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Session on “Design Thinking”

January 13, 2022/in events /by Danyal Mohiuddin

Google Developer Student Club at DHA Suffa University conducted a seminar on one of the most in-demand and rare concepts exposed to students known as Design Thinking. It is the thought process of Design with cognitive, strategic, and practical concepts in which design concepts are developed before making it on software.

In which the famous tech giant Apple theory of Design concepts by Steve Jobs was also emphasized thoroughly, the approach of Problem first was introduced that promoted the idea of focusing on problems more and less on the urge to write answers as said by the great scientist Albert Einstein.

“If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.“

Several Design Thinking activities were conducted, where students of Human-Computer Interaction were given a blank sheet with sticky papers to visualize their ideas and formulate them into something that justifies the modern concept of User Interaction and User Experience. The roadmap, career guidance, and mentorship program were also introduced for people who are design enthusiasts and want to pursue their careers as product designers.

The speaker joined the session, all the way from Islamabad, Talal Athar, who is an Electrical Engineer turned into a Product Designer, currently working as a Senior Product Designer at Oraan and has also worked with Telenor, Ufone, and Zong. Talal is also a YouTuber and a marathon runner.

Miss Eram Abbasi, Faculty Advisor for GDSC@DSU, and Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi, Dean of Engineering sciences joined the event and appreciated the efforts of the core team.

Dressing Etiquettes for Business Professionals – Session by Hamid Saeed

January 12, 2022/in events /by Danyal Mohiuddin

Under the supervision of Ms. Tehseen Azhar- Director Alumni Relations & Senior Lecturer MS, a guest speaker session on ‘Dressing Etiquettes for Business Professionals’ was conducted by Mr. Hamid Saeed – International Image Consultant. The session was conducted at DSU’s Executive Lecture Theatre (ELT) on Friday 7th January 2022 for the students of the Professional Development course (BBA 7 & 8).

Hamid Saeed is an Image and Corporate Wardrobe Consultant from New York. Over the past two decades, Hamid Saeed has dressed and advised more than 50,000 men and women, including the Governor of New York and hundreds of executives from USA Fortune 500 companies. Hamid Saeed has also conducted thousands of training sessions on ‘Corporate Dressing Etiquettes’ for Big 4 Consulting Companies, Financial Institutions and Educational Institutions. Hamid Saeed has also conducted seminars on ‘ Dressing Etiquettes for Professionals’ for State Bank of Pakistan, LUMS, NUST, GIKI, IOBM & HEC and Corporate Pakistan. Hamid Saeed believes clothing is a marketing tool. He is passionate about helping graduate students in building a strong ‘Visual Resume’ to land the job of their dreams.

At the end of this highly interactive session, Pro-VC – Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas addressed the audience and enlightened them with valuable tips from his wealth of experience. Pro-VC then presented a memento to Mr. Hamid Saeed as a token of thanks on behalf of DSU.

Trip to Quetta & Ziarat for DSU Fraternity

January 11, 2022/in events /by Danyal Mohiuddin

Alumni Relations Office collaborated with its Corporate Partner – Alpha Travel Pakistan, to arrange a four-day New Year Snowfall trip to Quetta & Ziarat Valley for the DSU Fraternity. The trip took place on 30th December 2021 – 02nd January 2022 and proved to be a great success based on the post-trip feedback from the participants.

The trip to the Quetta & Ziarat Valley provided a refreshing break from work and study for many and aided in uniting and strengthening the DSU network.

40 DSU participants, consisting of DSU Alumni, Students and Faculty, went on this adventurous trip. Where they enjoyed beautiful views of Quetta, experienced the snowfall in Quetta, had an amazing time at Zero Point, witnessed mesmerizing views at Hanna Lake, enjoyed Bonfire at Ziarat Valley, visited Quaid- e-Azam Residency, enjoyed the Night Life in Quetta City, Explored Quetta Bazar, and much more.

From Karachi to Quetta, Quetta to Ziarat Valley, Ziarat Valley to Zero Point and from Quetta to back to Karachi. The participants appreciated and cherished the efforts of DSU’s Alumni Relations Department and its corporate partner Alpha Travel Pakistan for arranging a safe and secure environment where they were able to enjoy and connect with their fellow DSU fraternity members.

Launch of Google Developers and Global Shaper (GDSC) at DCK Campus

January 8, 2022/in events /by Danyal Mohiuddin

Google Developer Student Club at DSU visited DHA City Karachi for the launch of GDSC@DCK where the talk was conducted by Syed Ateeq – Former GDSC Lead at Google Developers and Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum along with the current GDSC Lead Syed Hassam and the core team members.

The session was focused on bridging the gap between industry and academia. Helping students understand the gap and the standard to enter the tech industry. The session briefed about the methods to prepare for technical rounds of interviews in top startups of Pakistan, building the right resume, and having an industry-standard LinkedIn that can help students stand out from the crowd. Emphasis on core programming courses with concepts implementation by building pilot projects and how their idea can be implemented in the Final Year Project.

GDSC also promoted the Iqbal Philosophy of Khudi, where the approach instead of running after the corporate world, the students were briefed to admire excellence in their own technical domain, make a strong decision to choose one domain, follow the roadmap religiously and become master at it.

The GDSC@DSU Team was received by distinguished Faculty Members which included Mr. Farooq Shibli, Col.(R) Mahmood ul Hassan, Dr. Muhammad Mobin Idrees, and Mr. Imran Arshad. The GDSC Team also toured DHA City Karachi and was highly impressed by the quality of campus life and facilities available to the students that are not only un-matchable in Pakistan but are equivalent to the life of dream Foreign University of any student. The Future planning of the computer science department with state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure was not only futuristic but exemplary said by the core team.

Session on” The role of Pakistani Media in understanding International Issues”

December 30, 2021/in events /by Danyal Mohiuddin

DHA Suffa University hosted Mr. Junaid Zuberi, the CEO National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA). He enlightened the audience on the role of Pakistani Media in understanding International issues with best of his professional experience.

Seminar on “Post COVID 19 Global Supply Chain Crisis”

December 29, 2021/in events, PDC, PDC NEW /by Danyal Mohiuddin

A joint seminar was held by FPCCI and DHA Suffa University on “Post COVID 19 Global Supply Chain Crisis” on 16^th December, 2021 in the Executive Lecture Theater at DHA Suffa University. The seminar was attended by DSU faculty, staff and Industry representatives.

Ms. Farhat Umar, Director PDC & CSR and Senior Lecturer Supply Chain management kicked off the event by discussing how the Global Supply Chain Crisis unfolded post COVID 19, leading to high inflation rates throughout the world. She discussed the cascading impact that supply chain disruptions including container shortages, cargo ships traffic jams on sea, truck driver shortages, component delays and port congestion had on the global economy. She elaborated how after a global recession, the world saw a dip in real GDP in 2020 followed by higher demand of goods with limited supply which has led to global inflation, rising prices of food, brent oil and a rise in inequality throughout the world. She also discussed how Supply Chains are will become regionalized going forward, and businesses will learn to do Business Continuity Planning to survive similar challenging circumstances.

The chief guest of the event, Mr. Haif Lakhani, Vice President of FPCCI gave a detailed account of how the Pakistani Businessmen managed and mitigated the Supply Chain disruptions. He explained how Pakistan textile sector has seen a global rise in demand for their products like never before. Similarly a number of new opportunities have emerged in the wake of COVID- 19, and there are many opportunities for young people as the country steadily moves towards industrialization.

Mr. Naqi Azam, Advisor to VC DHA Suffa University discussed how Disaster Management, Blockchain and Supply Chain management are gaining importance globally. He moderated a panel discussion where he unveiled exciting new foreign blended Supply Chain Management programs that the University is planning to launch in 2022. He discussed new opportunities in Supply Chain Management for the young generation.

The Vice Chancellor of DSU, Dr. Afzal Haque gave closing remarks at the seminar. He summarized the Supply Chain crisis, its impact on Pakistan and the way forward.

Finally, Mr. Tausef Aziz, Convener at FPCCI and founder of Karachi Global Market (KGM) gave a brief introduction to his organization which will give students of Universities in Karachi a chance to market their business ideas to a larger public. He explained how students can get involved in the initiative.