Collaboration between varsities,industries to provide opportunities to graduates: KU VC.

KARACHI -- Vice Chancellor University of Karachi Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi on Thursday said that the collaboration between universities and industries would enable graduates to learn a lot during their studies as well as to create employment opportunities in the local and international industry.

During his visit to KU Department of Petroleum Technology addressing the faculty and students, he said there were so many opportunities available for students and fields like oil and gas sector had a lot of scope within and outside the country. There was a need that our students should adopt as per the needs of market and have good command over latest tools and techniques including software used in the market.

He said field experts and departmental alumnus should be engaged in conducting seminars, workshops, and training sessions for students so that they could learn more about market trends and requirements.

Professor Dr. Khalid Iraqi mentioned that the University of Karachi would provide skilled human resource for oil and gas sector in Pakistan and other parts of the world. He said that a strong academia-industry relationship was essential for growth of industries in the country.

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