Transcript OSAF Old Students Association of FAST-NU est. 1996

OSAF
Old Students Association of
FAST-NU
est. 1996
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
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Introduction
OSAF Activities
OSAF Achievements in 2008
Next Targets
Bottlenecks
Proposed Solutions
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Introduction
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Who We Are?
• OSAF (Old Students Association of FAST-NU)
• Lahore Chapter of FAST-NU Alumni
Association (FAA) – Registered as NGO
• Ambitious graduates of FAST-NU who want to
work for the betterment of their Alma Mater,
Its Students, Alumni and the Society.
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E-mail: [email protected]
Pillars of Any Educational Institute
BOGS
Students
Admin
Industry
Faculty
Different Roles – Same Objective
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E-mail: [email protected]
Connecting the Dots...
Scientists, Leaders and
Trend Setters of Tomorrow
Best Intellectual Resource Pool
BOGS &
Officers
Alumni
Industry
OSAF
Faculty
Admin
Students
FAST Foundation
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E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Mission
• To work for the betterment of FAST-NU, its faculty,
students and Alumni by
– Fostering a beneficial relationship between the Alumni
and students of FAST-NU based upon providing ‘academic,
intellectual, social, professional and financial’ assistance
– Supporting efforts to create and maintain the required
environment, conducive to Research & Development
inside the University.
– Bridging gaps between the Industry and FAST-NU
• Helping FAST-NU ‘identify and develop’ the best intellectual resource pool
to serve the current and future needs of Industry
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Common Myths…
• OSAF is an unstructured society comprising of
4-5 overly enthusiastic members
• OSAF has representatives from Computer
Science department only
• OSAF provides only scholarships and arranges
yearly alumni homecoming
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Structure
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
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E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Body
• OSAF body comprises of OSAF representatives
elected every year from each graduated batch
• OSAF comprises of Computer Science, Engineering,
and Management Science graduates
• 30+ members are serving on OSAF board
• 100+ volunteers work for OSAF round the year
• Over 1000+ Alumni make contributions to OFA
program every year
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Activities
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Monthly OSAF Meeting Sessions
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
List of Activities
• OSAF Financial
Assistance Program
• FAST-NU Employee's
Kids Education Fund
• Annual Gazette
• Alumni Homecoming
• Alumni Sports Activities
• Mentoring Program
• Alumni Networking
• Seminars:
– Final Year Project (FYP)
Orientation and Advisory
– Career Development &
Higher Studies
• Job Placement & Mock
Interviews
For Details:
http://osaf.org.pk/activities.htm
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Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Souvenirs
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Contributions To FAST-NU
(1999-2008)
1000000
800000
600000
400000
200000
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
• Over PKR 5 million contributed to University since 1999
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E-mail: [email protected]
OSAF Achievements in 2008
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
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5th Alumni Homecoming 2008
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Meeting with CS Faculty, Rector, Dean & P@SHA
For Details: http://meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p=13
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Mock Interview Sessions
• OSAF organized ”Mock Interviews” session for Management
Science (MBA and BBA) students on March 28th, 29th 2008.
• Panelists from well reputed organizations like Mobilink,
Wateen Telecom, Nestle, Nishat Chunian, Oracle Consultant
etc. participated in this seminar.
• Panelists from Wateen, Nishat Chunian and Oracle shortlisted
bright candidates for further interview.
For Details: http://meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p=21
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Seminars
• Final Year Project (FYP) Orientation and Advisory
– OSAF in collaboration with IEEE-NUCES, held the Final Year Project
Orientation Seminar for the final year Computer Science and
Telecommunication students.
• Career Development & Higher Studies
– OSAF in collaboration with the Career Society of FAST-NU organized
this seminar. Alumni from reputed organizations like Microsoft,
Mobilink, Techlogix, MetaApp, CambridgeDocs & LUMS participated
as guest speakers.
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Carnegie Mellon University Seminar (details)
• Masters Degree in Computer Science Ranked # 1 in the world
• Collaboration Meeting with Head Office of FAST-NU
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Important Meetings
• Meeting with Alumni of Peshawar Campus (details)
– Introduction of OSAF and its activities
– Discussion on the idea of having one Alumni Body representing Alumni of all
campuses
• Inter-Campus Alumni Conference (details)
– Creation of one Alumni Body representing Alumni of all campuses
– FAST-NU Alumni Association (FAA) declared as parent Body
– OSAF declared as the Lahore Chapter of FAA
• Meeting with Students (details)
– OSAF’s introduction & its current Activities
– Listening to their Issues, Problems
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
OFA Interview Session 2008
• Close to PKR 1 million donated to University in year 2008
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Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Next Targets
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E-mail: [email protected]
Next Targets
• Funds Generation
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Alumni Homecoming
Alumni Sports Activities
Gazette (ads space)
Technical Short-courses
Alumni Networking
– Collections
– Alumni Cards
– Souvenir Shop
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
… Next Targets
• Help FAST-NU gain Global Recognition and Acceptance to
attract
– International Employers
– International Universities
• Help FAST-NU gain Local Recognition in disciplines recently
introduced
– Management Sciences
– Engineering
• Feedbacks from Industry
– Curriculum & Emerging Trends
– General Impression of FAST-NU
– Consumers’ Expectations/Demands
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Bottlenecks
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
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E-mail: [email protected]
Bottlenecks
• University’s Limited Support
– Day & Time constraints to use Campus facilities
– Communication Gap
• Insufficient Working Funds
– Hard To Find Volunteers & Contributors
• Alumni at large just don’t want to keep a link as they find no
sense of association, and would prefer going abroad or other
local Institutes like LUMS for Masters/PhD because of
– ad-hoc rules & policies
– tense relationship issues (accounts, academics, faculty)
– lack of research facilities & research culture including very limited
financial support for Masters/PhD students & researchers
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Proposed Solutions
The Old Students Association of FAST-NU
Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Proposed Solutions
• Few words by Alumni Representative (like President
OSAF) in events like Convocation, Welcome, Farewell
– Inviting members of Alumni Association as guests on recent
Convocation was a step forward in this regard initiated by
Director, Lahore Campus, Dr. Arshad Hussain [worth appreciation]
• University inviting Alumni to attend homecoming event
organized by University in collaboration with OSAF
• Designating an individual as representative of University
to attend OSAF meetings
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Web: www.osaf.org.pk
E-mail: [email protected]
Thank You
Q&A
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E-mail: [email protected]