ISLAMABAD: The close academia-industry linkages can help produce demand-driven students, improve the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the industry and manufacture value-added products to boost exports. This was observed by the Chainstores Association of Pakistan Chairman Asfandyar Farrukh while addressing the MoU signing ceremony held here today. The chairman called for strong academia-industry linkages to revive the country’s economy. He said that the developed countries had achieved phenomenal economic growth by promoting strong academia-industry linkages and urged to adopt the same approach to promote industrialization and revive the economy. The National Defence University (NDU) and the Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration in academic and research initiatives. News Desk
