Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

A seminar was conducted by the Department of Pharmacy at AWKUM in partnership with Pharmetheus.

Seminar entitled 'Pharmacometrics in Drug Development: Job & Research Opportunities' was organized by Department of Pharmacy AWKUM in collaboration with Pharmetheus - a Sweden-based company. Dr. Sami Ullah (Associate consultant Pharmetheus) highlighted the increasing role of Pharmacometrics in Drug Development and growing number of opportunities for job and research in this field. Dr. Yasar Shah (Associate professor AWKUM) presented job opportunities in pharmacy in general. Faculty, students, M. Phil and PhD scholars attended the seminar. Chairperson Department of Pharmacy (Dr. Haroon) in his speech thanked Dr. Sami Ullah and Dr. Yasar Shah for the inspirational talks.

Monday, January 23, 2023

Notification From Transport Officer

(IBL) in collaboration with BIC, AWKM organized an industrial visit

The Institute of Business Studies & Leadership (IBL) in collaboration with Business Incubation Center (BIC) Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKM) organized an Industrial Visit on January 05, 2023 for BBA 7^th semesters at Fassgen Pharma, Hattar Industrial Estate Harripur.

The main objective of the visit was to let the students observe, learn and compare theoretical knowledge with practical working environment of business. Industry academia linkage is always important for the learning of students. The management team of Fassgen Pharma briefed the students on supply chain management and Sales management. The CEO has shared with students his success story as an entrepreneur. The students were given visits to various units of the firm.

At the end, Mr. Shah Hussain Awan (BL) presented shield to the CEO Mr. Shafiq Nawab on behalf of Dr. Mohammad Jehangir (Director IBL).

AWKUM conducted Self-Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE)

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) conducted Self-Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE) on January 16-18, 2023. The aim of the IPE is to self-evaluate the performance & efficiency of the University based on 11 Quality Standards provided in the IPE Manual of HEC. The standards outline major areas that Higher Education Institutions need to focus on in order to ensure good governance and quality education.

The IPE panel comprised of one external reviewer i.e. Mr. Imran Ullah Marwat, Director QAC (HED), Peshawar and three internal reviewers including Dr. Abdul Ghaffar (Chairperson, Department of Education), Director and Deputy Director QEC. The self-review process was facilitated by the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) AWKUM.

The IPE commenced with a detailed introduction of the Self-IPE processes and a presentation on the Compliance Report of IPE 2021-22 delivered by Mr. Sayim Sohail (Director QEC). The IPE panel then carefully examined the University Portfolio Report (UPR) and supporting documentation for answers to the questions standard wise.

Meetings with departmental academic and administrative heads, faculty members as well students were scheduled for the IPE's second day in order to assess the capacity of the institution's operational procedures. In order to observe the facilities offered on campus, the panel also took a tour of various departments, library, classrooms, and labs. The panel appreciated the efforts of AWKUM in enhancing the culture of quality. The panel members utilized the last day in preparation and completion of the IPE reports.