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On Thursday June 25, 2009, SZABIST Islamabad organized
9th National Research Conference at campus. Mr. Ghulam Farid Kathia,
Minister of State for Education, was invited as Chief Guest, whereas
Mr. Syed Asad Mashadi, President, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, was invited as
Guest of
Honour. Conference starts with the recitation from the Holy Quran, Welcome Address & Introduction to Research Programs at SZABIST by
Syed Asad Hussain, Campus Head, followed by both honorable
guest's speech, and at last presentation of plaques.
In Research Conference The Minister of State for Education Mr. Ghulam Farid Kathia said that research activities will not
only result in the production of true researcher, but will
also result in opportunities where the industry will be able
to experience future growth by developing new products.
The minister was speaking at the 9th National Research
Conference on Management and Computer Sciences at SZABIST
here. He advised the students that they should make sure
that whatever they investigate must have some benefit to the
industry. A research that cannot be applied, or further
worked on, has no meaning.
According to an international survey, he informed that in
2006, the world's four largest spenders of R&D were the
United States (US$343 billion), the EU (US$231 billion),
China (US$136 billion), and Japan (US$130 billion). "In
general, research and development activities are conducted
by specialized units belonging to companies, universities
and state agencies. Unfortunately, we have a very small
share in applicable research and development domain of the
world."
Besides SZABIST, students of different universities also
participated in the conference where 150 research papers
were presented. SZABIST Islamabad Campus head Syed Asad
Hussain said that in this challenging and competitive
environment, SZABIST was trying to promote research culture
in Pakistan so that new ways and techniques can be built to
compete with developed countries of the world.
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