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MEHRU BASIT
Class of 2020
BSc (Honors) Social Development & Policy
Minor: Comparative Literature
Aspiration Statement
I’m looking into developing a chain of restaurant franchises that looks into cultural cuisines that have never been tasted before. Alongside this, I’d like to tackle the food wastage problem in the city by coordinating with other food franchises in the city and developing a unanimous policy.
Core Skills
- Product Photography
- Qualitative and Quantitative research
- English and Urdu Writing Skills (academic and non-academic)
- Logistical and Operational Management
- Stata, R studio, & MS Office
Academic Awards / Achievements
- Attended Stanford Summer Program 2019
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital - Student Ambassador
- ‘Food and Hygiene Committee’ (Habib University, Student Government) - Senate Member and Chair
- Sports and Recreation Club, Habib University - Vice-President
Internship / Volunteer Work
- RB Oil Industries - Intern
- Country Inn Hotel - Communication and Marketing Analyst
- Surraya Khannum Welfare Trust - Intern
Publications / Creative Projects
- Co-founded the first ever hearing impaired concert of Pakistan in collaboration with ConnectHear and Strings. The concert was featured on Forbes’ website.
Final Year Project
Project Title
The Bhopal Crises - Technological Colonization.
Description
I am currently taking the seminar and am yet to complete the research but the few key pointers are as follows: 1) The history of the Bhopal incident and the likes of such 2) The technological colonial mindset of the west 3) Zero accountability for imperialists 4) Unequal possession of the land