Rector National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Major General (retd) Shahid Mahmood Kayani HI (M) has stressed the need of developing strong industry-academia linkages to improve the industrial development and economic growth of the country. He was talking in a meeting with President Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari during his visit to ICCI on Sunday. Senior vice president, vice president and former presidents of ICCI also attended the meeting. Rector NUML Major General (retd) Shahid Mahmood Kayani further emphasized that universities could help the local industry in improving its productivity, efficiency and competitiveness through strong academia-industry linkages.

He said that research departments of universities were conducting good research work in various fields, but due to a lack of coordination, local industry was not benefiting from these research projects. He urged that industry should share its problems with universities so that academia could find out their optimum solutions. President ICCI Ahsan Zafar and the former president ICCI Zafar Bakhtawari ensured the Rector NUML their full support in this regard and hoped that NUML and ICCI cooperation will pave the way for industrial development in the region.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan