The Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, chaired a meeting to discuss the initiatives taken under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Kamyab Jawan Programme (PMKJP) through the National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Islamabad on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by the Special Assistant to the PM on Youth Affairs, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, the Chairman of the NAVTEC, the Executive Director of the HEC, and senior government officials.
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Minister Umar received a detailed briefing on the initiatives undertaken for the development of the youth under the umbrella of the PMKJP.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar chaired a meeting to discuss initiatives undertaken under PM’s Kamyab Jawan Programme (PMKJP) through National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) and Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Islamabad on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar, the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Chairman NAVTTEC, the Executive Director HEC, and senior government officials.
In the meeting, Asad Umar was given a detailed briefing on initiatives undertaken for youth development under the umbrella of the Kamyab Jawan Programme.
HEC signs MoU to promote creativity
Islamabad
April 14, 2021
Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership for enhanced cooperation on promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, and incubation at the Pakistani universities.
Dr. Shaista Sohail, Executive Director HEC, and Hashim Raza, CEO SMEDA signed the MoU during a virtual ceremony. HEC is successfully running two of its flagship programmes Offices of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (ORICs) and Business Incubation Centres (BICs), extending services and facilitation to researchers, academicians, and students for research, innovation, commercialisation and incubation.
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Government working to promote innovation in industries: Fawad Minister says PCST tasked to carry out industrial national innovation survey to identify factors hampering innovation in industries
April 14, 2021
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said that the government would promote innovation in industries for improving their competitiveness in national and international markets.
He said this while exchanging views with a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry that called on him led by Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President Fatma Azim Senior Vice President, Abdul Rehman Khan Vice President ICCI, Omais Khattak, Umar Hussain and Rana Qaisar Shehzad Executive Members ICCI were in the delegation.