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PTCL sponsors Synergies 2008
Convention
Staff Reporter
Islamabad—Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) was the lead
sponsor of “Synergies ’08,” the first ever Business Schools’
Convention in Pakistan organized by the Lahore University of
Management Sciences (LUMS), in line with PTCL’s Corporate Social
Responsibility strategy to support quality management education and
attracting outstanding talent to join its workforce.
The objective of the convention was to promote leadership, teamwork
and social responsibility among business graduates. It was a
three-day exercise comprising four major events on each of the
following themes Like Sustainable Business Plan Competition, Request
for Proposal Competition, Business Simulation Competition and
Business Case Analysis Competition. Teams from renowned business
schools across Pakistan participated in these events. Tahir Mushtaq
EVP (HR), Ali Qadir Gilani EVP (Corporate Communication) and other
members of Human Resource team represented PTC. They had detailed
discussions with LUMS students that gave them an opportunity to
address concerns of prospective employees.
The Dean of the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Dr.
Shaukat Brah, thanked PTCL for its support for organizing such a
successful event and discussed possibilities of future partnership.
After the formal opening ceremony, the PTCL team, headed by Mr.
Tahir Mushtaq shared views on the telecom industry, potential career
prospects at PTCL and some professional experiences. Later, they had
a detailed discussion with Dr. Zahoor Hassan, Vice Chancellor of
LUMS, who is also a former board member of PTCL and he shared his
thoughts on the way forward for PTCL.
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