(Pakistan
News & Features Services)
The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has
reiterated its close coordination with the Sir Syed University of Engineering
and Technology (SSUET), Karachi ,
for research and development in the industrial field.
An assurance in this regard came from the newly elected KCCI
President, Mohammed Haroon Agar, in a meeting with the SSIET Registrar, Shah
Mahmood Hussain Syed, who called on him at KCCI Head Office on October 2.
Haroon Agar said that the Chamber was already coordinating
with the SSUET and working in close proximity with the University to promote
research and development (R&D) for the benefit of the industrial sector.
He said that he along with the members of the Managing
Committee will soon visit the SSUET to further strengthen the already existing
working relationship between the two institutions.
On the occasion Registrar Shah Mahmood informed that upon
the advice of KCCI's proposal the SSUET carried out a survey of industrial
sector to determine the various industries keeping their immediate requirement.
He pointed out that the SSUET was producing over a
hundred projects, mostly relating to industrial sector and if put to
application, these could provide beneficial for the industrial sector.
In this regard the role of KCCI will prove highly beneficial.
The newly elected Senior Vice-President, Shamim A. Firpo,
and Member Managing Committee, Asif Bega, were also present in the meeting.
Asif Bega stressed the need for innovative projects for
textile sector believing that the University can help this sector in a big way.
The KICCI President described the SSUET as a valuable asset
in the field of engineering and he along with his Managing Committee looked
forward to visiting the University in order to discuss further proposals for
enhanced coordination.
