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  Session Commencement date 23rd of June 2008  
 
Classes at APIIT Pakistan will be starting from 23rd of June 2008. Students are advised to attend classes as per scheduled.

 
   
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  Classes Resumed From 1st of January 2008  
 
Classes at APIIT Pakistan have been resumed from 1st of January 2008. Students are advised to attend classes as per scheduled.

 
   
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  Independence Day Celebration  
 
13th August 2007: The existence of APIIT Pakistan depends upon the existence of Pakistan. Not only this, but there are several uncountable advantages which we avail because of the existence and creation of our beloved country. In order to express the affection, students of APIIT namely Saud, Taha, Samia, Sumera, Rabia and Ayesha organized celebrations of 14th August 2007 by decorating the entire campus and arranging an informal get together.

13th August 2007: On the same day APIIT also organized a gathering of students to celebrate the independence. A cake was cut by the coordinator studies to express the joy and national anthem was sung by all the students.
 
   
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  Annual Dinner  
 
20th July 2007: We have always been great believers in students' activities. In keeping with this spirit APIIT provides opportunities to students to get together and relax by enjoying a little. For this purpose APIIT organized a dinner part at the Killay Bar BQ of Hotel Mehran. Staff and students got together and enjoyed a pleasant in a friendly environment.

 
   
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  Visit of SU Representative  
 
3rd April 2007: For the purpose of quality assurance, frequent visits from the representative of Staffordshire University (SU) are made who assess the quality of programs and collaborate with the local faculty to solve various issues. Such a visit was made by Martin Fiddler who is a senior lecturer at SU.

 
   
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  Picnic  
 
30th March 2007: It has now become an accepted fact that opportunities of enjoyment and relaxation enable students to perform well in their studies. Therefore APIIT has a policy of regularly providing such opportunities to students. In order to implement the policy APIIT organized a number of events one of which was the picnic at Fiesta water park. During the whole day at the park students enjoyed a lot thus refreshing their minds for the remaining academic term.

 
   
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  APIIT team wins "techELITE" competition organized by NED Winning Project Details  
  It gives us immense pleasure to announce that APIIT had participated in an All Karachi Programming Competition and Project Exhibition organized by NED University of Engineering and Technology entitled "techELITE"

The objective for arranging this event was to uncover the veiled talent of our youth and also to accelerate students' participation in such activities and serve as stimulation for their analytical abilities. It proved to be as a resource of information and inspiration for the student visitors. The Project Exhibition provided the visitors with innovative and diverse project ideas for future endeavours.

An estimated 500 students from 20 reputed institutions of Karachi participated in the event. Apart from the participants, NED students (a total of about 4000-5000) and students from all other institutions of Karachi attended the event.

The APIIT team emerged as worthy winners and won the 1st prize after a convincing presentation to the judges. The judges praised the APIIT participants and awarded certificates and the winning trophy to them.

The participants were: APIIT @ PASHA

We wish our students continuing success. They have indeed made us proud. We also extend our deepest gratitude to our Lecturers and Supervisors who played a pivotal role in shaping the progress of the project through effective and timely guidance. May our students go on to win many laurels and continue to positively the image of APIIT.Pakistan locally and internationally.

Geo television has just issued them an invitation letter to visit Dubai and participate in their show. A copy of letter is attached so that we can also know more about the invitation.We are all thrilled as they have planned to shoot a live demonstration of the system and they will also answer to live calls coming at the show. Letter From GEO TV

Heartiest Congratulations, once again.

 
   
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  APIIT Pakistan holds Convocation-2006 Convocation Pictures  
  Two hundred IT and Business degrees and diplomas awarded:

KARACHI, December 3, 2006: APIIT Pakistan awarded two hundred degrees and diplomas to the IT and Business graduating students at their Convocation – 2006, which was held at a local hotel recently. This was announced by Sabiha Bukhari, Director APIIT Pakistan.

Taher A. Khan, Chairman Interflow Group of Companies and Ameena Saiyid, Managing Director Oxford University Press were the distinguished chief and special guest for the ceremony.

Taher A. Khan congratulated the students and their parents for their well deserved academic success and applauded the services rendered by the institute to provide high quality education to the students.

Ameena Saiyid, a well deserved recipient of the Order of the British Empire, emphasized upon the importance of reading and research for professional development. She had a word of encouragement for every student who was honored at the ceremony.

Other dignitaries included, Professor Adrian Low, Faculty Director – Resource Research, Staffordshire University, UK and Mr. Gurpardeep Singh, Senior Manager Education and Development APIIT Malaysia.

Shields and certificates were distributed at the Convocation-2006. The ceremony concluded after the valedictorian speeches by high achievers.
 
   
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  Director’s Speech at the Convocation 2006  
  - Honorable Chief Guest, Tahir A. Khan, Chairman Interflow Group of Companies

- Honorable Special Guest, Ameena Saiyid, recipient of the Order of the British Empire and Managing   Director Oxford University Press.

- Our distinguished guest from Staffordshire University, Professor Adrian Low.

- Our distinguished guest from APIIT Malaysia, Mr. Gurpardeep Singh.

- Respected Parents, Heads of Institutions and dear students.

Good Afternoon and a very warm welcome to all.

It is with a sense of pride that I on behalf of the APIIT community welcome you to this auspicious event. It marks the culmination of collaborated efforts of students, lecturers, our overseas partners and the local administration of the institute.

Webster Dictionary describes convocation as “an assembly where degrees are conferred.”

This event, if I may add, is therefore an academic forum arranged to honor the students, their parents and teachers. It acknowledges students’ achievements in the academic sphere. It is all about the legacies they leave behind. About recognizing and honoring their efforts. At each such ceremony we contribute an effective workforce for the Corporate Sector.

As part of the international APIIT community each student had individually and together as a class chose to uphold the values of commitment and dedication to work in pursuit of excellence. Today we reap the fruit of all their efforts. Our graduates and their juniors are advised to adhere to the spirit of this pledge and become contributing members of the society.

Change is a constant accompaniment of life. APIIT is an internationally recognized educational institute. We cannot however, be all things to all people. We will leverage our unique assets in support of our most pressing priorities. As programmes and people evolve and the explosion of new knowledge and technology gets embedded in our everyday life, we too are constantly striving to find new and better ways to reach our goals. We are fortunate to enjoy the support of APIIT Malaysia and Staffordshire University. Regular monitoring visits of International Programme Advisors from Malaysia and UK synchronize all modules with those at other sites for assuring quality and effectiveness.

Higher Education continues to face growing pressures on cost, economic retrenchment and shifting demographics. Even as we face these very real challenges we have not compromised on quality and will continue to provide students with a highly individualized educational experience. The emphasis on research in the undergraduate curriculum is a similar to graduate level studies at other colleges and universities, which gives our students an overall advantage. Mentoring and counseling is an integral part of our strategic planning too We owe a huge gratitude to the senior management of the City School who have always provided good counsel and support.

The term striving for excellence may be interpreted in a variety of ways. The key components are hard work, persistence and sincerity of purpose.

Aristotle has stated in his compilation of works on logic collectively known as "The Organon” and I quote “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act - but a habit”. Unquote.

  - I would like to conclude by thanking the staff of APIIT for their support in organizing this event.

  - We as a team extend our gratitude to the Managing Director Dr.Farzana for her constant support     and guidance. Maam, we follow a simple rule that enables us to pre-empt and be prepared------     that is to comprehend and follow your vision of a greater APIIT in the years to come. It is your     vision that has seen The City School grow from a one school unit into a network and now     providing educational facilities overseas.

  - To our respected guests and parents-------------- your presence truly made our day.

Heartiest     Congratulations to all diploma and degree holders, we wish you continued success in life. Thank     you.
 
   
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  Announcement regarding Convocation 2006  
  Congratulations on getting your Degree/Diploma award!

Students who have successfully completed their Degree/Diploma and haven't collected their awards are requested to come and collect their Degree/Diploma from the Examination Department of APIIT Pakistan.
 
     
   
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  Convocation 2006 Fill Convocation 2006 Form Online  
  The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Pakistan will be holding its Graduation Ceremony on December 3, 2006. The detail of the event is as follows:

Venue:    Karachi Sheraton Hotel & Towers – Grand Ball Room

Date:      Sunday December 3, 2006

Timings:  1430 – 1800 Hours Sharp

All students who have successfully completed their B.Sc. (Hons.) in Computing Degree, Diploma in Business with Information Technology and Diploma in Computing and Information Technology by June 2006 are requested to register for award of their degrees. Forms can be downloaded from here. Registration forms are also available in the Students Services office of the Institute.

The last date of registration is November 10, 2006.

Students are also informed that a professional photographer will be hired for the occasion therefore no personal camera’s (digital/movie) are allowed in the convocation hall. The students must be accompanied by parents/ guardian only. Any children under 15 will not be allowed.

Thank you.

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  Talk show by Nestle Pakistan Ltd.  
  Nestle Pakistan Ltd. conducted an informative talk show at APIIT Pakistan to educate students on the importance of pure and safe drinking water. It was indeed a pleasure to hear the information transferred and the company’s representative interaction with an enthusiastic audience. They hope to conduct many other activities in collaboration with our institute.  
   
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  Women’s Awareness Campaign  
  APIIT, being a well reputed institute plays an extremely important role in refining and preparing young Pakistani women of today to face the challenges of tomorrow. To add value to the on-going process of learning in terms of addressing to various health issues such as osteoporosis would prove to be fruitful in the long run. The target market is 18 and above which was aimed at female students and faculty members.

The program was designed around a presentation by a qualified nutritionist and pre-session and post-session questionnaires which were filled by the participants and the participants were given a chance to ask any questions concerning the related issue. The session ended with refreshments and give-a-ways from Tetra Pak.

Tetra Pak and Navitus over the years have developed a great working relationship. Now they have taken on the responsibility of creating awareness about the health issues which concern women due to the lack of milk intake. They plan to achieve this by launching a “Women Awareness Campaign”, and as the name suggests it was solely aimed at women. The session was informative and was well attended.
 
     
  Monitoring visit of Staffordshire University International Programme Advisors  
 
Dr. David Golby and Dr. Euan Wilson, International Programme Advisors from Staffordshire University visited APIIT Pakistan on the 14th and 15th of March 2006. These were routine monitoring visits conducted by our degree awarding body, Staffordshire University with a primary purpose of monitoring the quality of teaching and the overall curricular planning and implementation strategies adapted by the institute in order to ascertain for themselves that there is absolute no dilution of quality between what has been drawn up at SU and what is delivered at overseas sites. An itinerary of activities was drawn up that encompassed meetings with students of all Levels, meeting faculty members and an interactive session on Business and Computing projects as well as one to one counseling sessions with students eager to transfer credits to Staffordshire University.

The two IPA’s were accompanied by Mr. Glyn James, Faculty Partnership Administrator, Staffordshire University. He too had a busy itinerary which included meetings with Head of Marketing, Student Services and the Director to discuss on vital issues besides meeting parents of the students aspiring to complete their final year or their Masters at SU.

This visit proved extremely fruitful for the staff and students alike.
 
 
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  APIIT Students Volunteer at PASHA Job Fair 2006  
  The Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA) organizes massive Job Fairs across Pakistan, several times a year. This year, the Job Fair took place on April 29, 2006. A lot of Software and IT Enabled Services companies participated in the Fair, allowing thousands of students to have the chance to interact with them and go through live interviews at the companies' stalls.

APIIT Students participated as volunteers during the full-day event at the Marriott. Ahsan Amin, Syed Bilal Ahmed, Isbah Rehman, Nida Amanullah, Rizwan Jadoon, Ghulam Hussain, Saad Ali Abbasi and Shoaib Hashmi were amongst the volunteers. Speaking to one of the Apiit students who attended the workshop sessions, Nida Shoaib commented, “This was really something different. The speakers were friendly and shared a lot of knowledge about what we need to do in order to find jobs. I was really happy I attended the Pasha Job Fair!”

The P@SHA Job Fair has therefore become a permanent part of the annual activities in the major cities of Pakistan. Strategic partners for the event were Geo News, the Jang Group and Workjunction.com. Sponsors included PSEB, Cisco Systems and Microsoft. Several hundred jobs were posted and filled at the event with suitable candidates. Workshops were also held on a simultaneous basis where skills and information for students and potential job applicants was imparted through interactive sessions, providing an environment for healthy exchange of ideas.
 
     
  APIIT @ PASHA  
   
   
  An enlightening Speech on Copyright and Cyber Crimes Legislation in Pakistan  
 

The students and staff extend their gratitude to Barrister Zahid Jamil for giving us time to come and speak to the students of on the 30th of December, 2005.His presentation to the students and faculty has left us immensely inspired and increased our appreciation of the critical importance of legislation in our lives.

The field of Information Technology is the future of so many of our students.  Success in the area requires an adequate understanding of the law, and his visit has enabled many of us to realize what legislation is available to us thereby creating a more promising future for our youngsters.

We are certain that our students will be able to benefit from his knowledge and experience, and be able to use it to the betterment of Pakistan.

We are indebted to you for your time and gesture, and look forward to inviting you to our campus again in the future.

 
     
   
  O2 Communication Speech  
 

Recently, Mr. Irfan Amir the Director, O2 Communications, a PR and Advertisement Agency visited as a guest speaker to enlighten various topics related to the field of Business and Information age. He is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the Media Industry proved himself to be to be an extremely successful and versatile speaker.

On his speech addressed to students; he addressed the idea generation process and its chances of success and failure. He lectured the students on different aspects media planning, business plans and market surveys and also highlighted the elements that an individual needs to know before penetrating into any market. Mr. Amir also gave some useful tips on how to make effective use of the existing marketing channels to ones advantage.

It was an extremely informative effort and the students indeed learned a lot from the speaker’s experience.
 
     
     
  Post Election Lunch Party  
 

Right after the election results, an announcement regarding a lunch party was made by the former Students Council President Mr. Owais Ahmed, on behalf of our Director Mrs. Bukhari as organized a lunch for all its family students and staff to specially congratulate and appreciate the elections campaigning efforts and to welcome the students from the Lahore campus likewise.

A delectable and mouth watering treat was enjoyed by all the members of .

 
   
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  Students Council Elections 2005  
 

Students Council Elections held at on November 14 2005; a more profound system of nominations was introduced which included two panels each consisting of candidates for the posts of President, General Secretary and a Treasurer. Group A had Bilal Ahmed, Shahbaz Khan and Talha Nadeem, while Group B had Zain Moosa, Mahwish Pervaiz and Nadia Khan for the respective posts.

Following are the elected members for the Students Council:
Mr. Syed Bilal Ahmed elected as the President 
Mr. Sardar Shahbaz Khan elected as General Secretary
Mr. Hafiz Mohammad Talha elected as Treasurer

STUDENTS COUNCIL SOCIETIES

Following students are being selected as the head of societies with mutual agreement among management and the students’ council:

Sports Society Head            Ahmad Sehgal / Amna Iqbal
Creative Society Head         Saira Mehdi
Dramatic Society Head        Zohaib Mufti
Newsletter Society Head      Madiha Salim
Music Society Head            Shahzaib Waheed
I.T Society Head                Aurangzeb Mufti
Debates Society Head        Ambreen Ali Bhurt
Event Management            Ahsan Amin

THE LUNCH PARTY

Right after the Students Council Election results, an announcement for a lunch party was made by Director Mrs. Sabiha Bukhari for all students and Students Council Members in order to congratulate and appreciate the election campaigning efforts for Student Council Elections and to welcome the students from the Lahore Campus. A delectable and well managed lunch treat was enjoyed by all family members.

 
   
     
  Attention Alumni  
  All Alumni are hereby informed that the degrees of all intakes are available with the Examination Department. However, the degrees for GF0461COM and GF0421COM will be available by October 2005.  
     
     
  Dr. Alan Monitoring Visit to The APIIT Karachi  
  Dr. Alan Eardley the International Programme Advisor for Staffordshire University franchised and accredited IT course visited in July. The purpose of the visit was to monitor the running of the Staffordshire University franchised or accredited award and to report on them besides providing advise and passing on experience of practical views in delivering, assessing and managing Staffordshire University Computing Awards.  
     
   
  Employability of The APIIT Graduates  
  It has been observed with a great sense of satisfaction and pride that the graduates of have earned placements in reputed multinationals and banks. A random discussion with the employers have confirmed that these young professionals are carving a niche for themselves and thereby making us proud. Throughout their academic/ study time at the institute they have been trained well in the art of handling real-world situations and proving to be an asset for their working organization.  
     
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  Introducing BSc. (Hons.) in Business Information Technology  
  The BSc. (Hons.) in Business Information Technology degree programme with Staffordshire University is a 4-year full-time course for those entering with ‘O’ Level or equivalent. This course will provide an understanding of business functions, how to use computers to support and improve business processes, and become a ‘power user’ in a business area which will equip you to work in a variety of areas.

The Business Information Technology degree programme aims to develop professional skills to provide good practical grounding in the chosen area of study. The specialization provides prospects of employment across all aspects of Business and Information Technology and caters for the growing demand for industry specialists.

 
     
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  Corporate Training Programme for Novatex Limited  
  A two-day Microsoft Project customize training for the employees of Novatex Limited conducted at . The programme was especially designed to help the managers/ employees in developing a plan & building a project, scheduling & budgeting of a project, task & resource assignment to a project, tracking project progress and creating powerful reports through Microsoft Project in order to communicate project information.  
     
   
  Microsoft Access XP Corporate Training  
  August 22 & 23, 2005: conducted a two day training for the corporate clients in Karachi . Participants from banks, pharmaceutical, airline industry, multinationals and The Karachi Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited attended the training session in order to develop competence and confidence in using MS Access XP.  
     
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  Proposed Programmes  
 
  • MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  • M.Sc. IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
  • MICROSOFT PROJECT XP CORPORATE TRAINING PROGRAMME
 
   
  Carnival 05  
  CARNIVAL 05 is being arranged by ‘Extreme Entertainment’ which ccomprised of two students, Zain Mosa and Mehwish Pervez. The event is planned for Sunday, September 25 2005 and will be held at the ‘Jabees Funland Amusement Park’ at Clifton. ‘Extreme Entertainment’ recently arranged movie show at ‘Royal Rodale Club’ as well.  
     
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  Plans Underway  
  Organizing a Sports Gala at UBL Sports Complex; date yet to be finalized. Sports events will range from team games to individual competitions.  
     
   
  Newsletter Volume: IV  
  Compilation is in progress. All current students as well as our alumni are requested to submit articles and pictures to the editor of the news letter.  
     
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  Seminar on Animation and Game Development  
  believes in promoting research and learning, providing opportunities to students to learn more about their respective fields. In this regard a presentation on Animation and Game Development was organized on campus by , which was presented by Mr. Nabeel Maqsood, a well-known animator and multimedia consultant. The first of its kind presentation, attracted 30 members of the audience and was especially of interest to the BSc Computing Students  
     
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  Jamming Session  
  The high spirited students of Karachi recently organized an exciting unplugged jamming session to motivate students with hidden talents as vocalists and musicians. The session was arranged in house and was attended by a considerable number of students and the faculty alike. At the event, quite a few skilled musicians and gifted singers were discovered, performing over 30 songs between them. Overall the music session was a smash hit amongst all the people present at the occasion.  
     
   
  Interactive Workshop on Career Development  
  A workshop on Career Development was arranged for the students of , where they received advice and heard a presentation on the career choices available for them, industry and market trends as well as insights on arising opportunities.

Mr. Iftikhar Munir, Head of the Consumer Division of the ARY Group of Industries, conducted the workshop. His insights and suggestions were thoroughly appreciated by the students and proved very useful in helping the students chart a strong and inspiring career path.
 
     
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  TCS Hyde Park Juniors 2004 Sponsorship  
  The TCS Hyde Park Juniors is a very popular public speaking training program for students aged between 14-17 years. Sidra Iqbal, an internationally acclaimed celebrity public speaker and the present Head of Marketing at , initiated this program in 2003.

This year came on board for this esteemed skill development program that is align with its mission to encourage learning beyond classrooms, as prize sponsors for all its competitions. Moreover, the top three scorers of the Finals were granted a conditional acceptance offer and 50% debating scholarship for the institute’s prestigious degree programs.
 
     
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  Student Council Election  
  9th Nov: Karachi conducted its Students Council Election for the posts of the Student Council’s President, General Secretary and the Treasurer.

The candidates included: Rameez Khan, Owais Ahmed (President), Aamir Usmani, Mehwish Pervaiz (General Secretary), Bilal Ahmed and Raheel Iqbal (Treasurer). It was an exciting day as the campaigning had been in full swing for the last whole week. A day before the Elections the candidates gave their formal speeches summing their ideas & proposals for the student body, amidst enthusiastic cheering and booing of the students.

The voting began around 9:am in the morning and lasted till 3:00pm. The student body was all geared up and one could feel their energy charging up the place. Frantic calls were made by campaigners to students who hadn’t casted their votes and the hi-tech telephonic voting was pioneered at the campus. It was a neck-to-neck status but as a gesture to connote that no matter who is elected the Council is united in working for the student body, Rameez Khan actually casted his vote in favor of his opponent. “We are friends before anything else”, says Rameez. At day end the results were announced at Iftar Party. The Elected Council is as follows:

Owais Ahmed: President
Aamir Usmani: General Secretary
Raheel Iqbal: Treasurer

 
     
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  The APIIT Stars  
  Ali Iqbal    
  Winner of the esteemed “All Pakistan Softcom Multimedia Competition of GIKI” for two consecutive years i.e. 2003 and 2004, Ali Iqbal is an outstanding and very talented student of ours. He has done us proud by retaining the Softcom Mutimedia trophy for a record two years, making the only institute and Ali Iqbal the only student to maintain the Winner title. This year the Marketing Department was also able to get Ali’s traveling for the competition sponsored by Airblue Airlines.

 
     
  Bilal Ahmed    
  A bonafide student of represented Pakistan as a youth ambassador at the Asia Pacific Regional Model United Nations Conference on Millennium Development Goals that was held recently in Beijing, China from 19th to 21st August 2004.

The event was organized by WFUNA & UNA China. Bilal is a member of UNAP and is an outstanding student. He is definitely an all-rounder as he has also been active in all co-curricular activities throughout. Currently he heads sports society.
 
     
 
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