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Board of Studies for Economics Meeting
The Economics Board of Studies meeting was held on 20th February, 2020 and was chaired by Dr. Azam Amjad Chaudhry, Professor and Dean, Department of Economics.
Subject Experts:
Dr. Hafiz Rizwan Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, FCCU, Lahore.
Dr. Sohail Chand, Associate Professor, College of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences. University of the Punjab. Quaid-i-Azam Campus. Lahore-Pakistan.
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali Bhatti, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, FCCU, Lahore.
Alumni:
Ms. Mashal Yousaf, Pakistan Lead - Research, Policy and Donor Management, Punjab Skills Development Fund Lahore.
Ms. Mariam Ejaz, Programme Monitoring & Implementation Unit – Punjab Education Sector Reform Program (PMIU-PESRP) School Education Department, Government of the Punjab Programme Management Consultant Department for International Development (DFID), UK.
The following agendas were approved during the meeting:
- Faculty Research 2018 and 2019
- Faculty Planned Research 2020
- Department/Institute/ Centre Five Year Research programmes 2020/25 developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission/Strategic Plan 2018-2028.
- Curriculum/Syllabi of the following courses:
Faculty/Department/Centre/Institute |
Courses 2020-21 |
Economics |
Decision Analysis (MGT 617) |
- MPhil and MS Programmes;
- MPhil in Economics
- MS in Economics
The following suggestions were made:
- Planned research can also be incorporated in the research plan tables.
- We can start coordinating and collaborating research with universities on national and international level.
- We can start coordinating and collaborating research with universities on national and international level.
- Research output could be shared with other stakeholders.
- Guest lecturers from different fields could be invited for lectures,
- There can be an abstracts booklet for research to be disseminated amongst different universities and colleges.
- An online research dissemination could be put into place.
- Students and Alumni could be offered leadership and project management courses in the summer.