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Workshop on Social Compliance

TIP is holding a one day intensive certification program of Social Compliance at the TIP City Campus on Saturday, 4th August 2007.

This course is beneficial for Textile Manufacturers who deal with European and American market customers and compelled to face unavoidable situation to continue business smoothly.

Program Outline:

  • Scope of Social Compliance in Pakistan and Globally
  • Responsibilities of a Compliance Manager / Officer and Coordinators
  • How to implement National Labor Laws, Buyer’s Code of Conduct
  • Compliance Manager / Officer Working Strategies

See the program outline and registration form for more details. Continue reading “Workshop on Social Compliance”

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HEC offers discounted broadband

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is offering discounted DSL broadband to HEC students, staff and faculty at their residence. The connection is available through PTCL at a 30% discount over their regular rates.

The Higher Education Commission has taken a number of initiatives for broadening the reach of Information Technology to meet the IT challenges of the country, especially for the education sector. The Higher Education Commission has recently signed a MoU with PTCL for the provisioning of Broadband DSL connections to students, faculty members and administrative staff at substantially subsidized rates at their residence. This DSL facility/service under this MoU offers Broadband connection at 256 kbps, 512 kbps and 1 Mbps with a 30% discount on prevailing PTCL commercial rates against each capacity.

See the HEC website for more information.

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Requiem for the friends who’ve left us

by Arsalan Malik (TS 2b)

I write this article in memory of seniors who have graduated from TIP and those who have been expelled through a very cruel system of TIP. In my one year here I have found the system of TIP very disheartening. The question is why TIP take such students which cannot exist in this system. They waste their money which directly exerts pressure on their parents, along with wondering what their future now holds for them. Continue reading “Requiem for the friends who’ve left us”