NUST offers academia-industry liaison

Graduates display projects before industry representatives

Academia-industry cooperation hold the key to addressing challenges facing the industry and the society, NUST Pro-Rector Academics Air Vice Marshall (Retd) Dr Asif Raza said.

NUST Military College of Signals (MCS) displayed their final year projects at MCS Open House 2019, held at the college on Wednesday.

The annual event not only provides an avenue for strengthening liaisons between academia and industry, but also facilitates fresh graduates to showcase their projects and skills before industry representatives, paving the way for them to enter the competitive markets. The event showcased projects in the field of telecommunication and software engineering.

NUST Pro-Rector Dr Asif Raza, appreciated the high standard of projects, which were in conformance with the quickly evolving technological advancements. He said that the open house is the culminating point of students’ academic endeavours and speaks volumes of their technical prowess.

Earlier, MCS acting commandant welcomed more than 150 guests from industry, academia and government.

He said the industry can benefit from the ideas of students, adding that academia-industry cooperation held the key to addressing current and impending challenges facing the industry and the society by leveraging cutting-edge technologies.

He applauded the efforts of the faculty in guiding the students and directing their technical efforts to practice contemporary trends in technology.

Graduating students displayed 65 stalls to exhibit a broad spectrum of practically and commercially viable telecommunication and software projects. Leading business practitioners and professionals from corporate industry had established their recruitment booths at the venue. They shared their organisational requirements with the graduating students and conducted follow-up interviews.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2019.