ORIC Team

ORIC Team
Prof Dr Audil Rashid Director PhD Biology (Quaid-i-Azam University Post-Doc Urban Health (Peking University) email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Ext: 121 Ph: +92 345 5055980
Mr Shahzada Babar Sheikh Manager University Linkages MS International Management, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, UK email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Ext: 121	Dr Khalid Iqbal Deputy Manager (R&D) PhD Environmental Engineering, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Ext: 121
Dr Tahir Rashid (DVM) Assistant Manager MPhil Microbiology Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ,	Ms Fouzia Kousar Rana Superintendent Masters in Sociology email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ,
Ms. Rukhsha Bilal Junior Clerk	Mr. Qamar Abbas Shah Office Attendant
Mr. Imran Ahmad Daak Rider	Mr Syed Shoaib Maqbool Office Attendant

Links established with other Institutes

Bureau of Statistics, Punjab
Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department, Govt. of the Punjab
National Center for Physics, Islamabad
National Testing Service Pakistan Islamabad
Pakistan Metrological Department, Islamabad
PUM Netherland Senior Experts
Karachi Tools, Dies & Molds Center
British Council
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
Department of Police District Gujrat
AHK National Center for rural Development (NRCD) Pakistan
Open Source Foundation Pakistan

Research Journals

Pakistan Journal of Languages and Translation Studies (PJLTS)
HEC Recognized Multidisciplinary Journal

The Pakistan Journal of Languages and Translation Studies (PJLTS) is an annual blind peer reviewed publication of the University of Gujrat, Pakistan. PJLTS is also included in the University Grants Commission’s List of approved journals in India with other reputed national and international journals in the field of Translation Studies. The prime objective of this journal is to provide the research scholars an independent and trans-disciplinary forum for discourse on issues in Translation, Linguistics and related disciplines. It deals with the rising questions in Theoretical and Applied Translation. The trans-disciplinary nature of Translation Studies encourages researchers from fields like Art and History of Translation and its applications in various fields of knowledge and human endeavour, Linguistics, Language Learning, Comparative Literature, Literary History and Theory, Computational Linguistics, Machine Translation, Localization, Arts, Humanities and Social Science. We welcome research articles, empirical reports, reviews from the authors interested in any of these areas

Pakistan Journal of Social Issues (PJSI)
Annual Research Journal of the University of Gujrat
ISSN: 2219-2433

The Pakistan Journal of Social Issues (PJSI) is an annual publication of the University of Gujrat aimed at providing an independent interdisciplinary forum for discourse on significant social science research and policy issues. It deals with questions of social justice broadly defined. Articles discuss particular social science or humanities issues, review conceptual problems, present empirical reports and debate policy alternatives. We encourage authors to discuss their research experiences and debate whether these experiences feed into an increased understanding of the research realm. We welcome papers in the field of social sciences and humanities, including sociology, psychology, political science, anthropology, history, philosophy, economics, public health, education, statistics, management, law and linguistics.

Hayatian Journal of Linguistics and Literature (HJLL)

Hayatian Journal of Linguistics and Literature (HJLL) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal published annually by the Department of English, University of Gujrat, Pakistan. The journal, with its wider scope, covers variety of areas in linguistics and literature with an aim to promote the current debates and the emerging trends in these fields of inquiry, internationally. HJLL is a premier source of the exchange of information, experiences, and ideas in linguistics and literature. HJLL encourages the original submissions of the research that meets the standards of academic excellence and significantly adds to our understanding of the current theoretical, empirical and practical issues.

Link Established with Universities

Culcom, University of Oslo, Norway
George Mason University
Institute of Space Technology
Islamic University of Technology, Ghazipur, Bangladesh
Azerbaijan State Economic University, Azerbaijan
Paris-London University of Salzburg, Austria, Department of Geography and Geology
Virtual University
University of Leicester, UK
Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

National Events

SN	Name	Date	Location
1	School Psychology; Productivity Through Community Linkages	12-13/10/2017	Video Conference Hall, HH Campus, UOG
2	Awareness and Applicability of Environmental Laws in Pakistan	5-6/10/2017	Auditorium Hall, HH Campus, UOG
3	Biosafety, Biosecurity and Risk Assessments	5-6/10/2017	Video Conference Hall, HH Campus, UOG
4	Innovations in Material Sciences	16/08/2017	Video Conference Hall, HH Campus, UOG
5	Test Development in Psychology: Innovation and Commercialization	26-27/07/2017	Video Conference Hall, HH Campus, UOG
6	Mixed Methods Research using MAXQDA 12 Plus Software of Planning, Analyzing and Writing	18-19/05/2017	HH Campus, UOG
7	IRP Tech Hub	05/05/2017	HH Campus, UOG
8	Prospectus of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Cultivation and Use of Modern Research Techniques	04/05/2017	Dr Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, Assistant Professor, Botany
9	Prospectus of Medicinal and Aromatic Pants Cultivation and use of Modern Research Techniques	04/05/2017	Video Conference Hall, HH Campus, UOG
10	Kashi (Traditional Blue Pottery)	02/05/2017	HH Campus, UOG
11	Two-day workshop on Chromatography & Mass Spectrometery	29-30/03/2017	Dr Muhammad Zubair, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
12	Two-day SPSS Workshop on Statistical/Experimental Designs	22-23/03/2017	Department of Statistics, UOG
13	HPLC Hands-on Training for Biomolecules Analysis	19-20/04/2017	Dr Muddessar Zafar, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
14	Creating an Innovation Ecosystem in Universities”	09/02/2017	HH Campus, UOG
15	Data Exploration, Visualization and Analytics	07/02/17	HH Campus, UOG
16	Modern Trends in Radio Therapy	03/02/2017	HH Campus, UOG
17	Project / Product Competition /Exhibition YIP 2017	27/01/2017	HH Campus, UOG
18	Modern Approaches to Tackle Energy Crisis	27/01/2017	HH Campus, UOG
19	Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Applications	20/01/2017	HH Campus, UOG
20	Emerging Trends in Material Science	13/01/2017	HH Campus, UOG
21	Coal Slurry as Alternative Field with Enhanced Combustion Efficiency and Utilization of Low Rank Pakistan Oil	11/01/2017	HH Campus, UOG
22	DFT Approach in Spintronics”	06/01/17	HH Campus, UOG
23	Capacity Building and Teaching of Farmer Community through Transfer of Production Technology of Medicinal and Industrial Plants	22/12/2016	HH Campus, UOG
24	Intellectual Property Rights Management	14/12/2016	HH Campus, UOG
25	Emerging Trends, Challenges and Implementation of Psychology in Community	08-09/12/2016	HH Campus, UOG
26	Campus Governance & Innovative Strategies for Quality Improvement in Universities	17-18/11/2016	HH Campus, UOG
27	Three-day national workshop, titled, “Finger Printing Analysis of Industrially Important Medicinal Plants through protein and DNA Markers”	03-05/10/2016	HH Campus, UOG
28	Capacity Building of the Social Change Agents: Heads & Teachers of Elementary Schools from Public and Private Sector	12-16/07/2016	HH Campus, UOG
29	Teaching sociology in Pakistan: Challenges & remedies	04-05/05/2016	HH Campus, UOG
30	Microteaching and Communication Skills	08-12/04/2016	HH Campus, UOG
31	On-Campus HEC Master Trainer Workshop on Microteaching & Communication Skills	08-12/04/2016	HH Campus, UOG
32	Health and Hygiene Awareness Campaign (HEC’s SOIP)	18-22/01/2016	HH Campus, UOG
33	PENY Entrepreneurship Training (05 Days) of 150 Students in collaboration with Shaoor Foundation	9-13/11/2015	HH Campus, UOG
34	Seminar on “Open Source Ecosystem for Pakistan”	03/11/2015	HH Campus, UOG
35	One-day workshop on Business Plan Development	20/10/2015	HH Campus, UOG
36	Active Citizenship 05 Day Training of Faculty members in collaboration with BRITISH COUNCIL	17-21/08/2015	HH Campus, UOG
37	HEC Symposium "How to develop Strong Linkages between Business, Industry and Academia'' on August 06,2015	01/08/2015	HH Campus, UOG
38	One day workshop by on “Genomics: A new era of scientific development and its applications”	15/06/2015	HH Campus, UOG
39	“How to Develop Strong Linkages between Business, Industry & Academia”	08/06/2015	HH Campus, UOG
40	Five Day HEC IOT Training for HODs/Support Staff	05-09/06/2015	HH Campus, UOG
41	Disaster Management Drill	22/05/2015	HH Campus, UOG
42	Symposium on “Chemistry: A need of hour”	06/04/2015	HH Campus, UOG
43	16-day Workshop for Faculty to Teach the Module of “Entrepreneurship and Leadership”	10-31/03/2015	HH Campus, UOG
44	Webinar on “Innovation, Invention and Entrepreneurial Thinking”	09/03/2015	HH Campus, UOG
45	One day workshop on Open Source Technologies	06/03/2015	HH Campus, UOG
46	PENY Training Workshop	11/01/2015	HH Campus, UOG
47	One-day workshop on Business Plan Development	10/01/2015	HH Campus, UOG
48	Training workshop on "Modern University Governance" for faculty at UOG City Campus	09/01/2015	HH Campus, UOG
49	Webinar on “Innovation, Invention & Entrepreneurial Thinking”	09/01/2015	HH Campus, UOG
50	Five Days Training of Trainers under British Council's Citizenship Education & Community Engagement Programme-Active Citizens	08/01/2015	HH Campus, UOG
51	Workshop on Peace, Advocacy & Social Entrepreneurship	06-07/12/2014	HH Campus, UOG
52	National Symposium on “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization	20/11/2014	HH Campus, UOG
53	Research Sensitivity – Laws and Regulations	23/09/2014	HH Campus, UOG
54	Women and Technology	05/07/2014	HH Campus, UOG
55	Three-day workshop on NodeJS and MEAN Stack	23-25/05/2014	HH Campus, UOG
56	I Matter – National Youth Leadership Conference	28/03/2014 to 30/03/2014	HH Campus, UOG
57	Two-Day workshop on Network Simulation, Installation, Basics of Script Writing and Patch Development using NS2 and NS3	20/03/2014	HH Campus, UOG

Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization(ORIC)

The Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) was established in September 2011 in pursuance of the policy of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad to make research a top priority for a sustainable economic growth and future knowledge economy.
The purpose of ORIC is to serve as a pivotal point to encompass all the research activities, develop, expand, enhance and manage the university’s research programs and to link research activities directly to the educational, social and economic priorities of the university and its broader community, under a single umbrella. The ORIC is also responsible for assuring that the quality of research reflects the highest international standards and advances. ORIC is working to promote the stature of the university among the world’s best research institutions.
ORIC is striving hard to strengthen the research culture in all disciplines of the university to bring it at par with other institutions of higher learning within the country and abroad. It maintains the highest standards of research of both students and faculty. The ORIC has positively set the pace to match up to the challenges in the field of research and commercialization.
ORIC provides end-to-end services for all the matters pertaining to research & development, innovation, commercialization, patent, collaborations, and for arranging seminars, symposiums, conferences and workshops, etc.