May 04

Best Humorous Role Awarded to NUML Dramatics Club (NDC)

NUML Dramatics Club (NDC) has won the "Best Humorous Role" award at the NUST EME Annual Olympiad, held at CE&ME, Rawalpindi, today (May 04, 2024).

The NDC team performed a humorous play, entitled "Panchayat" which was also showcased at the recently held NUML Spring Festival.

Great job by NDC and Ms Roshan!

May 09

Seminar On " Diversity Quotas In Hiring"

East Campus

FMS Society of intellectual Development is organizing a seminar on "Diversity Quotas In Hiring" on May 9th at 9 am in confuscious Hall, Ibne Khaldun Block.

May 07

Japanese School Visit ans Speach Contest

East Campus

Timing 0915 to 1230 hrs

May 09

3rd National E-Gaming Event

East Campus

3rd National E-Gaming Event, a prestigious competition attracting passionate gamers nationwide.
The event will be held on the 8th and 9th of May at the NUML Islamabad campus.

Mar 27

National Conference on CPEC 10 Years ; Challenges and opportunities

East Campus

National Conference on CPEC 10 Years ; Challenges and opportunities

May 14

15th Korean Speech Contest

East Campus

Venue: Jinnah Auditorium, Salam Block

May 21

National Conference on Gandhara Civilization: Unveiling Pakistan's Intercultural Heritage

East Campus

Conference Introduction

Pakistan is a country of prominent ancient civilizations, including ‘Mehergarh’ in Baluchistan, ‘Indus Valley Civilization’ and the ancient ‘Gandhara civilization’. Gandhara corresponds to the modern day north Pakistan mainly the Peshawar valley, Potohar plateau and the Afghanistan's Jalalabad region and was the center of Buddhism in Indian subcontinent from 3rd century BCE to approximately 1200 CE. Gandhara is home to the ancient and highly sacred Buddhist stupas in Peshawar Valley, Mardan, Swat, Taxila and Islamabad.

Geographically Gandhara Civilization was situated at the Silk Road so Gandhara culture thrived on the cross-roads of Persian, Greece, Central Asian and the Indian sub-continent cultures. By the virtue of its location it became not only the melting point of cultures but also a hub of religious syncretism and cross-cultural fermentation.

Pakistan is the birthplace of ‘Mahayana Buddhism’ and the renowned Buddhist mystics and philosophers’ such as ‘Asanga’, ‘Vasubhandha’, ‘Guru Rinpoche’ and ‘Monk Marananta’. ‘Mahayana Buddhism’ is one of the two main branches of Buddhism which is predominantly being practiced in the Buddhist world. Mahayana Buddhism became the cradle of famous Gandhara culture, art and learning so Gandhara holds significance in the history of Buddhism.
As a holy land of Buddhism Pakistan houses the Buddhist heritage sites, art and iconography. country has the unmatched significance for Buddhist devotees, scholars, and travelers alike. Through Silk Road Buddhism spread to China from Gandhara region and further transmitted to Korea, Japan and remaining parts of the world. Hence, Buddhism is a shared historical cultural and religious heritage for Pakistan and the Buddhist world.

Greetings

Pakistan is the birthplace of “Mahayana Buddhism” and the famous ‘Monk Marananta”, belonged to ‘Swabi’ current district of ‘Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’, traveled via Silk Route and preached and spread Buddhism in China, Korea, Japan and other parts of the world. Pakistan shares centuries old historical, cultural and religious relations with Buddhist world and is a holy land for millions of Buddhist devotees. These relations should be understood, acknowledged and used for enhancement of mutual relations, cooperation and development between Pakistan and the Buddhist world.

Religious and cultural heritage is a powerful tool for bilateral relations, economic development, social integration and sustainable tourism development. Tourism is an income-driving industry and has positive impacts on economic growth, employment generation and overall socioeconomic development. Buddhist tourism has an estimated market of more than 100 million dollars and 97 percent of Buddhists are concentrated in East and Southeast Asia. Taking the historical Silk Route as an inspiring symbol of cultural exchange we can attract millions of Buddhist tourists in Pakistan which will open the new the doors of opportunities for all the relevant stakeholders.

The vision of the conference is to facilitate in exchange of knowledge and research to explore the new opportunities by promoting understanding of cross-cultural connections for peace, progress and development. The objective of the conference is to highlight centuries old cultural and religious linkages Pakistan shares with Buddhist world.

Department of Korean Language & Culture is committed to provide a forum to all the relevant stakeholders to share their valuable insights on how Pakistan and the Buddhist world can come closer.
We are positive that the event will provide a platform to develop interfaith harmony, social cohesion and explore new ways of sustainable economic development and cooperation between Pakistan and the Buddhist world.

Conference Date: May 21, 2024 (Tuesday)

Conference Title: Gandhara Civilization: Unveiling Pakistan’s Intercultural Heritage

Conference Theme: Gandhara Civilization: Unveiling Pakistan’s Intercultural Heritage

Subthemes:

Interfaith/intercultural dialogue and Global Peace and harmony.
Gandhara civilization and cultural enrichment.
Sustainable Tourism Development/eco-tourism and language.
Comparison of Buddhist and Islamic values, norms and culture.
Influence of Buddhist philosophical thoughts on Pakistani culture.
Impact of Buddhist philosophies on peace and environment.

Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024 (Wednesday)

Paper Acceptance Notification: May 17, 2024 (Friday)

Camera Ready Presentation Submission: May 19. 2024 (Sunday)

Patron-in-Chief:

Maj Gen Shahid Mahmood Kayani HI(M), Retd
Rector, NUML Islamabad

Patron:

Brig Shahzad Munir, nswc, psc
Director General, NUML Islamabad

Chief Organizer:

Prof. Dr. Jamil Asghar Jami
Dean, Faculty of Languages, NUML Islamabad

Conference Focal Person/Coordinator:

Ahtisham Hussain
Head, Department of Korean Language & Culture
NUML, Islamabad

Guidelines for submission of research paper:

Instructions for Authors

Author details: The paper must be written in English and may include complete names, Academic qualifications, current affiliations of authors and email address. Corresponding author should be clearly mentioned.
Formatting: Paper length should be within 8 to 10 pages including text, references, tables, charts and the key words. Font should be Times New Roman, size 11, Line spacing 1.5, Paper size A4 and one-inch margin on all sides. Title font should be 12, upper case, centered text in bold format. Abstract should contain 200~300 words along with 3~5 keywords.
References: Authors should follow the APA style of references.
Illustrations: Picture quality of Tables, Graphs, and Photographs should be clear and of good quality.
Originality of work: Only original work will be included in the conference hence, submitted papers should be free from any plagiarism. Research work supported by any person/agency should be duly acknowledged at the end of the paper, before bibliography.
Paper Submission: Soft copy of the article (pdf) must be sent via given email within the given time frame.
Paper Acceptance: A designated committee will decide about the acceptance/rejection of the article and author will be informed via email about his/her research work.
Conference Registration: After acceptance of the research article author will also be informed via email to register for the conference.
Registration: Registration cost of Principle author will be @ Rs. 2,000. Only Principal author will be given the conference material/certificate. If a co-author wishes to receive conference certificate, he/she will get by paying the registration fee @ Rs. 1,000.
Timing of Presentation: Each Presenter will be given 8~10 minutes to present his/her presentation. Hence, presenters are requested to prepare their presentations within the given time frame.

Registration Process:

FOR PRESENTERS

Download the Registration form.
Send filled Registration form along with research paper in PDF format via email: conference-korean@numl.edu.pk
Authors selected by the committee need to submit the camera ready presentation on given email address till May 19, 2024 (Sunday).

FOR PARTICIPANTS

Download the Registration form.
Registration form along with Registration Fee of Pak Rs. 1,000/- is accepted by hand at Room No. 103, Lower Ground Floor, Ghalib Block, NUML Sector H-9, Islamabad.

Click here to download Participants Registration Form

Click here to download Presenters Registration Form

May 07