Stefan Koehler, Associate Director of Licensing Health Technologies University of Michigan and John Dickerson Senior Attorney U.S Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) visited Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at Sohail University on 5th March 2020 and explored the prospects of academic and research collaboration with Director Research Sohail University Prof. Dr. Rizwana S Waraich.
Sohail University and AUC I Law in collaboration with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) the USA, and Continuing Legal Education Institute of Pakistan (CLEIP) successfully organized a one-day workshop titled “Commercial Law Masterclasses”. The objective of the workshop was to aware of the participants about Intellectual property (IP) rights and licensing in private business settings. Vice President, CLEIP, Syed Bulent Sohail, Stefan Koehler, Tech Transfer, University of Michigan and Senior Attorney, U.S. Department of Commerce, CLDP, John Dickerson, was the panelist who highlighted the issues people facing on Intellectual Property (IP) licensing in Pakistan. Moreover, they also visited Sohail University and a commemorative group photo with participants was also taken.
Jinnah Medical and Dental College organizes workshops for faculty development on a regular basis with the aim of improving the teaching and learning process; and assessment of learning. Keeping in account, the needs of the millennial students, a workshop was arranged for the faculty members from all disciplines of JMDC and SU. The workshop titled “Lesson Planning” was facilitated by Professor Marium Iqbal, trained in medical education from Aga Khan University. The 3 hour- workshop continued for 5 consecutive days, engaging different participants each day. With the goal of developing a structured lesson plan, that would ensure coverage of content, the facilitator introduced innovative and interesting strategies that would keep the learners engaged throughout the lecture. At the end of the session, the faculty members shared their lesson plans incorporating creativity for their learners. The workshop was highly appreciated by the faculty for its high level of interaction, innovative solutions, and hands-on planning of lectures.
