A delegation from the Technology & Innovation Summit (TIS) of the Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association of Pakistan visited GC Women University Sialkot to discuss deeper collaboration between the campus and the business sector.<\/p>\n
The delegation was led by Salman Awan<\/strong> and included Naeem Afzal<\/strong> and Sabour Ahmed<\/strong>, with oversight by Suleman Ali Mughal<\/strong>. University leadership, including Vice Chancellor Dr. Shazia Bashir<\/strong>, met with senior faculty and administrative officials to map out practical steps for partnership.<\/p>\n Both parties emphasized the need to expand internships, industry linkages and joint initiatives that give students real-world exposure. Strengthening academia industry connections was presented as a priority to enhance skills, employability and hands-on learning opportunities for graduates.<\/p>\n A formal invitation was extended to GC Women University to participate in the Technology & Innovation Summit 2026, scheduled for April 22, 2026 at Cantt View Marquee, Sialkot, signaling plans for continued engagement and visibility for student projects and industry collaboration.<\/p>\n University officials expressed optimism about building long-term partnerships with the business community to better align academic programs with industry requirements and to provide students with meaningful, practical experience through coordinated initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GC Women University and industry leaders strengthen academia industry links with internships and a summit invite to boost student skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}