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After long vacations we were back at TIP Bin Qasim campus on January 31, 2010, for an event which was no ordinary one, it was the 10^th Convocation of Textile Institute of Pakistan. TIP awarded degrees to the graduates from the class of 2009. Offering programs in Textile Science, Management, Design and Apparel, TIP has now more than 700 graduates working efficiently for the betterment of textile industry, this year around 95 students graduated to join the force. The keynote speaker, Chief Executive and Chairman of Unilever Pakistan Mr. Ahsan A. Malik, in his address said that these young and new professionals are to play their role as entrepreneurs in the new era of development of the nation’s future.

11 graduates were titled with academic honors with Ambreen Abdul Karim Khalani earning the gold medal and honored for representing the graduating class. This year’s ‘Eqbal Ahmed Award’, in memory of TIP’s late chancellor was awarded to Furhan Hussain.

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Four years of progressive education, lots of exacutive and technical training programs, learning about change management and so on – makes you think you’re ready to take the bull called life by its horns, right?  Stop right there!

You are venturing into an industry that feels strongly but negatively towards change. If you feel you study in a terrible institution, change your attitude. You’re better than most of the people you will encounter in the textile industry. They’ll feel threatened by you, try to bring you down at every step, prove you wrong and stupid and treat you like a nobody. Some people will even prove to you what an idiot you are if you suggest a free upgrade in the ancient word processing software they make everyone use. Those presently studying –  if you enter the industry demotivated, you’re dead, because you haven’t seen what demotivation is – yet.

Take the bull called life by its horns and tame it. Nobody ever made anything better by not doing anything about it. Difficult people and situations are an essential part of life. Learn to deal with them by embracing their sorry existence, and you can be sure you’re on the right track!

Due to popular request by student body, faculty and alumni, here’s presenting the graduating TMM’s annual dinner video once more. Enjoy!

Anybody? no one? Makes sense. There’s no point – not this semester at least

In a historic move today, Dr.ZB, president of TIP announced in front of a  jam packed lecture theatre the news of a fresh start for the TISF. A change we all had been asking, begging, fighting and working very hard for. And finally it’s happened, proving that having the will to do something holds prime importance. Change will make way itself.

Using his executive powers, the president announced that upcoming elections for the TISF would not take place this semester. Instead, they would be held early Fall semester. The reasons for doing so have been discussed previously, many a time. Here’s a summary: Read the rest of this entry »

What is the first thing that you get to hear when you tell someone that you are a grad or an undergrad from TIP?

Is it “ Uhm..can you tell me exactly where this is located?

Or, “Oh wow! Beautiful campus, hun! Wonderful lake that you have got there!”

Or,  “ Okay. I have heard Texperts are kindov spoilt; they aren’t as hardworking as NEDians you know”

Or, ” That’s nice, you know their designers are so much better than Indus.”

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By Salim Rajani, SIMDA

A popular Japanese strategy, that ‘if people are educated enough, then they will automatically recognize issues and work for the improvement’. Considering the need of specialized trainings, the Series of Workshops have been arranged by SIMDA to enhance knowledge, efficiency, productivity and aligning working methodology of Woven/Knitted/Denim Garments, Home Textile Made-ups, Terry Towel Industries and Buying Agencies.

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By Nimra Waseem, TMM07,
Pictures by Furhan R. Hussain

The Sindh Agrarian Reforms Committee along with many civil society organizations arranged a twelve-day Long March for the rights of  the local harees of Sindh. The Long March started from  February 15  in Hyderabad and will end on 26, 2009 at the Sindh Assembly Building in Karachi .

One of the main institutional constraints in the decreasing share of agriculture in the GDP of Sindh is the highly distorted land ownership pattern and defunct tenancy system. Sharecropping is the predominant form of tenancy in Sindh where the land ownership distribution is particularly skewed.  The peasant community feels that the existing Sindh Tenancy Act (STA ) of 1950 has become irrelevant and does not fulfil the rights and needs of the peasants and fails to address the contemporary socio-economic situation in the rural society of Sindh.

The civil society firmly believes that this particular protest march would be an important tool for policy advocacy in the areas of labour rights, labour legislation and social justice.

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