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Sindh Madressatul Islam University, in a briefing session on Monday, February 26, 2024 finalised all arrangements for the two-day 2nd SMIU Global Research Congress-2024 (2nd SMIU GRC), which will be held on the theme of “Re-envisioning with Nature Inspired Smart Communities” on February 28 and 29 at SMIU. The inauguration session will be held on Wednesday at 9:30am at the Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto Auditorium.  

The Vice Chancellor Dr Mujeeb Sahrai while addressing the session said that SMIU is going to organise a unique global research congress along with six international conferences on different subjects from Wednesday.  

He said there would be a good presentation of distinguished scholars from home and abroad, hence the 2nd GRC will be more successful than last year’s GRC. Dr Sahrai said SMIU has set great standards by organising the Global Research Congress, which will ultimately promote the research work in the country. “Since 2020, when he took charge of the vice chancellorship of SMIU, he gave priority to the research work and preferred to utilise the resources of the university. Thus, we discovered the magic of the historic buildings of SMIU and carried out all activities over here smoothly. The GRC is also being held within the premises of SMIU,” he added. 

Giving details of the 2nd SMIU GRC, Dr Zahid Ali Channar, the Convener of the 2nd SMIU GRC, said the six prominent research scholars from abroad and six from country’s provinces are attending the congress, among them are Prof Dr Keith Barton, a Professor at the Indiana University, USA, Ms Shajara Ul-Durar, an Associate Professor at the University of Sunderland, United Kingdom, Dr Solnyshkina Marina Ivanovna, a Professor at the Kazan Federal University, Russia, Dr Ridwan Adetunji Raji of Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dr Norsiah Abdul Hamid, Associate Professor at University Utara Malaysia (UUM), Dr Mohd Sobhi Ishak, an Associate Professor at the University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Prof Dr Jürgen Hescheler, a renowned German physician and researcher, Dr Shuo Yu, Associate Professor at Dalian University of Technology, Prof Dr Nadeem Ul Haque, Vice Chancellor of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Dr Jawad Syed, of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Prof Dr Wasima Shehzad, Acting Dean and Professor at the Air University, Islamabad, Dr Nadeem Javaid of the COMSATS University, Islamabad, Dr Shahida Sajjad, Vice Chancellor Metropolitan University, Prof Dr Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Pro-Vice Chancellor Mehran University, Jamshoro, Prof Dr. Riaz Ahmed Shaikh, Dean Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, SZABIST, Karachi, Ms Ambar Shamsi, Director CEJ, IBA, Karachi, Ali Abbas, Commodore Director at National Centre for Maritime Policy Research, senior journalists Wusatullah Khan, Sohail Sangi, Shahzeb Jillani and other speakers are participating in different sessions.  

Dr Channar further said that 49 panelists from different fields are participating in nine-panel discussion sessions. While there would be 140 technical sessions of the six international conferences that are being organised by different faculties of the university. Thus around 1,000 research scholars are participating in the 2-day Congress. He also informed that 30 research scholars will chair different sessions. Similarly, there would be 30 co-chairs. Some online sessions are also scheduled. 

The convener said that sessions of the International Conferences will be hled simultaneoulsy at the 19 venues of three buildings of SMIU including Main Building,Talpur House and the I.T. Tower. Different committees were also formed to execute the assigned works during the two days of the 2nd SMIU GRC.  

The meeting was also informed that Pre-2nd SMIU Global Research Congress workshop on R will be held on Tuesday, February 7 at SMIU at 10:00 am. Dr. Irfan Haider Shakri, a lecturer at RMIT Vietnam will conduct it.  

The CEC members Dr. Jamshed Adil Halepoto, Dr. Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Khan, Mr. Asif Hussain Samo, Ms. Quratulain Nazeer, chairpersons Dr. Mansoor Ahmed Khuhro, Dr. Subhash Babu, Dr. Raiaz Ahmed Mangrio, Dr. Stephen John, Dr. Hina Shahzad and other sectional heads shared their views about the 2nd SMIU GRC. Dr. Aamir Iqbal Umrani, Secretary of the 2nd SMIU GRC conducted the proceedings.