Posted by riaz_haq on August 20, 2007
In the run-up to the NEDians Convention 2007 on Sept 8 in San Jose, I have written a piece on “what NED means to me”.
I’d like to encourage all NEDians to capture their feelings on this subject in a couple of paragraphs and send in their thoughts either to the blog (as a comment or submission to be posted here on the blog) or via email.
Here’s my piece:
NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan, is my alma mater. “Alma mater” is Latin for “nourishing mother”, an apt description for the role NED played in my life. In addition to the mental nourishment I received from NED, which helped me grow up to become an independent learner and thinker, I also found inspiration from many “siblings”, who were the crème de la crème of Karachi students. People with the necessary credentials to be accepted into this great, highly selective, institution of higher learning. If the high selectivity of the admission process and the quality of alumni (the finished product) are the key measures of the high ranking of an academic institution, then NED definitely deserves to show up in the top rankings comparable to other great schools around the world. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by riaz_haq on August 17, 2007
As many of you already know, the theme of the Nedians Convention 2007 in San Jose is “Celebrate the Long History and Rich Heritage of NED“. As we count down to the Convention Day on Sept 8, I have written a piece celebrating the diversity and achievements of fellow alumni, with whom we all feel a sense of kinship. This will be published in Aug 17 issue of Pakistan Link, a California weekly published by a fellow NEDian Arif Mansuri. Here it is:
NED Engineering Alumni in US Celebrate NED’s Long History and Rich Heritage
By Riaz Haq, President, NED Alumni Association of Silicon Valley
What: NED University of Engineering and Technology Alumni Convention
When: Saturday, Sept 8, 2007
Where: San Jose, California
Attendees: Open to all Nedians and Non-NEDians
Registration: Register online at www.nedians.org or call 1-888-267-5951
About NED:
NED University of Engineering and Technology is the alma mater to thousands of NEDians currently residing in North America with hundreds of them in and around Silicon Valley, the high-tech hub of the world. Established in 1921 as the Prince of Wales College, it was renamed in 1942 after a Parsee philanthropist Mr. Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw. Until 1977, when it became a university in its own right, it was affiliated with various universities including Bombay University, Sindh University and Karachi University in successive periods before and after Pakistan’s independence. It remains one of the oldest and best known institutions of higher learning in Pakistan, with a large number of very successful alumni as testament to its rich and glorious heritage. Hundreds of these alumni are gathering in Silicon Valley on Sept 8, 2007 to celebrate it. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
