Campus Conversation-a career counselling session

GOVERNMENT College University Lahore on Thursday hosted the biggest Pakistan Student Congress 2011 to bring together students with different environments, cultures and schools of thought from all over Pakistan and to inculcate leadership qualities to them.

GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khalee q-ur-Rahman and LUMS’s Vice Provost Dr Shafay Shumayl chaired the closing and opening ceremonies of the four-day Pakistan Student Congress that was organised by the IEEE Pakistan in collaboration with GCU Computer Sciences Department.

Students from 40 educational institutions including LUMS, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, NUST Islamabad, Military College of Signals, PNEC Karachi and Karachi Institute of Engineering and Technology took part in the Congress that spread over 31 sessions which include d competitions, workshops, seminars, talks and social integration activities.

The Congress kicked off with a lecture of Google Pakistan Head Badur Khusnood on “TECHNO-PRENUERSHIP” in which he told the students how to earn money online. The most appreciated event of the Congress was “Campus Conversation-a career counselling session” which was conducted by top management officials of various universities and industries.

Talking about details of the competitions, IEEE GCUL President Ali Turab Gillani said the NUST Islamabad won IEEE Ethics Competition that organised events to encourage the study and awareness of professional ethics among students.

GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman said that such events provided great opportunity to students to exhibit their creativity and talent, and a chance to learn from other students.

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