Meaningful discussions held between the team of Lahore Knowledge Park Company (LKPC) and the delegation from Swansea University, UK at the company’s head office in Lahore on March 6, 2017.
The UK delegation comprised of Head of Business School, Swansea University, Professor Marc Clement along with the university’s finance and international business consultants.
The team of LKPC was represented by its chairman, chief executive officer, and the members of the board of directors. The meeting was also attended by the Minister Higher Education Syed Raza Ali Gillani.
During the meeting, both parties deliberated in detail over the prospects of developing strategic partnership for knowledge transfer in Pakistan. Discussions particularly involved setting up the campus of Swansea University at Lahore Knowledge Park.
To start with, the foreign varsity intends to offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in various unique and internationally recognised management and ICT disciplines. Management degree programmes with specialisation in entrepreneurship, e-commerce, data management, sustainable society, digital society, IT, health and well-being will be given priority to prepare graduates for the 21st century.
The delegates were briefed in detail on the master plan of Lahore Knowledge Park (LKP) and its priority areas of intervention. Chairman LKPC Akram Khan highlighted the endorsement of provincial government for the development of this iconic project. He further said that offering world class education to the country’s youth is the primary strategic commitment of government of the Punjab. Both sides reiterated to work towards further refining the preliminary plans on fast track basis.