Success Speaks

Abdullah Saffdar: A Born Entrepreneur

Abdullah Sa­ffdar is a student of BBA (Class of 2021) at Namal Institute. At the age of just 12, he started his first business by setting up a roadside stall for selling snacks in his village; Kalri, Mianwali. Abdullah’s father decided to expand the store. He set up a room in his own house to accommodate the family business. Later Abdullah assisted his mother in setting up a garment shop alongside the store. Being a restless entrepreneur and social activist, he did not stop. He collaborated with his friends to set up a tuition center and gathered sponsors to finance the construction of a cricket pitch. The Namal Family is proud of Abdullah and all his accomplishments.

Selected for Global UGrad Exchange Program

Bushra Sardar hails from Faisalabad and has successfully earned a special position. She is one of the first two female students from Namal who has been selected for Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in the USA! Bushra is currently studying at Minnesota State University in Mankato.

The Ugrad Program, as it is commonly known, offers cultural/academic exchange through a non-degree program for a semester at a university in the U.S. Students from Namal University have regularly been accepted into this program.

Star of Namal from Faisalabad

“I am honored to be part of Namal. It is where my career began and where I understood the true value of having a personal mission. Hard work always pays off and in the third year of my studies, I was offered an extra performance-based scholarship. This strengthened my resolve. Even before my graduation, I was offered an opportunity to work with Systems Ltd.; a company that has been recognized under Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion category. I am proud to be among the first batch of students from Namal to be offered a position in the company. I had the huge privilege of being granted the Star of the Year Award 2021 by Systems Ltd.”

On the way to the top

Hafiz Awais has successfully secured Fullbright Scholarship at Syracuse University. This is just one of his many accomplishments throughout his colorful career that spans more than 10 years. In 2013, he started Aspire to provide free-of-cost coaching to students undertaking entrance exams. In 2015 while in his 3rd year at Namal, Hafiz founded Rahnumai to offer support to students and various colleges and universities by digitizing the whole admission process thereby providing convenience at a minimal cost. Hafiz has worked extensively with students in empowering them with knowledge, and skills to help them navigate through their academic and professional journey. Recently he was awarded Excellence in Education Award by Global Forum for Education and Learning (GFEL), USA.

Always dream big

“Always dream big!” This notion took me to Namal Institute and from there on I never knew that the whole world was opening up to me!

I was among the first students to graduate from Namal Institute back in December 2013. In 2017 I completed my Masters from the University of Camerino, Italy. I dedicated a couple of years to research Big Data and the Internet of Things in multiple universities including Reykjavik University (Iceland), Carleton University (Canada), and The University of Winnipeg (Canada).

Currently, I am pursuing Ph.D. studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada in the field of the Internet of Things (IoT).

I will never forget the valuable input of all my teachers and the entire Namal family for making my academic and professional journey so amazing!

Dreaming big

Misbah Haroon, who hails from Sargodha, is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in BBA from Namal University. She was selected for the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in the USA based on her exemplary performance during the assessment. She is among the first two female students at Namal to be selected for this program. She is currently pursuing her exchange program at Troy University, Alabama

A journey of struggle, hope, and success

Roshan Kumar comes from one of the remotest regions of Pakistan which is also one of the few places in the country with a Hindu majority. The town is a sprawling desert with people living in mud houses without access to electricity and even clean drinking water. And yet this region is full of promises. One example of this promise is Roshan Kumar. A bright student with a bright future. His struggle for attaining higher education is an inspiration for all of us.

“When I was in fifth grade my father passed away leaving behind my mother and six other siblings. But I never let my circumstances affect my education. I completed my secondary schooling from Amar Jagdish Malani School in Mithi and then pursued FSc from Degree College in Mithi which was very far away from my home but I had to travel by foot. I am very happy to have gotten a merit scholarship at Namal University.”

Namal Agripreneurs: Making a Difference

Sufyan Abdur Rehman and Kashif Latif Chaudhary graduated from Namal in 2019 with a degree in Computer Science. Both were selected for Student Entrepreneurship Program at National University of Singapore, and are now jointly running and managing a hydroponics farm near Raiwind, Lahore. ‘When we went to Singapore, on an exchange program, we were intrigued by the game-changing technologies they had employed in the agricultural sector,’ says Sufyan. ‘Hydroponics is the future of agriculture,’ adds Kashif. ‘The technology uses far less land and does not require much water and the best thing is that it does not use pesticides.’

Sufyan and Kashif have successfully grown tomatoes, lettuces, broccoli, and a dozen more vegetables by growing them on vertically stacked layers and by employing climate control systems and IoT (Internet of Things). They are also marketing their produce by connecting with restaurants and major chain stores.