Reading Habits of University Students.
The latest episode of Taroon (Bond) focused on involving students in co-curricular activities.
Generally, in educational intuitions emphasis is always on completing the course work as it is perceived that students have less interest and time to devote to co-curricular activities like reading general books, participating in other social activities. The program shed light on how students live on Campus and how they interact with teachers. What are their feelings and observations about current problems and situation of the country and society?
The program was recorded in the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar, with Professor Dr. Mohammad Adil, Professor Mohammad Ali, along with other students of the faculty. Dr. Adil stated that beside course work, they also teach the students ethical subjects, impart moral values and there are numerous forums of social and co-curricular activities for the students.
“We have initiated, Active Citizen Program,” that facilitate the students in grooming and optimizing their hidden skills in the field of debates, sports and other social activities.
Farooq Shah, a student of the faculty of Civil Engineering, UET Peshawar, stated that education in universities basically means making the students good human beings and the second priority is turning us into engineers and doctors.
In this program, the subject of Civil Engineering and establishment of earth quake center also came under discussion. A modern state of the art laboratory of earth quake center has been established after the massive earth quake of 2005.
“After the 2005 earth quake, there was a dire need to learn something from this catastrophe, hence government established this center, and research is conducted here about generating building codes for new structures and we also share our inputs and research papers with relevant government departments, ” stated Dr. Said.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It is designed to highlight the local issues and promote the fundamental governance values, such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry. The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM. On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday. And last but not the least, a road show name Taroon high lights the social issues of the society and providing civic education to the listeners