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EDITOR’S DESKIt is good to know through a feedback that Newsletter is serving as a good source to know about the academic, extra-curricular activities and other achievements of students and teachers of Concordia Colleges. We are happy mention that Concordia College DHA Islamabad has started functioning under the able leadership of Mr. Nasir Kasuri and Ms. Amina Watto Kasuri, Project Director North region. This college has been able to get a very good number of students from its inception. From the next academic session, more colleges will be established in our North Region. It is gratifying to note that this year like the previous, students of Concordia Colleges produced very good results and were admitted in prestigious medical, engineering and other professional colleges for their higher studies. The high-achievers amongst Students and teachers who bring glory and fame for their institution have been duly honoured by the administration. It is equally important to mention that parents have also contributed to the success of students by playing their due role in maintain liaison with the teachers. Utilizing very generous financial grant by CP Mrs. Nasreen Kasuri, State-of-the-Art libraries have been established. With pride we mention that all Concordia Colleges Teachers have been trained and duly certified in Blended Learning System by the Virtual University. A very warm welcome to our BA/B.Sc. students on joining Concordia Colleges: Welcome aboard Prof. Dr. Syed Qalb-i-AbidPhd. Leeds University, UK

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Concordia Colleges were established in 2014 with an aim to commit dedicated resources comprising of innovative infrastructure, enthusiastic faculty, class rooms and libraries to create a student body equipped with creativity to provide future leadership in problem solving and decision making. I am very happy to note that tangible progress has been made during the last three years. It is important to mention that the Board of Intermediate results of the last two years have shown that we are achieving our goals. Our students have achieved good grades and a large number has secured admissions in premier and elite Medical Colleges, Engineering universities, IT institutions, liberal arts universities and other prestigious professional colleges and universities. I congratulate students, teachers and their parents for making this academic progress possible.

I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to the students and Concordia colleges Newsletter team. This Newsletter will not only provide a platform to the students to sharpen their talents but will highlight students’ achievements in academics and extra-curricular activities. It will also serve as a source for having a close liaison with parents about their child’s academic progress. I am also confident wherever our students will be positioned they will work with passion, perfection and dedication and this Newsletter would project, nurture and document their achievements.

Mrs. Nasreen Mehmood Kasuri

WELCOME ABOARDConcordia colleges follow traditions and greet new students every year in order to provide an encouraging environment. This year also welcome parties were arranged for the new students inducted in September, 2016.

These welcome parties were arranged at prestigious venues like Pearl Continental Hotel, and Flatties Hotel in Lahore. In colleges outside Lahore, similar welcome parties were also arranged in Islamabad, Kasur, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and all other cities. Students of second Year classes presented Tableaus, Skits and other performing arts demonstrations. Such events provide a platform and opportunity where students can informally meet their faculty, seniors and officials from the Head Office. All the participants enjoyed the events and had dinner together.

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In Conversation with Waqas Hussain & Maira Asif, Proud Concordians!

How Concordia Colleges have helped you to achieve your goals.Hardworking teachers and brilliant testing system. What is YOUR secret to success?My own dedication and hard work is my secret to success. How are the academics at Concordia Colleges?Academics are good. Testing system is excellent. What are your future plans?I want to achieve distinction in the field of chartered accountant. I want to become a successful chartered accountant. How Concordia Colleges helped you to evolve to a better person?The innovative environment helped me develop as a better personHow Blended Learning helped you in academics?LMS system wasn't helpfulHow you describe “LIFE AT CONCORDIA COLLEGES”?Life at Concordia colleges was an amazing expedition. It gave me the most beautiful moments of my life. What are your hobbies and interests of life?I like cricket. Reading newspaper. My interest lies in computer sciences. Your parent’s reactions after securing top position in board exams?they were very happy. They felt blessed because of hard work and good leadership of my teachers and friends. What are your favorite cuisine / food?I like Chinese fried rice, roasted chicken, and pudding. (kheer)Do you believe in luck?Yes. I believe in luck. Which is your favorite colour?Baby pink! Dark grey

How Concordia Colleges have helped you to achieve your goals.The resources provided by the college such as lecture videos and the great teachers helped pave a way towards my goals.What is YOUR secret to success?Hard work and respecting my teachers.How are the academics at Concordia Colleges?Very efficient and thorough education is being provided to students of every mental faculty.What are your future plans?I plan to take competitive exams CSS after completing BS IR.How Concordia Colleges helped you to evolve to a better person?It made me punctual, diligent and respectful.How Blended Learning helped you in academics?LMS provided videos and online quizzes which aided me a lot How you describe “LIFE AT CONCORDIA COLLEGES”?A perfect balance of fun and educationWhat are your hobbies and interests of life?Reading novels, writing stories and listening to music are my hobbies.Your parent’s reactions after securing top position in board exams?They were ecstatic and extremely proud.What are your favorite cuisine / food?I like pasta a lot.Do you believe in luck?I believe luck is the condiment in the dish made by hard work Which is your favorite colour?Black

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There are so many colleges in Punjab who are offering intermediate programs to its students. Concordia colleges is different and unquiet because of its two main reasons. One is the class room lectures methodology and second is results which eligible candidates to get placed universities. We are very focus and determined with a mission of “all students in universities of their own choice”. Our results of 2016 show that we are working close to our mission. Following are the placements results of 2016

2016 at CONCORDIA COLLEGESPlacements of Students in top institutes

It is an accepted fact that debates and discussions are very important to arrive at good decisions. In a democratic system it is essential to have a detailed discussion before implementing any important decision. For Concordia Colleges students debates improve presentation skills of students as well as articulate their thoughts in the right direction. It also allows students to exchange their ideas and opinions openly and confidently while respecting each other’s perspectives. The debating competitions reject rigidity and place emphasis on development of flexibility, tolerance and resilience. Concordia Colleges arranged Debating Competition at Al-Razi Hall University of the Punjab on November 23rd and 24th, 2016. Concordia students enthusiastically participated in

this Debating Contest. Famous Scholars and renowned personalities graced the event by their presence. Along with Dean of Sciences Dr. Tahir Abbas and Dean of Arts and Humanities Dr. Qalb-i-Abid, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Idrees Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst and member Academic Council Concordia Colleges, Prof. Dr. Tariq Sohail, King Edward Medical University Professor and Orthopedic Surgeon, Doctors Hospital, Lahore, Prof. Dr. Massarrat Abid, Director Pakistan Study Centre & Former Dean Punjab University, Prof. Dr. Aslam Khaki, Supreme Court Lawyer, Human Rights Organization, Prof. Yasmin Haider, Eminent Lawyer from Islamabad attended the event and distributed shields among the winners. Winner and Runner up students were

awarded with shields. Kasur Campus girls’ and DHA-Islamabad Campus boys’ won the Winning Campus Trophy by securing maximum positions in the contest.

Debating Competition for Top Slot

Kasur campus secured 1st position in Debating Competition

Islamabad campus secured 1st position in Debating Competition

Concordia Colleges deeply appreciate its students who bring fame and glory to their institutions. Students of Concordia Colleges won many distinctions for their institution in debates, sports, online quiz, and Intel science fair along with achieving academic excellence. A grand function was arranged at Royal Palm Country Club Lahore for acknowledging and appreciating their successes. Shields were awarded to all the high achievers. High Officials of Concordia Colleges including Dean of Sciences, Dr. Tahir Abbas, Dean of Arts and Humanities Dr. Qalb-i-Abid, CFO Concordia Colleges Mr. Sohail Siddiqui, CMO Mr. Ehtesham Ahmed, Academic Coordinator, Group Heads, Principals, and Vice Principals played their roles in organizing the event and duly appreciated students’ performances. A lavish dinner was served at the end of the event.

Promoting High Achievers

Every Nation celebrates days of religious importance. Concordia Colleges also encourage its students to celebrate religiously important days in the academic calendar with religious fervor and passion. Functions such as Quran Khwani, speeches for the remembrance of Ashura Moharram, Naat Competition and Milaad at Holy event of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) were arranged at each campus.

Celebrating important religious events

Every nation remembers its Founding Fathers and pays rich tributes in remembrance of their services to the nation. Pakistan was created against heavy odds by Quaid-e-Azam

Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Concordia Colleges arrange to celebrate days of national importance in order to inculcate a sense of nationalism, patriotism and devotion to the

country. Following national days are especially celebrated: Pakistan Day, Independence Day, Defense Day, Quaid-e-Azam Day, and Iqbal Day.

Paying tributes to Founding Fathers

Concordia Colleges administration gives due importance to students’ co-curricular and extra-curricular activities knowing it too well that it sharpen students’ minds and boosts up the learning skills. Organizing short trips and long trips has been a regular feature of extra-curricular activities of students at Concordia Colleges. Visiting historical and geographically important places opens up new horizons for the students. It also broadens their world view. They learn history lessons about civilizations, living styles of people and atmosphere of different places. They also learn the advantages of living together making unity in diversity. It is often noticed that these recreational tours refresh students and prepare them in a better way for their studies. Like the previous year, this year also Concordia colleges arranged day out/ short and long tours including visits to holiday resorts/ historically and geographically important places like to Murree, Mangla Dam, Kalar kahar, Khewra mines etc.

Educational and Recreational Tours

TEACHERS CORNERI am Sidra Hameed, working as Lecture of Economics at Beaconhouse Concordia Colleges, Allama Iqbal Town Girls Campus, Lahore. I have been awarded Silver Medal in M.Sc. Economics bestowed by the Department of Economics, University of the Punjab, which I perceive success as a journey and not a destination. I became a part of Concordia Colleges in 2014, vowed to myself that with this profession I would take Economics to a new level and Concordia Colleges provided me a platform. I made myself adaptive with the new concept of “Blended Learning” which helped me to enhance my teaching abilities. I have practically implemented the concept of Blended learning in my classroom. My effective teaching methodology aspects consist of; subject mastery, effective communication, lesson preparation and presentation which helped me to give 100 percent result. I have inculcated the concepts of economics by giving them examples from everyday life, consequently it helped my students to learn Economics for themselves because it comprises of daily life facts. The reason why I have been able to give my hundred percent efforts is because of the support of my respected Principal and Vice Principal which helped me to unfold my path of success. My goal is to teach my students to accomplish their goals.Sidra Hameed

As I pen down to write my ‘success story as s Teacher’ I want to dwell on two aspects ‘success’ and ‘teacher’. For me success is a journey, not a destination. This journey has been going on since I joined Concordia College and is still going without wanting to know its destination. My respectable Principal and Vice principal gave me the opportunity to take the stage in my stride and voice my opinion fearlessly to the world in front of me. As a teacher, I found that the more I gave, the more I get. This wasn’t in terms of material gains which my job as a teacher could offer me but spiritual happiness. This I got when I interacted with my students. Their thirst for knowledge, their enthusiastic response, and their unconditional love left me in state of pleasure. My goal as a teacher is to translate response into result. Which I achieved last year by showing 100% results and will be continuing in future INSHALLAH. As an Exam Cell Committee Incharge, I performed all my tasks actively either it’s to conduct College exams or to manage International contests for students such as International kangaroo linguistics Contest, International kangaroo Mathematics contest and International Bebras Informatics Contest. With the coordination of my beloved Principal and Vice Principal, I’m also working as Event management Incharge in my campus. I supervised all college events successfully. I’m thankful to my family, to all my Heads and College Staff for their love, support and cooperation. And YES! I’m a Proud and Successful Concordian.

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TEACHERS CORNERA college is a place where students are shaped to start a successful career in future. It is no exaggeration to say when students choose a college; they are essentially choosing their future. Therefore, students want to attend a college that will provide them with the best foundation for success and that means choosing a college that stands out due to its outstanding academic reputation. According to an article published by Jordan Weissmann in The Atlantic, “When it comes to future earnings, where you go to college counts.”

As the name suggests, Concordia Colleges provides an innovative, creative, student friendly and flexible environment to transform the students into high achievers regardless of their field of interest. Like other campuses of Concordia Colleges, The Kasur Campus with its expert faculty and a remarkable learning atmosphere has always been engaged and committed to develop and improve students’ abilities and aptitudes to their highest possible levels. Due to the learned faculty, dedicated staff and committed administration, this campus has conquered distinctions in

“Intermediate level Examination” in Kasur.

The Campus also recognizes the passion of students towards sports and other extracurricular activities and provides ample opportunities to prove themselves. Along with its remarkable academic achievements, The Kasur Campus has never fallen behind with its achievements in sports. Recently, our boys have participated in “Punjab Olympic Inter School and Colleges Games 2016”organized by Olympic association where they bagged 2 Gold medals as well as 3 Silver and 1 bronze medal. These accomplishments do not end here. The boys stood 2nd in “Judo Competition” among other campuses and secured 4th position in all over Punjab.

This college’s aim is to provide equal opportunities to both its male and female students. Therefore, it has always ensured a safe and healthy environment for the female students giving them the confidence to achieve their

goals. This campus also acknowledges and appreciates the participation of female students in extra-academic activities. As a result, in a brief time period, girls of this college took every possible challenge to improvise themselves and raised their institution’s glory to its peak. It is an honor to announce that the girls of this campus have secured overall 1st position in “Inter Concordia Colleges Debate Competition 2016” and has beaten 12 campuses in all over Punjab.

Ashar RasheedPrincipalConcordia College, Kasur Campus

E statistics all tell the same story: Social media are gaining in popularity every day.The average time spent on social networks per day: 1.72 hours (in 2015).The average number of hours a teenager spends online per week: 27 (2015).Social media have become prominent parts of life for many young people today. Most people engage with social media without stopping to think what the effects are on our lives, whether positive or negative. Are we as a society becoming more concerned with Facebook "friends" than we are with the people we interact with face-to-face in our daily lives? What will the long-term effects of today's social media use be?There are many positive aspects, but there are equally as many dangers that come with the use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google +, Tumblr, Instagram, gaming sites, and blogs. In order to make the right choices, we must dig in and research this topic thoroughly.

READERS CORNERThe Effect of Social Media on Youth

Education: Teachers are able to easily collaborate and communicate with students and one another. Students have easy, free access to resources online to help them learn. Grades improve and absenteeism is reduced. 59% of student users report that they use social networking to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites to talk about school assignments.

Voter participation is increased. Facebook users said they are more likely to vote if they see that their online friends did. During the elections of 2010, users who visited Facebook more than once a day were 2.5 times more likely to attend a political rally or meeting and 43% more likely to say they will vote. Social media facilitates political change: Online networks give social movements a quick, cheap method of disseminating information and mobilizing people.

27.8% of Americans get their news online. (28.8% get it from newspapers and 18.8% from radio.) Information spreads faster online than any other media. More than 50% learn about breaking news on social media. Social networking provides academic research to everyone with online access, allowing people access to previously unavailable resources. Social media sites inform and empower individuals to change themselves and their communities.

Social media allow people to communicate with friends and this increased online communication strengthens those relationships. 52% of online teens say social media have helped their friendships. 88% say being online helps them stay in touch with friends they don't see regularly. People make new friends. 57% online teens report making new friends online.

PROSThe positives of social media:

Politics:

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Social Benefits:

Great for professionals for marketing, connecting, and finding business opportunities. Employers find employees and unemployed find work. 89% of job recruiters have hired via LinkedIn, 26% via Facebook, and 15% via Twitter. Social media sites have created thousands of jobs and new avenues of income.

Enables cheating on school assignments. While grades did improve for light users, the grades of students who are heavy users of social media tend to suffer. One study shows that student users have an average GPA of 3.06 while non-users have an average GPA of 3.82. For every 93 minutes over the average 106 minutes spent on Facebook daily, college students’ grades dropped .12 points. Another study showed that students who went online while studying scored 20% lower on tests. Possible negative effects on college admission: 35% of admissions officers scan prospective students' social media and report discovering information that affects their admissions decision. Social networking sites harm employees' productivity. 51% of users aged 25-34 checked social media at work.

People, especially the young, are often too open and public with personal information when online. Most don't read privacy policies and may be unaware that their information may be used by third parties, like advertisers, insurance companies, and the IRS. 21% of teens believe it is safe and harmless to post personal information, including photos. Exposure to corporate and governmental intrusions. The US Justice Department intercepts thousands of pieces of information from email and social networking activity per year. The IRS trains agents to scan social media for information that can help them resolve taxpayer cases. Insurance companies use information gleaned from social media, as well. If you have "liked" a medical-related page or a post about a health condition, that information is sometimes used by insurance companies to determine eligibility and raise rates. Online advertising policies are an invasion of privacy. If you "like" a brand, you’re giving that company access to your personal information.

Social networking sites allow hate groups to recruit and distribute propaganda online. Unauthorized sharing and copyright infringement threatens intellectual property and causes loss of income. Security attacks such as hacking, identity theft, phishing scams, and viruses are common online. 68% of users share their real birth date, 63% share the name of their high school, 18% share their phone number, 12% share a pet's name: This information might be used in identity theft. Criminals use social media to commit crimes. Robbers know when you're away from your home on vacation and stalkers get information about your whereabouts via social media. Security attacks such as hacking, identity theft, and viruses and exposure to phishing scams are common via social media.

Job Opportunities:

The negatives of social mediaA Detriment to Work and/or School:

Lack of Privacy:

Users Vulnerable to Crime:

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• Cyber-bullying (the use of electronic communication to bully someone, usually by sending intimidating or threatening messages) is commonplace online, cause’s emotional trauma, and sometimes even leads to suicide. 49.5% of students reported victimization by bullying online and 33.7% admitted to online bullying. A 2012 study found that at least 800,000 minors had been harassed on Facebook. Middle school children who experienced cyberbullying were almost twice as likely to try to kill themselves. According to one report, 15% of adult users said that something that happened online caused a friendship to end. 12% of adult users said something that happened online caused a face-to-face argument, and for 3% of adults it turned into a physical confrontation. Extensive online engagement is correlated with personality and brain disorders like poor social skills, ADHD, narcissistic tendencies, a need for instant gratification, and addictive behaviors and other emotional distress like depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Less time for face-to-face interaction with loved ones. 47% of 18-34-year-old users reported using social media or texting during meals. 10% of people younger than 25 reported checking their phones and social media during sex. Children at higher risk for depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders and more prone to feeling isolated and disconnected (especially youth with disabilities).

Enables the spread of false rumors and unreliable information: 49.1% of users have read false news on social media. Encourages amateur medical advice and self-diagnosis of health problems, which can be dan gerous and life-threatening.

Studies have shown that sites such as Facebook influence you, via advertisements, to spend more money. Advertisers gain all kinds of personal information about you via your social media, information they use to persuade you to buy their product.

Social Detriments:

Misinformation:

Advertising:

When alerted to a new post or tweet, it takes about 20 to 25 minutes for the average user to return to their original task. 30% of the time it takes two hours for the user to return to their original task.

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13 Unknown Facts about Pakistan ThatWill Make You Proud

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a population of more than 199 million people. It is the 36th-largest country in the world in terms of area, covering 796095 sq km (307,374 sq mi.) Let’s explore more about this country with the following facts.

Pakistan is the 6th largest nation of the world containing one of the oldest civilizations in history [Mehrgarh, on the Kachi plain of Balochistan, dates back to 6000 BC and one of the earliest known farming villages of Indus Valley Pakistan]

Pakistan holds 4 out of the top 14 highest peaks in the world; K2 is the 2nd highest mountain in the world. Pakistan has world’s largest irrigation system i.e. 3 times bigger than Russia’s canal system even though Pakistan is at least 10 times smaller than Russia. Pakistan National Anthem tune ranks 1st in top 3 tunes of the world and 1st in the world’s national anthem. Pakistan has the world’s highest paved international road – The Karakoram Highway, which is said to be the 8th wonder of the world. Pakistan has the 6th largest armed forces in the world and only nuclear power in the Muslim world. Pakistan is the world’s 7th largest pool of scientists and engineers. Pakistan has Khewra salt mine, which is the 2nd largest salt mine in the world Pakistan is ranked 4th in terms of broadband Internet growth in the world. The world’s largest Volunteer Ambulance Service Providing Organization operates in Pakistan that was founded by A. Sattar Edhi, a social worker of international fame. Pakistan is making 80% of the world’s soccer balls at one of the largest facilities in sports good in Sialkot Pakistan treasures one of the rare species of dolphin known as ‘Blind Dolphin’ in waters of Indus River, one of the longest rivers in the world. Pakistan is ranked 25th in terms of overall agricultural production with chickpeas on top,5th in mangoes, 6th in dates, 8th in rice, 9th in wheat and 10th in orange production in the world. Pakistan is ranked 95th in terms of industrial production even though it has 4th largest coal and 7th largest copper reserves in the world.

Socio Cultural Activities

A famous quote of our national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal is that “it is the female who is the reason of all the colours in the world.” Girls’ campuses at Concordia colleges arranged colourful activities throughout the year to keep the students motivated and lively. Functions under the following captions were held at Girls campuses, “Bake Sale Day”, “Pink Day” (campaign against Breast Cancer), “Science Fair”, “New session Shower”. The feedback received from students was that these functions/ activities not only added colours to their lives but also arose their level of knowledge. It also increased their social bonding. It also provided them a chance to revisit some core values of a civilized society.

In order to ensure good academic results, institutions should keep all channels of communication and coordination open for its all stake holders. With this aim in mind, Concordia colleges arrange Parent Teacher Meetings after each Monthly Tests and share the result of students with their Parents. These meetings have proved to be very useful because they keep parents updated about their child’s progress on regular basis. In the light of mutual feedback the parents get a chance to make the required efforts to help their child in gaining best results in BISE examinations.

Acknowledging and appreciating the role of teachers

Taking parents on Board (PTM)

The commandments of Holy Quran and sayings of Holy Prophet (PBUH) on acquiring knowledge lead to the emergence and shaping of knowledge oriented Muslim civilization. The text of Quran is replete with verses inviting man use his intellect, to ponder to think and to know because the goal of human life is to discover the truth. Prophet (PBUH) declared,” Men of knowledge are the inheritors of the Prophets.” The learning for a Muslim was

therefore an act of worship. “An hour of learning”, went the saying “is worth more than a year of prayer”. At another place it was said,” the ink of the scholar is being holier than the blood of the martyr”. October 05, is celebrated as International Teacher’s Day every Year. Students of Concordia Colleges also celebrate this day with zeal and zest. Paying tribute to teachers awakens the urge of knowledge among themselves.

OUR INITIATESIt is a recognized fact that the biggest role in an academic institution is played by its teachers and trainers. Enhancing and updating teachers’ capabilities and knowledge is the best method of improving the standards of education in any academic institution. In order to improve classroom delivery/ practice and getting the best of communicators in every college, we need to attract the committed and dedicated individuals into teaching. We also need to give them the best possible resources and strong support to educate students in the classroom. Keeping in mind these aims and objectives Concordia Colleges administration arranges Teacher Training Programs every year. Like the previous years, in July, 2016 Concordia Colleges arranged BL certification to train its teachers on newly-introduced Blended Learning System. A renowned IT expert and international educationist, Dr. Naveed Malik (Rector Virtual University) and Dr. Yasira Waqar (an IT Expert) a well-known Teacher Trainer conducted these training sessions.

Acknowledging and appreciating the role of teachers

LMS training sessions are also conducted on regular basis in order to train the newly-inducted teachers and refreshing and updating the faculty where it is needed. Like the previous years, In September, 2016 these training sessions were arranged at Head Office for the teachers. These training sessions were arranged aiming to empower Computer Science teachers at each campus so that they could guide students as well as other colleagues. Computer Science Teachers teach Computer Science subject and also work as LMS coordinators at their respective campuses. They possess technical know-how to deal with all basic issues for the smooth functioning of LMS. They are equipped to deal with problems arise at the campus e.g. change of password, data entry, getting basic account information of the campus users etc.

Learning Management System training

Concordia Colleges is unique in the sense that it promotes a revolutionary concept of learning. For the First time in Pakistan it has offered Blended Learning System where by hundred percent course of intermediate has been captured in the form of video lessons. Our colleges provide two teachers in the sense that one teacher is teaching physically in the class and the other teacher is shown on LED’s through lesson videos. We provide Learning Management System to augment class lecture and video lesson. Concordia Colleges therefore, claim to be the pioneer in utilizing a balanced mix of Trainers Tools and Technology. Our students use PC tablets 24/7 to have an access to past papers, notes, along with lesson videos. They may see their attendance, fee and result details through the LMS. They can also give their feedback and suggestions to Head Office directly. LMS also provides students an opportunity to stay updated by sharing announcements of important dates i.e. date sheets, results etc.

Trend setters in Education

In the golden age of Islam a great deal of importance was attached with establishing good libraries. Medieval Islamic libraries contained hundreds of thousands or even millions of books, notably in libraries of Baghdad, Cairo and Cordoba. Even the individual/ personal libraries consisted of thousands of books and hundreds of manuscripts. The management has given huge amounts for setting up libraries at Concordia Colleges. Now, at each Concordia College a state-of-the-art Library has been established for students and teachers to utilize. Foreign published books by prestigious printing houses like Thompson, McGraw-Hill and other good publishers have been purchased by the library committee. Similarly high quality book shelves have also been provided. Generally four categories of books have been purchased; text books, recommended books, subject books and reference books.

Setting up Libraries in Concordia Colleges

Campus Life Most important message of Muslim civilization is that “the one who saves one life actually saves the whole humanity”. Students of Concordia colleges have been trained to be responsible adults who can take charge of their lives independently, and can also help others in the society as problem solvers, if and when needed. A blood donation camp organized by Sundas Foundation was arranged on 2016 at Harbanspura Campuses of Concordia Colleges. Students enthusiastically donated blood with the spirit of saving lives.

Concordia Blood Drive

Concordia Colleges take care of its staff and faculty welfare in a number of ways. An Annual dinner was arranged in December, 2016 to acknowledge the passion and hard work of Concordia employees. A lucky draw for five Umrah tickets was also held. Staff from Head Office, Regional Office and Campuses attended this dinner. A musical show was also arranged at the end of the function. It provided a golden opportunity to interact and share views on a large scale. The get-together not only gave everyone a sense of recognition but also allowed its five lucky participants to win a lucky draw for Umrah. Concordia College administration extends its greetings and best wishes to all the participants and specially to the winners of Umrah tickets who have been provided the opportunity of visiting the Holy Land.

Annual Dinner for Concordia Colleges Staff

As everyone knows sports and games are very important for creating healthy mind and healthy body. Keeping this in view Concordia colleges take pride in providing sports opportunities and all necessary facilities to groom its students properly so as to enable them to compete in inter college as well as at provincial and national level sports competitions. It is matter of pride to mention here that in inter college sports competitions for session 2016 total 10 teams participated including Lahore campuses, Kasur, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, and Islamabad Campus. Cricket Trophy and medals were distributed by Deans of Concordia colleges and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Idrees Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a member Academic Council Concordia Colleges. Johar Town Campus was awarded Champions Trophy whereas Gujranwala campus got Runner up position. Students also participated in various sports events of 7th Edition of inter college games organized by Punjab Olympic Association held from November 1st to 5th, 2016. In total our students won 21 gold, 24 silver and 18 bronze medals and fourth position was awarded to Concordia Colleges among schools and colleges of the Punjab.

Sports Gala

PROUD CONCORDIANS

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INTER PUNJAB COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2016

GROUP HEAD MESSAGE"Its been over a year since I was posted to Concordia Girl branches as a Group Head with an experience of working with Beaconhouse System for over 25 Years, initially apprehensive but ready to take on the challenge I embarked on a remarkable enlightening journey, and today I stand tall as proud Concordian, ready to support the endeavors of the college to provide a platform by combining quality education, dedicated teachers in a safe environment. The college provides innovative, creative learning experience through use of Technology, a new concept which enables a leap into the virtual world. Year 2016/2017 has has been a good years with improved results, and good admissions, the Colleges also successfully introduced the degree program in some of the Colleges and hopefully a full fledged program will continue to be offered in all the Colleges from next year. . Co and extra curricular activities are a regular feature, and many social events have been added for the benefit of the student's holistic well rounded personality development.Parents are included in all our initiative, they are kept on board through PTMs, SMSs and Circulars. We will keep you informed of all exciting things we plan to offer, your kind input and suggestions are very welcomeI wish a happy new year to all, and am looking forward to an event full next session, please take care.

Salma Qureshi

GROUP HEAD MESSAGEAfter being a part of Beaconhouse School System for over fifteen years and worked on many different local and international projects. Last year I accepted another very challenging assignment to become a part of Concordia and work as Group Head of Concordia College Kasur Campus.

2016-17 has been a very challenging period to meet new challenges and deliver improved results, achieving high admission rate and integrating better educational aids and innovative Technology in our classroom environment.

It was a learning curve for me personally and I take great pride in achieving what we accomplished together in a short span of the beginning of a very enlightening journey with the help of our excellent hard working Concordia team. I am grateful to them for lending full support to the outcomes contributing with dedication and commitment in turning things around to strive and provide higher standard of education with support to our students who are future torch runners of Concordia!

The introduction of the new Bachelors programme recently introduced in our Kasur campus this year became a milestone providing our passing out students after FA/FSC the opportunity to continue their education by enrolling in the degree programme. We anticipate it will become the bench mark for similar growth in other Concordia colleges in future, Insha Allah.

We will endeavor to achieve yet higher goals to empower our students with a well-rounded education system, healthy extracurricular activities and becoming well rounded individuals when they pass through Concordia into the real world scenario.

We are very proud to announce the management’s decision to expand our group with the addition of two new campuses, Gujranwala and Walton, now included in our Group. We will closely monitor their growth assisting the new team to achieve same outcomes with our support. We hope to maintain close liaison with the parents and students to keep everyone well informed of any upcoming activities in the coming session.All my best wishes for another eventful year ahead and wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

Omer Mushtaq

GROUP HEAD MESSAGEMy name is Saqib Hanif, Group Head for boys group Lahore, an accomplished Senior Executive with the vision and leadership insights to strategically plan, direct and control company operations to capitalize on emerging business opportunities in Education Management, Sales Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Business Development, and Global Logistics and Transportation.

Year 2016 was most challenging year for Concordia Colleges especially for boys group. Competing in dynamic competition environment we emerge as leading choice college for intermediate students and parents by providing best education environment to students, discipline and most important the achieved academic excellence in our first intermediate pass out batch. Our academic team worked very hard to obtain best results.

Our pass out students are placed in medical colleges, engineering university NUST, GIKI, FAST and BNU. Another milestone for boys group was to their sensation performance in sports activities and they won ……. Medals in BISE (Lahore Board) games and ………….medals in Punjab Olympics.For Year 2017 we ae all geared up to improve our academic performance and looking forward to earn top result in Lahore. I am proud of my students, my academic team lead by Muhammad Rana Aftab Principal Garden Town campus, Col. Shahid, Principal Allama Iqbal Town campus, Brig. Zia-ud-Din, Principal Walton Campus and Abdul Qadir, Principal Johar Town Campus who worked day and night to achieve academic excellence.

I promise parents, we will provide best possible education, discipline and grooming to your child at Concordia Colleges.

Saqib Hanif

Head Office10-11, Gurumangat Road, Gulberg-III, Lahore.

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