SMIU's Students Organise ‘Marketing Expo SMIU 2024’
SMIU’s students of the Department of Business Administration in collaboration with the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) organised a “Marketing Expo SMIU 2024” at the inner courtyard of university’s Main Building on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
Vice Chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University Prof. Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai along with Director ORIC Dr. Aamir Iqbal Umrani, Deans Dr. Zahid Ali Channar, Dr. Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, Dr. Jamshed Adil Halepoto, Advisor to the Vice Chancellor Dr. Abdul Hafeez Khan, Registrar Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh, Manager ORIC Dr. Muhammad Afzal Chhajro and instructor of the course Mr. Asadullah inaugurated it by cutting the ribbon.
Later on, he visited stalls setup by different groups of students of the BBA, where they had displayed variety of products which ranged from handicrafts including handbags, mobile covers, handmade fans of straws and perfumes, decoration pieces, electronic devices, electric items and other things.
Talking on the occasion Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai appreciated the technical expertise, skills and products of the students and said SMIU will facilitate them in marketing their products. The vice chancellor said students should not be restricted to classroom learning but they must be encouraged in entrepreneurship activities, as in future the graduates could not be job seekers but could create job opportunities for others.
Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai further said that the SMIU will include an extended version of the course of producing products in its syllabus as students could continue to produce their products. He maintained that the students who have made these products will be made a part of the Incubation Center of SMIU at aimed to provide them additional support and training for starting up their own businesses.
“We are living in the world, where business dominates all professions of life, that is why SMIU is also working on producing young business persons that could play a major role in future of the country, he said.
Dr. Aamir Iqbal Umrani, Director ORIC said the ORIC supports SMIU’s students in enhancement of their innovative ideas, and skills as well as providing them a platform to launch their products for the market. He said SMIU’s students will be linked to the Incubation Center to train them for opening their own business companies and marketing their products. He said our students have a huge potential and skills, but they only need a guideline and the SMIU is providing it to them.