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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Registrations for 𝐃𝐋𝐒𝐄𝐈 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 3 are 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍!

 


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Technical Evaluation Report on Tender for Lab Equipment Purchase for Department of Physics under NRPU Project #15131

Summary and Technical Report Released for NRPU-Funded Project No. 14898 Tender

Monday, November 4, 2024

AWKUM’s QEC Hosts Workshop on HEC Anti-Plagiarism Policy & Turnitin: Empowering MPhil and PhD Coordinators to Strengthen Academic Integrity

 

The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC), Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), organized capacity building workshop on “HEC Anti Plagiarism Policy 2023 & Use of Turnitin Software” on October 31, 2024, in the Conference Hall Garden Campus. MPhil and PhD coordinators from various departments participated in the workshop. 

Director QEC AWKUM formally welcomed and briefed the participants regarding the objectives of the workshop. Dr. Noman Habib, Manager QEC Pak Austria Institute Haripur, delivered a detailed and comprehensive presentation on HEC Anti Plagiarism Policy 2023 at Higher Education Institutions and briefed the audience on Turnitin usage. 

Addressing at the concluding ceremony, the honorable Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zahir Shah gave a comprehensive address about the implementation of HEC Anti Plagiarism Policy at AWKUM. He emphasized MPhil and PhD coordinators to extend outcomes of the workshop with all faculty members in their respective departments. He further advised QEC to arrange the same workshop for postgraduate students as well.

At the end, certificates were distributed among the participants.












 

Monday, October 14, 2024

Dr. Shahid Ullah of the Department of Biochemistry at AWKUM successfully defended his PhD thesis

 Dr. Shahid Ullah of the Department of Biochemistry at AWKUM successfully defended his PhD thesis, entitled "Aberrant Gene Expression Profiling and Causal Variant Identification in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients from the Pathan Ethnic Group of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan" at the auditorium of the Department of Biochemistry, Garden Campus, AWKUM. He conducted his research under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arif Lodhi, with Prof. Dr. Asifullah Khan serving as co-supervisor.

Associate Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sheeraz Ahmad (University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi) and Associate Prof. Dr. Naeem Khan (Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology) attended his public defense as examiners. Faculty members of the Biochemistry department, the Director of Academics at AWKUM, and students were also present.

Dr. Shahid Ullah addressed questions from the examiners and participants with scholarly precision. His thesis was evaluated by international experts, including Prof. Dr. Ronald P. Kuiper Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Netherlands and Prof. Dr. Jörg D. Hoheisel (Head of the Department of Functional Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Germany), as well as Associate Prof. Dr. Naeem Khan (Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology).

During defense, Dr. Shahid Ullah also spent six months at Cardiff University, United Kingdom (UK), through the IRSIP program, working as a guest researcher under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Alex Tonks. He has published two research articles based on his PhD research in peer-reviewed international journals and an additional six articles in international journals outside of his PhD work.




Tuesday, October 8, 2024

AWKUM's Agriculture Programs Earn Prestigious NAEAC Accreditation, Strengthening Academic Excellence in Agricultural Sciences

 

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) is proud to announce a significant milestone in its academic journey, as its Agriculture programs have officially received accreditation from the National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC) Pakistan of the Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC). This recognition highlights AWKUM's unwavering commitment to academic excellence, research innovation, and the development of future leaders in Agricultural Sciences. The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) AWKUM organized certificates distribution ceremony in recognition of the accreditation status availed by Department of Agronomy (X2 Category), Entomology (X2 Category), Food Science & Technology (X3 Category) and Horticulture (X3 Category). 

The accreditation reflects the university's adherence to high academic standards, state-of-the-art facilities, and a curriculum designed to address contemporary challenges in Agriculture. The HoDs of these departments also shared the recommendations of the NAEAC for further strengthening of these programs which will lead to achieve the W category in the field of Agricultural Sciences. One of the strong recommendations of the accreditation team was to develop minimum infrastructure for training of students. The NAEAC recommended the establishment of 5 greenhouses, stores for seeds, inputs, machinery and drying area. The commission also recommended allocating a minimum of 1 kanal land per student research and suggesting allocation of at least 25 acres (200 kanals) to the constituents departments for development of farm and allied infrastructure.

Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zahir Shah praised the faculty and students of Department of Agronomy, Entomology, Food Science & Technology and Horticulture for their dedication, emphasizing the university's ongoing efforts to improve educational quality across all disciplines.

In the end the Honorable Vice Chancellor distributed certificates among HoDs of Department of Agronomy, Entomology, Food Science &Technology and Horticulture.