Saturday, April 26, 2008, Rabi-ul-Sani 19, 1429    

Tehmina for one research platform for Asian universities

Staff Reporter

Islamabad—“Bringing together of premier public and private sector universities of South Asian Regional countries under one research oriented platform will go a long way in furthering fraternal ties among regional states of SAARC and imparting quality of research and development in business and entrepreneurial world” said the Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mohtarama Tehmina Daultana here on Friday.

Ms. Tehmina Daultana expressed these remarks here today while officiating the launching ceremony of the Regional south Asian Chapter of the Academy for Global Business Advancements (AGBA); an initiative of the department of Management Sciences COMSATS Institute of I.T. Islamabad.

Commending CIIT for planning and executing this initiative of national significance, she expected that it would promote understanding of broad concepts in business and entrepreneurial studies. She said that such initiatives would pave for transforming Pakistan’s agro – based economy into a knowledge driven one as research and development (R&D) occupy a crucial place and is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s strategy.

The South Asian Regional Chapter would promote research culture in business and entrepreneurship , faster education, advance professional knowledge and standards in various aspects of global business and global entrepreneurship though international conferences and a worldwide network of professionals committed to facilitate dissemination of state-of- the art findings in business.

Acting reactor Dr. Muhammad Azeem, Dr. Zafar U. Ahmed,Dr. Ahmed Jamal,Dr. Shaista E. Khilji, Dr. Qaisar Abbas, Mr. Nasir Jamal President VP , Director Conferences HOD Management Sciences Department, Senior Programe Manager respectively participated in the ceremony as well as Secretary S&T, Mr. Sharif Ahmad.