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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Dr. Aftab Maroof. What was his early life like? Participating in the family business and why did he leave it? What did he do after? When did he start teaching and how did the journey progress? Getting a scholarship - COTS and how was it like living abroad? What was his research based on? Was his family also there? Why did they come back to Pakistan? Where did he work after coming back? Why was it a good time to choose FAST? What has he done for the University until now? How & Why did Fast University begin? How did it expand? The first admission and why so many people applied? Dr. Aftab’s personal journey? When did he become the director and what happened after? Why did he leave? Getting the Chiniot Campus constructed and the size of all campuses? How do they decide where and how to make a new campus? What challenges do they face? How is the board chosen? What model do they follow and is there room for improvement? Research, and how they promote it? Is something missing in our system? Why haven’t there been any placements here? Is Pakistan under an Educational emergency? Why aren’t most of our graduates employable? What’s the solution to this? Can we recover the money we spend on education? How can better resources be created? Why don’t our universities offer additional courses/diplomas? Why are they starting the Fintech Degree? How does he see the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and a lot more in tonight’s episode.
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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Dr. Aftab Maroof
00:43 Dr. Aftab’s early life!
03:18 Participating in the family business
05:24 Why did he leave it and what did he do after?
07:03 Applying for jobs
07:36 When did he start teaching and how did the journey progress?
09:40 Getting a scholarship - COTS
12:35 How was it like living there?
13:35 What was his research in?
15:27 Was his family also there?
16:20 Dr. Aftab’s Viva and what happened after?
17:07 Why did they come back to Pakistan?
17:41 Where did he work after coming back?
18:06 Why was it a good time to choose FAST?
18:38 What has he done for the University until now?
19:53 How and Why did Fast University begin?
26:13 How did it expand?
28:32 The first admission and why so many people applied?
31:33 Dr. Aftab’s personal journey
33:21 When did he become the director and what happened after?
34:07 Why did he leave?
34:41 Getting the Chiniot Campus constructed and the size of all campuses
37:07 New Campus - Multan
37:33 How do they decide where and how to make a new campus?
38:51 What challenges do they face?
40:14 How is the board chosen?
43:26 What model do they follow and is there room for improvement?
48:31 Academics
49:51 Automating all processes
50:51 Research, and how they promote it?
55:30 Is something missing in our system?
1:01:03 Why haven’t there been any placements here?
1:03:33 Educational emergency
1:05:11 Why aren’t most of our graduates employable?
1:09:17 What’s the solution to this?
1:15:42 Can we recover the money we spend on education?
1:16:22 How can better resources be created?
1:25:09 Why don’t our universities offer additional courses/diplomas?
1:32:30 Why are they starting the Fintech Degree?
1:33:49 How does he see the Pakistan of 2050?
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