GIK, HIT ink accord on research cooperation

Opportunity will proved GIK and HIT chance to work together in field of defence

SWABI: The Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology and the Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) on Thursday inked an agreement for cooperation in research and development in defence.

A delegation from the HIT led by its chairman Lt Gen Abdullah Dogar visited GIK to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The first-of-its-kind collaboration between the two organizations will provide an opportunity for GIK and HIT to work together for research and development in the fields of defence and other related industries.

GIK Academics Pro-Rector Professor Dr Jameelun Nabi and HIT Technical Director Brigadier Nadeem Iqbal signed the agreement for their respective organisations.

Both parties agreed to share knowledge and tools to make advancements in the designing and manufacturing of products for the security and defence needs of the country.

Earlier, GIK’s Administration and Finance Pro-Rector Sardar Aminullah Khan in a presentation to the HIT delegation gave an overview of GIK’s academic and research activities, highlighting the institute’s collaborative work with national and international institutions, existing research programmers with government agencies and project ideas for the future. 

Published in The Express Tribune, July 12^th, 2019.