore
A Korean delegation visited KICS UET Lahore. Mr. Jin Dae, So CEO, Rio Energy Co,. Ltd along with his team had a meeting with Director KICS, Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood and his team. They discussed the current scenario of energy shortage in the country and both parties showed their interest to work together in the energy sector.
Pakistani Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) sign partnership agreements with UNESCO’s Centre for the futures of higher education at the IIOE National Centre, UET Lahore
Lahore ( ) University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore, as the National Centre of International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) in Pakistan, organized an agreement signing ceremony with its partner universities in Pakistan to collaboratively facilitate the quality futures of digital transformation of higher education system to jointly pave the way to support Online and Blended Teaching and Learning (OBTL) by incorporating capacity building and competencies enhancement efforts for university teachers at national level. Besides, a certificate distribution ceremony for the IIOE courseware competition was also held to handover the awards among Pakistani winners. Vice-Chancellor UET Prof. Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Chief of IIOE management Centre and Director a.i of UNESCO-ICHEI Mr. LYU Feng, Chief of Asia-Pacific Programme Office of UNESCO-ICHEI Ms. Li Fan, Programme Specialist, UNESCO-ICHEI Mr. Hassan Adeel Shahzad, Director, Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS) Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood, Deans of all faculties from UET Lahore, IIOE competition winners, representatives from other partners HEIs (Higher Education Institutes) attended the event.
The event kicked off with the opening remarks of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Mr. LYU Feng; Chief of Asia Pacific Program Office Ms. Li Fan, and Director KICS Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood briefed on the introduction and plans for upcoming events of IIOE National Centre Pakistan situated at UET Lahore. Mr. Lyu Feng emphasized that IIOE National Centre for Pakistan, established at UET Lahore, will streamline the future work and coordination by implementing various upcoming projects with respect to teachers’ capacity building and professional development, to expand quality educational resources and content, to strengthen domain-specific research and knowledge sharing, to promote blending teaching and learning, and to boost the poll of Pakistani experts of digitalized higher education at world arena.
Prof. Dr. Bushra Mirza, Vice Chancellor LCWU, Prof. Dr. Zubair Shaikh, President of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Dr. Aisha Mehmood from the University of Education Lahore, signed the agreement representing their universities. Ms. Sadia Nawaz and Dr. Aisha Mahmood from the University of Education got the 1st prize whereas Dr. Muhammad Umair Ahmad Khan, and Dr. Sayyed Mohsin Ali Kazmi from UET Lahore got the 2nd prize in the IIOE courseware competition. Mr. Hassan Adeel Shehzad, Programme Specialist from UNESCO-ICHEI, presented the gifts to Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Vice-Chancellor UET Lahore and Dr. Waqar Mahmood, Director KICS, and received souvenir from respected Vice Chancellor and Director KICS.
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“How Can Higher Education Shape the Future?”
On May 26th, next Thursday 9:00-11:00 AM (UTC Time) [2:00 PM- 4:00PM Pakistan Time], the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) at UNESCO-ICHEI (International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO) will organise the IIOE Multiple-Expertise Forum: Futures of Higher Education (attached file as Concept Note.pdf).
Now REGISTER VIA ZOOM:
https://us06web.zoom.us/
or
refer to Meeting ID: 828 0201 8938
Through this forum, IIOE learners will be able to explore critical discussions in key areas in alignment with the UNESCO Futures of Education Report, and with world-leading experts sharing future-oriented insights on:
- Applications of Emerging Technologies such as AI and Big Data in Higher Education
- University-Industry Collaboration & ICT Talent Cultivation
- Strategic Views for Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE), Lifelong Learning (LLL) in HE contexts
- Future Workforce & Higher Education Digital Transformation
University leaders, teachers, researchers and staff of professional functions at all levels are welcome to join the inspiring dialogues!
Certificate of Attendance for online participation will be officially issued upon individual enquiry (with the format as attached)
UNESCO-ICHEI IIOE Multiple-Expertise Forum (Concept Note)
Best wishes,
KICS UET Lahore
IIOE National Center,
Pakistan
KICS in collaboration with IEEE is organizing a summit on “Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication 2022”.
Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS), UET Lahore in collaboration with IEEE Lahore Section is organizing a summit on “Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication 2022”.
Event will be held on Thursday 19 May 2022, 10AM-1PM.
Venue: KICS UET Seminar Hall,
AI Summit includes following topics:
- AI in Cloud Computing
- AI Applications for Network security and IoT
- AI for Image Processing and Multimedia
- AI for Healthcare, Control and Decision Systems, Energy Storage
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/AISUMMIT
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Second Phase of Cadence EDA Tools Training Program concludes with the presence of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Higher Education, Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz.
“We have set the direction, but there’s still a long way to go,” says Minister Higher Education, Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Cadence EDA tools training program (Phase-II).
A specialized training program (Phase-II) on Cadence EDA tools was organized at UET Lahore. A total of 17 trainees from the 8 leading educational institutes of Punjab including UET Lahore, UET KSK, UET Taxila, ITU Lahore, IUB Bahawalpur, MNS Multan, KFUEIT, Rahim Yar Khan, UOG, and UOC got their hands on the Cadence tools. Experts from various institutes shared their diversified experiences with the attendees. 8 days long training program was kicked off with an orientation session on 8th Nov 2021 led by Dr. Ahsan Tahir, and Dr. Ubaid U. Fayyaz that included a General Overview of ASIC Design Flow and a General Overview of Digital Logic Design and System Verilog.
Dr. Tayyab Mahmood from UET (RCET Campus), Dr. Bilal from 10x Engineers, Dr. Awais bin Altaf from LUMS, and Dr. Rashad Ramzan from FAST NUCES had sessions on various topics including PERL and TCL scripting for EDA Tools, Logic Verification in Cadence Xcelium, Genus Synthesis Solution with Stylus Common UI, Conformal Equivalence Checking, Innovus Implementation System, Innovus Clock Concurrent Optimization, and Analog/Mixed Design Flow respectively.
The training program came to an end with a closing ceremony which was graced by the Honorable Minister Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz with his presence as a Chief Guest. Director Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS), Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood not only briefed the Chair on different aspects of the training but also thanked him for his unprecedented support in achieving this great milestone again this year. “We focused on digital tools in the first phase of this training but this time we have included the analog components as well. We are also working with the instructors to encourage other Islamic universities to participate in the training sessions and include multiple courses as a regular curriculum.,” said Dr. Waqar Mahmood.
“This entire endeavor is the brainchild of Mr. Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz. With the help of Dr. Waqar, Dr. Tahir, and Dr. Bilal, we assisted him in developing an excellent proposal that is both technically effective and cost-efficient,” said Vice Chancellor UET Lahore, Prof. Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar in his thanking note. He emphasized his strong belief in this initiative saying, Pakistan would be able to make a significant contribution through this facility.
Minister Higher Education, Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz specially thanked VC UET, Prof. Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Director KICS, Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood, and the Professors for their untiring efforts in the execution of the project. ”We have set the direction, but there’s still a long way to go. We need to make people aware especially in the Electrical Engineering field that this is the actual side with a lot of opportunities”. He emphasized the importance of developing quality human resources that will help in job creation. “The primary issue I’ve found is that academic skills do not develop in our graduates, courses in the university sector are kept very large. We teach comparative subjects with great ease.,” said Raja Yasir Humayun. He assured his maximum support in incentivizing chip design technologies like India to get maximum traction and quality outcome.
The closing ceremony was concluded with the presentation of certificates, and souvenirs among the participants, and trainers of the Cadence EDA tools training program.
New Venture Contest – An Entrepreneurship Competition – A Chance to Win An Award of $10,000
Industrial Partnership Projects (IPP), Engineers for Community Welfare (ECW), and Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS), UET Lahore are organizing a competition of business ideas, to inspire young entrepreneurs to develop their dreams and make them real. All young entrepreneurs, including students, can register to promote their proposals and compete for up to Ten thousand Dollars, in interest-free loans, for starting their business. This is a chance for the participants to pitch their venture plans, compete, and receive unparalleled feedback from world-class business professionals. They shall also get the attention of other investors.
Please Email For Any Queries: http://[email protected]
2021 IIOE Online Courses Competition
Dear Educators
Gear up for the first IIOE online courses competition to showcase your work and win exciting prizes.
About the competition
Co-launched by UNESCO-ICHEI and seewo, the first IIOE Online Courses Competition aims to offer a great chance for teachers from IIOE partner HEIs to showcase and improve their experience and skills in OBTL pedagogy.
The Competition will be divided into two parts: The Courseware Competition and The Video Course Competition. Participants are encouraged to participate in both competitions, still, they can choose to attend only one competition. Both officially started on November 1st, 2021. The winners of the Courseware Competition will be announced in January 2022. The top winner will receive a Sony camera. The winners of the Video Course Competition will be announced in June 2022 and the top winner will receive a Lenovo laptop.
Who is eligible?
Educators and professionals in HEIs around the globe are eligible to participate in the competition. You can choose to enter as individuals or in groups.
How to participate?
The submission form must be filled in and submitted to [email protected] via Google Form before November 30th, 2021 (19h, Beijing Time) for the Courseware Competition and before January 30th, 2022 (19h, Beijing Time) for the Video Course Competition.
Entries for the Courseware Competition must be submitted to [email protected] before December 25th, 2021 (19h, Beijing Time) via Google Drive; entries for the Video Course Competition must be submitted before April 15th 2022 (19h, Beijing Time).
Support Materials
Submission Form for The Courseware Competition: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zQb8VQNI5LaZ-9rso2RRP4OWDdrNgbyyVB4wIsRXccI/edit
Submission Form for The Video Course Competition: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v-Ad97T2eXaBPikmhH7EoP6vJbf4ykR8gI49Sr81SwI/edit
More Questions? Email us at [email protected] with “Competition question” in the subject line.
For more information, please download 2021 IIOE Online Courses Competition Guidelines and Technical Guide for 2021 IIOE Online Courses Competition.
Muhammad Tahir Naeem
Point of Contact,
IIOE National Center,
Pakistan.
Email: [email protected]