Workshop - “Industry Academia Liaison” 

Workshop Objectives:

This program is designed to provide strategy and operational guidance to senior management and faculty of business schools and departments on how linkages with business and community could be established as well ensure that the institution could effectively fulfill its responsibilities.

The focus of this program is not only on providing ideas on why and how business linkages could be set up and provide insights on ways in which the related hindrances and challenges could be effectively overcome. It will cover many examples of how various business schools have established such mutually beneficial linkages, and leverage insights gained from nearly four decades of experience of the trainer in this regard. The program is based on sessions using Interactive discussions, case studies and panel discussions involving both academics and industry executives.

Learning Outcomes:

The key learning outcomes for this program include development and understanding of:

1. Strategic role of business and community linkages for a business school.

2. Role and responsibilities of senior business school management in fostering linkages.

3. Role of faculty in developing and sustaining these linkages.

4. Perspective of business executives on utility of linkages with business schools.

5. Formal mechanisms and organizational structures for fostering effective linkages.

6. Ways of ensuring that dedicated organizational units like ORIC could play an effective role.

7. Specific principles and rules to be followed to ensure provision of value to all stakeholders through these linkages.

8. Metrics and measures to assess the effectiveness of these linkages..

Who will benefit from this workshop?:

Dean, Director, HoD, Director ORIC, Senior Faculty Members.

Facilitators:

1. Dr. Syed Zahoor Hassan Professor Emeritus, Former Dean and Vice Chancellor Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS

Notes:

1. Workshop/Seminar Registration Fee:  40,000/-PKR.
2. In case of replacements, transfer and refund, participant should officially notify via email/letter to NBEAC 10 working days prior to the workshop. After that NBEAC will not entertain any claims and changes.
3. NBEAC may cancel or postpone a workshop/program due to insufficient registration or unforeseen** circumstances. In this case, NBEAC will refund registration fee but will not be responsible for any other related expenses including cancellation charges by airline and travel agencies.
   
4. In case of postponement, the fee may be transferred to the rescheduled offering of that workshop or any other workshop as an alternate to refund. The NBEAC reserves the right to make changes in its program policies and fees at any time.

** If unforeseen circumstances occurs during the workshop and one day before the scheduled workshop, NBEAC will not refund the registration fee.