KARACHI, Aug 30: In a dialogue held on Sunday night at the Karachi University campus, the teachers, students and parents held that the frequent interaction among them could contribute enormously towards a better environment in the higher education institutions in the country.

The dialogue was organized by the KU's Genetics department in its newly-constructed building, named after Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the Bohra community's spiritual leader. KU Vice-Chancellor Dr Pirzada Qasim presided over the dialogue, which the parents found unique at the university level.

According to Dr Shakeel Farooqui, the students' advisor from Genetics department, the purpose of the teachers-parents day was to realize that the triangle comprising teachers, parents and students was the mainstay of values and traditions of the society.

The great educational institutions and their vision remained alive mainly due to the values and traditions they had been promoting for years, Dr Farooqui added.

The dialogue was attended by dignitaries like Prof Inayat Ali Khan (poet), Justice Ali Aslam Jafri (Sindh High Court), Talat Hussain (Actor), Dr Ijaz Fatima (Gynaecologist), Aftab Zafar (artist) and Iqbal Hyder (Tv producer).

They talked at length on the past, present and future of educational institutions during the programme. Arches, pillars and floral patterns on the walls and grills of the new building and lights were settling with the idea of values and traditions, remarked a parent.

Dr Pirzada Qasim said that the trio of parents, teachers and students needed to interact more often to improve the environment of the university. A direct dialogue between the teachers and parents would help solve the problems that our students were facing, mentioned the vice-chancellor, saying that other departments in the varsity should also organize similar programmes and bring parents in direct contact with the university teachers.

He said that the teachers should keep themselves informed of the hardships being faced by the parents in educating their children, adding that sharing of experiences would identify the ways to satisfy all three components of the triangle.

He emphasized that the KU had the distinction of having most qualified faculty and the most well-equipped laboratories to meet the present-day standards of the higher education.

The students on the occasion asked thought provoking questions, which were well taken by the guests. Earlier, all the teachers of the department were introduced to the parents.

The teachers answered the queries of parents and enlightened them on the future prospects of their children. The chairperson of the department, Dr Farzana Naqvi, thanked the audience, while the vice-chancellor distributed the memorabilia among the guests before the programme ended.