1st ICMAS 2022 at
Mehran SZAB Campus Khairpur

Department of Basic Science and Related Studies, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur Mir’s in collaboration with Sindh Higher Education Commission arranged a 3-day 1st International Conference on Mathematics and Applied Science (ICMAS).
Hybrid conference sessions were held at MUET, SZAB Campus, Sukkur IBA, and Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur. The inaugural session was held at the Main Auditorium of MUET, SZAB Campus chaired by Dr. Raheem Bux Bhatti, Director, Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Institute of Medical Sciences, Gambat while Engr. Abdul Qadir Shah, former chairman PEC, Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, VC, MUET, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, former VC, MUET, Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, VC, SALU, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Raza Ali Bhatti, VC, Shaikh Ayaz University, Shikarpur, Prof. Dr. Noor Ahmed Shaikh, VC, The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skills Development Khairpur Mir’s, Prof. Dr. Abdul Sami Qureshi, Pro-Vice Chancellor, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Hyder Abbas Musavi, Director Academics, MUET, SZAB Campus, Prof. Dr. Rafique Ahmed Memon, Conference Chair and Dr. Mazhar Hussain Lund, Conference Secretary were guests of honor. Keynote speakers and scholars from the USA, Denmark, China, and Saudi Arabia participated physically and virtually as well. More than 100 national scholars presented their papers during 2 days of technical sessions and more than 600 participants attended the conference.
The closing ceremony of the conference was chaired by Mr. Qaim Ali Shah Jeelani, former Chief Minister, Sindh while Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, VC, MUET, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, former VC, MUET joined the ceremony virtually, and Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, VC, SALU, Khairpur, Engr. Ghulam Sarwar Kandhir, former PVC, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Abdul Sami Qureshi, Pro-Vice Chancellor, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Hyder Abbas Musavi, Director Academics, MUET, SZAB Campus, Prof. Dr. Rafique Ahmed Memon, Conference Chair and Dr. Mazhar Hussain Lund, Conference Secretary were guests of honor. Appreciation shields, participation certificates, and awards were distributed by the distinguished chief guests.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Abro, Convener of technical sessions of the conference presented the conference report and gave the following conference recommendations.
It was concluded that in order to attain sustainable development, the developing world including Pakistan needs to assign Mathematics and Applied Science a top priority
Mathematics should be taught through Concept Motivation and Action Learning action at all levels of mathematics education.
Researchers and Students require both cognitive and practical experiences throughout the continua of their mathematics education to be productive for 21st-century citizens.
Place greater emphasis on contextualized math instructions at all grade levels and in all mathematics courses.
Make a shift in emphasis on the assessments that students must take.
Increase the focus on topics, approaches, and pedagogy that better reflect the demands of the contemporary workplace in all mathematics courses.
Augment the current mathematics-for-all curriculum and assessment framework by establishing a separate rigorous pathway from the traditional trajectory, based on solving real-world problems representative of those that students may encounter after they leave school.
Create a Needed Math Center charged with expanding the reach of the Conference findings to additional stakeholders by holding follow-on conferences on relevant topics and publishing articles aimed at a wide variety of audiences including policymakers at the state and federal levels.
The problem is complex, and the solutions to it are correspondingly varied, but the basic recommendation from the Conference is that the mathematics standards, assessments, and curriculum be revisited and revised so as to place greater emphasis on the skills needed to solve the kinds of problems that arise in the real world. Although the Conference participants represented only STEM fields, several of them noted that the kind of mathematical skills useful in those areas – eg., mathematical modeling, statistical reasoning, and systems thinking – are valuable in many other career paths.
Finally, as a matter of fact, in the developed economies, academia should be taken on board in the government decision-making process as a think tank. The R&D centers in various varsities across the country should be established and with due capacity building should be tasked to undertake research on indigenous issues to suggest indigenous solutions for the sustainable development of Pakistan. — PR