Four day workshop on Business Administration, organized by University of Kentucky (USA) and led by Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, concluded in Islamabad. In the workshop, 5 universities from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated that are: University of Peshawar, University of Bannu, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar and Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.
From University of Kentucky, Dr.Nancy Johnson, Associate Professor of Management Sciences and Executive Director of International affairs for the Gatton Collegeof Business and Economics, Dr.Gary Gaffield, Assistant Provost for International Partnership for University of Kentucky, DR. Kathi Kern, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching and Dr.Jeanette Coufal, independent evaluation consultant.
From Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Director Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC), Prof. Dr. ZahoorUlHaq, Dr. Jehangir, Dr. Shahid Jan, Dr. Aamir and Lecturer, Mr. Ihtisham participated in the workshop. It is pertinent to mention here that University of Kentucky signed MoU with the above mentioned 5 consortium universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the field of Business Administration on February 19, 2013 and every year 2 faculty members from each of the consortium universities attain Post-Doctoral Training at UKY.
Delegation of UKY trains faculty members of the consortium universities, in the field of Business Administration, every year. On the concluding day of the workshop, Director QEC (AWKUM), Prof. Dr. ZahoorUlHaq delivered lecture on Learning Outcome and distributed shields and souvenirs among the UKY delegates.
On the concluding day of the workshop, the delegation of UKY held meeting with the Vice-Chancellors of the consortium universities that are: Vice-Chancellor University of Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Rasool Jan, vice-Chancellor, University of Bannu, Prof. Dr. Abdur Rahim, Vice-Chancellor, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. FidaKhattak, Director, Institute of Management Sciences, Dr. Mohsin and Vice-Chancellor, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Prof. Dr. Ihsan Ali. Cultural representative from the US Embassy, Jodith Raven was also present in the meeting.
The delegation of UKY highlighted the significance of this project and thanked the Vice-Chancellors of the consortium universities for attending the meeting.The delegation emphasized on strengthening the relations with private sector and society to which all the Vice-Chancellors agreed. The meeting also discussed
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