By Abdul
Qadir Qureshi
The
Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee (CIEC) of the Sindh Government have
appreciated the efforts of the Sir Syed University of Engineering and
Technology (SSUET), Karachi, for implementation of its recommendations after its
last visit.
The CIEC
made this observation in its Fifth Inspection Report of June 2012 following its
visit to the University in October last year.
The
6-member Committee, headed BY Dr S M Qureshi, had carried out inspection of the
University on October 20, 2011. The committee was assisted by members of
Experts Sub-Committees for the Departments of Bio-Medical, Electronic,
Telecommunication, Computer and Civil Engineering and Computer Science.
The
Chairman CIEC expressed the Committee’s satisfaction with regard to the
compliance of its recommendations and stated that the interaction during visits
by CIEC gad built-up more and more confidence between CIEC and the University as a result of which the University had
progressed further and acquired “5 stars” rating of the CIEC.
The
members of Experts Sub-Committees in their overview expressed general
satisfaction on the overall performance of the University and in this regard
mentioned positive improvements in general in case of all the departments.
In its
report the CIEC Chairman also appreciated the elaborate presentation given by
the Registrar while Acting Vice-Chancellor explained queries made by CIEC
members with regard to functioning of the University to their satisfaction.
He,
however, suggested creating a greater feeling of ownership among the teachers
and employees of the university while the teachers to be encouraged to go
locally or abroad for training and acquiring of Ph.D. degrees to end the
blockage of their further promotion.
During
its inspection the Committee made major observations with regard to the
establishment of the University, physical facilities, academic programs,
enrolment, admission eligibility etc ., admission criteria, Bachelor, Masters
and Ph.D programs,
scholarships/free-ship, research and development, quality assurance.
It was
informed that the University has acquired membership of International
Association of Universities and had signed MOUs with 11 foreign universities
for linkage in various aspects.
It was communicated that about 40 percent of total
students were awarded financial assistance/scholarships
every year and in this regard Rs 40 million were allocated for scholarships and
another Rs 10 million for financial assistance in the year 2011.
The body was also intimated that a total amount of Rs
217.4 million was provided as scholarships and financial assistance to 12,819
students during the last 15 years.
