FCCI, BHICF ink MoU to enhance industry-academia linkages.

FAISALABAD -- Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) and Beacon House International College Faisalabad (BHICF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance industry-academia linkages, placement of internees, encouragement of young start-ups and promotion of entrepreneurship qualities among young students.

Sardar Ahmad Raza Rector BHICF visited FCCI along with his team and discussed issues of mutual interest.

Atif Munir Sheikh President FCCI briefed him about the role of the business community in the overall promotion and development of Faisalabad. He said that he had initiated collaborative efforts to give a quantum jump to the national exports by encouraging innovation through industry-academia linkages. 'I personally visited leading universities of this burgeoning city including NTU, UAF and GCU', he said and added that he had detailed discussions with their Vice Chancellors. He said that all these institutions are duty bound to send their graduates for three-month internships before issuing them degrees.

He said that FCCI arranged one of the most successful Pakistan Economic Conference with the active help and participation of internees from NTU, LUMS and GCU. 'Yet another team of internees undertook FCCI loyalty card program', he said and told that they interacted with 19 leading industrial and commercial entities to provide subsidized services and products to the FCCI members and their families.

He said,"Generally our students depend on secondary data collected from books or downloaded from...

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