The LUMS family is replete with people wanting to change the country, as well as the entire region for the better. Such is an initiative taken by two universities in two different countries, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan along with O.P. Jindal Global University (OPJGU),...
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Mon, 2018-05-28
The Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has been ranked between 451-500 in the QS World Rankings by Subject 2018 in the ‘Engineering and Technology’ category. QS has declared Engineering and Technology as the University’s...
Mon, 2018-02-26
Dr. Abubakr Muhammad, Director, Centre for Water Informatics & Technology (WIT) at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering conducted a graduate seminar, 'Smart Water Grids: Managing Complexity via Ubiquitous Sensing and Modeling Abstractions' held at USPCAS-W, Mehran University,...
Wed, 2018-05-23
LUMS Law Journal (LLJ) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its fifth volume. LLJ is a peer-reviewed publication of the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL), LUMS, (available at https://sahsol.lums.edu.pk/law-journal/volume-1-editors-note).
The primary objective of LLJ is to provide...
Tue, 2018-05-22
LUMS Shredded, a chapter of Sports at LUMS (SLUMS), organised Mr. LUMS 2018 on May 3, 2018. The event was the first classical men physique competition at LUMS and was organised in collaboration with the Office of Sports, Wellness and Recreation. There were 3 categories in which participants...
Wed, 2018-05-16
A workshop had been conducted at LUMS on Spatio-Temporal Cellular Network Health Estimation. The idea was to share the research and development carried out at LUMS for an Iginite (formerly ICT R&D Fund) funded project where Dr. Ijaz Haider Naqvi is the Principal Investigator.
The workshop...
Mon, 2018-05-21
The LUMS UK Alumni Chapter organised its second reunion of the year on Friday, May 11, 2018 at St. Hilda's College, Oxford in the presence of LUMS Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali.
The event was attended by alumni of batches ranging from 1989 to 2016, and the lively gathering provided the alumni...
Wed, 2018-05-16
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) joined hands with Harsukh through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to aid research and outreach efforts on May 14, 2018. The event took place at Harsukh Idara-e-Ilm o Funn at Bedian. It started with a welcome note by Mr. Jawwad S....
Wed, 2018-05-16
It is of paramount importance to thrive towards and promote a culture of safety at the workplace. The Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) organises numerous training workshops to achieve absolute certainty in regards to safety. One such workshop was organised on...
Tue, 2018-05-15
Muhammad Ahmad Tirmazi, a student of BS Computer Science 2018 at the LUMS Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) will be joining Harvard University this Fall. He will be starting a fully funded PhD in Computer Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and...
Fri, 2018-05-11
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) conducted a recruitment drive for its Alumni Development Programme (ADP) and Social Internship Programme at LUMS. Mr. Muhammad Imran (Assistant Manager) started the session by giving a brief introduction of the company, TCF is a professionally managed, non-profit...
Fri, 2018-05-11
The Dean of Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Dr. Shahid Masud, inaugurated the NaviBook kiosk at Gad & Birgit Rausing Library, LUMS on Thursday, May 10, 2018. This state of the art kiosk is one of the outcomes of Ignite, National Technology fund, and Pakistan funded research...
Thu, 2018-05-10
Vivo Pakistan conducted its recruitment drive at Lahore University of Management Sciences. Mr. Junaid Falak, Activation and Brand Image Executive, started the session by giving a brief introduction of the company. He explained how Vivo launched its first smartphone in 2011, within a short span of...
Wed, 2018-05-09
A special Service Awards Ceremony was held on May 7, 2018 to honour and recognise the services of LUMS staff and faculty. The substantial contributions made by the staff and faculty are imperative for the advancement of LUMS and its mission of educating the masses. The Service Awards have been...
Wed, 2018-05-09
Umar Farooq, LUMS BS Computer Science student has received a fully-funded scholarship from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) to pursue his Master’s in the University's prestigious Computer Science Programme. Umar plans to work with Dr. Carl Gunter and Dr. Mathew Caesars group on...
Wed, 2018-05-09
LUMS hosted a delegation of the Mitsubishi Corporation on May 7, 2018. The members of the delegation included Mr. Takahisa Miyauchi, Mrs. Keiko Miyauchi, Ms. Moeka Harakaw, Mr. Kenichiro Hirai and Mr. Mahir Abbas.
The guests were welcomed by the Office of Marketing and Communications team and were...
Mon, 2018-05-07
On May 4, 2018 the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS hosted a PhD Management Focus Day, which was attended by participants from all over the country. Interested candidates from various academic fields, social backgrounds and professions participated in the event.
The Focus Day started...
Mon, 2018-05-07
A student of MS Electrical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering at LUMS, Faaiz Arbab, has manufactured Pakistan’s first smart wheelchair called GOBEE. National Design Awards (NDA) Pakistan has awarded Arbab with the best Consumer Product Design Award (2018) for his...
Sat, 2018-05-05
The inauguration of the National Center in Big Data and Cloud Computing took place at LUMS on May 4, 2018. The ceremony was attended by noted personalities from the educational and development sectors of Pakistan. The PKR 1.5 Billion Center will be housed at LUMS and will comprise of 12 'Affiliated...
Thu, 2018-05-03
The 7th session of Leaders at LUMS was received with unprecedented success. The guest speaker at the session was Mr. Shamsuddin Shaikh, the CEO of Engro Energy Ltd. Mr. Adeel Hashmi, a prominent media personality and moderator of the session, commenced the talk by asking Mr. Shaikh to elaborate on...
Thu, 2018-05-03
Ufone conducted its recruitment drive for their Summer Internship Programme 2018 at Lahore University of Management Sciences. Ms. Nur Umar of the Human Resources Department started the session by giving a brief introduction of her colleagues and the company. She informed the students that the...
Thu, 2018-05-03
Dr. Raza Ali Rafique and Dr. Mohsin Nasir Jat have secured the Simio Academic Software: Institution Grant worth $240,000 (USD) in an effort to equip research and teaching at SDSB with high-tech tools in Management Science (MGS). Simio provides state of the art simulation environment for modelling...
Tue, 2018-05-08
LUMS organised a Live Facebook Webcast catering to the overwhelming requests of its Executive MBA (EMBA) applicant pool on May 2, 2018. The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) EMBA Programme Director, prominent alumni and current students connected with EMBA applicants for a high-powered one-...
Wed, 2018-05-02
LUMS Supply Chain Executive Club (LSEC) successfully held its annual flagship event Supply Chain Summit 2018 on 28th of April 2018. Over the years, the highlights of the event have been Vantage-a case study competition, Ascension-business strategy simulation and a panel talk by market practitioners...
Sun, 2018-04-01
The LUMS Female Volleyball Team has been successful in securing second position at the HEC Intervarsity Volleyball Female Championship, held between March 28-April 1, 2018. This event was hosted by Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, and had teams coming in from different regions in...
Fri, 2018-04-27
Yasir Suleman Memon (MBA 2007), Co-Founder at Retailistan and Adeel Shaffi (MBA 2012), Co-Founder at PriceOye recently won two spots at Pakistan Startup Cup 2017-18 Finals.
Retailistan beat 17 other teams to take the top prize – PKR 1 million at the competition, the fourth edition of the American...
Thu, 2018-04-26
SDSB LUMS is proud to announce that Haroon Rashid, from the MBA class of 1995 has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Shell Pakistan Ltd. effective July 1, 2018.
Haroon Rashid is currently the General Manager lubricants for Shell Pakistan Limited. He joined Shell Pakistan in...
Thu, 2018-04-26
Maryam Shahid, LUMS BS Computer Science student has received a fully-funded opportunity from MIT to attend the institute's Technology and Policy Program (TPP). Maryam will be joining MIT in Fall, and she hopes to work towards privacy policy advocacy in cyberspace. In addition to this, she has also...
Thu, 2018-04-26
The students of Lahore University of Management Sciences participated in all HEC Pakistan Intervarsity Swimming Championship, held from April 11-13, 2018 at the Pakistan Sports Board Complex Islamabad hosted by IQRA University. The swimming team performed exceptionally well. The LUMS Female team...
Tue, 2018-04-24
Packages Limited conducted its campus drive at the Lahore University of Management Sciences on April 24, 2018. Ms. Zoya Gillani (Assistant Manager Organisational Excellence) started the session with an introduction of Packages Limited and their team members. She then invited Mr. Jawad Gillani (Head...