Thursday, August 22, 2013

ASSET Session on "Understanding Citizenship and Citizenship Education" on Saturday, August 31, 2013

Dear Member,

It is a pleasure to inform you that this month ASSET is organizing a lecture under its Lecture Series on the topic: “Understanding Citizenship and Citizenship Education”.

 Date:             Saturday, August 31, 2013
Time:            9:30 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue:         AKU-IED
Facilitator:  Dr. Jaffar Ahmed, Director Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi
Facilitator’s Profile:

Dr. Jaffar Ahmed is Professor, and Director at Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi. Dr. Ahmed has a long and rich Academic career. His main field of interest is Government and Politics in Pakistan, and contemporary socio-political issues. He has to his credit three books; he has also compiled 16 other books on history, politics and literature. His research articles have published in international and national journals and anthologies.

Dr. Ahmed has participated and presented papers in numerous international and national conferences. His academic pursuits have taken him to countries like UK, France, Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Ethiopia. He regularly works with civil society organizations on issues of Peace and Human Rights.

 Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, August 30, 2013, at registration@ptan.org or (36826991-4/36347611 Ext. 8554 / 8556), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.