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The academicians and industrialists have stressed upon the need to work together for strengthening cooperation in private and public sector of the county that is needed for development of Pakistan. They suggested that the academia must share their research work with industries and also include Industry Semester to their syllabus of final year, that is why students could get six-month internship from industries. This was stated at a panel discussion organised by the ORIC and Business Incubation Center of SMIU with collaboration of the Entrepreneurs Den on the subject of “Role of Industries in Academic Sector, Conference for Youth 7.0” at Sindh Madressatul Islam University on Thursday, September 26, 2024.  

Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai, Vice Chancellor of SMIU said the public sector universities of the country are doing very well. Research scholars of the universities are also contributing greatly towards the development of the country; hence the industrial sector should get benefit from these researches. The vice chancellor said we are producing not only good graduates but responsible youth, therefore their participation in the industries would be valuable for industries as well as for the country. Dr. Sahrai further said universities are receiving about 80 percent students from public sector schools and colleges. In addition to it, he said despite limited resources the universities are producing good results. “SMIU will prefer to establish collaboration with the industries of the country,” the vice chancellor said and added that along with Karachi the industrialists must extend their cooperation to the universities working in Karachi, Dadu, Sukkur, Khairpur, Hyderabad, Larkana, Mianwali, Khuzdar and other cities of all provinces of the country.  

Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai thanked the guests who participated in the discussion. He also praised the efforts of SMIU’s Director ORIC Dr. Mansoor Ahmed Khuhro, Assistant Professors Ms. Quratulain Nazir, Mr. Shahid Obaid and others for organising the successful event.  

Mr. Hamza Y. Tabbani, Chairman Tabbani Group of Industries said we are 50 years behind the developed world and Artificial Intelligence is dominating on all fields of life, hence we all have to play our due role in the country. 

He further said today’s students are enjoying latest facilities to enhance their knowledge and experience, but they should not waste their time on social media and other such activities. He was of the view that we are facing price hike at large, therefor in such conditions single bread earner could not bear all expenses of a family, hence each and every person has to contribute to the family and to the country as well.  

Mr. Bilal Talib, CEO California Real Estate and Builder said we have to move ahead by accepting challenges. He said the success through any lottery is not sustainable, experiences of life and training play a key role in individual’s success. Therefore, the young generation must believe in continuous struggle and consistency in their efforts. He suggested that the young generation must set their goals and targets of life.  

Senator Abdul Haseeb Khan, Chairman Brooks Pharmaceutical said in today’s world the young people should not look towards public sector jobs, but they should move towards the entrepreneurship. Sharing his experiences in the field business the 85 years old Senator Haseeb Khan said that he had started a small business in the age of 12 years, now about 2000 workers are related with his business. He advised the students to take initiative in their young age and will succeed with the passage of time.  

Mr. M Aman Pir, member of Advisory Board of America Pakistan Business Development Forum said in the present day challenging world education has an important relationship with the industry, therefore they must collaborate with each other.  

Dr. Jamshed Adil Halepoto, Dean Faculty of Management, Business Administration and Commerce at SMIU said that we have not created business culture in the country yet, that is why majority of youth is preferring to the public sector jobs, but youth must understand the reality that they may earn more through business rather than any job and that act will also bring a qualitative change in the society.  

Earlier, Director ORIC Dr. Mansoor Ahmed Khuhro in his welcome address thanked the guests and said that the collaboration between universities and industries is key to innovation, entrepreneurship, and preparing students for the real world. At ORIC, we are committed to building strong connections between academia and industry, ensuring that our research and learning directly benefit society. Mr. Babar Saleem, Mr. Rehan and Ms. Saima Siddique also shared their views.  

On this occasion Vice Chancellor Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai gave away souvenirs to the guests, while Mr. Bilal Talib presented shields to SMIU’s Dean Dr. Zahid Ali Channar, Dr. Jamshed Adil Halepoto, Mr. Shahid Obaid, Assistant Professor, Mr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Mr. Poorab Sarhan, Lecturer, Mr. Muhammad Danish Mujtaba, Lecture, Muzafar Ali Shah, Lecture, Mr. Shafiq Ahmed, Lecturer, Syed Bilal Ahmed and Anwar Ali Abro.