Developing Valuable Talent: Excellence in Academia - In-Service Training Program

CUI Lahore, Aug 20-21, 2025

The Faculty Development Academy, COMSATS University Islamabad concluded Excellence in Academia - In-Service Training Program 2025 of faculty members hired in 38th Selection Board of CUI. It was a two days intense training program from Aug 20-21, 2025 in CUI Lahore campus. There were 13 participants of the In-Service Training Program 2025 from the Departments of  Computer Science, Media and Pharmacy of CUI Lahore campus who were hired last year in 38th selection board of CUI.

The purpose of the training was to build capacity, enhance soft skills, knowledge, and performance of faculty members. The In-Service Training Program 2025 had eight (8) sessions of ninety minutes each. The topics of the training were; Preparing & Delivering Effective Lectures, Testing and Assessment, Teaching Ethics, Time Management, Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Classroom Management, Emotional Intelligence and Stress Management. The resource persons, Dr. Abdus Sattar Abbasi, Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Khurram, Dr. Muhammad Aksam Iftikhar, Dr. Imran Shafique, Dr. Shameem Fatima, Dr. Ahmad Qamar, Mr. Nadeem Ghafoor and Mr. Muhammad Kashif Luqman, were from the Lahore campus.

The In-Service Training Program 2025 is the vision of the Rector CUI for professional development and capacity building of faculty members of CUI. FDA acknowledged the efforts of the Director Lahore campus Prof Dr Sarfraz Ahmad, Tenured Professor and his team for successfully arranging the training. The certificates were awarded to the participants at the completion of the training. A group photo was taken to commemorate the event.