LUMS faculty showcases Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Project at the 78th UN General Assembly
Dr. Maryam Mustafa, Director, Saida Waheed Gender Initiative and Assistant Professor of Computer Science at LUMS, recently presented her project, ‘Awaaz-e-Sehat: Empowering Maternal Healthcare with Voice-Enabled Electronic Record Management’ at the 78th United Nations General Assembly. She was part of the session on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: Addressing Society’s Greatest…
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LUMS welcomes 1,200 students for Orientation 2023
LUMS recently welcomed a diverse cohort of 1,200 students from cities, towns, and villages across Pakistan at its Orientation. The Orientation featured a series of engaging events designed to help students transition to university life. Dr. Arshad Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, LUMS welcoming the new batch, said, “The LUMS community is committed to foster an environment…
Waste Recycling – An emerging future business
International Tetra Pack acknowledges Green Earth as the first company to give solutions to tetra pack recycling, the company has the capacity to recycle 450 tons of different types of plastic waste and 100 tons of packaging material. Pakistan is grappling with the whooping impacts of environmental degradation and global warming casting formidable changes to…
LUMS Energy Institute hosts seminar on advancing Pakistan’s Energy Sector
Pakistan’s leading higher education institution, LUMS, organised a seminar on ‘Advancing Pakistan’s Power Sector through Strategic Investments and Digitisation’, featuring renowned energy experts, researchers, and academics. The seminar explored the transformative potential of strategic investments in confronting the challenges to Pakistan’s power sector, such as power shortages, distribution inefficiencies, and outdated infrastructure. The seminar was…
Babar Ali Foundation Supports LUMSx to Make Digital Education Accessible to All
The Babar Ali Foundation (BAF) has pledged its generous support for LUMSx, a digital learning platform launched by LUMS. LUMSx is offering a rich set of diverse courses across various disciplines, making education accessible across socioeconomic and geographic barriers. Through LUMSx, the University will broaden its reach to provide high-quality education. Recently, LUMSx was formally…
A first for LUMS Advancement of Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has awarded the Asia-Pacific Leadership Award to Dr. Arshad Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of LUMS. Dr. Ahmad is the first recipient of a South Asian university to receive the award in recognition of his efforts to promote education and institutional advancement. Mr. Shahid Hussain, Rector of LUMS,…
LUMS students and recruiters network at annual Career Fair 2023
Ranked as the top university in Pakistan by QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2022, LUMS has a strong network of 1,600 recruiting partners that help students find placements. The Career Services Office (CSO) at the University has several programmes in place for supporting students towards their career readiness, exploration, and getting the right job. One such…
S&P Global sponsored Mega Coding Competition Concludes at LUMS
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), held a two-day technology event in collaboration with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers bracket (IEEE) Society, titled CodinGuru 5.0. in partnership with S&P Global Pakistan. This competition aimed to improve the tech quotient of the students and encourage ambitious and skilled coders to enhance their abilities. Senior Director…
An engaging conference on equitable and sustainable growth held at LUMS
The first day of “Pathways to Development: Equitable and Sustainable Growth in Pakistan” saw prominent academics, researchers, social scientists, practitioners, policymakers, politicians, and great minds from the Pakistani diaspora gather at LUMS to discuss issues vital to sustainable development in Pakistan. The conference was organised jointly by the Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad Department of Economics and…
Malala and distinguished panel address challenges facing higher education
Nobel’s youngest peace prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, was part of a distinguished panel discussion on Building Higher Education Institutions for the 21st Century. Organised by the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) and the Syed Ahsan and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education (SOE) at LUMS, the panel engaged a packed audience in discussing both challenges and…