The
University arranges occasional educational visits to
other eminent institutions of the country and places
of general interest. Recently, two separate groups of
students from the Faculties of Engineering and Administrative
Sciences visited LUMS, UET Lahore and GIKI. They spent
one week in these institutes and keenly observed their
educational activities. Besides bonding with the students,
they also had the unique opportunity to meet the higher
management of these institutions and exchange views
on various issues. Excursion cum study trips were made
to Hattar Factory, Pakistan Tobacco Company, Bhurban
Golf Club and Kalabagh Base.
Seminars & Workshops
Air University encourages its
students and faculty members to arrange seminars and
workshops. Each department participates enthusiastically
in these activities in which eminent scholars and leaders
are invited to share their events with the faculty and
students.]
Social Events
Students arrange social, cultural
and sporting events during the semester and holidays.
Musical concerts are hugely popular and several of these
have been successfully organized and conducted by the
students. While the University provides the guidance
and resources, the students are encouraged to organize
these events by themselves.
Sports Activities
A healthy body has a healthy mind.
Air University encourages its students to participate
in sports to enable them to develop physically as well
as mentally. Facilities for both outdoor as well as
indoor games are available. All sports activities are
organized by the students themselves. Competitive events
like inter-department, inter-university sports and
galas are enthusiastically attended and provide healthy
respite. Highly qualified and experienced staff is available
to guide the sportsmen/sportswomen. Air University students
have keenly participated in competitions in hockey,
cricket, football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis,
athletics, tug-of-war, boxing, basketball and handball
held in a number of other universities and won laurels
for their alma mater.
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Faculty Development Programmes
To maintain the quality education amongst its students,
Faculty of Social Sciences has started Faculty Development
programmes. Most of the Experienced and qualified faculty
members share their experiences and problem solving
skills with their peers to enable each other to work
out problems at their ends.
These seminars are conducted after faculty's need analysis
and help the module not only to improve but introduce
teaching methodologies to enhance the learning capabilities
of the students. The topics for this programme range
from Discipline, Communication Skills, Social Capital,
Curriculum Development, Modernization, Modern Teaching
Methodology to Management System.
This sharing makes transferring knowledge more efficiently.
Since these programmes aim at recognizing a problem,
defining it, discovering solutions and rationalizing
alternatives to enable the faculties to progress in
all fields of specialties.
The approach to these programmes varies from formal
to informal depending on the topics and the resource
persons. The Vice Chancellor has shown interest in developing
the AU faculty.
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"In the Air" began last year as a regular monthly newsletter of Air University. Primarily it has been a compilation of material of students' interest. It also covers events that take place in the university. Students contribute reports, share poems, and articles, and show great enthusiasm about the newsletter in general. Other than the monthly issues, there has been an annual round-up which has summed up AU activities in the year 2007.
We are also proud to have an electronic version of the newsletter on the intranet homepage of the Air University web
where a direct link takes one to the latest issue. One can also upload contributions and give suggestions.
We hope we can inculcate some good reading habits in students. The editorial board strongly believes that development of a harmonious personality is the need of the day. A major reason for imbalance in personalities is lack of reading habits which broadens the horizon and helps in problem solving. Reading makes a complete person as Bacon said in the seventeenth century, and the Prophet Mohammad (SAW) said 1500 years ago. With time we shall start publishing research projects and eventually have an AU journal that would also cover the faculty developments.
Students and faculty are encouraged to write and contribute.
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