DADU, The University of Sindh awarded the degree of bachelors of fine arts to three students of the design department in its recent convocation.
Ms Sabeen Naeem, Ms Samreen Khilji and Ms Huma Gul told Dawn that they had been visiting the university offices for correction of nomenclature of their degrees, but to no avail.
Sabeen said that she got admission to the Institute of Art and Design, University of Sindh, in 2005, in the four year degree programme of communication design. But at the end of her studies, the university had awarded her the degree in fine arts, she said.
Ms Samreen Khilji of the department of communication design said that National College of Arts Lahore, Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture Karachi, University of Karachi and some 40 other degree-awarding intuitions recognised by HEC were awarding the degrees of bachelor of design to their students.
She said: “This is our time to go in the market and find a job, but we are trying to resolve the problem.” She said that they had met the vice-chancellor who agreed with their point of view and issued directives to the authorities concerned, but the issue remained unresolved.
She said that at the institute, four different departments had been merged.
Ms Huma Gul, a graduate of textile design, alleged that students of design were advised to get the degree of fine arts which would not be accepted in the design market.
She said that bachelors of design degree was an approved nomenclature of the University of Sindh and it had awarded the degree with this nomenclature to student of Federal College of Arts and Design, Jamshoro, in 2006-07.
DIRECTOR: When contacted, institute’s director Dr Mohammad Ali Bhatti said that this was a mistake of the examination branch and the matter would be resolved in two days.
Ms Sabeen Naeem, Ms Samreen Khilji and Ms Huma Gul told Dawn that they had been visiting the university offices for correction of nomenclature of their degrees, but to no avail.
Sabeen said that she got admission to the Institute of Art and Design, University of Sindh, in 2005, in the four year degree programme of communication design. But at the end of her studies, the university had awarded her the degree in fine arts, she said.
Ms Samreen Khilji of the department of communication design said that National College of Arts Lahore, Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture Karachi, University of Karachi and some 40 other degree-awarding intuitions recognised by HEC were awarding the degrees of bachelor of design to their students.
She said: “This is our time to go in the market and find a job, but we are trying to resolve the problem.” She said that they had met the vice-chancellor who agreed with their point of view and issued directives to the authorities concerned, but the issue remained unresolved.
She said that at the institute, four different departments had been merged.
Ms Huma Gul, a graduate of textile design, alleged that students of design were advised to get the degree of fine arts which would not be accepted in the design market.
She said that bachelors of design degree was an approved nomenclature of the University of Sindh and it had awarded the degree with this nomenclature to student of Federal College of Arts and Design, Jamshoro, in 2006-07.
DIRECTOR: When contacted, institute’s director Dr Mohammad Ali Bhatti said that this was a mistake of the examination branch and the matter would be resolved in two days.
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