Additional income: IIUI officials moonlighting during office hours
Give lectures at the same university with superiors’ blessings.
ISLAMABAD:
Certain administrators in the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) are giving lectures instead of tending to administrative issues during their office timings.
The activity, for which they get paid extra, takes them away from their jobs irking both students and employees and affecting the quality of teaching, university sources said.
IIUI Academics Director Shagufta Haroon, Administration Director Inamul Haq and Admissions Additional Director Syed Hassan Aftab are among the administrative officials indulging in these activities with, what it seems, is the blessing of top administrative authorities. The IIUI Vice President Gulzar Khawaja also gave lectures, a university official said.
According to a senior faculty member, university higher-ups are well aware of these activities and give preferential treatment to their close aids in generating additional income moonlighting in the same institute.
“Such practices not only disturb their official work, but students also suffer because of sub-par lectures,” the official stated on the condition of anonymity.
IIUI Faculty Members Association leader Hafiz Bashir said a written complaint signed by various faculty members had been handed to the rector and IIUI president. Directives banning officials from giving lectures were issued but never fully implemented, he added.
“There is no dearth of professional faculty members so why shouldn’t opportunities be given to unemployed professionals who can give more attention and input [to teaching],” Bashir argued.
Shagufta Haroon flatly refused to comment on the issue, first putting her reticence off as being occupied at a dinner, but on further questioning, deferred the case to the personnel director.
IIUI President Dr Mumtaz did not respond either and when contacted. IIUI director media Muzzamil Hussain said that the officials are giving classes after they get off from work and not during their office hours.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2011.
Certain administrators in the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) are giving lectures instead of tending to administrative issues during their office timings.
The activity, for which they get paid extra, takes them away from their jobs irking both students and employees and affecting the quality of teaching, university sources said.
IIUI Academics Director Shagufta Haroon, Administration Director Inamul Haq and Admissions Additional Director Syed Hassan Aftab are among the administrative officials indulging in these activities with, what it seems, is the blessing of top administrative authorities. The IIUI Vice President Gulzar Khawaja also gave lectures, a university official said.
According to a senior faculty member, university higher-ups are well aware of these activities and give preferential treatment to their close aids in generating additional income moonlighting in the same institute.
“Such practices not only disturb their official work, but students also suffer because of sub-par lectures,” the official stated on the condition of anonymity.
IIUI Faculty Members Association leader Hafiz Bashir said a written complaint signed by various faculty members had been handed to the rector and IIUI president. Directives banning officials from giving lectures were issued but never fully implemented, he added.
“There is no dearth of professional faculty members so why shouldn’t opportunities be given to unemployed professionals who can give more attention and input [to teaching],” Bashir argued.
Shagufta Haroon flatly refused to comment on the issue, first putting her reticence off as being occupied at a dinner, but on further questioning, deferred the case to the personnel director.
IIUI President Dr Mumtaz did not respond either and when contacted. IIUI director media Muzzamil Hussain said that the officials are giving classes after they get off from work and not during their office hours.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2011.