HYDERABAD: The Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro organized an awareness program titled ‘How to Submit and win an NRPU Project’ at the Vice-Chancellor’s Secretariat. The program was presided over by University of Sindh Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Fateh Muhammad Mari (TI).
The SU spokesperson Abdul Wahid Hisbani informed on Friday that the program aimed to encourage faculty members of the university’s academic departments to prepare research projects under the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) National Research Program for Universities (NRPU), provide them with guidance and assist them in developing research proposals. It also sought to improve the university’s success rate in securing research grants under the HEC’s NRPU and the Sindh Research Support Program of the Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC).
Addressing the participants, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Fateh Muhammad Mari described the awareness seminar on HEC research projects as important and urged faculty members to prepare and submit as many research projects as possible to the HEC and benefit from its various programs.
He emphasized that the format and design of research proposals were crucial to the success of a project. He said that proposals should be concise, comprehensive and capable of making a positive impression on the reviewer. He expressed hope that the awareness program would provide valuable guidance to participants in preparing research project proposals.
Earlier, Director ORIC Professor Dr. Farhat Naureen welcomed the Vice-Chancellor, speakers and participants and highlighted the objectives of the program.
On the occasion, Professor Dr. Naseem Aslam Channa of the Institute of Biochemistry provided detailed guidance on accurately and completely filling out application forms in accordance with HEC requirements and explained the procedure for submitting them.
Professor Dr. Riffat Sultana of the Department of Zoology provided guidance to the participants on the technical aspects of the application form, drawing on her experience in preparing research project proposals.
Dr. Waqas Jameel of the Institute of Chemistry highlighted key aspects of procurement planning and budget preparation for research projects.
Former Director ORIC Dr. Muhammad Aqeel Bhutto shared important insights based on his experience and answered participants’ questions about common problems and challenges faced by faculty members when submitting research proposals.
At the conclusion of the session, the Vice-Chancellor honored the speakers with commemorative shields.