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HYDERABAD, Sept 10: The syllabus of various disciplines will be revamped to bring the curriculum in conformity with the needs of the modern times, the vice chancellor of Sindh University, Mr Mazharul Haq Siddiqui said.
He was presiding over a lecture titled “philosophy of management,” organised by the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMCS) at the Multimedia Centre here on Monday.
The vice chancellor said that the new market-oriented syllabus would help enhance the skills of the university graduates. He said that the newly-introduced SAP system in computer science and information technology would help major industrial organisations.
Mr Pervez Ibrahim, an expert in information technology and consultant of Realtime, said that almost all universities in the world were teaching the SAP system to their information technology and computer science graduates. He said that the system was useful for improving the output and organisational structure of multi-national organisations. He said that ample opportunities existed in Pakistan to learn and teach the SAP system. He said that data of over 9,000 multi-national organisations could be stored under the SAP system.
He said that about 12 million people were using the SAP system around the world. Professor Asif Ali Kazi, the Director of IMCS, introduced the scholar.
MUET: Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, has invited applications for admission to first year bachelor’s degree courses in 46 disciplines under regular and self-finance scheme for the session 2002-2003.
Admission forms, along with prospectus, can be obtained from designated branches of Habib Bank Limited (HBL) during working hours from Sept 9 to Sept 21.
Demo: The residents of Frontier Colony, SITE area, Hyderabad, staged a protest demonstration and a token hunger strike outside the local press club on Sunday.
They were protesting against non-supply of water to the colony.
Talking to newsmen, they said that they were living in the colony for the last 35 years but they were deprived of basic facility of drinking water.
They said that before the local bodies elections, Seri union council had approved a water supply scheme at a cost of Rs24 million for Frontier Colony and Jamali Goth but the work on it had been stopped although the contractor had already been paid Rs1.8 million.
They demanded that an inquiry should be held against the secretary of the union council, contractor and the concerned engineer.
