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Title: OSAF Old Students Association of FASTNU
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OSAFOld Students Association of FAST-NU
- est. 1996
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Contents
- Introduction
- OSAF Activities
- OSAF Achievements in 2008
- Next Targets
- Bottlenecks
- Proposed Solutions
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Introduction
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Who We Are?
- OSAF (Old Students Association of FAST-NU)
- Lahore Chapter of FAST-NU Alumni Association
(FAA) Registered as NGO - Ambitious graduates of FAST-NU who want to work
for the betterment of their Alma Mater, Its
Students, Alumni and the Society.
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Pillars of Any Educational Institute
BOGS
Alumni
Students
Admin
Industry
Faculty
- Different Roles Same Objective
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Connecting the Dots...
Scientists, Leaders and Trend Setters of Tomorrow
Best Intellectual Resource Pool
BOGS Officers
Industry
Alumni
OSAF
Students
Faculty
Admin
FAST Foundation
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OSAF Mission
- To work for the betterment of FAST-NU, its
faculty, students and Alumni by - Fostering a beneficial relationship between the
Alumni and students of FAST-NU based upon
providing academic, intellectual, social,
professional and financial assistance - Supporting efforts to create and maintain the
required environment, conducive to Research
Development inside the University. - Bridging gaps between the Industry and FAST-NU
- Helping FAST-NU identify and develop the best
intellectual resource pool to serve the current
and future needs of Industry
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Common Myths
- OSAF is an unstructured society comprising of 4-5
overly enthusiastic members - OSAF has representatives from Computer Science
department only - OSAF provides only scholarships and arranges
yearly alumni homecoming
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OSAF Structure
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OSAF Body
- OSAF body comprises of OSAF representatives
elected every year from each graduated batch - OSAF comprises of Computer Science, Engineering,
and Management Science graduates - 30 members are serving on OSAF board
- 100 volunteers work for OSAF round the year
- Over 1000 Alumni make contributions to OFA
program every year
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OSAF Activities
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Monthly OSAF Meeting Sessions
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List of Activities
- OSAF Financial Assistance Program
- FAST-NU Employee's Kids Education Fund
- Annual Gazette
- Alumni Homecoming
- Alumni Sports Activities
- Mentoring Program
- Alumni Networking
- Seminars
- Final Year Project (FYP) Orientation and Advisory
- Career Development Higher Studies
- Job Placement Mock Interviews
- For Details
- http//osaf.org.pk/activities.htm
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OSAF Souvenirs
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- Over PKR 5 million contributed to University
since 1999
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OSAF Achievements in 2008
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5th Alumni Homecoming 2008
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Meeting with CS Faculty, Rector, Dean P_at_SHA
For Details http//meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p13
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Mock Interview Sessions
- OSAF organized Mock Interviews session for
Management Science (MBA and BBA) students on
March 28th, 29th 2008. - Panelists from well reputed organizations like
Mobilink, Wateen Telecom, Nestle, Nishat Chunian,
Oracle Consultant etc. participated in this
seminar. - Panelists from Wateen, Nishat Chunian and Oracle
shortlisted bright candidates for further
interview.
For Details http//meetings.osaf.org.pk/?p21
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Seminars
- Final Year Project (FYP) Orientation and Advisory
- OSAF in collaboration with IEEE-NUCES, held the
Final Year Project Orientation Seminar for the
final year Computer Science and Telecommunication
students. - Career Development Higher Studies
- OSAF in collaboration with the Career Society of
FAST-NU organized this seminar. Alumni from
reputed organizations like Microsoft, Mobilink,
Techlogix, MetaApp, CambridgeDocs LUMS
participated as guest speakers.
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Carnegie Mellon University Seminar (details)
- Masters Degree in Computer Science Ranked 1 in
the world
- Collaboration Meeting with Head Office of FAST-NU
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Important Meetings
- Meeting with Alumni of Peshawar Campus (details)
- Introduction of OSAF and its activities
- Discussion on the idea of having one Alumni Body
representing Alumni of all campuses - Inter-Campus Alumni Conference (details)
- Creation of one Alumni Body representing Alumni
of all campuses - FAST-NU Alumni Association (FAA) declared as
parent Body - OSAF declared as the Lahore Chapter of FAA
- Meeting with Students (details)
- OSAFs introduction its current Activities
- Listening to their Issues, Problems
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OFA Interview Session 2008
- Close to PKR 1 million donated to University in
year 2008
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Next Targets
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Next Targets
- Funds Generation
- Alumni Homecoming
- Alumni Sports Activities
- Gazette (ads space)
- Technical Short-courses
- Alumni Networking
- Collections
- Alumni Cards
- Souvenir Shop
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Next Targets
- Help FAST-NU gain Global Recognition and
Acceptance to attract - International Employers
- International Universities
- Help FAST-NU gain Local Recognition in
disciplines recently introduced - Management Sciences
- Engineering
- Feedbacks from Industry
- Curriculum Emerging Trends
- General Impression of FAST-NU
- Consumers Expectations/Demands
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Bottlenecks
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Bottlenecks
- Universitys Limited Support
- Day Time constraints to use Campus facilities
- Communication Gap
- Insufficient Working Funds
- Hard To Find Volunteers Contributors
- Alumni at large just dont want to keep a link as
they find no sense of association, and would
prefer going abroad or other local Institutes
like LUMS for Masters/PhD because of - ad-hoc rules policies
- tense relationship issues (accounts, academics,
faculty) - lack of research facilities research culture
including very limited financial support for
Masters/PhD students researchers
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Proposed Solutions
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Proposed Solutions
- Few words by Alumni Representative (like
President OSAF) in events like Convocation,
Welcome, Farewell - Inviting members of Alumni Association as guests
on recent Convocation was a step forward in this
regard initiated by Director, Lahore Campus, Dr.
Arshad Hussain worth appreciation - University inviting Alumni to attend homecoming
event organized by University in collaboration
with OSAF - Designating an individual as representative of
University to attend OSAF meetings
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Thank You
- QA
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