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Students and faculty members had been criticizing TIP’s higher authorities for not marketing our institute the way it should be. Finally, they have learnt and they came up with a colorful advertisement with a slight touch of glamour. Those who have missed today’s DAWN (14 Dec, 2008), Quack! provides you with the latest update…

Your comments are most welcome about this “great” thought and idea!

Someone has greatly said that life is all about motivation. Life is all about how positive and optimistic are you about different aspects of your life. Textile Institute Students Forum, keeping in mind the past tragic events, arranged a motivational session on 8th October 2008 in TISF slot. The session was headed by Akbar Senior Motani from NAVITUS (a leading corporate assistance and motivational organization).

Mr. Akbar started the session by asking the definition of success. After collecting different views from students, he coined his own definition Read the rest of this entry »

I’m writing this from my Marketing Manager’s office, who by the way is never around. My company wants to implement the concept of IE (Industrial Engineering) in their apparel manufacturing process, unfortunately it seems my Production Manager is more interested in increasing his productivity and getting his female workers to work harder. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s all bad, he has managed to convince the company to install an air conditioned floor and has worked with Swedes, Sri Lankans and Chinese, set the company’s lines; it’s his insistence that internationally applied methodologies cannot be applied to our own industry. Read the rest of this entry »

THE WEBMASTERS student committee of National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST), Karachi campus, cordially invites you to DIGITALeyez, the inaugural digital-media centric event of NUCES FAST. It is scheduled to take place on the 12th of April, 2008. DIGITALeyez offers the following competitions:

1. Photography
2. Short Film & Animation
3. Web Design
4. Xpressions (Skethcing & Painting)
5. Brainiac (Quiz)
6. Young Acheivers (TV program)

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Stepping into the charming world of textiles was indeed a wonderful experience. Old but golden spinning processes, unlimited weave patterns, mind blowing colors, extensive dye combinations, breathtaking machineries, variety of knitted fabrics and last but not the least nostalgic fabric designs. I love textiles, not just because they are vibrant and attractive but also because these textiles have always remind me of my beloved.

Fabric formation or weaving process is known as the meeting of two yarns; warp and weft. Without warp, weft is nothing and without weft; warp can never imagine about any fabric pattern. Interestingly, the very similar story is with two love birds; the two lovers are like warp and weft and like these two threads, they also cannot live each other. If they are left alone, they will probably not be successful in the creation of a fabric of true relationships. Or in a more simplistic way, I also sometimes refer this warp-weft combination towards the emotions of two lovers. The way two threads are interlaced is quite alike the way dreams of lover and beloved are interlaced. In short, both warp (lover) and weft (beloved) can only get their true achievement of love if they can weave a proper fabric. Read the rest of this entry »

Unlike my last article on the poster display, this time I have no intentions of frolicking around with statements that might throw a shadow over the facts. I recall that last time I had congratulated the organizers for taking such an initiative constantly reminding them that there were glitches in the organization which they should try and overcome. Seems like what happened now was quite the contrary. Read the rest of this entry »

During my one and a half year, I have witnessed a new world and have found myself in an environment where I can develop and promote myself. I was never that bold and confident as I am now. This is all because of my beloved institution ‘Textile Institute of Pakistan’. Despite of being in the list of top textile universities of Pakistan having 100% job placements, there is still a chorus among the textile industrialists that TIP students are ‘Non-technical’.

Great minds discuss ideas-so do I. I have got some suggestions to eliminate this ‘Non-technical’ word from the graduates of TIP. Since textile management, apparel and designing students need not to be much technical as per their job requirements; my focus of debate is largely Textile science students. My very first point out of my three point’s agenda is:

Practical/Lab Exams
It is useless to invest a large amount of money on expensive lab equipment, chemicals, materials and computers if students are allotted their lab marks only on the basis of Read the rest of this entry »