PESHAWAR
\nThe final year students of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) of Engineering and Technology who acquire education in 11 disciplines have displayed a total 140 research projects in the two Industrial Open House (IOH) and 60 organisations, including multinational and national companies here on Wednesday.
\nEngr. Muhammad Najeeb Haroon, Chairman of PEC who was chief guest on the occasion, inaugurated the two-day event. Engr Dr Nasir Mahmood Khan, secretary of PEC was guest of honour.
\nOfficials of the companies, Pro-Rector, Academics, Prof Dr Mohammad Hasan Zaidi, Pro-Rector administration and finance, Sardar Aminullah Khan, academia of various universities and students participated in the gathering.
\nIOH is one of the major events in which a group of students in every faculty work for the entire year on a project under the guidance of their professors, displaying it in the two days event, aiming to show that they have developed new indigenous technology to facilitate people and resolve their confronting problems.
\nThe representatives of the multinational and national companies from across the country observe and evaluate the projects of the students and conduct their interview on the spot for jobs in their organizations before the convocation, which is expected to be held in June.
\nThe PEC Chairman visited all the research projects and asked the students about their work importance and the benefits of how they can prove helpful in the economic development and prosperity of the country.
\nAddressing on the occasion, Najeeb Haroon said that he was impressed by the final year students\u2019 quality and diversity of work, demonstrating skills and knowledge in various fields such as electrical, mechanical, computer, chemical, materials, management, entrepreneurship, etc.
\n\u201cYou have also shown your creativity and innovation in solving real-world problems that are relevant to our country and society,\u201d he said, adding that our vision is that the engineering profession shall function as a key driving force for achieving rapid and sustainable growth in all national, technological, economic, and social fields.
\nHe further said, he would like to invite the industry representatives to interact with the graduating students and explore opportunities for collaboration, employment, and internship. Industry is an important stakeholder and partner of education and profession, as it provides demand, feedback, support and resources for various activities.
\nProf Dr Fazal Ahmad Khalid, Rector of GIK Institute said that gathering of the industry representatives, academia and students help them to interact with each other to identify the problems and hurdles in the industrial growth and find the way to move forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR The final year students of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) of Engineering and Technology who acquire education in 11 disciplines have displayed a total 140 research projects in the two Industrial Open House (IOH) and 60 organisations, including multinational and national companies here on Wednesday. Engr. Muhammad Najeeb Haroon, Chairman of PEC who was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-330440","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n