Lahore School of Economics

Unilever Campus Drive 2012

2012-02-17T14:55:00.004+05:00

Ahmad Ali Zia, the Director HR at Unilever visited Lahore School of Economics on February 14, 2012 and gave a talk to MBA, MSc Economics and BBA/BSc (Hons) students in the Amjad Chaudhry Library at the Main Campus. Ahmad Ali Zia discussed HR practices at Unilever and also shared his personal experiences in the corporate sector. It was a pep talk for most of the students who were preparing themselves for the test to join Unilever’s Summer Internship Program and the Management Trainee Program for the same year.

Later, Unilever Campus Drive 2012 test was held on February 16, 2012. [Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin]

Lahore School Alumni Homecoming 2012

2012-02-13T12:52:00.006+05:00

Lahore School of Economics organized a great homecoming for Lahore School alumni from all over Pakistan on February 12, 2012 at Burki Campus. Large number of alumnus, students and faculty along with their families got together.

Lahore School has a large alumni base and homecoming offers an opportunity for alumni to see the developments back home in addition to exchanging views with faculty and sharing their own experiences from the corporate world. Homecoming also provides an opportunity to Lahore School to see how the School graduates are doing in practical life.

Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, the Rector Lahore School of Economics welcomed the alumni and gave a broad overview of the activities in the Lahore School. “All our graduates have been well placed at very good salary packages,” the Rector informed the audience.

In the beginning of spring season, Burki Campus is always its best. Shumila Garden was tastefully decorated in red and black – the dress code for the event.

Lahore School Job Fair 2012

2012-02-09T17:13:00.006+05:00

Related: Lahore School Job Fair 2011

Lahore School Sixth Annual Debate Competition

2012-02-08T16:14:00.005+05:00

The Lahore School of Economics Association of Debaters (LSEAD)’s sixth Annual Debate Competition ended on a high and energetic note with speakers from GCU, Fast (Lahore), UCL and LGS Paragon verbally battling it out to take home the trophy at the Garden Café on February 7, 2012. Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, the Rector Lahore School who attended the finals praised the standard and quality of speeches during the Lahore School Debates 2012.

The Urdu Parliamentary Finals discussed the motion ‘This House Believes the Democracy is not For Asia’, with GCU proposing the motion, and FAST opposing it. Fast students defeated the proposition in a split decision and were able to not only bag the winning trophy, but also took home the Best Speaker award. Over 30 teams took on the challenge on trying to win the Lahore School Debates trophy.

The motion of the English Parliamentary Finals touched a very sensitive topic which involved responsibility: “This House would Allow Elderly Parents to Sue their Children for not Taking Care of them.’ The proposition, UCL, battled it out with youngsters from LGS Paragon, and took home the trophy and the Best Speaker award. [Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin]

Lahore School Debating Championship - 2012

2012-02-07T10:38:00.005+05:00

The Lahore School of Economic Association of Debaters is helding its sixth annual Lahore School Debate this week (February 3 - 7, 2012). Theme of the debates this year is Logic is Variable. Teams from 40 schools and 15 universities from across the country have gathered at the Lahore School Burki campus to compete in categories of English Parliamentary, Urdu Parliamentary and Declamations. Enthralling debates on wide spanning topics which addressed numerous pertinent issues such as religious intolerance, third world disparity and culture among many others are being debated during the week.

The declamation contest ended on a high note on Sunday with PAF Risalpur and UET capturing individual prizes and the Government College University bagging the team trophy. The parliamentary section of the tournament continues. Teams from LUMS, UCL, LGS Paragon, LGS Defense and LACAS will contest for semi finals and finals.

On the sidelines of debates, there were formal dinner and performances from a Percussionist band and a Sufi troupe.

Alumni Homecoming 2012

2012-02-06T13:51:00.001+05:00

February 12, 2012

Related: Alumni Homecoming 2011

Lahore School Vision, Mission and Values

2012-02-06T11:55:00.001+05:00

Lahore School Vision, Mission and Values workshop was held on February 1, 2012. Dr. Tariq Husain, former Director of the World Bank and Consultant to the Lahore School of Economics, conducted the workshop with the objective of deliberating and redeveloping a vision and mission statement for the Lahore School, and finalize the values that the institute wanted to instill in the students, faculty and staff.

After an introductory discussion, the audience was divided into three groups. These groups broke off to discuss the proposed vision and mission statement and the values. They discussed various aspects of the Lahore School and what they felt was required to make it a ‘leading university’ for others to follow.

The workshop concluded with presentations from each group, who shared their ideas with everyone about the vision of the Lahore School of Economics. Dr. Tariq Husain is working to consolidate the suggestions into a formal document that will be sent back to the participants for their comments, which would be considered for the final vision and mission statement for the Lahore School.[Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin]

Agriculture sector in Pakistan

2012-02-04T11:45:00.000+05:00

Roohi Raees Khan, Acting President of Zarai Taraqiati Bank visited Lahore School of Economics and gave a lecture to the students of MBA on February 2, 2012. Ms Khan highlighted the problems that marred the Agriculture sector in Pakistan in terms of credit distribution to the farmers of the country. She also gave a worldwide perspective on how this sector is dealt with in other countries.

Lecture was followed by interesting questions regarding the Pakistan economy and possible solutions to the problems. [By Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin]

Tribute to Prof. Abdus Salam

2012-02-01T14:42:00.004+05:00

Lahore School of Economics paid rich tribute to Prof. Abdus Salam - Pakistani Nobel Laureate - in a special session held in Amjad Chaudhry Library at Burki Campus on January 31, 2012.

Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Shoaib Ahmad, Tariq Abdullah, Parvez Hoodbhoy, A. H. Nayar and Anis Aslam threw light on the life and achievement of the laureate. A documentary was also shown in the session that was attended by the faculty and students of Lahore School of Economics.

Counseling

2012-01-27T14:31:00.001+05:00

Jeremy Burgess, Head of International Student Recruitment and Assistant Director, International Office at the University of Warwick, UK visited Lahore School of Economics, Main Campus and gave a counseling presentation on postgraduate courses, entry requirements and scholarship opportunities being offered at Warwick for 2012 entry. The presentation was attended by a large number of undergraduate and graduate students followed by an interactive questions and answers session - Saman Khan.

Preparing Yourself for the Real World

2012-01-26T12:10:00.001+05:00

Lahore School Social Awareness Society arranged its second workshop on Preparing Yourself for The real World on January 20, 2012. Naveed Jamil, an Australian, Victoria University graduate, a certified public accountant, and a successful business executive who manages his own accounting firm was the guest speaker.

Naveed Jamil explained how everything around us is made of energy, and the two types of energy that exists within every human being: a kind of a raw emotional streak called ‘darkness’, and a state of relief and calm, known as ‘light” and how both can be channelized into productive outlets to attract positive things in life and to achieve "peace, contentment and enlightenment." Naveed Jamil also touched areas like Secrets to Success, How to Start Your Own Business From Scratch, Dealing with Conflict/ Crisis, Making the right choices, Realistic Expectations Setting and Building Healthy Relationships. The workshop was attended by a large number of students and followed by an interactive questions and answers session.

Lahore School of Economics won Best Delegation Award in LUMUN 2012

2012-01-21T09:04:00.000+05:00

Lahore School of Economics won the coveted LUMUN Best Delegation trophy for the second consecutive year. LUMUN enjoys the distinction of being the largest Model United Nations Conferences in all of Asia. This year, 2012, over 2000 individuals from over 100 institutions across the country gathered in LUMS to simulate various United Nation committees. Prominent amongst the universities were Lahore School, GIKI, NUST, LUMS, PU, FAST, BNU, IQRA, AIMC, Bharia University, Kinnaird College, Government College and UET.

The Lahore School of Economics team consisted of Abu Bakr Hayat, Affaan Sherwani, Umar Akram Sahi, Khawaja Talal Sadiq, Shahira Khan, Wasae Imran, Hamza Ghaznavi, Haziq Masood, Saad Sohail and Zain Hyder. The team won an unprecedented 8 out of 10 Best Delegate trophies and in addition two Honorable Mention Awards. Aitchison College stood second in the competition with a 6 out of 10 score. [Sidra Rana]

Sales force management

2012-01-21T08:05:00.002+05:00

Nadeem Rehmani, the Director Operations and Vice President at Metro Cash n Carry was invited to give a talk to MBA and MSc Economics students on January 19, 2012.

The lecture was focused on sales force management. He started his presentation showing the merger of Metro and Makro and talked about the products, stores and service. It was a detailed presentation which highlighted the fact that Metro Cash n Carry wholesale was exclusively for professional customers. Highly interactive lecture was attended by faculty members in addition to students.

Trade and retail industry of Pakistan

2012-01-20T13:28:00.002+05:00

Naila Hafeez

Umer Lodhi, the Customer Management Director and Vice President at Metro Cash n Carry Pakistan gave a talk to MBA and MSc Economics students on Thursday, January 19, 2012. His interactive lecture was focused on modern trade and retail industry of Pakistan.

He also briefed the students on the Quality Assurance, pricing strategy, and major suppliers of Metro in detail. It was an informative and motivating talk and the students asked useful questions from the speaker.

Lahore School of Economics won the LUMS Sports Festival 2012

2012-01-18T17:05:00.001+05:00

Lahore School of Economics won the Sports Festival at LUMS, 2012. Lahore School participated in Volleyball, futsol, Badminton, cricket, tennis, squash and basketball for male and female sports and won all of them. Lahore School sports squad competed and won against FAST, BNU, LUMS, PAC, IOBM, University of Peshawar, University of Punjab, GCU and other sports clubs from Karachi and Peshawar.

Lahore School of Economics Convocation - 2012

2012-01-14T15:19:00.014+05:00

Lahore School of Economics’ Ninth Annual Convocation was held at the main campus on Jan 14, 2012. Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, the Governor Punjab conferred degrees and awards to 809 graduating students of MPhil, MS Economics, MSc Economics (11), Masters in Business Administration (180), BSc Economics, Bachelors of Business Administration (600) and Master of Business Administration (Executive). Sardar Latif Khosa lauded the role of Lahore School of Economics in core specilization of Economics, Finance, Business Administration and related fields of studies including Social Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Environment, Media Studies and Art and Design. The Governor also notes the Lahore School of Economics Research Program that is focused on improving the economic well being of the people of Pakistan.

Earlier, Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, the Chairman and the Rector Lahore School of Economics presented annual report of the School and highlighted achievements during the academic year. The Lahore School of Economics, Chartered in 1997, has the distinction of being the first private sector not-for-profit degree granting institution established by the Government of the Punjab. Since then we have matured to be an established institution of higher learning with a wide range of academic disciplines encompassing economics, business, finance, social sciences, media studies art and design, mathematics, statistics and environmental sciences at both the undergraduate and post graduate levels. The Lahore School has currently 3266 students in these disciplines with 66 doing their M.Phil and Ph.D, 457 doing their masters and 2643 completing a 4 years bachelors degree.

The Lahore School’s faculty and student body are also engaged in undertaking important research. The Lahore School publishes a two academic journals viz. a leading economics journal – The Lahore Journal of Economics – and an important policy studies journal – The Lahore Journal of Policy Studies. It is engaged in a number of international research studies including with Colombia and Yale Universities. The Lahore School also has hosted since 2004 an “Annual Conference on the Management of the Pakistan Economy” with the 8th Annual Conference now scheduled for May 2012.

The Lahore School’s Annual Conferences on the Management of the Pakistan Economy are significant in that they provide the theoretical basis for policy making. As an example I would like to place on record that it was at the Annual Conference in April 2008 that the Lahore School recommended that an appropriate security blanket for the poor would be an old age pension scheme of Rs.1000 per month for widows. A number of influential policy makers were at the conference and we would like to believe that it contributed in a small manner to the development of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) introduced in 2008-9 and which is widely acclaimed the world over. Incidentally that conference also recommended a school feeding and health care program in the field of education and hospitalization insurance coverage for serious illnesses in the health sector to complete a social security blanket for the poor. We hope sir, that you will consider these remaining two policy proposals to benefit the ordinary people of Pakistan in the future.

The Chairman thanked the Lahore School Board of Governors for their guidance and support. Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry also placed on record the services of Mr. M.A.K Chaudhry, who served as the Chairman, Board of Governors for 16 years and who recently passed away. His contributions to the development of this institution were immense.

The campus was very tastefully decorated and the Convocation was attended by a large number of parents.

Global Investment Research Challenge

2012-01-09T10:18:00.000+05:00

Lahore School of Economics was declared runner up in the Global Investment Research Challenge (GIRC) hosted by CFA Institute at Avari Towers Karachi on January 2, 2012. This elite competition in finance takes place every year and Lahore School made its strong mark by securing second position in its very first participation among reputable business schools from all over Pakistan. The team of Lahore School of Economics comprised of Abdul Wahab (MBA II), Adam Zia (MBA II) Omair Anwar (MBA II), Rafia Pervaiz (MBA II) and Mahnoor Asif (BSc IV).

The purpose of this educational initiative by CFA institute is to promote best practices in equity research through mentoring and development of analytical, communication and presentation skills. The subject company this year was Engro Foods on which team Lahore School prepared an equity research report and subsequently the findings and recommendations were defended in a presentation that was made in front of top notch professionals from financial industry. Dr Nawazish Mirza, Associate Professor of Finance, was the mentor for Lahore School Team.

Dr Nawazish Mirza applauds this performance. He says that it’s a proud moment for Finance faculty at Lahore School and a remarkable achievement that Lahore School of Economics proved its quality in front of cream of financial crop. I am proud of our team that went through a rigorous process of training, financial modeling, analysis, report writing and finally presentation. We were confident to win but losing by marginal two marks is not bad for our first ever appearance, especially when we scored highest on the report. The team surely had hard times coping with me but I am sure the outcome has paid off for their hard work, frustration and sleepless nights. Let us not forget that they were simultaneously engaged in their regular semester assignments, quizzes, projects, exams etc.

Team Lahore School value their achievement in following words. “CFA Institute Research Challenge provided us an immense learning experience by the application of classroom knowledge in the real world, opportunity to network and interact with leading finance industry practitioners, and enabled us to build a strong brand name of LSE in the financial industry”

Alumni in the School

2012-01-09T08:08:00.000+05:00

Ali Shah, alumni 2010 who is working as Planning and Research Manager at Grey Media Marketing Company gave a talk to the graduating class of MBA. He talked about his own experience in the job market as a fresh graduate and also the expectations of the employer from the fresh graduates. He also shared his experience at the Lahore School as a student and gave some tips on how to give a good interview. The session was attended by students of MBA and MSc (Economics), staff and faculty.

Lahore School students at University, Istanbul

2012-01-08T12:44:00.003+05:00

Five undergraduate students from the Lahore School of Economics were at Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey for a semester under the Students Exchange Program between both the institutions. Fatima Riyaz, Maria Nasir, Maham Bajwa, Aiman Sarmad, Saba Fazal from the Lahore School attended the Winter Term 2011 at Bahcesehir University on Bahcesehir University’s Scholarship.

Lahore School of Economics Convocation 2012 Registration

2012-01-08T12:39:00.000+05:00

Lahore School of Economics Convocation 2012 is being held on Saturday 14, 2012 at the Lahore School Main Campus, Burki Road. All recipients of the MPhil, MS, MBA, MSc, BBA (Hons), and BSc (Hons) degrees for the year 2011 are required to contact the School [(36560939 Masters Program) and (36560916 Bachelors Program)] to register for receipt of their degrees on Friday, Jan 13, 2012between 10:00AM to 1:00 PM.

Lahore School wins Pakistan Blog Award 2011

2011-12-24T10:38:00.009+05:00

Lahore School of Economics blog wins Pakistan Blog Award 2011. The Awards were announced during grand and colorful Gala Night held on December 23, 2011 in Karachi and presented on January 12, 2012 by Mian Shahbaz Sharif, the Chief Minister Punjab in a specil event held in Arfa Software Technology Park, Lahore.

Blogging, or ‘the new marketing and business communication tool’ as it is sometimes referred to, definitely seems to be the future of the Pakistan corporate world. Lahore School blog started on September 2004, when the word blog was not much known, and has come a long way. This blog has become a source of inspiration for large number of Lahore School young scholars and senior faculty members to start their own blogs where they propagate their points of view, talk about topics of interest to themselves and meet like-minded individuals and or take the opportunity to explore subjects they are truly interested in.

And on this occasion, I take the opportunity to call all young scholars and alumni of Lahore School to start their own blogs and join the ever expanding blogosphere.

Related: ‘Blogocracy’: Tri-city UnConference Lahore Camp, Award by PITB, Blog Award by PITB

Graduate Study in the United Stated

2011-12-19T16:04:00.001+05:00

Seemi Khosa, the Senior Advisor from The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEF) gave a presentation to the Lahore School graduating BBA/BSC Hons on ‘Students on Graduate Study in the US’ on Friday, December 09, 2011. The presentation was followed by interactive questions and answers session with the students [Saman Khan].

Career Management

2011-12-08T11:15:00.000+05:00

Adeel Anwar, Project Head of Human Resource Department at Metro Indonesia and Head of HR Development and Training at Metro Cash n Carry Pakistan gave a talk to the students of MBA and MSc (Economics) on Monday, November 28, 2011. His lecture covered questions like how does the Corporate Sector assess a fresh graduate, talent Management practices for entry level positions, job opportunities for fresh graduates in Pakistan, Fareast and Middle East.

Talent management

2011-12-07T16:28:00.001+05:00

Naila Hafez

Tahir Javaid, the Vice President, Human Resources and Public Affairs at Engro Corporation Limited gave a talk to MBA students on Friday, December 02, 2011. As part of the senior leadership team, he is primarily responsible for talent management and leadership development. Tahir Jawaid threw light on the hiring process at Engro. He talked about the various businesses of the company. He said that Engro always wanted to attract top quality human resource.

Engro has been recruiting graduates through career fairs and graduate recruitment programs. Engro provides challenging learning environment, where fresh employees can work with top industry professionals. Tahir Jawaid also threw light on Engro internships. He said that Engro offered internships to students who were willing to learn and have the ability to execute tasks with maturity and responsibility.

Students asked many questions regarding the recruitment process at Engro and career development. Interactive session was attended by some faculty and staff members as well.

Anger Management Workshop

2011-12-03T12:27:00.002+05:00

Lahore School Social Awareness Society (LS-SAS) arranged Anger Management Workshop on December 2, 2011 in Mahmood Chaudhry Library at the Main Campus. Omar Babar, an expert in personal development and character education was the guest speaker.

The Workshop highlighted different types of anger, such as “Positive Rage” or courage linking to one’s prestige, “Negative Rage” or the ego factor linking to external threats, along with causes and effective coping strategies for anger citing real life issues and examples from everyday life. Focus was on all aspects of anger management, with special emphasis on active, verbal and mental remedies. Omar Babar went on to discuss a mix of human nature and man-made social institutes and how our evolving lifestyles have contributed towards short temperament and violence over the past few years.

Most fruitful for the audience was Omer’s session where students gathered for one on one discussion of their ‘personal’ issues. Workshop imbued the audience with a sense of self-management and perseverance.

Earlier, Hiba Asad, the President and founder of LS-SAS introduced the Lahore School Social Awareness Society. "The Lahore School Social Awareness Society is a great opportunity for students to come together, share their visionary ideas, resolve major problems of our times to bring about progressive social change. LS-SAS has a strong base of members, who are well known for their depth and breadth of social work outside LSE. The Society is playing an important role in creating conducive environment by engaging the youth to resolve some of the most critical issues facing Pakistani society and the globalized world.

The Workshop that was attended by a large number of students and faculty concluded with interactive question and answer session, in which Omar Babar answered queries put forth by students.