Suicide is an ongoing problem that has been existing in the world since a very long time. This problem is most common amongst the younger lot. Unfortunately, suicide has become a taboo and is not talked about out in the open. To address this problem and make the students of DSU aware of the symptoms and preventions of suicide, the CSR department arranged a session on suicide and its prevention on the 6^th of December 2019 in DSU Executive Lecture Theatre. The core objective of this session was to educate the youth about the signs and symptoms associated with suicidal thoughts and to assist them in making healthy decisions for such victims.

The seminar was conducted by psychologists from the Institute of Behavioral Sciences by Dr. A.Q Khan Centre – DOW University of Health Sciences, organized by the CSR Department.

On December 5th, 2019, the DSU Alumni Relations Department organized a seminar on “Be a Citizen of the World and Beyond”.

The speaker for the session was Mr. Ghazi – CEO, Founder and President, Sun Consulting. Sun was incorporated in Chicago in 1984 and started its immigration services in 1988, moved to Pakistan in 1991. Since 1988 Sun has assisted over 13,000 families and individuals to immigrate to Canada. Outside China, Sun is the most successful and largest immigration consultancy firm in the world. In addition to Canada, Sun offers immigration and student visa services in the USA and Citizenship services in Europe and Caribbean Islands. After careful research the very attractive terms, Sun offers its services to those who wish to become a Citizen of the World and Beyond.

Mr. Ghazi talked about job opportunities in Japan and what path the students or alumni can follow to get Japanese citizenship on base of student visa. The seminar helped all the students of the DSU especially final year and alumni for gaining employment opportunities in Japan. They also shared the details how they are preparing interested candidates at their office for this program and they have also certified Japanese government instructor for training. At the end, there was a Question/Answer session and participants showed their interest and registered for it.

Women Empowerment Society held an informative session ‘Key to Happiness’ on November 26^th 2019. The session intended to assist the girls attain emotional and mental stability so that they can develop social skills to grow as a stronger individual. For this purpose Ms. Ayesha Zaka, a motivational speaker from Youthclub, was invited to enlighten us with her views and knowledge on the subject. The speaker discussed reasons why girls often face anxiety and depression and shared the 10 keys of happiness. In the end the speaker taught a few stress busting exercises that could be applied in daily routines. The primary message was that ‘happiness comes from the inside, all you need to do is strengthen your faith in yourself’. Overall the session proved to be a great success and we hope to continue this legacy in future events.

The students of Mechanical Engineering visited the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on 28th November’ 19 as part of their learning on the practices of management. A group of about 23 students was accompanied by Ms. Tehseen Azhar. The Management and Human Resource perspective was shared by the HR team of PTCL. They shared that how they are extending their network for corporate clients i.e B2B and B2G of PTCL. Also they own their own health care centers and an academy at Haripur for training purposes. Cherry on the top, they mentioned to offer internships opportunities for DSU students.  Overall it was a great learning experience for the entire team.