Over 65 students papers presented by various universities1st Two-day National Student Symposium at QUEST Nawabshah.

Under the aegis of the IEEEP Nawabshah Centre, “The First Two-Day National Student Symposium” was organized in Quaid e Awam University of Engineering Science and technology, Nawabshah on October 23 and 24, 2023.
The event was graced with the presence of Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo, the Vice Chancellor of Quaid e Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology (QUEST), Nawabshah.
Following the recitation of the glorious Quran, the event was graced with some keynote talks by the guest speakers and other scholars from different institutions. Engr. Muhammad Hafiz Muhammad Bilal Basheer from IEEEP, Rizwan Aziz Siddiqui (Registrar QUEST), Prof. Abdul Sattar Saand (Chair IEEEP Nawabshah Centre), Engr. Shahid Qureshi (Honorary Secretary IEEEP Nawabshah Centre), Prof Dr. Abdul Fatah Chandio (Dean Faculty of Electrical Electronics and Computer Engineering), Dr. Munsif Ali Jaoti from Salim Habib University, and Professor Dr. Shakeel from Sir Syed University of Engineering Technology staged their informative keynote talks.
In the presentations session, several emerging scholars, students, and senior academics from different institutions across Sindh gave their presentations, which were moderated by the senior research scholars. Following the assessment of the presentations, the names of three first position holders were announced and thus the winners (Gold, Silver and Bronze) were awarded with cash prizes.
The guest of honor at the event, Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo (Vice Chancellor, QUEST) in his address appreciated the strenuous efforts made by the event committee, particularly the organizer of the event, Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand, Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering, QUEST.
He appreciated the scholars who presented their research projects and encouraged them to be more active in research and development.
Also, the chief guest of the event, Professor Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili (The Former Vice Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering Technology, and Chair IEEEP Jamshoor Centre) addressed the event emphasizing that the network was a must for research. “I believe in the collaborative research contributions of our emerging scholars,” he said.
At the end of this session, shields were awarded to guests, keynote speakers, moderators of the presentations, symposium organizer, coordinator, and those who made efforts to make the event successful.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand, the organizer of the symposium, thanked the audience, guests, moderators, presenters, keynote speakers and others for making the event even far more beautiful.
students’Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Saand, who also briefed the media, said the main purpose of the event was to encourage students, particularly those in the final year of their studies.They must know the world of scientific knowledge. He divulged that more than 65 students’ papers were presented by various universities.
For the last couple of years, we have been making every possible effort to bring this kind of informative and enjoyable event for our students, and luckily our students are now increasingly publishing their research projects in the renowned academic impact factor journals of the world.
He associated this publication achievement of the students with this event, and he labeled the event ‘a force to be reckoned with.’
Rameez Mahesar, the coordinator of the event, informed the moot about the presentations which would be published in the journal after a peer-review process.n