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15 02, 2016

SMIU celebrates its 4th Anniversary

2017-04-26T12:34:50+00:00

Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan, Governor of Sindh and Chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University has said that Sindh Madressatul Islam University, which is the Alma Mater of founder of Pakistan and its first governor general Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is successfully moving forward with its new character and mission following the ideology of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad [...]

15 10, 2013

VCs Forum 2013 – Universities seek greater academic interaction

2017-04-26T12:35:07+00:00

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) of Pakistan in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); Higher Education Com-mission, Pakistan (HEC); Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan (MoST); and the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) has organized a 2 - Day Vice Chancellors’ Forum on ‘Universities [...]

15 10, 2013

Dow University signed agreement with two Turkish Universities at VCs forum

2013-11-09T16:48:49+00:00

Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor, Dow Uni-versity of Health Sciences signed an agreement with Prof. Dr. Cemil Celik Rector, Inonu University, Turkey and Prof. Hamit Okur of Menenyat University, Turkey at the two-days Vice Chan-cellors International Forum held in Islamabad. The MoU is to provide for the exchange of staff, scholars, students and [...]

15 10, 2013

Need of Applied Medical Ethics in Pakistan

2017-04-26T12:35:07+00:00

Prof. Dr. Sumbul Shamim, Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Principal, Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi   “If we believe men have any personal rights at all as human beings, they have an absolute right to such a measure of good health as society, and society alone is able to [...]

15 08, 2013

Universities undertake projects to address food security

2017-04-26T12:35:08+00:00

Pakistani universities are collaborating with leading American universities to address food security in joint research projects throughout the country. Pakistani higher education institutions are playing a pivotal role in resolving food security and agricultural issues in the country under the facilitation of Higher Education Commission (HEC). Food security refers to the availability of food and [...]

15 01, 2013

Dow University organized 4th Faculty Research Day

2013-05-05T19:06:55+00:00

The Department of Research, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) organized Fourth Faculty Research Day today at Dow Medical College, Karachi. Prof. Dr. Irshad Waheed, Principal, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi was the chief guest whereas Prof. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor and Prof. Dr. M. Umer Farooq, Pro-Vice Chancellor, DUHS was the guest [...]

15 06, 2012

Willpower most vital to break free from addiction

2017-04-26T12:35:15+00:00

Tobacco use is one of the world’s most leading preventable causes of death – yet every year nearly six million people die of tobacco-induced diseases. Alarmingly over 600,000 of these individuals are victims of passive smoking, inhaling the smoke exhaled by a smoker. “All tobacco users, including cigarette and shisha smokers, are far more likely to suffer [...]

15 10, 2011

DUS holds Seminar on quality assurance in higher education

2017-04-26T12:35:23+00:00

To create awareness about the importance of quality assurance in higher education among the hierarchy of DUHS and to develop an understanding and take feedback about self assessment procedures as defined by Higher Education Commission, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) organized a Seminar on “Quality Assurance in [...]

15 08, 2011

Need for reorienting medical curricula to suit modern requirements

2017-04-26T12:35:24+00:00

A two-day Medical Education Conference, focusing on Capacity Building in Medical Education was organized by Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) at its DMC Campus. Deans and Principals from more than 60 public and private sector medical colleges and universities shared their experiences in medical education, from under-graduate to post-graduate to continuing professional development levels. [...]

15 05, 2011

NTS to certify medical representatives

2011-06-03T07:06:20+00:00

National Testing Services (NTS) Pakistan has singed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) to train and certify their medical representatives. Director NTS Dr Haroon Rashid and PPMA chairman Haroon Qasim signed the MoU at a local hotel here Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr, Rashid said that NTS has so [...]