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Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
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OBJECTIVE
The Committee for Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan” (CDSSHP) is an advisory committee established by Higher Education Commission (HEC) in 2003. Eminent Social Scientists from various higher education institutions throughout the country were nominated as members of the Committee. The first meeting of the Committee chaired by Dr.Atta-ur-Rahman, Chairman, HEC was held on April 7-8, 2003.
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Dr.Najma Najam was appointed as the first Chairperson of the committee (2003-2006)
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Dr.Ishrat Husain served as the Chairman of the committee from 2006 to 2009.
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Dr.Nasser Ali Khan, Director, Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences) Peshawar served as the Chairman of the committee from 2010 to 2012.
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Dr.Muhammad Nizamuddin, Vice Chancellor, University of Gujrat, Gujrat is the current Chairman of CDSSHP.
The primary objective of the Committee is to develop the existing level of faculty and to create an environment that would be conducive to research and development activities in Social Sciences & Humanities sector. These essentially fell into these major areas :
i. Encouraging R&D in Social Sciences
To identify diverse social and human issues in Pakistan through understanding and initiating plans for social transformation by encouraging research & development.
ii. Faculty development
To improve and develop faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities through indigenous and foreign Scholarships.
iii. Institutional and infrastructure development
To upgrade the existing resources and provision of institutional support to various departments/Centre of Excellence/Institutes of public sector universities across the country.
iv. Quality Assurance Standards
To review quality assurance, academic, faculty appointment, journals and other standards as they are applicable in the domain of Humanities and Social Sciences.
v. Status Reports
To review and prepare reports on the state of education and research in different disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Committee for Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan” (CDSSHP) |
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Dr.Muhammad Nizamuddin |
Vice chancellor, University of Gujrat, Gujrat |
Chairman |
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 Dr.Abdul Razzaq Sabir
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Director, Balochistan Study Centre, University of Balochistan, Quetta |
Member |
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Dr.Asad Zaman |
Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad |
Member |
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4. |
Dr.Ihsan Ali |
Vice Chancellor, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan |
Member |
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5. |
Dr.Moonis Ahmar |
Chairman, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, Karachi |
Member |
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6. |
Dr.Nasir Jamal Khattak |
Chairman, Department of English, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
Member |
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Dr.Nasser Ali Khan |
Member (O&P), HEC, Islamabad |
Member |
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8. |
Dr.Peter H.Armacost |
Rector, Forman Christian College, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600 |
Member |
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9. |
Dr.Qalb-i-Abid |
Dean, Arts & Humanities, University of the Punjab, Lahore |
Member |
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10. |
Dr.Qasim Bughio |
Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Sindh, Jamshoro |
Member |
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11. |
Dr.Qibla Ayaz |
Director, Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
Member |
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12. |
Dr.Rasool Bakhsh Raisani |
Pro vice chancellor, University of Balochistan, Quetta |
Member |
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13. |
Dr.Rukhsana Kausar |
Chairperson, Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore |
Member |
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14. |
Dr.Sarah Safdar |
Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
Member |
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15. |
Dr.Zafar Iqbal Jadoon |
Director, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore |
Member |
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16. |
Mr.Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui |
Director, IBA, Sukkur |
Member |
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17. |
Mrs.Sultana Baloch |
Vice Chancellor ,SBK Women's University Quetta |
Member |
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18. |
Prof.Durriya Kazi |
Head, Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi |
Member |
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Dr.Farzana Bari |
Director, Center of Excellence in Gender Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad |
Member |
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Dr.Nasim Akhtar |
Director, Institute of Languages, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir |
Member |
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21. |
Mr.Sulaiman Ahmad |
Deputy Director (Academics), Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Pakistan, HEC, Islamabad |
Secretary |
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