Islamabad: Prime Minister Pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has urged the universities in the country to impart entrepreneurial skills to youth to help strengthen national economy.
Addressing to award-giving ceremony at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) on Monday Gilani said that new growth strategy was being developed and implemented by the democratic government and said it laid greater emphasis on human resource development, innovation and entrepreneurship.
“I very strongly feel that universities must solve problems of our local industry and scale up their research and development focused on commercial success,” the Prime Minister said.
He said the Higher Education Commission (HEC) was also focusing on the greater role of universities in building economy, community and future leaders.
“We are also using Benazir Income Support Fund, micro-credit financing and internship schemes to support the educated and dynamic youth of Pakistan to become high achievers in life,” he said.
He directed the Rector NUST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Education Commission and Ministry of Information Technology to look into setting up of endowment fund which would be used as seed money for startup companies at NUST Technology Incubation Centre.
He said Pakistan was a truly blessed nation, where 63 percent of its population was under 25 years of age having enormous potential.
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