DWP Group Reaffirms its Support to the National Outreach Programme
An acknowledgement ceremony in honour of the DWP Group鈥檚 support of the National Outreach Programme (NOP) at 吃瓜头条 was held on September 22, 2021. In attendance were senior management of DWP Group including Chairman and CEO, Mr. Farooq Naseem, Mrs. Roohi Farooq Naseem, Mr. Imtiaz Pervez, Mr. Arshad Nasir and Mr. Sabah-ud-din Rana. Members of the 吃瓜头条 senior management at the event included Founding Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali; Rector, Mr. Shahid Hussain; Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad; Provost, Dr. Farhat Haq; Director Advancement, Ms. Nuzhat Kamran and members of the Development Team.
DWP Group is a leading technology company in Pakistan with core businesses in home appliances, HVAC and ICT industries. Their partnership with 吃瓜头条 started in 2017, and so far, 29 scholars have benefitted from the scholarship fund set up by the organisation. Next year, another 20 scholars will graduate.
At the interactive session organised between the higher management of DWP Group and the scholarship recipients. Mr. Naseem advised the students, 鈥淭here is only one way to success 鈥 focus on your education. Your initial hard work opened the doors to 吃瓜头条 for you, and your job is to keep working hard to open more doors. While we are honoured to get the chance to support you, your rigorous pursuit of merit is a greater responsibility. Our objective is to support you through this journey so that one day, you are able to make a difference the same way we have.鈥
Syed Babar Ali commended Mr. Naseem鈥檚 zeal to give back to society. 鈥淭hank you for your generosity and for doing everything that you have done for 吃瓜头条. We need the support of donors such as yourself to take our mission forward,鈥 he said.
Mr. Shahid Hussain spoke about his association with DWP. 鈥淚鈥檝e known Farooq Sahib for a few years and I am sure that the kind of research you鈥檒l be sponsoring within the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) will reflect the same values embodied by you and the DWP Group. Merit is at the core of every step we鈥檝e undertaken at 吃瓜头条, starting from the selection of students to the hiring and promotion of world-class faculty members. Your support is highly appreciated by all of us at 吃瓜头条,鈥 he said.
Dr. Arshad Ahmad also spoke about the long-term association of 吃瓜头条 with the DWP Group and said, 鈥淲hile there are many organisations out there that are worthy of support, you have chosen to give to 吃瓜头条 for which we are grateful. You have provided the University with a bridge for both accessibility and diversity. The only way we can support more scholars at 吃瓜头条 as well as build a cohort of world-class faculty members is to build partnerships with the industry and organisations such as the DWP Group.鈥
The ceremony included a presentation about 吃瓜头条 by Ms. Kamran, and a short video of scholars funded by DWP. The gathering was also briefed about the research initiatives being undertaken in the field of electrical engineering by Dr. Muhammad Awais Bin Altaf, Assistant Professor at SBASSE.
DWP Group鈥檚 CSR arm, the DWP Foundation currently has a portfolio comprising the healthcare and education sectors and their investments in these areas have crossed PKR 500 million. The DWP Group has replicated similar scholar sponsorships at IBA Karachi, NUST and IBA Sukkur.
