F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and the Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences) Peshawar.
In this regard, a signing ceremony was held at the IMSciences Hayatabad Peshawar on Monday wherein SCCI president Muhammad Ishaq and Director of the IMSciences Usman Ghani signed on the MoU.
Ejaz Khan Afridi, vice president of the SCCI accompanied the president Muhammad Ishaq during the signing event.
Head of Career Development Centre, the IMSciences Peshawar Asad Ashfaq, faculty members and others were present on the occasion.
Ishaq while terming the signing MoU with IMSciences Peshawar as a milestone step toward strengthening industry-academia linkages said SCCI has started a series of MoUs with public and private sector universities.
He elaborated that the MoU aims at equipping graduates and young students’ technical skills besides completion of their academic career so that it will enable them to get instant employment opportunities in markets.
The SCCI chief said there’s a lack of entrepreneurship, saying that our youth are highly skillful and capable to excel in their fields.
He, however, said there is a need to provide youth a proper platform to utilize their abilities efficiently and continue playing a role in the country’s economic prosperity and progress.
Director Usman Ghani also spoke on the occasion.
