Students’ choice
September 30, 2004
Professor with doctorates to student ratio, admissions standards, and programs offered, and recommendations of the peers are some factors that help students to choose an institution. More than that, today alumni are ambassadors of their institutions: where are they working? What positions are they holding? And how are they doing?
The academic outlook at any institution of higher studies has an important complement in the broad educational framework that students find outside the classroom (exploration of diversity, artistic interests and talents; athletic skill, other activities on- and off-campus and so forth).
Sana Hassan (Bsc Honours), who has very ambitious but practical goals to start her NGO after graduating, says, “I have been hearing about the Lahore School from friends and seniors who are already working that the School students are much better in interacting with people (thanks to field works for the projects and presentations). What made my mind to choose the Lahore School for my studies from so many others its life on campus?”
Today, informed students believe that a broad and varied on-campus experience affords the best opportunity to introduce them to the work principles and life values. The context at the Lahore School purposely encompasses every aspect of students' experience during their years at the University: the classroom, the computer clusters, the residence blocks, the library, the sports complex, the range of activities on- and off-campus, the resources and the spaces are all understood as a rich and complex educational whole.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/30/2004 08:00:00 PM,
From the Placement Office
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/30/2004 01:10:00 PM,
Spanking New Common Room
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/30/2004 11:42:00 AM,
Dramatic Society
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/30/2004 09:56:00 AM,
Career Vision
September 29, 2004
During their MBA years, apart from study, they need to develop a vision like where they want to be five to seven years after graduation. This does not mean industry and function alone, but also geographical location, setting of life. They can then begin to work the job question backward. Those who are able to develop a vision for five to seven years out can decide about job, experience, and what knowledge do they need to be hired.
The Lahore School has a serious mission of training young executives, and the coursework here is rich and robust that inculcate in students analytical ability. The Schools teaches the finest business-management skills that prepare graduates to jump in and contribute on the job. Besides, there are a lot of things that students can do when they are at the Lahore School: They can identify people who come here as guest speakers or when students go out to visit different industries. Who they see as strong corporate leaders or simply whose job seems exciting. It is a great opportunity to network with those people and spend time with them.
But first, have the career vision!
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/29/2004 11:37:00 AM,
Football update
September 28, 2004
Labels: Sports
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/28/2004 03:04:00 PM,
Scholarships
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/28/2004 09:17:00 AM,
From the Placement Office
September 27, 2004
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/27/2004 01:54:00 PM,
Splash of Colours
Female students and the staff of the Lahore School are celebrating a colours week starting from today (September 27 – October 2). Themes for the week: Monday Blue, Tuesday Black, Wednesday Green, Thursday Red, Friday Yellow and Saturday are Orange.
Labels: Campus Life
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/27/2004 10:05:00 AM,
Resources online
The format for their items is a short teaser -- typically one sentence -- and a single link, pointing directly to the source. Site search feature is also there. This site will not waste your time.
In addition to the meat of their content, they have handy link columns pointing to: "Breaking News", "Sci/Tech Publications", "Useful Media", and "Interesting Sites". They keep these lists small -- typically 20 or 30 links -- and the quality high.
Another, Arts & Letters Daily is also a fascinating clearinghouse of links to some of the best articles on the Web, with a strong slant toward the humanities. This too is updated six times a week in three main categories—Articles of Note, New Books, and Essays and Opinion -- the site is a lively collection of great reads across an impressive array of subjects and points of view.
Labels: Publications
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/27/2004 09:48:00 AM,
From Ahmad Shahryar (MBA class 1999)
September 25, 2004
Email from Ahmad Shahryar to Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, the Rector
It has been always a pleasure to think about good old days at Lahore School of Economics. I graduated in April 1999, and since then am progressing with the career while incorporating my experiences with all what we learnt at the Lahore School. I would like to congratulate you on the successful uplift of the Lahore School.
These days I am working with Malaysian Oil and Gas giant PETRONAS in Kuala Lumpur and am heading their Marketing and Commercial Department for the West Coast of Malaysia.
I am positive that the School will keep on producing successful business graduates, whom the School will be proud of.
I would also like to mention the names of professors who did great job in best possible professional and friendly environment: My deep regards for professor Viqar, Ayesha Raza, Shazi, Aamir Chughtai, Shehla Arfeen, Seema Omer, and Mrs Qaisar.
I shall definitely visit you to pay my regards when I come in Pakistan.
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/25/2004 01:50:00 PM,
Football Updates
September 24, 2004
In an ongoing Football tournament, MBA 2 has defeated MBA 1 (9-1) and BBA Hons (6-2), whereas Philips has defeated MBA 2 (9-3) and MBA 1 has won a match from MBA 2 (6-3). MBA 1 will play two more matches on Saturday (Sep 25), in the morning against Wu-tang Clan and in the evening against BBA Hons. Come back for the results.
Labels: Sports
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/24/2004 02:18:00 PM,
Final Destination
Film started at 11.30 a.m. and before that students had settled with their cold drinks, chips or sandwiches. It was 1 hour and 45 minutes long suspense and mystery, which captured and held the interest of the audience till the very end. The story was also brilliant. Thanks to good effort by the Movie and Music Club, especially Maleha Humayun and Muhammad Ehsan (Class MBA II).
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/24/2004 02:00:00 PM,
From the Placement Office
There is an internship opportunity at Abacus Consulting for Marketing (Females). The duration of Internship is 3-4 months that can also lead to job depending on the performance of the Internees. Any one interested!
Labels: Placement
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/24/2004 01:52:00 PM,
Gym - flexing muscles and minds
A look into the Lahore School’s Gym where aesthetic is youth.
In the Main Campus students gravitate toward all manner of nooks, niches, and crevices (and there are so many in the vast expanse of the Campus) in search of the non-reflective quarters most conducive to their needs. That's why many members of the Lahore School community (this one included), go to find physical ‘solace’ in the gym.
If you want enormous strength, tightly defined muscles, a massive chest, powerful arms and legs, or simply need to shed some extra fat, going to the gym is a must. Gym’s mirror panels reflect all this and other nook, niche, and crevice of the bodies; they also multiply the array of body-shaping fitness units, machinery which looks like an army of robots. The mirrors are easy to do the self analysis. The effect of the mirrors is overwhelming.
Of course, it is important to keep in mind that the gym-goers at the Lahore School are not just any members of the University community. They are a special class who cares about how their bodies look, and maybe are also aware of the needs of ‘muscle flexing.’ Adnan Shah, athletic looking young student of MBA 2004, who hangs around and work out in the gym, when ever he has time before, after or in between classes, says, “This is one of the best facilities I have been to. In the gym I work at Flying and Bench mostly.”
This is not to say that every student there looks fit, for that would be an overstatement. But the gym's aesthetic is youth. They all are young, vibrant and embody the determined optimism that accompanies their presence there. Close examination of the gym population reveals another class of gym-goers: girls.
Lahore School’s competitive spirit does not rest in the gym alone. But the prevailing spirit resonates loudly among the many gym visitors, particularly those who go there regularly.
What is it about the gym, and its aesthetic of youth, that makes people (like me) feel so very old? Despite the age, I am reminded of my own days when one physical training instructor told and I suggest here, if I may, “Always believe in yourself. If you start doubting your abilities, your workouts are not going to be effective and your efforts are not going to be fruitful. And, attitude is everything. Once your attitude changes, everything changes. When you know you can do it, you can and will do it.
So, go workout in the Gym!
Labels: Sports
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/24/2004 01:04:00 PM,
Track them . . .
September 23, 2004
Malik Sheryar has switched his job from NIB (bank) to Total Parco, Hassan Ahmad has gone from Standard Chartered Bank to PSO, Saquib Abbas has left Geo Logistics to join Citibank, and Fahad Baig and Waqar Usman have joined Citibank.
Labels: Placement
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/23/2004 03:26:00 PM,
Job Openings (September 20 to 26)
Following companies are offering new openings as shown against their names: 1) AZGARD-9 Ltd., Marketing, Fresh 2) Suraj Cotton Mills, Marketing, Fresh 3) Aptic Worldwide, Marketing, Manager Fresh 4) Mobilink, Marketing, Fresh
Labels: Placement
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/23/2004 03:16:00 PM,
Placement 2004
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/23/2004 09:05:00 AM,
Computer labs: Equal access
September 22, 2004
Today, accessibility of computing facilities is critical for any student. Everyone who needs to use labs (who doesn’t) should be able to do so comfortably -- equal access. Computer labs are an academic boost in this Digital Age. The labs work is really making a difference toward improving students’ skills.
To make our labs accessible, the Lahore School has deployed stat of the art machines powered by microwave connectivity and 128 k bandwidth at the Main Campus (and HDSL link and another 128 k at the City Campus). We have principle of universal design at our labs. Universal design means facility for the average users, design for students with a broad range of abilities and skills. In our labs, any student can get to the facility and maneuver within it, access materials and electronic resources including free access to a prestigious journal like JSTOR, and making use of other resources across World Wide Web.
The staff is trained to support students with their problems – fatal errors, illegal operations, freezes -- and also help shooting troubles they face at their home work stations.
Students and teachers say the secret to the success of the labs is the atmosphere that is very conducive for learning. Even peers are forthcoming with help. The point is education can't occur in any other environment.
Come and join us!
We sincerely think that this blog will become a truly useful 'portal' for students of the Lahore School because they will participate in shaping it into what they want it to be. To get off the ground, we've focused on your activities and other useful information that are readily available for you. Please give us feed back on this newsletter, and offer suggestions for what other kinds of information you'd like to see here [Ed: S A J Shirazi].
Labels: Newsletter, Publications
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/22/2004 10:42:00 AM,
No call bells here, please!
September 21, 2004
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/21/2004 04:56:00 PM,
Excursion trip to Mangla
But a ride with forty five students of the Lahore School is much more than a simple exploration and excursion trip in the field. It was fun, it was company of friends, it was loud music, it was flute by Ali Khwaja, and much more. Meticulous arrangements had been made by Ali Hussain, Mohsin Khalid and Raza Ali Qazi (big thanks to Usman and Mahboob for arranging sumptuous food at the army mess). It is difficult to express the joy in words and one can only describe physical things.
Mangla Valley is the countryside one would like to get lost in. I, along with some others, explored, hiked some ridges and went around a few of the natural bowls in the pollution free environments of the valley while more adventurous type were busy boating. Away from humdrum of the city life. No hurrying up. We did not realize and the evening was upon us, earlier than usual and we headed back. No one in the group wanted the joyful trip to end but it did.
Journey back home is conventionally faster. But in our case it was not. We were back at the City Campus, thinking where the Excursion Society will take us again [Sabrina Afzal, MBA].
Labels: Campus Life, Travel
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/21/2004 01:56:00 PM,
About
September 20, 2004
Mission Statement
The Lahore School’s mission is to:
1. Offer internationally recognized undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degree programs in economics, finance, business administration and related disciplines.
2. Produce internationally recognized research in economics, finance, business administration and related disciplines.
3. Produce leaders with excellent communication and computing and other technical skills, capable of working in teams to solve complex tasks in the field of economics, finance, business administration and related areas.
4. Enable students and faculty members to pursue excellence through emphasis on intellectual rigor, creativity and critical and ethical thinking and analysis in a collaborative and enabling environment.
5. Enable students and faculty members to understand and to contribute towards the management of Pakistan’s economy and its constituent institutions including the government sector, corporate and non- corporate sector, financial institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
6. Support continuous professional development and growth of faculty and staff.
7. Ensure academic opportunity to all sections of society by providing generous scholarships.
8. Ensure infrastructure development and environmental sustainability for the Lahore School.
9. Ensure financial autonomy and sustainability for the Lahore School.
10. Provide a prudent model of shared academic and administrative governance at the Lahore School.
Values
The Lahore School community values are:
1) Excellence
2) Integrity
3) Social responsibility
4) Creativity
5) Team-work.
6) Egality
Achievements 1997-2022
Teaching and Learning: The Lahore School’s four-year undergraduate (honors) and graduate programs are taught at international standards with generous scholarship programmes to ensure equal opportunity to all sections of society. The current 100% scholarship MPhil and PhD research degree programs are aimed at developing teaching faculty and researchers for Pakistani and international universities. The Lahore School’s undergraduate degree programs in economics, business and related disciplines comprise degrees with double majors, and degrees with a major and a minor; which is feature unique to the Lahore School of Economics; and which intends to develop well rounded individuals sensitive to working in teams. The Lahore School provides excellent platforms for more than 20 extra- curricular programmes including sports, dramatics, media and music.
Placement of Graduates: The undergraduates, MBA and MPhil graduates of the Lahore School are considered amongst the top job market candidates in Pakistan, and have been employed in the Civil Service of Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan, MNCs (Multinational Companies), national companies, international financial institutions (like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund) and NGOs. Lahore School graduates are also setting up an increasing number of successful businesses.
Research and Innovation:TThe Lahore School is committed to continuing world class research that is being currently undertaken at the Lahore School through the following venues:
(i) Internationally collaborative research with production of 20-30 impact factor publications a year published in the world’s leading journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics;
(ii) Internationally published books (including by the Cambridge University Press) on the Pakistan Economy;
(iii) Three leading internationally recognized academic journals viz. the Lahore Journal of Economics, the Lahore Journal of Business and the Lahore Journal of Policy Studies;
(iv) Two annual international conferences including one on the Management of the Pakistan Economy and the other on Managing Business in Pakistan
(v) One international conference on Micro Finance
(vi) Three annual national conferences: one each in the area of Mathematics, Environment Sciences and Policy, and Social Sciences;
(vii) A regular conference on the Pakistani Diaspora hosted by the Graduate Institute of Development Studies.
(viii) Twenty to thirty research paper presentations by the faculty members per year at international conferences;
(ix) International faculty exchange and international training for 6-10 faculty members per year;
(x) Faculty research linkages with Pakistani industry, chambers of commerce and government departments, leading to contributions including analysis and policy recommendations for the development of Pakistan economy. These research related activities are coordinated by the Lahore School’s academic departments, Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) and the Innovation Technology Centre (ITC); and the research output is made available to the public through CREB, GIDS, ITC and publication of Departmental Working Papers, Case Studies and newspaper articles.
Knowledge Exchange Partnerships: The Lahore School of Economics is engaged in multiple international and local partnerships which focus on knowledge exchange. These international partnerships include:
(i) International research partnerships with top level foreign universities (such as Columbia University, MIT, Yale University, Oxford University and University of Warwick) and research institutions (such as the International Growth Centre (UK), Private Enterprise Development in Low Income Countries (UK), the National Science Foundation (US) and the British Academy (UK)).
(ii) International student and faculty exchange programs through MOUs (with institutions such as University of Colombo (Sri Lanka), Bahcesehir University (Turkey), Macquarie University (Australia), Jiangsu Univresity (China), Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia) and Universiti Malaya (Malaysia). (iii) Hosting national level student competitions (such as National Debating Competitions, Model United Nations and Econothons).
Faculty, Staff and Alumni Development: Each department of the Lahore School focuses on developing faculty and staff capacity by conducting Faculty Development Workshops on a semesterly basis. Faculty, staff, alumni and students are also offered summer workshops for capacity development. Additionally, faculty and staff are sent to international conferences, training workshops and seminars in order to develop their teaching, research and administrative skills. The Lahore School’s Alumni Office serves as a focal point for alumni related activitites which include both alumni involvement in the Lahore School’s academic and research programs and alumni development through the following specialized associations: (i) Independent Business Leaders; (ii) Bankers and Financial Analysts; (iii) Professionals in Corporate Sector; (iv) Educationists and Public Officers; (v) Telecom & IT Professionals and Consultants; (vi) Trade Specialists and (vii) Advertising and Media Professionals.
Social and Environmental Responsibility: The Lahore School focuses on reinforcing environmentally sustainable and responsible economic and business activities both within and outside the Lahore School including helping local communities develop both socially and economically. To this end the Lahore School has a green campus with more than 80% of the area devoted to lawns and trees, use of 100% energy efficient inverter air-conditioning and LED lighting, and currently generating more than 15% of its energy requirements through solar panels (current capacity 870 KVA). All its faculty and staff are covered by life insurance, medical insurance and provident fund including voluntary pension schemes. The Lahore School’s portfolio of corporate social responsibility activities includes free medical camps, school feeding and support programmes for orphanages and for persons with disabilities.
Symbol of Excellence: The Lahore School is a symbol of excellence and this is reflected in the ranking of the Lahore School of Economics as number two in the 2015 ranking of Business Schools of Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9/20/2004 11:21:00 PM,
City Campus
104 - C, Gulberg III,
Lahore, Pakistan.
Phones: 92-42-35714936, 38474385
Fax: 92-42-36560905
Main Campus
Intersection Main Boulevard Phase VI
Burki Road
Lahore, Pakistan.
Phones: 36560935, 36560939
