Memorandum of Understanding signed between IUB and SDG Academy

PRO No. 304/22

Dated 30.06.2022

Public Relations Office

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

A delegation of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur participated in 3 day conference on SDGs and Sustainable Tourism arranged by SDGs Academy (Pvt.) Ltd in Swat, KPK. The IUB delegation was led by Director Career Counseling and Placement Center, Shahid Durrani with active representation of Directorate of Sustainable Tourism (DoST), Salman Qureshi and faculty members of Department of Tourism including Dr. Hameed Murtaza and Kalsoom Akhtar. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is global agenda being carried out by all countries of the World under United Nation’s umbrella with 17 goals set to achieve till 2030 in order to make the World a peaceful and better place to live. During opening session of the conference, MoU was also signed between IUB and SDGs Academy. Shahid Durrani, Director Career Counseling and Placement Center signed the MoU on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, IUB. The MoU will benefit both organizations on their efforts with regards to SDGs in terms of knowledge sharing, consultation and exchange of information, national/international trainings & certification programs and establishment of SDGs excellence labs. The conference had several sessions of keynote talks, intellectual & panel discussions and informal social interactions around the broader agenda for learning and knowledge sharing. In his keynote talk, Director Career Counseling and Placement Center, Shahid Durrani talked about significance of conference, recent growth of IUB and IUB’s initiatives on SDGs and Tourism and student’s career counseling. All the participants, experts, dignitaries, panelists and students applauded the rapid growth of IUB in recent years and showed great interest in learning from experiences. The delegation very well presented and showcased the brand name of IUB as hub of winter tourism and it's out of box initiatives on sustainable tourism and growth. The members of delegation participated in several keynote talks, panel discussions, moderating and notes taking activities. Mr. Salman Qureshi, Director DoST, in a panel discussion highlighted role of IUB in promoting tourism, sustainable initiatives and impact on society. Dr. Hameed Murtaza, Assistant Professor and Kalsoom Akhtar, Lecture while representing department of Tourism and Hospitality Management (DTHM) moderated the sessions and interacted with experts for mutual learning and development. Director of Iqra National University (INU) Swat interacted with IUB delegation and showed great interest in learning from IUB experiences of establishing tourism department and related initiatives. Similarly, the University of Swat too expressed their interest in collaboration with IUB and future opportunities of cooperation and MoU.

پی آر او نمبر22/304

مورخہ30.06.2022

پبلک ریلیشنز آفس، اسلامیہ یونیورسٹی بہاول پور

اسلامیہ یونیورسٹی بہاولپور کے وفد نےSDG's اکیڈمی کے زیر اہتمام دیرپا ترقی کے اہداف اور سیاحت کے موضوع پر ہونے والی تین روزہ قومی کانفرنس میں شرکت کی وقت میں ڈائریکٹر کیریئر کونسلنگ اینڈ پلیسمنٹ سینٹر شاہد درانی، ڈائریکٹر سسٹین ایبل ٹورازم سلمان قریشی،فیکلٹی ممبران شاہد مرتضی اور کلثوم اختر شامل تھے۔اس موقع پرSDG's اکیڈمی اور اسلامیہ یونیورسٹی بہاولپور کے درمیان معلومات کے تبادلے اور قومی وبین الاقوامی روابط کو فروغ دینے کے لیے مفاہمتی یاداشت پر بھی دستخط ہوئے۔مفاہمتی یادداشت پر دستخط ڈائریکٹر کیریئر کونسلنگ اینڈ پلیسمنٹ سینٹر شاہد درانی اورسربراہSDG'sاکیڈمی عمار جعفری نے کی ہے۔ کانفرنس کے شرکاء کو وائس چانسلر اسلامیہ یونیورسٹی بہاولپور پروفیسر ڈاکٹر اطہر محبوب کی ہدایت پر جنوبی پنجاب میں سرمائی سیاحت کے فروغ کے لیے لئے اقدامات سے آگاہ کیاگیا۔