PU VC stresses to promote industry-academia linkages

PU Vice Chancellor: Tertiary education to serve as engine for socio-economic development of Pakistan

LAHORE: Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Zafar Moeen Nasir has stressed the need to promote industry-academia linkages for country’s economic development and resolving socio economic issues faced by the nation.



He was addressing the 2nd awareness seminar regarding Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s newly launched initiative titled “Technology Development Fund (TDF)” for joint ventures of academia and industry organised by PU Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC) and HEC Pakistan at Law College auditorium on Thursday.

Addressing the ceremony, Dr Nasir appreciated the HEC’s initiative and said that it was a revolutionary step which would help introduce new technologies in the market. He said that this initiative would facilitate institutions of higher learning to serve as engines for socio-economic development of Pakistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2017.