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SHU organises ‘Intel Conference on Trends in Biomedical Engineering’

March 1, 2024 by Abid Khan

KARACHI: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Salim Habib University (SHU) organised 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (ICETBEST) 2024.

Chief Guest Prof. Dr. S. M. Tariq Rafi (TI), Chairman Sindh HEC, who was welcomed by Vice Chancellor SHU Prof Dr Shakeel Ahmed Khan, Executive Director Education Dr Hussain Habib, COO Muhammad Abbas, and BoG member Tariq Amin, addressed the audience, talking about the life-saving wonders of Biomedical Engineering and SHU’s incredible contributions in it.

Addressing the conference, Prof Dr Tariq Rafi said that the field of biomedical engineering has always been neglected in Pakistan. This field is very important in the field of medicine. He said biomedical engineering is now being given importance in the country and HEC is also playing his role in it.

Biomedical engineering projects developed by the students were also showcased at the conference, in which the students built an innovative machine to monitor the electrical impulses of the heart and detect any abnormalities. While the students also developed such a machine for the use of a person in physiotherapy, for which there is no need to go to any hospital .

Dean Biomedical Engineering SHU Prof Dr M Zeeshan Ul Haque also highlighted the work the University and its students are doing towards advancements in healthcare and engineering.

The event also included a panel discussion featuring Vice Chancellors Prof Dr Tariq Rahim Soomro, Prof Dr Saeed Quraishy, Prof Dr Johar Ali, Prof Dr Vali Uddin, and Prof Dr Zubair A. Sheikh, and Keynote Sessions by Prof Dr Syed Athar Enam and Prof Dr Farhan Essa.

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IP Rights big issue in academia and research: Tariq Rafi

January 3, 2024 by Abid Khan

KARACHI: Chairman of Sindh Higher Education Commission(SHEC) Prof Dr S. M. Tariq Rafi said provincial HEC is taking steps to bring academia and the business community closer so that our universities do not lose talent and their products can be safeguarded through IP Rights.

The Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization of the University of Karachi organized a two-day long workshop for the faculty capacity building on IP Rights at the KU Chinese Teachers Memorial Auditorium.

The chief guest of the inaugural session of the first day of the workshop, the Chairman of Sindh Higher Education Commission, Professor Dr S. M. Tariq Rafi during his address mentioned that he believes this workshop would help create awareness among the faculty members and scholars that Intellectual Property (IP) Rights will give legal protection to research work of our teachers, scholars, and researchers. He asked them to learn more about IP Rights, its responsibilities, prospects, and challenges in detail.

Chairman Sindh HEC Prof Dr Tariq Rafi shared that unfortunately, Pakistan is one of the countries where copyrights are not followed according to international standards, and IP Rights are a big issue in academia and research.

“We are providing all possible support to teachers and researchers to carry out their research and register creative works under IP Rights. There is a need to further legislate on it.”

He informed the audience that the country is producing the best IT experts but still, we are lagging in the IT industry and export at the global level and one of the major reasons is that we have a huge gap between academia and industries.

Meanwhile, the KU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi said that the KU is one of the universities which have taken field experts on boards at the department level and making necessary changes in their curriculum after getting inputs from the relevant industry.

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Chairman SHEC inaugurates digital research lab at KU

August 21, 2023 by Abid Khan

The digital research lab established with collaboration of Chase Up.
Prof Tariq Rafi said provincial HEC is providing full support to KU.
He believed governments should not interfere in matters of universities.

KARACHI: The Chairman Sindh Higher Education Commission Prof Dr S. M. Tariq Rafi inaugurated Asma Basher Digital Research Lab at the department of public administration of the University of Karachi.

The digital research lab has been established with the collaboration of a Chase Up departmental store to provide dedicated facilities to the students enrolled in MPhil, MS, and PhD programs in the KU DPA.

The Chairman SHEC Prof Dr Tariq Rafi while addressing the lab’s inaugural ceremony informed the audience that the provincial HEC is providing full support so that the international ranking of our universities could be improved globally.

He shared that the provincial government had increased the allocated budget of the SHEC to Rs24 billion per annum to facilitate varsities of Sindh. He believed that governments should not interfere in the matters of the universities and should give more autonomous status and power to the higher education institutes of the province.

He said that number of problems have occurred due to intervention from the government which could be resolved if governments stop interfering in varsities matters.

Dr Tariq Rafi advised that universities should adopt the self-accountability approach and work hard to improve their international ranking. He further said that to improve the ranking of universities, we have to pay special attention to the teaching and research quality, and hoped that it would help in improving the global ranking of our universities.

He mentioned that SHEC has drafted a formula, after considering numerous elements and requirements and keeping various factors in mind, to distribute funds and grants to universities in Sindh.

Chairman SHEC ProDr Tariq Rafi observed that a positive change can be brought in society only through positive thinking and its promotion. He mentioned that today getting a job is become difficult, and added that skilled and talented people achieve their goals as they are more dedicated as compared to others.

He advised that youngsters should not be disappointed, but should have the courage to do something and achieve something. He called the cooperation of universities and industries as the need of the hour and valuable for society.

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Educational institutions need more autonomy: Prof Tariq Rafi

February 28, 2023 by Abid Khan

He was addressing the guests at the Golden Jubilee celebrations.
Prof Tariq Rafi said VCs of universities need to be trusted more.
JSMU is starting first batch of PhD in Dental Health Sciences.

KARACHI: Chairman of Higher Education Commission(HEC) Sindh Prof Syed Mohammad Tariq Rafi has said that the institutions can be set on the path of development only by giving them autonomy, there should be no external interference in institutions.

He was addressing the guests at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Sindh Medical College-Jinnah Sindh Medical University.

Speaking as the chief guest in the panel discussion titled “Role of SMC Graduates towards Community” on the second day of Golden Jubilee celebrations, Prof Rafi said that ever since its inception, the Sindh Medical College has seen a lot of hardships which were resolved only through the team effort and immense loyalty of its faculty and staff. “Three things make an institution: dedicated faculty, competent administration team, and autonomy,’ Prof Rafi said.

He stressed that the vice chancellors of universities need to be trusted more and allowed more freedom and autonomy to take their institutions forward.

He acknowledged and appreciated the essential role of the former President Asif Ali Zardari in declaring SMC a university keeping his promise made to the alumni earlier.

Jinnah Sindh Medical University’s Vice Chancellor Prof Amjad Siraj Memon in his address appreciated the services of JSMU Founding Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Tariq Rafi and said that the former heads and alumni of our university are shining stars of their respective fields.

He announced that the University is starting its first batch of PhD in Dental Health Sciences from this year, for which 12 successful candidates of the first batch had been selected.

Later on, a panel discussion was hosted by SMC Alumnus and prominent TV anchor Dr Shahid Iqbal Danish alongside the main organizer Director CME Dr Rahat Naz. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s President Prof Naushad Ahmed Sheikh, Col. Dr Khalid Rafi, former IG Dr Mushtaq Mehar, CEO of Pakistan Steel Mills Dr Saifuddin Junejo, Director Indus Hospital Dr Yahya Chawla, Dr Shahid Sami, Dr Syed Mahfooz Alam, Dr Zaki, Dr Qaiser Sajjad, Dr Javed Mushtaq, Dr Jabbar Khattak, Dr Nighat Misbah, Dr Shafqat Abbasi and other SMC alumni narrated their own stories associated with SMC and highlighted the role and importance of SMC in achieving prominence in their respective fields. Rich tributes were paid to former professors and principals like Professor KashfudDuja, Professor Sultan Farooqui, Professor Khwaja Moinuddin among others.

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