Directorate of Financial Assistance and University Advancement
Introduction
In this era of competition, those producers survive who not only increase the level of output but also improve its quality and marketing. Same guiding rule is also applicable on the universities as well. The universities producing highly skilled graduates accompanied by necessary arrangements in marketing of their services are considered successful with prominent ranking. Realizing the importance of aforesaid concept of increased output accompanied by improvement in its quality and marketing system; Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Khan, S. I., Vice Chancellor of the university took a lead among public sector universities and established the University Placement Bureau (UPB) in 2006 for complete execution of following three-pronged policy of the university Vertical and horizontal expansion of academic programs and subsequent increased gross enrollment; Tangible improvement in academic and research standards; and facilitation of graduates in attainment of scholarships, internships and jobs through UPB. In 2009, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan took this policy in hand and desired public and private universities to establish their resource and consultation centers for graduates’ welfare and university advancement. Thus, UPB was re-named as Students Resource Centre (SRC) in 2009 with an added goal of fund raising.
Director’s Message
The University Management is committed to provide conducive learning environment to its students during their academic pursuit and to cater their interest out of academic life. Our pursuit in extension of gizmos and gadgets of cutting edge technology to our academia has necessitated a close collaboration/linkage with different stakeholders for mutual benefits.
Directorate of Financial Assistance and University Advancement has been entrusted a spectrum of responsibilities pertaining to resource & consultation services to it students/graduates. SRC is a central point of students counseling – an effort to match the in-house talent with needs of the market depending upon their academic and non academic strengths and weaknesses. In addition to regulate university financial resources meant for deserving and meritorious students, acquisition of external resources for student’s welfare is the priority agenda of SRC. We strongly believe that transition from education to employment is a massive leap for most young people; therefore SRC is struggling to pave the linkage among the students/graduates; prospective employers and scholarships benefactor. Alumni are recognized as ambassadors of Alma Mater and a great source of strength for graduates’ welfare and university advancement. Therefore; SRC is making its best efforts to ameliorate social interaction among graduates by re-organizing the Alumni. Prompt dissemination of information regarding different jobs, scholarships, skill enhancement training facilities, workshops, seminars etc. and other events/activities at the campus to the Registered Graduates at their door step through electronic mail is the regular feature of SRC. This multi-dimensional approach of SRC to beatify all its stakeholders requires teamwork and well wishes to emulate this mission.
Mr. Mehr Altaf Hussain
Assistant Registrar
Objectives
- Scholarships & Financial Assistance Management
- Manage the financial resources meant for student´s welfare.
- Liaison with donor agencies for students’ scholarships, financial assistance, loans etc.
- Students Counseling
- Psychoanalysis of students during their academic pursuits keeping in view their academic and non academic strengths and weakness to match the in-house talent with needs of the market (Selection of subjects – background, conduct, interest, place of living, anticipated place of employment, nature of employment, social factors etc.).
- Actuation/motivation of students towards acquisition of required traits and polishing their in-born traits to meet the demand of business/research environment. Inculcating the importance of human resources, professional training, managerial skills through human organization models, employee loyalty & national expectations through group discussions and seminars
- Recommendation of skill enhancement and further studies
- Placement Assistance
- Develop linkages among prospective employers and the students/graduates.
- Receipt of vacancy announcement from prospective employers and its dissemination to the graduates through electronic mail.
- Arrange Pre-selection of students (who are about to complete their studies) by arranging get together, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, job fairs etc. with Prospective employers.
- Seek vacation employment contracts to meet the financial hardships of the students.
- Serve selectionerv centre and confidential interview facilities for the public/private organizations on cost fee bases.
- Arrangements of the visits of the delegates/Prospective employers and their discussions with faculty and students of relevant departments regarding the emerging needs and training of the students in same direction.
- Arrangements for inculcating the graduate the techniques to develop CV, impart interview and communication skills, etc.
- Alumni Organization
- Compilation of graduates’ database according to their subjects, sharing and dissemination of news about employment opportunities/scholarships, events at the campus etc. electronically.
- Organizing and strengthening the Alumni.
Scholarships
Directorate of Financial Assistance and University Advancement is a focal point for all types of internal and external scholarships availed by the students of University. The centre strives to ensure the transparency in award of scholarships right from collection of applications to disbursement of funds for University’s internal scholarships and/or quota allocated to the University. SRC also facilitate various entities offering scholarships independently in verification and performance appraisal of their scholars at University.
Alumni
Directorate of Financial Assistance and University Advancement is entrusted the responsibility to provide an interactive platform to closely link Alumni with their Alma Mater and fellow graduates. In order to achieve this goal, SRC has started compilation of Alumni database since 2006. Currently, database consists of over 18000 registered graduates of different faculties and institutes of the University. SRC is making consistent efforts to encourage graduates to join this forum for development of friendly and business relationships amongst Alumni having similar background and diversified professions.
Job Portal
In order to facilitate the graduates in job placement, Directorate of Financial Assistance and University Advancement consistently striving to develop linkages with the industry by providing the online recruiting tools either through its own resources and/or the private partners. Presently, the University has about 4000+ registered members on its Alumni Association who are regularly informed about various opportunities/job openings through electronic email.
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Contact Us
Directorate of Financial Assistance and University Advancement,
PMAS – Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi,
Shamasabad, Murree Road,
Rawalpindi (Pakistan).
Phone #: 051-9292212
E-mail: [email protected]
