Taufik Javed, now a senior manager in PTCL, was GM Operations at Alcatel Pakistan, based in Islamabad. A UET Lahore Bachelor degree holder, he was the first student to join the USQ MBA program in 2002..

Taufik elected to join the USQ MBA with an eBusiness specialization, completed his 8 core modules and his 4 eBusiness electives, with A and B+ grades in most modules.

He had a choice to receive his degree locally or at USQ Australia's campus convocation or at the USQ convocation in Sydney, Singapore or Malaysia. He decided to fly to Australia in the 1st week of June 2004 to receive his MBA degree at the Sydney ceremony, alongwith USQ Australia and other international graduates from around the world.