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Call for Instructors

The 6th Aligarh Summer University will be held in Aligarh between the months of August and December 2004. This is an invitation to all qualified alumni and friends of Aligarh to come forward and participate in this educational program.

The Summer University aims to provide better education and opportunities to young AMU students. When we look around the world today and witness the plight of our people, we realize instantly that many of these problems originate in the lack of modern knowledge and education amongst us. We can not do much about the educators, educational facilities, or educational curricula -- but we can help the students. It is more important now than ever before to do whatever we can to encourage and assist these young people in acquiring knowledge of modern sciences and technologies. This also requires character building -- an overhaul of their attitudes towards education, improvements in work ethics, and introduction to selflessness. An individual course is not likely to make much difference, but together we can bring about important changes in the lives of these young men and women. In the words of Allama Iqbal:

khaam hai, jub tuk tu hai mattee ka ek ambaar tu
pukhta ho jaey, to hai shamsheer-e be-zanhaar tu

If you are interested in teaching an intensive 6-day course, or a 3-day workshop, on western lines as part of this program, kindly contact the Program Coordinator by e-mail or phone (at 1-780-449-6059), and we can discuss your plans. At this stage a firm commitment is not required but only an indication of interest would be sufficient. A definitive program will, however, be put together around the end of July. The purpose of this advance posting is to allow you sufficient time to make your plans for the Fall. It should be stressed that the program covers not just sciences and medicine but other areas of knowledge as well, and all qualified instructors desirous of helping AMU students would be welcome.

As always, we extend a very warm welcome to our former instructors who have so selflessly devoted their time and energy to the SU program in the past.

Summer University 2004
Announcement

The 6th Aligarh Summer University will be held in Aligarh between the months of September and December 2004. Important information about course titles, instructors, and registration is given below. Kindly note important changes (*) from the original program.

Revised Program

[SU 001] Professor Irfan Habib, D.Phil.(Oxford), Aligarh Historians Society, [History] 'Indian National Movement', 5 October - 10 October.*
[SU 002] Professor Tariq Rizvi, Ph.D.(McMaster), Ohio State University, [Mathematics] 'Some Aspects of Module Theory', 20 September - 25 September.
[SU 003] Dr Shahid Jameel, Ph.D.(Washington State), International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, [Virology] 'Molecular Basis of Viral Infections', 27 September - 2 October.
[SU 004] Professor Sohaib Khan, Ph.D.(Aligarh), University of Cincinnati, [Cell Biology] 'How Hormones Control Gene Transcription?', 15 October - 16 October (2-day Workshop).*
[SU 005] Professor Siraj Hussain, IAS, Hamdard University, [Competitive Exams] 'Preparing for Indian Civil Services', 22 November (1-day Workshop).
[SU 006] Professor Asad Ahmed, Ph.D.(Yale), University of Alberta, [Genetics] 'Foundations of Molecular Genetics', 22 November - 27 November.
[SU 007] Professor Tariq Haqqi, Ph.D.(Aligarh), Case Western Reserve University, [Immunology] 'Cytokines, Transcription Factors and Immune Response', 29 November - 04 December.
[SU 008] Dr Niyaz Ahmed, DVM (Nagpur), Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, [Biotechnology] 'DNA Fingerprinting of Some Pathogenic Bacteria', 08 December - 11 December (4-day Workshop).
[SU 009] Dr S. Hasan Rizvi, MBBS (Aligarh), Royal Marsden Hospital, London, [Pathology] 'Advances in Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors', 21 December -23 December (3-day Workshop).*

About the Instructors

Professor Irfan Habib of the Aligarh Historians Society is an internationally recognized scholar and ranks among the most eminent historians in India. Professor Tariq Rizvi is an expert on the Theory of Rings and Modules and has served as the Chair of Mathematics Department at the Ohio State University in Lima, Ohio. Dr Shahid Jameel is a Senior Research Fellow of the Wellcome Trust at the ICGEB in New Delhi and winner of the prestigious S.S. Bhatnagar Award in Science recently. Professor Sohaib Khan is a Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Professor Siraj Hussain is a Member of the Indian Administrative Services and currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of the Hamdard University in New Delhi. Professor Asad Ahmed is a Professor of Biological Sciences, Emeritus, at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Professor Tariq M. Haqqi is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Research of the Division of Rheumatic Diseases at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr Niyaz Ahmed is a Staff Scientist and Head of Pathogen Evolution Group at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting in Hyderabad. Dr S. Hasan Rizvi is currently at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London and associated with the Institute for Cancer Research. His special interests are in the area of Tumor Pathology.
Aligarh Summer University is a volunteer program that is funded entirely by the instructors themselves to help AMU students.

Eligibility and Registration

The Summer University program is open to all qualified students at the Aligarh Muslim University and the AMU Women's College. However, students from other Indian universities would also be welcome. The procedure for Registration and other information can be found at the Aligarh Summer University website ( http://www.ualberta.ca/~asada ). There is no fee for registration. The last date for registration is open, but students are advised to register well in advance since class size may be limited. Summer University certificates will be awarded only to registered students who show meritorious performance in various courses. Certificates are not awarded for workshops. Late applications may be accepted under special circumstances. Students who have taken a course previously may not register in the same course again. The course SU 001 will be given in Rm 30 - History Department, courses SU 002 and 005 will be given in the Mathematics Department, and all other courses ( SU 003, 004, 006, 007, 008 and 009 ) will be given in the Biotechnology Center*. Lectures will start at 02:30 PM each day, and would not be interrupted by any holiday that may fall within the announced dates. Before coming to classes, students are advised to check this website for any last minute changes.

November 2004: Update
 
Supplementary Workshop
 
The following workshop in Environmental Engineering has been added to the Summer University program for 2004. 
 
[SU 010] Dr Rasheed Ahmad, Ph.D.(Georgia Tech), KHAFRA Engineering Consultants Inc., Atlanta, [Civil Engineering] 'Advanced Technologies and Tools in Environmental Engineering', 23 -24 November, 2004 (2-day workshop).
 
The workshop will be given at the University Polytechnic from 2:00 - 5:00 PM each day. It is recommended for final year B.Sc.and M.Sc. students in Civil Engineering. It will introduce the latest technologies employed in water and waste-water management (e.g. membrane technology, ozonation, ultraviolet radiation etc), and provide an overview of the tools used by environmental engineering practising engineers. For more information, please contact the Office of the Principal, University Polytechnic.
 
Change of Course Title
 
[SU 006] Professor Asad Ahmed, Ph.D.(Yale), University of Alberta, [Genetics] 'Foundations of Molecular Genetics', 22 November - 27 November.
 
Please note that the title of the above course has been changed to 'Transposable Genetic Elements'.