The NUTECH Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (NORIC) successfully organized a seminar on “Digital Resume Building: Building Your Professional Brand” aimed at equipping students with essential skills for crafting professional digital resumes. Held at the university campus, the event was attended by a large number of students eager to enhance their employability in today’s competitive job market.
Ms. Shazra Saad Mian, a Lead Learning & Development at Bestway Group, led the session as the keynote speaker. Ms. Saad, with her vast experience in HR and talent management, provided students with valuable insights on structuring resumes for impact, leveraging LinkedIn, and optimizing resumes for better job prospects.
Pro Rector NORIC, in his concluding remarks, emphasized the importance of building a professional brand in today’s digital era and expressed gratitude to Ms. Saad for her time and expertise. He encouraged students to apply the practical skills gained to make their resumes a reflection of their unique strengths and potential. The seminar is part of NORIC’s continued efforts to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry expectations, preparing students for successful professional careers.
NUTECH University, known for its commitment to holistic education and fostering future professionals, provides a platform for students to delve into crucial topics shaping their careers and societal impact. This seminar also served as a connection between personal career aspirations and global sustainability objectives, aligning with NUTECH's ethos of producing socially responsible leaders. The seminar featured distinguished speakers renowned in their respective fields, offering students a rich tapestry of knowledge and experiences to draw from. Attendees had the privilege of engaging with seasoned professionals who shared wisdom on navigating career choices and cultivating entrepreneurship. With an emphasis on holistic career development, the seminar explored various facets of career planning, skills development and the significance of entrepreneurship in today’s dynamic job market. Students gained valuable insights into identifying their strengths, aligning their passions with career paths and harnessing entrepreneurial opportunities.
NORIC (NUTECH Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization), hosted a successful seminar on November 22, 2023. The event, focused on "CV Preparation and Communication Skills" for NUTECH students, aimed to equip NUTECH students with indispensable tools for a competitive edge in the professional world. The seminar showed university's commitment to fostering holistic development among its student body and commitment towards SDG4 i.e. “Quality Education”. Renowned industry experts, Mr. Muhammad Junaid and Mr. Ephraim John from Leverify, graced the event as keynote speakers. Drawing from their experience, both speakers shared invaluable insights and practical tips on CV preparation and communication skills.
NORIC (NUTECH Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization), hosted a successful seminar on January 04, 2023. The event, focused on "Skills Management & Presentation Skills" for NUTECH students, aimed to equip NUTECH students with indispensable tools for a competitive edge in the professional world. The seminar showed university's commitment to fostering holistic development among its student body and commitment towards SDG 4 & 17 i.e. ‘Quality Education & Partnership for Goals’. Mr. Ahmed Malik, a renowned expert in skills development and presentation techniques, shared invaluable insights and practical strategies. The event was marked by engaging discussions, interactive sessions, and a dynamic Q&A, allowing participants to gain personalized advice and solutions to their specific challenges. Mr. Ahmed Malik's expertise and engaging delivery captivated the audience, making the seminar an enriching experience for all.
Our contemporary world has its unique blend of challenges as well as opportunities; the larger challenge is the rapid change that is taking place around us. Capitalizing on opportunities and tackling challenges both require enhanced robustness in leadership attributes. In the same context, NORIC (NUTECH Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization) arranged a seminar for NUTECH students on Future Ready: Preparing for Successful Careers on 31 January 2023. A group of experts committed to enhancing leadership skills and students’ self-actualization was engaged to conduct the seminar. Four distinguished speakers conducted the seminar at NUTECH, Air Vice Marshal Asad Ikram (R) – (Senior Advisor for Officer Training and Jinnah Centre for Character & Leadership, PAF, and the Principal Advisor National Incubation Centre for Aerospace), Air Commodore Khalid Banuri (R) (Advisor Training Jinnah Centre for Character & Leadership PAF), Dr. Bushra Hassan (Consultant for developing and delivering curriculum for Jinnah Centre for Character and Leadership PAF) and Mr. Imran Jattala (Startup & Innovation Ecosystem Builder, Founder of Pakistan Chapter of Hult Prize, Visiting faculty for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Air University). These experts brought diverse and wide-ranging experiences which furnished NUTECH students with something novel and different to think about and practice. The seminar was concluded by Director NORIC who thanked all the participants and presented souvenirs to the honorable guest speakers. Overall, the seminar was interactive and enriched with valuable information. The session was informative and turned out to be very beneficial for NUTECH students. Seminar was broadcasted on video link for the public as well.
NORIC organized a seminar titled “Become Your Own Boss – Entrepreneurship Journey & Freelancing” on 05 Dec 2022 in Auditorium. Mr. Kashif M. Khan, Managing Director, Global Entrepreneurship Network Pakistan and Mr. Ahmed Ayaz Noor, CEO/Founder of Wolfiz Technologies were the guest speakers for the event. Mr. Kashif Khan highlighted the importance of Communication and Interpersonal Skills in professional life and gave pertinent suggestions to enhance these skills. Mr. Ahmed Ayaz Noor along with his team emphasized the importance of entrepreneurship and suggested the roadmap to become a successful freelancer narrating numerous success stories. Seminar was broadcasted on video link for the public as well. Event was concluded by Air Commodore Farooq Umer Director NORIC who thanked all the participants and presented souvenirs to the guest speakers.
National University of Technology (NUTECH) conducted a day-long “NUTECH-Pak Swiss Old Boys Association (OBA)-Pak Industry Joint Collaboration Symposium” on 18th February, 2020 which aimed to bridge the gap between academia and industry of the country. The symposium is perceived to be of historic nature as its 3-session based activities will lay very strong foundation of NUTECH’s relationship and cooperation with industrial sector. This relationship; in the long run will transform Pakistan’s industry to meet the challenges of 21st Century, especially 4th Industrial Revolution The symposium brought academia, industry and Govt at one platform to deliberate upon the road map and design of prosperous industry and bright Pakistan. The symposium entailed sessions on different proposed plans for designing industry / sector specific state-of-the-art labs, centres and institutes at NUTECH to create, develop, promote and transfer indigenous technologies for exponential rise in value-added products and multiplication of earnings for business and industry in future.Earlier on arrival at National University of Technology, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Engineer in Chief Lt Gen Moazzam Ejaz, Chief of Logistics Staff Lt Gen Azhar Saleh Abbasi and other worthy guests from Industry and Corporate Sector were received by the Rector of the University Lieutenant General Khalid Asghar (Retired).At the occasion, Senior Leadership and representatives of industry and business including FPCCI, KCCI, LCCI, ICCI, KATI, S.I.T.E, NKATI, LATI, BQATI, FBATI, S.I.T.E Superhighway, PPMA, PHMA, PAKSEA, PPMA, TMA, PAAPAM, P@SHA, APMIA, SIMAP and ABAD were present who expressed their views and presented various suggestions to improve relationship between academia and industry. It has also been emphasized in the Symposium that in near future NUTECH campus be established in Karachi for which Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Industry and NUTECH will collaborate. NUTECH Policy Cell has been established which will support the industry by formulating future policies for the industry.
NUTECH conducted its first Defence Industries Symposium on 13th February, 2020 which aimed to bridge the gap between academia and industry of the country. The symposium brought academia and industry at one platform to deliberate upon the road map and design of prosperous industry and bright Pakistan Representatives from industries such as Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Pakistan Ordinance Factories, Aviation Research Innovation & Development, National Radio Telecommunication Cooperation, Heavy Industries Taxila, Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works, Air Weapons Complex and Inspection Research & Technical Development Directorate (ITD) were present at the occasion.
In order to design very realistic curriculum of the proposed degree program and methodology of its execution, a consultative meeting of important stake holders representing Academia-Industry has been planned at NUTECH. NORIC engaged lead industrialist of country to conduct this program including chambers and associations etc. Lead industrialists played a role of facilitator. At this occasion, Rector Lt Gen (Retd) Khalid Asghar reiterated that academia and industry should join hand to educate and produce technically sound applied (Hands-on) HR having sound (require) theoretical knowledge in order to plan and execute industrial projects in most effective and efficient manner by following best practices.
The BET (CE) is the first of its kind innovative cooperative model program designed in concert with the construction industry of Pakistan. This programme has been launched in the Fall of 2021 with a total of 140 credits. The programme lays special emphasis on infrastructural engineering technologies for planning, design modules, and construction and environment management. The BET (CE) programme will make certain that the graduates will have employment within the construction industry based on their technical expertise, management capabilities, networking skill, and acquaintance with high end technologies during the studies.
NUTECH office of Research, Innovation Commercialization (NORIC) organized NUTECH’s first webinar titled “Academia Industry Linkages: A Fresh Approach Amidst COVID Pandemic” on 23 Sep 2021. The webinar aimed to strengthen the relationship between academia & industry in COVID environment and provide the platform to industrialists, policy makers, scholars from different fields to share their perspective and experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eminent scholars from academia and CEOs from leading organizations participated in the webinar. DG NORIC Air Vice Marshal Asif Maqsood welcomed the distinguished guest speakers. Mr. Tahir Chaudhry President & CEO PIE were the moderators Among the guest speakers, Dr. Bhawani Shankar (Professor MUET, Jamshoro), Mr. Nazir Vaid (U-Health International Hospital), Dr. Ashraf Masood (CEO KHASTECH Solutions), Mr. Asim Hussain (CEO IGNITE) and Mr. Zia Khan (Chief Coordinator PIAIC) participated in the webinar. Dr. Bhawani Shankar highlighted the role of IEEE and other professional bodies in technology-enhanced development during COVID-19. Mr. Nazir Vaid spotlighted on demised and emerging professions under influence of COVID-19 and upcoming distractions, Dr. Ashraf Masood emphasized on Hybrid leaning mechanism for higher technical education amidst Covid-19), Mr. Asim Hussain stressed on thematic areas funded by Ignite before and after COVID-19. Mr. Zia Khan emphasized on getting ready for The API first and ownership economy (establishing Pakistani Unicorn Company). At the end, Rector NUTECH Lt Gen (Retd) Khalid Asghar thanked all the guest speakers and assured the series of webinars to continue in near future. He also dilated that NUTECH being the University for Industry continues to play its role and utilize all its potential to achieve its vision of bridging the gap between industry and academia. The webinar ended with interactive question answer session and presentation of souvenirs to the guests.
Venue: National Centre for Rural Development (NCRD)
Date: December 26-28, 2022
The primary objective of P3A training was to provide an enabling legal and regulatory framework for developing, executing and implementing P3 transactions, thereby promoting private sector investment towards building public infrastructure and the provision of related services. P3A has the mandate to facilitate federal implementing agencies in developing, structuring and procuring their infrastructure projects on a P3 basis.
NORIC Team took training on under mentioned modules:
Venue: PAFWA
Date: November 24, 2022
The workshop aims to cause a basic awareness about the significance of soft skills in professional and inter-personal communications and facilitate an all-round development of personality. The purpose of a workshop was to create a space in which a group of people can meet to discuss questions, brainstorm ideas, identify problems, make decisions and develop solutions. NORIC Team participated in the said workshop and it helped the team to learn Stress Management, Anger Management. Conflict Management, Active Leadership Skills, Self-Presentation, Social Etiquettes and Pleasing Mannerisms.
NORIC organized a Workshop titled “Intellectual Property Rights – Techno-legal Aspects of Patent Filing Process” on 09 Sep 2022 at NUTECH. Faculty members from all departments and members of Dean of Research Office attended this useful Workshop. Mr. Ghulam Mujtaba Kamal, Assistant Controller of Patents and Intellectual Property Organization (IPO), Pakistan was the guest speaker. Workshop was comprised of two sessions in which first session was based on General Introduction of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), while the second session was focused on Patent System and Patent Filing Process. At the end, Director NORIC thanked the guest speaker for sharing his valuable knowledge and enlightening the participants with the IPR and its intricacies.
Innovation and Design Thinking workshop was held on February 10, 2021, through M/s AUC Technologies, Karachi. The workshop was planned in line with the HEC guidelines for capacity building of university intellectual resources.
A three-day workshop on Configuration management was conducted by AERO Team on December 14, 2020 to December 17, 2020 which was followed by five-day training in the end of February 2020. Workshop targeted key areas with the aim of establishment of Configuration Management System at NORIIC in NUTECH to adopt international industry standards necessary for Product Commercialization. Following areas were focused during meeting
A one-day workshop on “How to successfully execute internship – placement while improving industry-academia linkage” was held at Hazza Institute of Technology, Islamabad on August 25, 2021. The key takeaways of the workshop include Students’ grooming with soft and people skills, activation of societies, engagement with industry top management and CEOs/Entrepreneurship sessions at University
