Putting Learning First Ft. VC LUMS | 289 | TBT

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55... In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Dr. Arshad Ahmad. What was his early life & education like? How did Pakistan look like in the 70s? How was his experience studying at Concordia University? What was his first job like? How did it shape him as a human? What was his MBA like? Doing masters or finding a job? What career did he pursue later? What was his work experience at McGill University like? How does he define a good teacher? Why having a Ph.D. degree important now? Why did he study psychology & human learning? What did receiving the title of AIB’s International Educator of the Year feel like? Why staying motivated is important to grow your mind? What is tenure or permanence? His life before LUMS & why did he join it? The evolution of LUMS over the past 5 years? What are the benefits of developing the education sector? LUMS NOP program? Misconceptions about LUMS? Why is there an increase in the tuition fee? What’s the future of LUMS? How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode. #thoughtbehindthings #muzamilhasan #education 00:00 Tonight’s guest: Dr. Arshad Ahmad 01:11 Arshad’s early life & education 02:38 How did Pakistan look like in the 70s? 06:15 Going to Montreal and studying at Concordia University 07:51 Belonging to a modest family 08:45 His first job 09:36 How did it shape him as an individual? 11:43 MBA from McGill University 12:15 Doing Masters Vs. Finding a job 14:43 His thought behind doing MBA directly after graduation 16:31 What career did he pursue later? 19:36 Working at McGill University 22:46 What did he lack in his very first teaching evaluation? 29:22 Definition of a good teacher 33:45 Why having a Ph.D. degree important now? 38:02 Receiving the title of AIB’s International Educator of the Year 38:22 Learning without boundaries 40:20 Why did he study psychology & human learning? 41:22 Why staying motivated is important to grow your mind? 42:49 What is tenure or permanence? 47:23 How to solve the challenges that we are facing as a community? 49:10 His life before LUMS & why did he join it? 52:24 What did he learn from teaching in LUMS? 54:21 The evolution of LUMS over the past 5 years 58:05 Benefits of developing the education sector 1:04:48 The idea of the LUMS NOP program 1:10:51 Misconceptions about LUMS 1:13:10 The increase in the tuition fee 1:15:36 What’s the future of LUMS? 1:34:53 Will there be a change in the infrastructure of LUMS? 1:40:29 Exploring the religious philosophy in the future 1:52:29 How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050? Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way Connect with us: •   / thoughtbehindthings   •   / muzamilhasan   Arshad Ahmad’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadahm... Arshad Ahmad’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/vcoflums?lang=en Arshad Ahmad’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VCLUMS?mibex... One8nine Media:    / @smhz-one8nine   Support our podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-... You can also audio stream our podcast on the following platforms: • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z1cE7F • Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2S84VEd • Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3cgIkfI