A purpose-built campus of the National University of Modern Languages sprawling over 25 acres of land would be constructed near Ghulam Muhammad Abad, said Brigadier (Retd) Waseem Uddin, Regional Director NUML Faisalabad.
During his visit to the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), he said that the boundary wall of the campus was being completed. At the same time, construction work on the main structure was also expected to start this month.
He said the Faisalabad campus was established in 2006 with four major degree programs. “Currently, 1300 students are enrolled, out of which 600 are studying in the IT department. The Faisalabad campus had introduced a 2-year associate degree program in computer science. Still, it received a lukewarm response from the student community. I wanted to start an Artificial Intelligence program. At the same time, special emphasis is being laid on the training and grooming of the students,” he added.
He said that the campus was also offering courses in Chinese and Korean languages as these have demand in the market. He noted that the Faisalabad campus had already inked an MOU with the FCCI, which would be reactivated through regular meetings and consultation about industry-academia linkages.
He quoted a meeting of President FCCI Dr Khurram Tariq with the Rector NUML in Islamabad. He said that he would invite them, along with other leading business tycoons, to deliver motivational lectures and sensitize students to start their businesses instead of seeking jobs.
He further said that NUML had a complete focus on the training of its faculty members, and in this connection, he had introduced a 4-module grooming program.
He further said that internships had been declared mandatory for all passed-out students, even in languages. He requested the FCCI to help this campus by offering maximum internships to its students.
Earlier, Acting President FCCI Dr. Sajjad Arshad welcomed the guests and said universities should introduce market-driven programs to ensure employment for their students who have passed out.
He also stressed the need for the practical training of students so that they could perform well during their useful lives.
About the FCCI, he said that it has more than 8,000 members with three office bearers and 27 executives. He said that the members represent 118 sectors and subsectors of the economy while standing committees are constituted for each segment to identify its specific issues with workable solutions.
He said that the FCCI had made concerted efforts to resolve the issues of their members in addition to contributing its role in social welfare and city development.
Vice President Hajji Muhammad Aslam Bhalli, former President Rana Muhammad Sikandar-e-Azam, Muhammad Azhar Chaudhry, Dr. Habib Aslam Gaba, Sanaullah Niazi, and Waqar Ayub, in addition to the faculty members of NUML Mr. Shahid Ramzan, Syed Hassan Raza, and Muhammad Usman were also present during this meeting.
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