The United Bank Limited (UBL) and Habib University have entered into an agreement to launch Pakistan's first design and digital training programme.

A Memorandum of Understanding ceremony to this effect was recently held at UBL’s head office in Karachi.

Shazad G Dada, President and Chief Executive Officer, UBL, and Wasif Rizvi, President of Habib University, alongside other senior members from both organisations, attended the event, according to a press statement received by WealthPK.

“As Pakistan’s most innovative and progressive bank, this programme – Level Up – embodies the essence of UBL’s vision, combining the use of cutting-edge technology to provide digital financial services, with investment in young tech-talent of Pakistan. Successful candidates will work at UBL’s state-of-the-art Digital Lab, providing them a taste of real industry problems and putting theoretical solutions into practice. We are very excited about this programme and look forward to providing the youth of Pakistan a rich diversity of career opportunities at UBL,” Shazad Dada said.

“Habib University prides itself on providing a contextually grounded education through our industry linkages. This partnership with UBL helps us deepen our engagement with industry, and provide practical learning opportunities to fresh graduates,” said Wasif Rizvi.

‘Level Up’ is an experiential nine-month training programme designed to introduce the youth to digital financial services and train them to design and take the lead in providing digital solutions to market. The programme is open to recent graduates from universities across Pakistan.

During the programme, ‘Level Up’ associates will be introduced to design thinking, product engineering and management. They will be working on real projects right from ideas to implementation. Upon completion, successful associates will be offered permanent placement within UBL Digital.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk