SPRING CARNIVAL-2015

Male Activities Schedule | Female Activities Schedule

The competition was clinched by Momi Gul from Department of Sociology and Quratulain of Environmental Sciences receiving 1st position, Han Husain of Social Sciences stood 2nd while Zubaria of the Urdu Department got 3rd position.

In addition, Department of Politics and International Relations organized documentary competition in which Maria Khan from Mass Communication stood on top of victory stand by clinching 1st position, Maria Arshad from Department of Software stood 2nd while Maryam Khan from Department of International Relations received 3rd position.

The Spring Carnival which was organized by the Students Advisor Office (male) concluded with a prize distribution ceremony. Debate competitions, quiz competitions, essay writing, poetry recitation, Hifz e Quran and Naat competition, social events, book fair, sports and other enthralling activities were the main features at the event.

The closing and Prize distribution ceremony was joined by the Vice President IIUI Dr. Mohammad Bashir Khan, Deputy Dean Islamic Studies Dr. Haroon ur Rasheed, Students Adviser Dr. Hafiz Abid Masood, Additional Students Advisor Dr. Abdul Qadir Haroon, events organizers from faculty and a large number of students.

“Education is not all about books and exams but it becomes complete with co-curricular and extracurricular activities” said Dr. Mohammad Bashir Khan. He furthered that healthy activities are necessary for healthy life. He added that Islam is a religion of peace and it’s a complete code of life which covers all aspects of human life including sports activities. VP IIUI said that university organizing such activities since its inception and every year it produces talented personalities after exploring their talent and skills. He congratulated the winners and organizers for arranging a successful gala.

Dr. Harron ur Rasheed shared his thoughts by saying that Islam encourage sports activities and IIUI is proud to provide platform to its students as they gear up their talent and skills by using this plat form.

Dr. Hafiz Abid Masood whose office was busy in dealing with more than 30 activities for almost three weeks, vowed that his office would keep arranging such constructive activities in future. He added that talented IIUI students are the proud of university as they are its ambassadors.

Students were overwhelmed after receiving their shields and prizes for their victories. Ridwan Miftakhul Rochman, an Indonesian student at IIUI’s Politics and IR department clinched positions in photography, calligraphy, sketching and oil painting. “You ultimately win when you love your work and do it with passion” He said after experiencing rounds of applause for his again and again nomination in the ceremony.

At the end, souvenirs were granted to all the winners of more than 30 competitions.

A number of beautiful voices were explored amid their recitation of poetry with rhythm, while the participants were lauded by the judges. The event host was Dr. Habib ur Rehman Asim while the judges include Dr. Nadeem Ravish, Dr. Tayab Munir and Mr. Muhammad Altaf.

This competitions were headed by Mr. Waseem (Teaching and Research associate). More than 200 students participated in the event which contained three rounds (first round, semi finals and final round). Three games including call of duty, need for speed and Mohaa were played during the competitions.

The event was inaugurated by Additional Students Advisor Dr Abdul Qadir Haroon, Chairman Department of computer science and Software engineering Dr. Husnain Naqvi, Assistant Professor Asim Munir, Assistant Professor Imran Saeed and Research Associate Mr. Waseem.

Competitions were organized by Mr Rooh ul Ameen and Ahmad Zarar Babri (faculty members). More than 25 teams showcased talent in the competitions, while more than 500 students joined to watch the performances of talented Isalmians. On the occasion, more than 8 dramas and 10 videos were presented along with many shot skits and international performances.

Event competitions were judged by Mr. Raja Shaukat Ali, senior visual editor, Mr. Uzair Ahmed, senior producer of PTV.

The event was inaugurated by Additional Students Advisor Dr Abdul Qadir Haroon and Students Advisor Dr Abid Masood. They wished the students best of luck for their respective competitions. Position holders of these competitions will be awarded shields at closing ceremony.

Dr. Abdul Qadir Haroon said that these kind of activities should be organized frequently as such opportunities not only energize the youth but also provide them platform to polish their skills.

In the series of competitions department of Psychology organized fresh salad competition in which Kainat Zia and Noureen Kazim from department of Psychology jointly clinched 1st, Ammara Farhat and Maham Khawja from Politics and International Relations got 2nd position while Kshaf Khalid and Najmul Hudda from department of Psychology received 3rd position.

In addition, department of Electronics Engineering organized Graphic Designing competition in which more than ten students took part while Rafia Malik from Media & Communication stood on 1st position, Hina Anjam Media & Communication declared 2nd and Samina Shukat from Usuluddin received 3rd position.

In continuation of the activities, department of Sociology geared the cleanliness drive which is being carry on in the campus in which large number of students took part and prepared different cards, messages to care about cleanliness in the campus.

The International Islamic University (IIU) Sports Gala was inaugurated here on Thursday by President IIU Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh while giving 1-Lac cash to the participant faculty teams and announcing Umrah tickets for the winners.

The inauguration ceremony was held at football ground of male campus amid March Past and oath taking ceremony of the teams. A number of events such as first-aid race, sack race, Three-leg race and 200-meter race were held where students, faculty members and employees took active part in the games. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deans, Directors, Students’ Advisor (male) Dr. Hafiz Abid Masood, Deputy Director Sports Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah, employees and a large number of students.

“IIUI would hire an Olympian coach to further polish the skills of university players “said Dr. Al-Draiweesh while adding that efforts for establishing a special centre for sports in the varsity were underway. He furthered that youth are omen of fulgent future of Ummah while they must be provided opportunities to take part in positive activities. President IIUI stressed upon the students to make country progress as their top goal while adding that progress of Pakistan is progress of Muslim Ummah.

Earlier, Dr. Hafiz Abid Masood said in his welcome remarks that sports activities are as important as academic activities while he vowed to continue efforts for providing sports facilities to the varsity students.

At the end, winners met with the President IIUI where he announced that special souvenirs would be awarded to them in a separate ceremony.

The competition clinched with first position by Maryam Anwar student of Shariah & Law, second position secured by Nadia Ramzan from Usuluddin and third position went to Saneeha AbdulRehman student of Usuluddin.

In addition, Education of Department organized painting competition which grabbed more than 17 participants with full preparation. Student of Anthropology Tayyaba Khalid stood top of the victory stand by securing 1st position while Minahil Sherazi from Computer Science awarded second and third position was given to Bushra Kanwal student of Art and Architecture in this competition.

Mean while, Department of Arabic Female Campus Organized speech competition in Arabic Language. In which participation was also good in numbers and in result table prepared by the judges, Warda Mushraf stood on first position and Maria Tahir secured second position, both from Arabic Department, while Imam Aib from English Department got third position.

The walk with motive to create awareness of cleanliness, Director Female Campus Dr. Samina Malik joined this cleanliness walk along with chairperson Department of Psychology Dr. Seema Gul. The students also prepared “Thank You Card” and gifts in acknowledging the services of sweepers of female campus which have been distributed among all the sweepers by the Director Female Campus.

In addition, students and faculty members of the department of Psychology made active efforts to clean both academic blocks and adjacent lawns of the female campus.

Mr. Atif Hafeez Malik, a leading e-Marketing Consultant of Pakistan was the guest speaker of the workshop. He has been awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan.

The seminar was focused on digital marketing. Mr. Atif guided the students regarding fetching better traffic on websites while he also discussed the scope of e-marketing in industries.

At the end, Mr. Muhammad Waseem, Faculty Member of DCS & SE presented IIUI souvenir to the guest.

A number of Students hailing from different faculties and departments such as Department of Art and Architecture, FBAS, Shariah and Law, Usuluddin and FET participated in the event. It was attended by a large number of foreign students from Indonesia and China while a group of students from Rawalpindi Arts Council also took part in the competition.

Dr. Bashir Ahmed Khan, Vice President Academics visited the contest and appreciated the work of Young Artists. The event was supervised by Rohul Amin, Faculty member Department of Media & Communication Studies while Zarar Haider Babary from Department of Art and Architecture was also present on the occasion.

The team of the organizers of the event includes Syed Hassaan Ali Shah (CEO Sadequain Art Society), Younis Roomi (General Secretary), Usman Khalid (Coordinator) and Kashif Ullah (Asst. Coordinator).

Participants took keen interest in the competition and produced laudable pieces of Calligraphy, Oil Painting, and Sketching Art.

Male students took part in calligraphy and mini-cricket tournament which kicked-off here at the male campus on the other day. As many as 48 teams are participating in the mini cricket tournament amid keen interest of the audience as the event has gained enormous appreciation and fame in the campus. On the other side, calligraphy competition was held here at the activity centre where more than 30 students of various departments took part and showed their creative skills. Another event of oil painting was also held on the sidelines of the aforesaid events where talent of the young Islamians was duly appreciated.

“We have worked hard and hoping to get the title of the tournament “ said Saeed who is participating the mini cricket tournament. “Calligraphy is a passion for me, and I am thankful to IIUI for providing me precious opportunity to learn more and showcase my talent” told Raheel, a student who was committed to win the calligraphy contest.

IIUI Spring Carnival had kicked-off on April 13 and would conclude on April 29 with a concluding ceremony. It is in full swing where students are taking active part in number of co-curricular and extra-curricular sports activities.

The students exhibited their preparation and courage in flag march past which showed great discipline and passion to stand on victory. In her address Ms Shagufta highly appreciated the efforts and preparation of the athletes and players by saying that, sports and games are necessary part along with study. She said that games keep mind fresh and healthy mind nurtures in healthy body, students should be encouraged the take part in sports activities. Ms Shagufta Haroon was also presented a shield by Dr. Samina Malik and Dr. Najeeba Arif.

The office has also announced awards for the winners of the competition who will be given their prizes in prize distribution ceremony. On the other hand, a two-day book fair has become a focus of number of students where a large number of the stalls have been set up by various publishers. It was inaugurated by the Vice President Academics Dr. Mohammad Bashir Khan.

Meanwhile, students of male campus are also gearing up to upcoming activities including mini-cricket tournament, calligraphy and photography.

Results:

In the continuation to entice the students’ participation” English Debate and Hinna “competitions were organized by the Department of English and Bio Informatics and Bio Technology Female Campus respectively. Both the competitions were joined by number of contestants from different departments with full preparation and passion. These competitions are an integral feature of the annual cultural festivities that has been a continuous tradition of the IIU.

The 17 pairs of participants of Hinna competition added a festive ambience to the Carnival activities, which reflect Hinna traditions of Sub-Continent and Islamic world. In this competition, Hina Shehzad and Faryal Ismail from Department of Islamic Art and Architecture clinched first position. The second position was bagged by Aroosa Naz and Zonhar Sherazi from Faculty of Usuluddin while the third prize also went to the Faculty of Usuluddin’s Ambreen Yaqoob and Syeda Hina Razzaq. In an inter-departmental English Debate competition, with the topic being “Where the lamp of your own spirit shines, there let your dwelling be”. The contestants rhetorically articulated in order to reach the zenith of success, however, Iman Aib from English Department got first position, Nida Asif from Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering stood on second while Ayesha Sadiq received third position.

The carnival brought numerous curricular, co-curricular, extra-curricular and sports activities for its female students. To alive the traditions of IIUI, the events include a wide assortment of competitions this year also, all subscribing to the multivalent creative potentials of the students. The first day of Spring Carnival observed competitions including Urdu declamation contest with topic “Jawanon ko Peeron ka Ustad ker” was organized by the Department of Urdu, in which more than 19 students from different department participated. The competition got full momentum with strong preparation and attendance by audience, with close margin finally Sidra Habib student of Media and Communication clinched first position, while Qamroosh Mughal student of Sharaih and Law declared second and Manahil Raja from Sharaih and Law third respectively.

In view to enhance the aesthetic expression of the students, the dry flower arrangement competition was organized by the Department of Physics, grabbed large number of participation of students and visitors as well.

Zainab Qudsia student of Social Sciences stood top of the victory stand by securing first prize. The second prize went to Ambreen Yaqoob student of Faculty of Usuluddin, while the third prize went to a group of students from the Social Sciences which comprised of Naila Bahtti, Seemab Asgher and Summaira Saeed.

Talented students of BS 2nd batch of the department gifted a series of 06 paintings, showing the art of different dynasties i.e. Umayyad, Abbasids, Fatmids, Seljuks, Ottomans and Subcontinent.

In the exhibition, students exhibited projects made by them during the semesters. Paintings, manuscripts, photography, projects of textile, models of interior designing and architecture were displayed at the exhibition. Pottery and calligraphic paintings were special focus of the activity.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. Bashir Khan, Vice President (Academics) as Chief Guest. Director (Female campus) Dr. Samina Malik, Students’ Advisor (Female) Dr. Najeeba Arif, Students’ Advisor (Male) Dr. Abid Masood , Incharge Deptt Islamic Art & Architecture Studies Attia Abrar and Zarar Haider Babary, lecturer deptt. Islamic Art & Architecture Studies were also present at the occasion.

Vice President visited Art Exhibition organized by the Department of Islamic Art and Architecture Female Campus. On the occasion Director Female Campus Dr. Samina Malik, Students’ Advisor Female Dr. Najeeba Arif and In-Charge Department Ms Attia Abrar were also accompanied with him.

Later on, Dr. Bashir visited Book Fair and Flower Exhibition at Male Campus where he was joined by Students’ Advisor Dr. Hafiz Abid Masood, Chief Librarian Mr. Sher Nowroz Khan and Dr. Abdul Qadir Haroon.

Dr. Bashir highly appreciated the efforts of students in curricular and extra-curricular activities. He termed these activities a healthy sign in improving the abilities and exposure along with formal study. He said book fairs enhance the reading habits as the books are best companions of man.

The activities of Spring Carnival kicked off with great enthusiasm with number of curricular and co-curricular activates. The students’ participation was tremendous with full excitement and preparation with passion of success in different competitions. In first day, competition of Urdu, English debate, Tri Lingual Easy Writing, Story Writing, Quiz, dry flower and fresh flower competition were held in both campuses.