Rawalpindi: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed inaugurated central laboratory of research at Rawalpindi Women University, says a press release.
On the occasion, HEC chairman emphasised the need to solution-based research in academia. He further stressed that although our researchers are publishing number of papers annually yet our indigenous problems are still there.
His remarks highlighted character building of the students along with their academic and professional training. He expressed these views while addressing the opening ceremony of the second international conference organised by Rawalpindi Women University on the theme of “Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century, 2023”..
The chief organiser of the conference, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal in her opening remarks emphasised that the purpose of multi-disciplinary conference is to provide a platform to researchers, academicians, and relevant stakeholders to discuss challenges of the 21st century and their possible solution. She further elaborated the need of Industrial linkage, collaborative work and student exposure to the experts and industries through such platforms.
Professor Dr. Mohammad Mujahid Rector Pakistan Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Haripur, presented his extensive work on applications of research in aerospace. He emphasized that the current challenges require indigenous solutions and we need to address the issue on priority basis.
This can only be achieved through graduates who are self-sufficient in research and should work on products that are not just focused on one area of a society but should be beneficial for the whole mankind.