KARACHI: Japan offers help in KU research activities
KARACHI, Oct 13: The University of Karachi on Friday announced that applications forms for MPhil/PhD, MS and MD programmes in second intake shall be received from Oct 16 to Nov 15 in the Board of Advanced Studies and Research section.
The board advised all eligible candidates desirous to take admissions to MPhil/ PhD, MS and MD programmes in the second intake to apply on the prescribed admission forms as per procedure along with synopsis and other required documents.
The admission to the programmes shall be allowed only after qualifying the GRE test. The date for GRE test will be announced later, stated the Board of Advanced Studies and Research section.
JAPAN FOUNDATION: The prospects for initiation of academic and research programmes in collaboration with the Japan Foundation were discussed at a meeting with a Japanese delegation which called on the vice-chancellor of the University of Karachi, said a statement issued here on Friday.
The visiting delegation consisted of Ms Kaori Iwata, the programme coordinator of Japan Foundation, South Asia, and director of Japan Cultural Centre Karachi, Uchiyawa Naoaki.
The matters that came up for discussion on the occasion included initiation of academic and research programmes in collaboration with the Japan Foundation as well as faculty exchange programme.
The KU vice-chancellor, Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, shed light on Karachi University's research and academic activities.
It was agreed at the meeting that the introduction of a programme in collaboration with the Japan Foundation for research at Pakistani varsities on modern lines would be a valuable effort.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Akhlaq Ahmed and Registrar Mohammad Rais Alvi were also present on the occasion.
The vice-chancellor presented a crest of the KU to Ms Kaori Iwata.
EXPELLED: The University of Karachi terminated the services of one of its employees, Mansoor Niaz, a computer lab supervisor, who had tried to harass a female student at the varsity couple of months back.
An official of the varsity told that a decision in this regard was taken following recommendations of an inquiry committee, which under clause 4(g) of the University of Karachi Employees Efficiency rules dismissed the services of Mansoor Niaz with immediate effect.
He informed that the inquiry committee, led by senior professors also took action against two of Mansoor Niaz's accomplices and both messengers Mohammad Zafar and Mohammad Azam Naeem's annual increments and promotions were withheld for a period of two years.
In detailed recommendations, the committee stated that all three employees of the varsity went beyond their jurisdiction without any authority and ‘attempted to body search a female candidate’.
It may be recalled here that the University of Karachi remained under fire from various quarters after three of its employees had tried to molest a female LLB candidate before the start of exam at varsity's Islamic Learning faculty office but failed on her resistance.—Agencies
