SWABI: A call was made for strengthening the “linkages” between the seats of higher education and industry as 156 research projects were displayed in the ‘ Industrial Open House’ at Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, said here on Thursday.
The Open House was inaugurated by Salim Saifullah Khan, president of Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan (SOPREST), GIK Institute’s parent body, while the Federal IT Secretary, Zarrar Hasham Khan, was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony.
The executive director of SOPREST, Shakil Durrani, Prof Dr Fazal Ahmad Khalid, rector of GIK Institute, pro-rectors, deans, directors, representatives of multinational and national companies, and final year students also graced the event.
The final year students displayed 156 research projects, and about 80 organisations from across the country participated in the Open House. The companies conducted interviews of the students to hire them even before the convocation, which is scheduled to be held in June.
