KARACHI: Students of Dow University of Health Sciences piled up a proposal writing competition organized under the title of Clean and Green Karachi organized by the Prime Minister’s program Green Youth Movement. It became difficult for the judges to decide, two students had to be declared successful for first and third place. Students of Dow University DMC and Ojha Campus enthusiastically participated in the competition. Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Nazli Hussain was the chief guest of the Proposal competition certification ceremony held at Dow College of Pharmacy, while the guest of honor was Javed Ali Memon, Regional Director of Higher Education Commission, Principal of Dow College of Pharmacy and Focal Person of Higher Education Commission for DUHS Gymnasium Prof. Sumbul Shamim, Principal Dow International Medical College Prof. Zeba Haq along with chairpersons and a large number of senior faculty members were also present.
The guest speaker was Mr. Muhammad Saifullah, Entrepreneurship and ecosystem specialist, Communication and PR, Partnerships, and Synergies, Shell LiveWIRE (Shell Tameer) Pakistan. The lecture given by the guest speaker motivates the young audience members.
The results of the competition were announced by the jury members, which comprises Dr. Farzana Sadaf from Hamdard University and Maryam Ahmed from Karachi University. Among faculty members, there was a tie for 1st position between two proposals “Empress Market Version II” by Ms. Surraya Shams, faculty at Dow Institute of Medical Technology and “Organic Waste Management and Composting” by Ms. Mehwish Jamali and Prof. Zeba Haq, faculty at Dow International Medical College.
Among the proposals submitted by students, the proposals “Mountains of Garbage: Karachi Looming Crisis and What Needs to Be Done?” by Hareem Fatima MS-1, Dow Medical College (DMC) and “Promoting Low-cost and Recycled Solutions for Sustainable Development (SDGs 9 and 12) by Shehnila Usmani and Syed Awais Aftab Dow College of Pharmacy (DCOP) tied for 1st Position. The 2nd position was awarded to the proposal titled “Microbial Enzyme Production: A Promising Path Towards Sustainable Industries” by Alishba khan and Dr. Mahera Moin of Dow College of Biotechnology. For 3rd position, there was a tie between the proposals viz.: “THE CLEAN and GREEN KARACHI” by Syed Ahmed Arbaaz, Dow Dental College and “Clean and Green Karachi without Chemicals” by Barkha, Dow College of Pharmacy 2nd Year. The program ended with the presentation of the winners to the audience.
