³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Commemorates its 35-Year Association with Industry Partners
On the occasion of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ celebrating its , the University acknowledged the leadership of its founding members as well as its visionary partnership with the industry through a special commemorative ceremony hosted at the campus on December 11, 2021. The University’s senior leadership including Founding Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali; Pro Chancellor, Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood; Rector, Mr. Shahid Hussain; Member Board of Trustees, Dr. Parvez Hassan and Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad were present at the occasion.
The evening was a special tribute to all the donors who played a pivotal role in the successful journey of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ and its transformational endeavours through their generous contributions in the last 35 years. The attendees included notable donors from philanthropists, alumni, corporate representatives, Government bodies, and bilateral agencies who had contributed significantly towards ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ success since its inception.
Welcoming the guests at the event, Ms. Nuzhat Kamran, Director of Advancement and an alumna of the University, spoke of the transformational experience of being a ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ student and how the over 15,500 alumni are making the university proud across the globe. She highlighted the University’s effort to be accessible to talent across the country. An inspirational video story of a female National Outreach Programme scholarship beneficiary of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ who started her journey with humble beginnings and went on to assume a leadership role in the UK, was also shared with audience. The ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ National Outreach Programme recently received the for the ‘Best Practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ category, and is a highly prestigious scholarship, providing full tuition waivers and additional support for meritorious scholars to facilitate their education at ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ.
The highlight of the event included recognition of the industry-academia partnership that has acted as a key enabler for ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ to promote country-wide access to high quality education in Pakistan. The ceremony included a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Arshad Ahmad, ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Vice Chancellor, with the University’s founding members about the inception and journey of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ and how they envision its future evolution.
Syed Babar Ali emphasised on the importance of steadfastness and persistence that led to the inception of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ from a vision to reality. Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood spoke about the strong values of tolerance, discussion, merit, and hard work that has been embedded in the academic culture of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ and has successfully steered it towards success over the last three decades. Dr. Parvez Hassan recalled the achievements of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ, particularly in the field of law, and how it is helping Pakistan’s judiciary in its capacity building efforts. Mr. Shahid Hussain outlined the current and future roadmap of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ and how it aims to grow its impact by further strengthening its alliance with the industry to play an even stronger role towards transforming society through education.
While addressing the audience, Dr. Arshad Ahmad spoke about the University’s learning without borders philosophy, cross-disciplinary research on challenges related to managing water informatics and formulating strategic recommendations on electric vehicles policy - projects that are making an impact by defining strategic guidelines on how to tackle issues of national importance through effective solutions. The event culminated with the presentation of shields to the distinguished donors.
