Governor Punjab Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar has given Best Teacher Award to Prof. Dr. Taimur ul Hassan of SMC. The award has been instituted by Nai Baat Newspaper Organization to honor individuals who have made valuable contribution to their respective fields.
Dr. Tariq Rahman has recently delivered a number of special lectures, both nationally and internationally. On August 24 Aug 2014, he delivered a lecture at the 3rd Conference of the International Society for the Linguistics of English at University of Zurich, Switzerland on the topic ‘Modernization of Names in Pakistan.’ Later, he attended Distinguished Lectures at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on September 24, 2014 and spoke on the topic ‘The Economic and Political Consequences of Language Policies and Practices: the case of North India and Pakistan.’
Dr. Ummad Mazhar’s new publication, Corruption across Government Occupations: Cross-National Survey Evidence, has been published by the Journal of International Development (of Wiley International). The paper is co-authored with Rajeev K GOEL (Professor, Department of Economics, Illinois State University, USA) and Michael A NELSON (Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of Akron, USA). Abstract of the paper is available at
Director Institute of Psychology (IP), Dr. Ruhi Khalid along with a few faculty members participated in the 5th International Conference on Educational Psychology held at National Institute of Psychology, Islamabad on 13th November, 2014. Dr. Ruhi Khalid chaired a scientific session on the theme of “Students and School Environment “at the conference. She also presented a paper along with Dr. Farhat Nadeem, Assistant Professor IP. The title of the paper was “Factors Contributing to Good Grades in Schools”. Ms. Amna Affan Butt and Ms. Abia Nazim from Institute of Psychology also presented two research posters at the conference.
Alizeb Raees, a final year student of Theater, Film & Television Department at Beaconhouse National University was invited to attend the International Development Youth Forum in Japan, from March 9-16, 2014.
The International Development Youth Forum is an annual forum where young leaders from all around the world gather to find solutions for international developmental issues though creativity and innovation. Alizeb was among the 50 selected participants out of 800 applicants who got selected for this forum. He received a scholarship on the basis of his ideas and vision for addressing development related issues.
During his seven days visit in Japan, Alizeb presented his final group project at Meiji University in front of veterans of innovative development. This is not the first time that Alizeb has received international exposure on the basis of his talent. The young filmmaker has previously represented BNU at London International Documentary Festival and Offscreen Expeditions in UK and CinemadaMare in Italy.
Professor and Dean School of Education, Dr. Tariq Rahman has been given the charge of Dean, Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Beaconhouse National University. Dr. Tariq Rahman will also hold charge as Acting Dean, School of Education.
The Department of Theatre, Film and Television (TFT) at School of Media and Communications (SMC), BNU organized film screening of its graduating batch on Saturday, 6 December 2014 at Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore. Twelve short films and documentaries were screened at the event which was well-attended by BNU students, faculty and general film enthusiasts.
Vice Chancellor BNU, Mr. Shahid Hafiz Kardar was the chief guest on the occasion. While addressing the audience, he appreciated the work of TFT students and said that we need young filmmakers who can raise different issues concerning the society. Head of Department of Theatre, Film and Television, Dr. Asghar Nadeem Syed also praised the effort of students and said that they have made BNU proud by making such wonderful films. Also present on the occasion were actress, playwright and director of social theatre Madeeha Gauhar; award-winner Pakistani journalist, playwright, screen writer, theatre and television director and a human rights activist Shahid Nadeem; filmmaker Bilal Lashari and other prominent personalities from the world of films, theater and television.
Yasmeen Aftab Ali, a member of Faculty at the School of Media and Mass Communication (SMC), Beaconhouse National University has been nominated as a member of the task force for the Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting of the National Assembly of Pakistan to review, suggest amendments and redraft new media laws for Pakistan.
Yasmeen Aftab Ali is a communication professional, lawyer, academic and political analyst. She has authored a book titled ‘A Comparative Analysis of Media & Media Laws in Pakistan’ which has been accepted as a Reference Book on the subject by Harvard University Law Library. She writes a weekly column for ‘Pakistan Today’ and also contributes to Express Tribune. Yasmeen’s columns and articles have been published in The Nation, Asia Times and various other national and international publications. She has been a part of BNU since 2004, teaching courses of Media & Media Laws in Pakistan, Media in Democratic Society, and Principles of Advertising.
Department of Liberal Arts under its Distinguished Lecture Series organized a Talk by Dr. Mohammad Waseem, Professor of Political Science, School of Social Sciences, LUMS on the topic, “The Islamabad Dharna: Political Anthropology of an Event”. Present on the talk were Mr. Shahid Hafiz Kardar, Vice Chancellor BNU; Dr. Tariq Rehman, Dean Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences & School of Education; Mr. Ijaz Hussain, Assistant Professor Economics and Mr. Shehzad Amjad, Lecturer DLA.
Dr. Muhammad Waseem, in his talk, explored the dialectic between the Islamabad Dharna (sit-in) and the political system discovering connections between plan and action, contenders for power and strategies of action. He explained in detail the PTI Manifesto, Imran Khan’s discourse, Tahir-ul-Qadri phenomenon, possibilities of army’s intervention and political fallout following the sit-in protest. The lecture was followed by question and answer session.
Department of Economics, under its Distinguished Lecture Series, arranged a talk by Mr. Shahid Najam on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 on the topic "Human Development."
Mr. Najam has Master’s Degrees in LLM, Public Policy and Rural Development from London. He has, to his credit, experience of more than 39 years (18 years with the Government of Pakistan and more than 21 years with UN System) in policy and strategy formulation; development planning and programming ; formulation, implementation and monitoring of large scale projects and work plans; resource mobilization and management; disaster management and relief operations.