A delegation of the British Council Pakistan and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) attended the annual Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL) conference in London.
At the conference Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director HEC, was honoured by being asked to deliver the introduction to the proceedings of industry and academic experts in Knowledge Exchange between universities and the local and national ecosystems they operate in. Dr Naqvi explained the role of the HEC in Pakistan and the resulting transformation of the higher education sector.
Nishat Riaz of the British Council said, “We are very happy to see that the HEC is going forward into new areas that help encapsulate the growth of research in Pakistan into applications that will create local benefits.”