On Tuesday, 23rd November 2021, the Department of Management and Social Sciences at DHA Suffa University organized a guest speaker session on the topic, “Design and Applications of Central Processing Units (CPUs)”. The event was organized for the benefit of the BBA, BS A&F, and BS English students, related to the course “Introduction to Computing”, under the supervision of their course instructor, Ms. Sadia Mehboob.

The session was conducted by Engr. Rizwan Fazal, who has been associated with academia for the last 8 years. He has also served in the National Space Agency of Pakistan, SUPARCO, for more than 4 years in the Satellite Research & Development Center. He has worked as research associate in the department of Electronics & Communications Engineering at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. His current research interests include hardware and software design of heterogeneous computing systems.

Mr. Rizwan briefed the audience about the basic concepts of computer systems from the hardware and software perspective and enlightened students with lots of new trends and aspects of computer technology and also shared his experiences from corporate sector.

The event was graced by Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad, Dean Management and Social Sciences and Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi, Dean (EAS). The session was concluded with a Q/A session followed by presentation of plaque of appreciation to Engr. Rizwan Fazal by Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi, DHA Suffa University.

DHA Suffa University & Woot Tech Pvt Ltd inked in a MoU for collaboration in research and development of unmanned systems technology for various applications aligned with Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Woot Tech is the first and only manufacturer of VTOL drones in the country and recently pioneered drone based food deliveries in the country.

During the MoU signing ceremony, the Vice Chancellor DSU, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque emphasized the importance of industry-academia linkage and partnership for the development of technology driven eco-systems. The Pro-Vice Chancellor DSU, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas signed the MoU for DSU and assured rendering the services of the highly qualified faculty, the equipment available in the state-of-the-art labs of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Departments and computational resources of DHA Suffa University.

Dr. Bilal A. Siddiqui, COO & CTO and Mr. Raheel Pasha, CEO were present to sign the MoU for Woot Tech. They praised the University for its Quality of graduates and faculty. Woot Tech already employs many Suffians.

The two sides held preliminary discussions on many initiatives where collaborations may result in increasing the presence of Pakistan on the international technology landscape.

On 11th Nov 2021, DHA Suffa University (DSU) signed an MOU with Dr. Essa Laboratory & Diagnostics Centre (Dr. Essa Lab.) to promote various avenues of collaboration between the two organizations. Dr. Essa Lab. will provide discounted Laboratory & Diagnostics services to the DSU Fraternity, free medical checkup and vaccination camps, sponsorship for selected DSU events, internship opportunities, CSR/Volunteering opportunities and first preference (subject to availability) to eligible final semester students for relevant job openings in their organization.

The MOU signing ceremony was attended by Dr. Essa Lab’s Corporate Head, Ms. Mona Sohail, as well as other delegates from Dr. Essa Lab. DSU was represented by its VC, Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque, its Pro-VC, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas, Director Alumni Relations – Ms. Tehseen Azhar and Executive Alumni Relations – Mr. Nauman Abdul Kalam.

Pro-VC, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas and Corporate Head Ms. Mona Sohail signed the MOU for DSU & Dr. Essa Lab. respectively. At the end of the ceremony, VC, Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque presented a shield to Ms. Mona Sohail on behalf of DSU. Afterward, Ms. Mona Sohail presented shields to VC, Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque and Pro-VC, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas, on behalf of Dr. Essa Lab.