MORE THAN 100 VARSITIES PARTICIPATE, 5K STUDENTS TAKE PART IN 50 COMPETITIONS
All Pakistan Inter-University Competition titled “ASCII-17” kicked-off here on Saturday at Faisal Masjid campus of the In
ternational Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) where as many as 5000 students hailing from 108 universities across the country showcased their talent in around 50 competitions including e-gaming, app development, quizzes, seminars, photography, poetry recitation and various other activities which are part of the event (ASCII-17) organized by the department of computer science of the varsity.
The two-day event is being organized by Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering, International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) which is having technical and non-technical competitions.
“Advancement in the field of technology is a gateway to progress” said Mian Muhammad Aslam, the Jamat e Islami leader and Ex-MNA who was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. He emphasized that universities are the camps which can provide best human resource to the society. He added that societies would excel with double pace if universities utilize the talent of youth. He congratulated the Chairman department of computer, Dr. Hasnain Naqvi and his team for successful arrangements of the event.
University Acting President Dr. Muhammad Bashir called upon the scholars and technical experts to build a linkage between academia and industry. He said that nations which don’t change according to the requirements of time they remain too far from the destination of prosperity and success. He introduced IIUI to the participants while telling that it is providing quality education to the students of more than 40 countries integrated with teachings of Islam. He lauded the ASCII-17 activity and furthered that students are ray of hope for Muslim world.
The ceremony was also attended by Dean FBAS, IIUI, Dr. Arshad Zia, founding chairman of department, Dr. Khalid Rashid and other relevant officials.
Dr. Hasnain Naqvi, Head of the computer Department said that IIUI is the pioneer in such events and has the honor to start A
ll Pakistan Inter University competitions in the field of Computing back in 1997. He added that the purpose of this activity was to engage the students of different universities from all over Pakistan in healthy academic and non-academic activities.
“It was a dream of our team to make this mega event successful and we have managed in best way, IIUI ll be proud of our efforts” said Mr. Imran Khan, Assistant Professor and head of events. Another member of the organizing committee, Syed Muhammad Bilal Shah termed the event as a valuable source of image building of university and apprised that he was managing as many as 30 competitions assigned to his group.
Competitions would remain continued on Sunday as well at Faisal Masjid campus, while the event would conclude in evening 5 pm on same day.