ORIC, UW, in collaboration with Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA), conducted a training session on “Entrepreneurship as a Viable Career Option” on 08 September 2022. SMEDA, with a key focus to promote entrepreneurship amongst youth of HEIs, systematically coordinates interactive sessions on business start-ups and management. The purpose of the interactive session at UW was to inculcate entrepreneurship awareness in contemporary scenarios and promote business start-ups in existing SME Value Chains to make them globally competitive. Mr. Ziaullah, CEO, ZMK and Mr. Rafat Ali Khan, CEO, Ajnas were the Guest Speakers. Both the speakers enlightened the audience on the nitty-gritty details of entrepreneurship and motivated the young entrepreneurs to step up with their winning ideas. Mr. Rafat Ali Khan, CEO, Ajnas, lauded the potential of UW students and as an angel investor, provided seed money to one of the students’ groups to start its project. A total of 42 students and alumni from Departments of Management Sciences, Engineering, Physics and Sociology attended the event. Prof. Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed, Director ORIC, delivered a note of thanks to the speakers. In the end, all students were presented with certificates of participation by SMEDA.
