Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Press Release

ALIGARH, March 3: Professor Gerard P. Brennan, President, Microscopical Society of Ireland, Professor Ferguson Hugh William, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland and Professor Robert E. Bob Hanna, Biosciences Institute for Northern Ireland visited the Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University and interacted with faculty members.

Professor Absar Mustafa Khan, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences welcomed the foreign dignitaries and highlighted the academic and research activities of the Department of Zoology.

Professor Ferguson Hugh William also delivered a lecture on 'Emerging problems in fish pathology'. He said that we are being constantly encouraged to eat more fish for the health of our own heart, it is indeed ironic that the animals themselves are suffering from increasing levels of sever cardiovascular disease, particularly in farmed salmonids.

Aside from involvement in some of the alphaviral diseases, examples include cardiomyopathy syndrome of salmon, a disease that targets the largest and fastest-growing fish, but for which no cause has yet been determined. Animals frequently die due to a ruptured atrium, a consequence of severe necrosis of the spongy myocardium. If the fish survives, the heart tissue will completely regenerate. He said that bacterial diseases continue to dominate the daily diagnostic caseload. Examples include emerging chronic granulomatous diseases of warm water fish, cash by Francisella sp. and Edwardiella ictaluri in tilapia in Central America and in Pangasius catfish in Vietnam, respectively.

(Dr. Rahat Abrar)

Public Relations' Officer

Nation and the World

Dear Aligarians ASMK

I wish to thank my teacher Prof Aftab Zaidi sahib and Janab Syed
Hamid sahib, I.A.S. for fulfilling their promise so quickly to
create a website for their magazine, Nation and the World. I never
though of in my wildest dreams that they will do it so soon and so
beautifully. The layout and the content are excellent. What a great
start with the articles from the eminent journalists of India like
Khushwant Singh, Kuldeep Nayer, Seema Mustafa etc. Here is their
web address:

http://www.nationandtheworld.com/Default.aspx

I hope the remaining pages (links) like Subscription, Contacts etc
would be constructed and be functional as soon as possible.

Suggestions or subscription requests may be sent to:
nation_world@rediffmail.com

Congratulations once again.

Kindest Regards.
Ahtasham Rizvi
M.Sc.,76, M.L.S.
Toronto, Canada

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International Talent Programme for Life Sciences & Health, The Netherlands, 25 - 29 May, 200

Dear All,

Below message is forwarded one from google group.

Regards,

Mohammad Iqbal
MCA 2001
Helsinki, Finland
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--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Prem Kumar <prem.seelam@gmail.com>


For your information

International Talent Programme for Life Sciences & Health
The Netherlands
25 - 29 May, 2009

Registration deadline is March 15th, 2009.

The International Talent Programme for Life Sciences & Health is open to
MSc and PhD (students) with a background in Life Sciences & Health, who
are resident outside the Netherlands and seriously interested in a
career in the Netherlands.

During a five-day programme the participants will visit several science
& business parks and meet many renowned research institutes and
companies. Also you will visit the BCF Event, the largest Career Event
for Life Sciences, Chemistry & Food in the Netherlands. At the BCF Event
you have the opportunity to come in contact with about 100 organisations
and you can have job interviews with employers.

We will select up to 50 international talents to participate in this
project. There is no participation fee and we will reimburse travel
expenses for the candidates up to 250 for European residents and 650
for residents outside Europe. This makes this a unique programme which
should not escape the attention of your students.

More information about the programme can be found on
http://www.bcfevent.nl/international

Applicants can register via the online registration form at
http://www.bcfevent.nl/form/12 for this unique opportunity!

--
S.Prem Kumar

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Vice Presidents address at Dr.Zakir Husain Memorial Lecture


http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in/showEE.asp?newsid=1418

Vice Presidents address at Dr.Zakir Husain Memorial Lecture
Monday, March 02, 2009


New Delhi: Following is the text of the address of Vice President of India
Shri M. Hamid Ansari at the Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial Lecture organized by
Zakir Husain College here today :



"One cannot come to this College without a realization of its place in
Delhi's intellectual history. The Madrasa Ghaziuddin of the Moghul era has
indeed been witness to, and participant in, a good deal of what transpired
in a period of great change; it nevertheless retained its focus on education
relevant to the times. A footnote to the story indicates that a minor matter
of protocol came in the way of the College counting among its teachers none
other than the poet Asadullah Khan Ghalib! The occasion of my visit is
exciting as well as humbling. To deliver a memorial lecture instituted in
honour of a great son of India is a privilege to be cherished.



Zakir Hussian was an exemplary human being. I was an undergraduate at
Aligarh when he was the Vice Chancellor. One evening some of us were
returning from a hockey match when, in the narrow pathways of the campus, he
drove past at a slow pace. The car stopped a few yards ahead, he
disembarked, came towards us and said: 'Kya aap logon ko ghar par yeh nahin
bataya gaya ki buzurgoan ko salaam kar te hain? While most were stunned into
silence, one of the group did respond: Buzurgoan ko salaam kar ne ka kya
faaida jab woh salaam ka jawaab nahin dete'. Zakir saheb's response was
typical of the man: Maire bhai, agar moojh se kabhi aisi ghalti hui ho to
maaf karna'.



A generation later, Zakir Hussain is remembered by most people as a
distinguished and erudite President of the Republic, and an embodiment of
the old world courtesy and charm. Few but very few today bother to recall
his work as a thinker and an educationist. His thinking was not an ivory
tower exercise. His ideas evolved in practice; his laboratory was the
institution in Okhla that is today a vibrant university. I refer, of course,
to Jamia Millia Islamia.



Inspired by the Gandhian ideal, Zakir Hussain's focus was on training of the
mind, body and soul to bring forth a complete human being. An essay in 1938
shed light on his perception of Jamia's primary purpose: to focus on
challenging the perceived dichotomy between the requirement of faith and
those of developing an Indian cultural identity in the most comprehensive
sense.



Nor was he alone in this quest. The question of education of the youth was
addressed by many of our leaders during the freedom movement. The most
significant initiative in this regard was the Wardha Scheme of Education
proposed after the All India National Education Conference held in October
1937 under the presidentship of Gandhiji, and the Nai Talim that emerged
from there.



It is useful to recall the Resolutions passed at this Conference:



First, that free and compulsory education be provided on a nation wide
scale;



Second, that the medium of instruction be the mother tongue;



Third, that the process of education throughout this period centre around
some form of manual and productive work and that all the abilities to be
developed from the training to be given should, as far as possible, be
integrally related to the central handicraft chosen with due regard to the
environment of the child;

Fourth, that this system of education will be gradually able to cover the
remuneration of the teachers.



The first two Resolutions of the Wardha Scheme were incorporated into the
Constitution of the Republic. The Right to Education is yet to be
operationalised six decades after Independence. Adequate facilities for
instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education do not
exist in all parts of the country. The last two Resolutions of the Wardha
Scheme continue to remain an unimplemented component of the vision of our
founding fathers. The Nai Talim is, for all purposes, dead. Even Gandhian
institutions in the country do not follow the Nai Talim in letter and
spirit. Far from being self-sufficient, education has either become state
supported, with questionable quality, or commercialized and elitist, out of
the reach of common citizens.



The need for vocational training and skill development to facilitate
employment is axiomatic for a country of our size and population. The need
is more acute due to peculiarities of our demography, economy and the labour
market. Let me mention a few of these.



In the first place, over 60 per cent of the total population is in the
working age group with the child dependency ratio of over 30 per cent and
old age dependency ratio of over 5 per cent. This indicates a predominantly
youth profile.



Secondly, a majority of the work force have poor skill sets and levels of
educational attainment. It is estimated that only 5 per cent of our labour
force in the 20-24 age group has received vocational training compared to
levels of 60-80 per cent in industrialized countries. Around 65 per cent of
the work force is either illiterate or has only obtained literacy up to the
primary level. Among those unemployed, around 70 per cent constitute those
who are educated but without requisite professional skills. This illustrates
the difference between possessing educational qualifications as distinct
from skill sets required for jobs.



Thirdly, the overall labour productivity in India is much lower, even in
comparison to other developing countries. Labour productivity in India, for
example, is estimated at a quarter of the figure for Mexico.



In the fourth place, high dropout rates characterize our primary and
secondary education. It is estimated that 90 per cent of school students who
enter Grade I drop out by the time they reach Grade 12, accounting for over
180 million students. Yet, we only have around 3 million vocational training
slots available in the country for a total labour force of over 400 million
and the annual entry of 7-8 million new workers. Very few of these
vocational training opportunities are available to school drops outs.



Finally, India is unique amongst developing countries that 93 per cent of
its work force is employed in the unorganized sector producing around 60 per
cent of the GDP. The structure of the formal vocational training system in
our country is geared for the educated and does not cater to those with
limited educational attainment working in the unorganized sector. The
diagnosis, ladies and gentlemen, is clear. The question now is about the
proposed treatment. Its urgency is evident.



Skill training and employability cannot be addressed as standalone
themes. Efforts
towards vocational training must be geared towards increasing employability
in the organised sector and improving the quality of jobs in the unorganized
sector. The Draft National Employment Policy issued last year calls for
linking skill training with the educational system and offering vocational
education as an option at high school level of Grade 9. It also calls for
extending functional literacy programmes to the majority of work force who
have poor educational attainments. More importantly, the Policy seeks to
make skill training an important component of large scale public programmes
such as NREGA, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, National Rural Health Mission and
ICDS.



The National Knowledge Commission has suggested four alternate delivery
models for vocational training and for capacity expansion.



First, institution of a public private partnership framework to benefit from
private sector delivery in training and to benefit from increased linkages
between vocational training institutes and industry.



Second, a decentralized model that is inexpensive and scaleable and would
focus on low intensity and low cost programmes at the local level based on
existing infrastructure.



Third, distance learning modules for continuing education and skill
upgradation of workers.



Fourth, computerised vocational training courses to leverage ICT platforms
and dovetail with similar efforts in areas of literacy and agriculture.



We need to reorganize and reorient our fragmented vocational educational
system that is currently spread over 17 different organisations and
departments. We also need to ensure the framework of skill standards,
assessment and certifications that allows for mobility of credits and
qualifications. Our accreditation and certification norms must align with
global standards to empower our work force seeking employment abroad.



There is awareness in Government of the need for improving the access to,
and scope of, vocational training in the country. The Prime Minister has
noted that supply shortages of skills can constrain growth and that this
shortage is felt not only in high-tech skills but also in basic skills, such
as plumbers, electricians and nurses. To meet this skill shortage, the
government is committed to opening new institutions at various levels of the
knowledge pyramid, with particular emphasis on a Vocational Education
Mission.



Given his close knowledge of matters educational, Zakir Hussain was candid
about the limitations of what had been achieved. Addressing the Bombay
University in 1967, he characterized education as the most powerful
instrument of national development: 'What we need most urgently, therefore,
is revolution in education which can trigger off the cultural, economic and
social revolution we need'. He attributed failure to 'proper type of
educational leadership' and suggested that in addition to the traditional
functions of teaching, research and leadership training, universities should
pay attention to community service and adult education. Three decades later
there is evidence of some evolution; a revolution, however, is still
awaited.



Zakir Hussain personified the quest for change. A younger collegue of his
wrote that Zakir saheb undoubtedly subscribed to Mohammad Iqbal's advice:

Qanaat na kar aalam-e-rang o boo par


Chaman aur bhi aashiyan aur bhi hain

Tu shaheen hai parwaz hai kaam tera

Tere saamne aasman aur bhi hain

Isi rooz-o-shab main ulajh kar na rehja

Ki tere zamaan aur makaan aur bhi hain



I am confident that some young minds in this audience would come forth to
provide this leadership and realize the vision of Zakir Hussain.I thank Dr.
Aslam Parvaiz for inviting me today."


--
Afzal Usmani
M.Sc.Engg.(Electronics)-1997
Austin TX




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A conference on action than speeches

Mohsin- E- Insaniyat Conference.

A conference named "Mohsin -E -Insaniyat Conference" was held in the town hall of Dehradun where in a large number of people of city and Ulema from the state of Uttarakhand participated. Mayor of Dehradun Mr Vinod Chamaoli also attended the conference.

One of the ulema began his speech by saying that from the name of this conference it is clear that this conference is not on "Mohsen i Musalminyat" but "Insaniyaat" stressing the fact that Prophet was the prophet of entire mankind

The best part of the conference was that speakers after speakers specially Ulema highlighted the action part of prophet's life on various aspect s of worldly matter - sociol ,economic , political and strategies on wars and peace . They said we had enough speeches now and it is the time for action based on seerat of prophet for the benefit of entire man kind. The though provoking speech of main speaker Moulna Qamar (Delhi) was most touching / effective and revertred the minds of modern educated Muslim intellectutals present in the gathering when he narrated the superiority of prophet's logical intelligence, honesty, integirity, hard work, business accumen, startegic mind and will to sacrifice over his natives/tribes that made him fit to be the leader of his quam. That means the those who want to lead, they have to posesses the extra qualities and superiority over and above their people in all sphere of life. Moulna Qamar then called upon the well settled amongst us to get inspiration from Prophet 's vision , deeds ,sacrifices and piety and learn to live and work for the betterment of others.

Regards

Nafisul Hasan

Dehradun

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Book Review : Sir Syed’s Vision of India and Its People : Professor Shan Mohammad

1.

Khushbu: Eye-opener for Muslim Girls

href="http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/auteur344.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>N Jamal Ansari, 16 November 2008

COMMUNICATION

It was interesting and informative to go through your editorial, “Voyage to the Moon� (Mainstream, October 25, 2008). You have thrown light on all aspects of the Chandrayaan mission but unfortunately the people who were behind the successful launching of Chandrayaan- 1 failed to get attention.

A twelve-member team was behind the Moon Mission. Ms Khushbu Mirza, hailing from a small town Amroha, was one of them. Her story is an eye-opener for all Muslim girls. She has demolished the myth that Muslim women are orthodox, backward and remain content with domestic chores. Khushbu completed her B.Tech (Electronics) from Aligarh Muslim University. She was selected by some of the best firms but preferred to join the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). She was chosen to be part of the twelve-member team which was entrusted with the responsibility of developing the satellite system of Chandrayaan- 1. I believe she should be congratulated.

Ms Khushbu’s achievement demolished another myth. Aligarh Muslim University is not an ordinary institution. Its founder never wished it to be so. Often AMU has been portrayed as a madrasa-type institution whereas in reality young boys and girls of AMU are just like their counterparts in other universities. They have dreams and aspirations. Ms Khushbu is an example. Readers will agree that young dreams should not be broken. Hence let us congratulate Ms Khushbu and extend good wishes to other youngsters of AMU to make possible, the impossible.

N. Jamal Ansari
4/1083, Sir Syed Nagar
Aligarh-202001
Mob: 9927571082/97609847 25

Congratulations AMU Old Boys: Inaugural of Saiema Mansoor Hr. Sec. School

ASAK,
Herewith I am forwarding a message from Dr Nafees Ahmad, former professor of biochemistry at Aligarh Muslim University. It informs us of the inaugration of a new higher secondary school in the village of Parsara in the district of Hathras. This school has been built by the Noor ul Uloom Education Society, Aligarh. This group comprises of several AMU Old Boys, some of them were teachers at AMU and others were students at AMU. The village where this school is built has large Muslim population but there was no school for the children. Inshallah the building of this school will go a long way in spreading education in the illiterate peasent population in the district of Hathras.

The families of several AMU old boys who live in US, middleeast and India have raised funds and have supported this noble venture in the last few years. Some of these are the families of Dr Syed Naseem sahib of Washington DC, Syed Waseem sahib of Atlanta, Dr Abidullah Ghazi sahib of Chicago, Syed Amin sahib of Saudi Arabia, Dr Nafees sahib of New Delhi, and others. Dr Syed Naseem sahib is one of the directors of the Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM), Washington DC.

The inaugration of this school is a matter of pride and inspiration for the many AMU oldboys who are trying hard to build schools in various districts in UP where large Muslim population has very little access to education and is thus very backward.

AIM congratulates the above mentioned AMU oldboys in accomplishing the above goal. Also AIM feels a sense of pride in being associated with this project in the last couple of years.

Let us hope that the example set by these AMU oldboys will ignite a spark in all of us that we also dedicate ourselves to such constructive efforts for our Qaum.

Was salam and best regards.

Kaleem Kawaja
Association of Indian Muslims of America
Washington DC




Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:34:46 +0000
To: abidullahghazi@yahoo.com
Subject: Inaugural function of Saiema Mansoor Hr. Sec. School, Parsara, Hathras
From: secnues@rediffmail.com

Assalam-u-Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullah,

Alhamdulillah Saiema Mansoor Hr. Sec. School, Parsara, Hathras has been inaugurated by Mr. Saiyid Hamid on 1 March, 09 at 11AM. The function was a great success and very interesting. This has been covered by ETV Urdu, Door Darshan and some news papers.
It shall be shown by ETV Urdu under "Khas Ba'at" at 8:00 am or 7:30 pm (Indian Time) on 3 March, 09. Those interested may kindly witness.

The CD of the programme shall be forwarded to you soon.
Hope this finds you well and happy.
Wassalam, regards,


Nafees Ahmad

Shopping

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Openings at NetApp

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· A strong programming background in Perl, OO-Perl, Unix shell programming is a must, OOAD, Java-J2EE will be an advantage.

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· A strong programming background in Java-J2EE, Flex, Spring, and Struts is a must. Knowledge of Perl, OO-Perl, Unix shell programming is will be an advantage.

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BTech 2001 – Electronics

Bangalore


Press Release "Retailing Business and Retail Infrastructure"

Aligarh, March 2: The Department of Business Administration, Aligarh Muslim University organized a Workshop on "Retailing Business and Retail Infrastructure" to highlight the impact of the policies and business practices on developing retail business and infrastructure.

Alumnus of this University, Mr. Abdul Rab, Director, Business Expansion, Carrofour India was the Chief Guest of the Workshop. Guest of Honor Mr. Shafiq Barkati, Senior Manager of Publicis Group of Advertising and Marketing expressed his views on the different formats of retail with special mention of the expected changes in the business environment and the psychology of consumers and retailers.

Mr. Abdul Rab spoke in quite detail on the essential requirements in the business development process highlighting the importance of Market research especially in the context of India. He said that "retail" is all about "detail".

Teachers and students of the Department of Business Administration participated in the Workshop. The workshop was of specific relevance to the students studying retail management. The students of first year MBA played important role in the organization of the Workshop.

(Zeeshan Ahmad)

Assistant Public Relations' Officer