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News Lahore, Pakistan - 12th October 2012

Summary of the activities carried out during the year 2011-12 at UMISAA

The academic year (2011-2012) at the School of Visual Arts and Design at Beaconhouse National University has been fast-paced and buzzing with creative energy over at the new campus at Tarogil, near Raiwind.
A larger number of students have been facilitated by UMISAA. A diverse range of workshops, fellowships, publications, and exhibitions have raised the profile of the University as well as the UMISAA initiative.
The unusual presence of students from all the SAARC countries, who are studying art and design, has been a unique phenomenon not only in Pakistan but regionally. A comment from Art Dubai stated that UMISAA at BNU was playing a unique role in raising the level of interest in visual arts in Kabul.

Currently there are 16 students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, studying at BNU.

  • UMISAA students’ Thesis Exhibition was held from 31st May to 4th June, 2012. Hanifa Alizada from Afghanistan gained a Distinction in the Department of Fine Arts, while Chirantha from Sri Lanka earned a distinction in Visual Communication Design, which was awarded by external jurors.
  • Convocation – December 2012
    The following UMISAA students will receive their degrees in December, 2012.
Masters in Arts Education
Maimoona Maldives  
     
Bachelors of Fine Arts
Saleem Abbas Fine Arts Pakistan
Sofia Shahid Fine Arts Pakistan
Romaisa Fawad Visual Communication Design Pakistan
Moeed Ahmed Visual Communication Design Pakistan
Hanifa Alizada Fine Arts Afghanistan
Aneesh Prasad Lohani Visual Communication Design Nepal
Zuki Nima Visual Communication Design Bhutan
Chirantha A. Kuruppuarachchi Visual Communication Design Sri Lanka

 

  • One student from India Ms. Gopa Trivedi is expected to join the Masters programme in January 2013.
  • Mr. Ehtisham Azhar Chesti from Kashmir, India will re-join his studies after a gap of one year.

 

 
Afghan girl in her Painting class Aghan student Sher Ali
Afghan student Sher Ali in 3D class
Afghan student Sher Ali Photography assignment Afghan student in 3D class
Afghan student Tamim Afghan Student Tamim enjoying