SAF News

Testimony Baluchistan, Pakistan - 14th March 2016

Feedback from Mr Ghulam Mohammad, UMISAA Alumnus (Batch of 2014 )

hail from a rural village in Baluchistan, Pakistan where the opportunity to study is a rarity. UMISAA (at Beaconhouse National University) made it possible for me to enroll as a student in an internationally recognized university where I was able to involve myself deeply and completely....

News UNESCO Headquaters, Paris, France - 12th March 2016

Mme France Marquet representative of South Asia Foundation to UNESCO attended the Mobile Learning Week (MLV)

Mobile Learning Week is UNESCO’s flagship ICT in education conference. The 2016 event will shed light on the ways technology can be leveraged — in different contexts and for different groups — to improve the quality of education now and in the future. The theme of Mobile Learning Week 2016 is “Innovating for quality”.....

News UMISAA, BNU, Lahore, Pakistan - 24th February 2016

Dr Nishchal N Pandey, SAF-Nepal Chairperson, visited UMISAA

SAF-Nepal Chairman Dr. Nishchal N. Pandey visited the UNESCO Madanjeet Institute of South Asian Arts (UMISAA) at the Beaconhouse National University (BNU) in Lahore on Feb. 24th and interacted with the faculty and SAF scholars.

News UNESCO Headquarters - 22nd February 2016

Mme France Marquet representative of SAF to UNESCO attended the Celebration of the Mother Language Day 2016

The theme for 2016 is, Quality Education, Language of instruction and learning outcomes. On the occasion of the Day, UNESCO reiterates the importance of using appropriate languages of instruction, usually mother tongues, in early years of schooling

News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 9th February 2016

UMISAA Scholar, Ayesha Sultana’s recent solo project, 'A Space Between Things' at Dhaka Art Summit -2016

UMISAA Scholar, Ayesha Sultana’s recent solo project, "A Space Between Things", is an ongoing exploration referring the theme of landscape that threads much of her practice. She playfully sculpts material culled from found and reclaimed objects, revealing the transitory and fragile nature...

News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 9th February 2016

Dhaka Art Summit -5-8 February 2016

The panel discussion that I was moderating on the connections between Pakistani art and Bangladeshi art, pre1971 until now,it became quite a PR event for BNU, and UMISAA (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Art, Lahore)

News UMISAA, BNU, Lahore, Pakistan - 19th December 2015

Prof Salima Hashmi with two new Scholars of UMISAA, nominated from SAF-Bhutan of 2015 Batch

Prof Salima Hashmi with two new students at UMISAA, Ms. Pema Lhamo & Mr. Lobzang Zangpo, nominated from SAF-Bhutan for 2015 Batch, and Ms Latifa Attai UMISAA 3rd year Scholar. Ms. Pema Lhamo, UMISAA, 1st Year Scholar ( Batch of 2015) & Mr. Lobzang Zangpo, UMISAA, 1st Year Scholar

News Kashmir University, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India - 8th December 2015

31st SAARC Charter Day Celebrated at UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies (UMIKS)

UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies on Tuesday observed 31st SAARC Charter Day. A program titled ‘SAARC: Expectations and Experiences’ was held to mark the Day......

News Dhaka, Bangladesh - 30th November 2015

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS) - Groundbreaking Ceremony

Groundbreaking Ceremony of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS) was held on 24th November, 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

News Kabul, Afghanistan - 30th November 2015

SAF-Afghanistan seeks Herat’s cultural heritage preservation through “Dissemination Courses”

One-time capital of the Timurid empire and seat of learning and the arts, Herat has flourished throughout history as a rich city-state, and been repeatedly fought over. The city is as much Persian as it is Afghan, and wears an air of independence as the country’s old cultural heart.