NUTECH achieves significant milestone

Abida Shaheen

Islamabad: National University of Technology has achieved a significant milestone. The Karachi campus of Pakistan’s first University for Industry NUTECH is ready to create an industrial revolution.

The Karachi Chamber of Commerce signed an MoU for strategic partnership project with NUTECH Karachi Campus According to which ten billion rupees will be given to NUTECH Karachi Campus. NUTECH Karachi Campus is going to usher in a new era of growth and prosperity in Pakistan. According to the Memorandum of Understanding, NUTECH Karachi Campus will quadruple Pakistan’s exports, provide manpower to sixteen industries. The Rector NUTECH General R Moazzam Ijaz, Pro Rector Major General R Khalid Javed and Registrar NUTECH Brigadier Adnan Qasim participated in the event held at Karachi Chamber of Commerce. The

Rector of NUTECH Gen R Moazzam Ijaz says that NUTECH has acquired fifty acres of land to establish the Karachi campus. The campus will prepare manpower in all fields of information technology through short courses, which can be used nationally and internationally. NUTECH has entered into agreements with domestic and international organizations for manpower supply. NUTECH has started sending the youth to Japan by training them. Germany also needs seven million manpower. NUTECH is empowering the youth by training them to get employment. The president of Karachi Chamber Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, other office bearers and President of Businessmen Group Zubair Motiwala addressed the event.

Zubair Motiwala said that NUTECH Karachi Campus will be a significant step towards industrial development and economic development by empowering local industries to reduce imports and increase exports. Educated and skilled Pakistan is the guarantee of development. Universities have become even more important to meet the needs of the industry.The US Congress thwarted a move to stop defence assistance to Pakistan due to ongoing crackdown on dissident political party.