The Department of Environmental Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), hosted a two-day workshop on 9th and 10th November, 2022 at FCCU for its recent project entitled “Scientific and sustainable application of groundwater treatment technology for safe drinking water supply in Punjab, Pakistan”. This project is funded by the Government of Korea under Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Government of Pakistan through Economic Affairs Division and Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan. This project received a funding of 1.2 million USD for a period of three years from Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and Korean Intellectual [...]

The Faculty of Humanities, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), in collaboration with the department of Journalism and Media Studies (JMIC), Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Norway, hosted a three day workshop on “Peace Journalism” on the topic of “Surviving the social media onslaught: Mainstream journalism, peace, and democracy in the transitional societies.” The event included academics, students, and expert journalists, plus representatives from over 40 top-tier national and international universities attended the workshop. Anne Hege Simonsen, the head of department of journalism and media studies at oslomet, Muhammad Feyyaz, Khalid Khattak, multimedia journalist and Founder at Data Stories, and many [...]

The 19th Annual Faculty Retreat of Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), took place 5-9 Sep 2022,  as is the yearly practice before the Fall semester, with around 250+ university faculty members.  The event was conducted in a hybrid mode. The full day of  Sep 5 and workshops spread over the next 4 days were in-person, but the experts invited from different parts of the world to deliver the plenary address on themes of significance did so over Zoom.  The purposes of the event were to imbibe in our faculty a shared sense of purpose and commitment and to harness [...]

Students of Department of Mass Communication at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) ran one-month long social marketing campaigns supervised by Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, Mr. Syed Muhammad Saqib Saleem in Spring 2022 as part of their course MCOM 415 (Communication Campaign Design). The campaigns involved community engagement and were based on some of the Sustainable Development Goals by the UN designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". The campaigns focused on various social issues such as climate change, saving water, women empowerment, [...]

The Faculty Advising Office organized a lunch on June 29, 2022, at E-21 to acknowledge the services of Faculty Advisors and endorse chairpersons' role in the advising system and Their active participation in different events and training sessions. Deans graced the occasion with their presence. Group photos were also taken in front of the Distinguished Formanites Wall of the E-21.This tradition has been continued since 2012. Dr. Atiq ur Rehman, Head of Faculty Advising, presented a brief progress report on training sessions, events organized and material developed to facilitate Advisor/Advisees. Moreover, on one hand, he highlighted the importance and need [...]

FCCU has significantly strengthened its facilities and infrastructure for R&D and continuously making efforts to increase its interaction with the private sector, in accordance with HEC policies, the first meeting of the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization – ORIC Steering Committee chaired by the Rector was held on Tuesday June 28, 2022, at 11:00 am in the Conference room E-002, attended by the following: a.   Dr. Jonathan S. AddletonChair/Rectorb.  Dr. Kauser Abdulla MalikDirector- ORICc.   Dr. Gloria CalebAssociate Vice-Rectord.  Ms. Badia RazaChief Marketing Officere.   Engineer Javed QureshiPresident, Pakistan Engineering Council, Chief Executive 4B Group of Companiesf.    Dr. Musaddiq AsifDirector National Feeds [...]

The Department of Computer Science at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) Lahore has successfully organized and hosted its annual prestigious event COMPSPEX 2022 on Wednesday 22nd June 2022. At the event, the final year students displayed their projects and posters for the evaluation and competition. It is commendable to note that the Computer Science Senior Project Exhibition has been a ritual of the Computer Science Department of FCCU for many years. This time it was being arranged at a large scale where faculty, staff, and students from various departments were also invited. In the exhibition, there were [...]

The Certificate Distribution Ceremony of the Soliya Connect Program was organized by Dr. Atiq Ur Rehman, Implementer/Coordinator of the Soliya Program under the Vice-Rector Office at FCCU. The ceremony was chaired by the respected Chief Guest, Dr. Gloria Calib, Associate Vice-Rector. She distributed the certificates to the students of Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 who have successfully accomplished this program. Dr. Gloria Calib expressed her thoughts on the Soliya Program and appreciated all of the students who have actively participated in it. Mr. Fareed ul Din and Miss Iqra Siddique represented the student body and shared their experiences [...]

A guest lecture on “Film and Drama as channels for Social and Behaviour Change Communication” was held on June 17, 2022, Friday, at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University). It was arranged by Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, Mr Syed Muhammad Saqib Saleem, for the students enrolled in the course MCOM 415, i.e., Communication Campaign Design. Mr. Fayyaz Ahmad Khan, a public health expert, manager, and social and behaviour change communication specialist who has also produced the first-ever feature film on gender and family planning, Bol graced us with his presence and delivered the lecture. Students and faculty from the [...]

A seminar on Digital Media Management was organized on June 10, 2022, at the Department of Mass Communication, FCCU. It was arranged by Ms. Mehwish Batool for the students enrolled in the course MCOM 400: Media Management in Advertising and PR. Mr. Amman Aziz, a former Formanite who has worked in a number of advertising agencies in digital and client servicing domains, was the guest speaker on the occasion. He is currently serving as the Head of Client Services at Rich Media Inc, where he is handling client services for Sizmek by Amazon nationally across Pakistan. This included [...]