The ORIC, Rawalpindi Women University assisted Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal (Chief Organizer), worthy Vice Chancellor Rawalpindi Women University in the organization of 1st international conference of social science on “Contemporary World: Challenges and Transformation” on 13th October, 2022 at Rawalpindi Women University.
The Conference was to initiate discussion on the core social issues, lying dormant in the era of rapid progress. It was a multi-disciplinary conference, aimed to cover multiple themes placed under the umbrella of Humanities and Social Sciences. It provided a premier platform for researchers, practitioners and scholars, across the disciplines, to share their lived experiences, observations and reflections in the fields of Art and Aesthetics, Political Science, English Literature and Language and Psychology. It was intended to manoeuvre discourses on the innovations, trends, and concerns along with practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the Contemporary World.
The Chief Guest of the conference was Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir, Chairman-Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC). The guest speakers included; Ms. Sidra, Program Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Pakistan; Prof. Dr. Jahanzeb Khan, VC-FATA University and Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmed, VC-Riphah International University, Islamabad.
There were 850 participants including faculty members, researchers and students from different Universities/HEIs and research Organizations who participated in the conference. A total of 125 papers were presented out of which 78 were oral and 37 were poster presentations in 10 parallel sessions.
(Left to right) Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal, VC Rawalpindi Women University, Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC), Ms. Sidra Saeed, Program Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Jahanzeb Khan VC, FATA University and Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmed (SI) VC, Riphah International University, Islamabad.
(Left to right) Ms. Sidra Saeed, Program Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal VC, Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi, Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC), Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmed (SI) VC, Riphah International University, Islamabad & Prof. Dr. Jahanzeb Khan VC, FATA University.
(On the front Row sitting from Left to right) Ms. Sidra Saeed, Program Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Asiah Abdul Rahim & her husband (International Islamic University, Malaysia), Prof. Dr. Jahanzeb Khan VC, FATA University, Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC), Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal VC, Rawalpindi Women University, Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC), Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmed (SI) & Dr. Motsim Billah, Additional Director ORIC, Rawalpindi Women University
(Left to right) Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal VC Rawalpindi Women University and Prof. Dr. Muhamad Ali, VC Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
