Industry Partnerships

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ACADEMIA/INDUSTRY LINKAGES

Ser	Relevant Industries
1.	Frontier Works Organization (FWO)
2.	National Highway Authority (NHA)
3.	National Logistic Cell (NLC)
4.	Provincial Departments of Transportation
5.	Housing Directorate
6.	Defence Housing Authorities (DHA)
7.	National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
8.	Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
9.	Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
10.	Bahria Town (Pvt) Ltd
11.	Habib Rafiq (Pvt) Limited (HRL)

 

INDUSTRIAL VISITS

For better understanding of the latest ongoing industrial practices and keeping the students and faculty up-to-date regarding the current industrial scenario, MCE arranges multiple industrial visits each year.

Ser	Course	Semester	Industry / Organisation Visited	Actual Date of Visit
2021
1	CED-89	8th Semester	NUST Campus H-12 Islamabad	26-Mar-21
2	OD-90 OD-92	6th Semester	FWO, Jaglot Skardu Road Project	12-Jul-21
3	OD-90 OD-92	6th Semester	FWO, Havelian Dhamtour Road Project	13-Jul-21
4	OD-90 OD-92	6th Semester	FWO, Jagran Hydropower Project	15-Jul-21
5	OD-90 OD-92	6th Semester	FWO, Dedocha Dam Project	16-Jul-21
6	OD-90 OD-92	4th Semester	FWO, Ammar Chowk Rawalpindi	01-Oct-21
7	OD-90 OD-92	4th Semester	Housing Directorate, Rawalpindi	04-Oct-21
2020
1	CED-89	8th Semester	E-Type Flats, Risalpur Cantt	02-Nov-20
2019
1	CED-87	8th Semester	HQ 477 Army Survey Group Engrs	02-Jan-19
2	CED-91	2nd Semester	NUST Campus H-12 Islamabad	06-Mar-19
3	CED-89	7th Semester	Locomotive Factory	22-Oct-19
4	CED-91	3rd Semester	HQ 477 Army Survey Group Engrs	15-Oct-19
5	CED-93	1st Semester	PAF Academy	12-Nov-19
6	CED-89	5th Semester	NUST Campus H-12 Islamabad	03-Dec-19
7	CED-89	5th Semester	Swat Motorway	10-Dec-19
8	CED-91	3rd Semester	Survey General of Pakistan, Rwp	12-Dec-19
9	CED-89	5th Semester	Askari Cement	31-Dec-19
2018
7	CED-87	6th Semester	Swat Motorway	27-Dec-18
8	CED-91	1st Semester	PAF Academy, Risalpur	04-Dec-18
2017
1	CED-87, CED-89	3rd Semester, 1st Semester	PAF Academy Risalpur	04-Dec-17
2	OD-84 CED-85	4th Semester	Risalpur and surrounding area	10-Apr-17
2016
1	OD-86 CED-87	3rd Semester	Main Campus NUST H-12 Islamabad	30-Nov-16
2	OD-86 CED-87	3rd Semester	477 Army Svy Gp Engrs	28-Nov-16
3	OD-80 CED-81	7th Semester	Ghazi Brotha Hydro Power Plant	09-Nov-16
4	OD-82 CED-83	4th Semester	Askari Cement Factory Nizmpur	30-Mar-16
5	OD-80 CED-81	6th Semester	M-2 Rehabilitation proj	22-Mar-16

 

OPEN HOUSE/JOB FAIR

1. Job Fair 2019
   Several organisations attends and recruits MCE graduates during the Open House/ Job Fair conducted yearly. Due to the ongoing pandemic scenario, Jab Fair 2019 was the last in-campus Job Fair, conducted on 12th June, 2019. The organisations that participated in the MCE Job Fair of 2019 are shown in Table 10.2. Senior representative from each of these organisations acted as judges/ evaluators for the final year projects.

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• Figure: Judges Evaluating Final Year Projects at Job Fair 2019

1. National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) has set a new precedent of holding a series of job fairs in the three major cities of Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi on 14^th March 2019, 04^th April 2019 and 11^th April 2019 respectively. Lieutenant General Naweed Zaman, HI (M) (retd), Rector NUST, graced the ceremony as chief guest and visited various stalls of participating industry reps during the Meet & Greet Session. A large number of multi-sectoral industry partners attended the event. These included Teradata, S&P Global, Telenor, Zong, Ufone, Jazz, Askari Bank, Kohinoor Textile Mills, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Shifa International Hospitals, National Logistics Cell (NLC), Abacus Consulting, Ajr Metal Private Limited, Allied Bank Limited, Anwar Khawaja Industries Private Limited, Arfa Karim Foundation,x Atlas Honda Limited, Atlas Power Limited, Berger Paints Pakistan Limited, Carfirst, Contour, Software Drtech, DWP Group, Ebryx Private Limited, Gourmet Beverages, Habib Rafiq Private Limited, I2c Paksitan, Infinity Engineering Private Limited, Infotech, INTECH Process Automation, Ittehad Life Sciences, KORTECH Auto Industries Private Limited, Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Launchbox, Master Tiles, Ceramic Industries, Medipak, National Development Consultants (NDC) Private Limited, National Engineering Services Pakistan Private Limited, NEC Consultants Private Limited, Netsol Technologies Limited, Ovex Technologies Pakistan Private Limited, Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM), Pakistan Enterprise Development Facility (PEDF), PIEDMC, Prime Aluminium Industries Private Limited, R.K. Gears Private Limited, Risan Synthetic Technic, Roshan Packages, SKB Engineering & Construction, Speridian Technologies, SRC Private Limited, Trade Ally International, Universal Appliances,Vadion.com, Wartsila Pakistan Private Limited​ and Waste Busters. These companies conducted on-spot interviews of final year students from all NUST Schools and Colleges.
2. Job Fair 2020
   2020 Edition of Job Fair was adversely affected by the pandemic. No in-campus open house/ job fair was organised. NUST Placement Office (NPO) organised a limited edition of Job Fair Series, of the same format as 2019. National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) arranged a mega job fair in five major cities from 18^th February 2020 to 31^st March 2020, bringing top employers at a single platform for enhancing employment opportunities for the young graduates. The job fair was being arranged exclusively for the students of NUST. The two-day job fair was arranged at Islamabad campus from 3^rd – 4^th March 2020 in which around more than 1000 students participated, and on 18^th February 2020 in Lahore, 12^th March 2020 in Multan, 19^th March 2020 in Faisalabad and 31^st March 2020 in Karachi. NUST Placement Office also arranged a ‘Global Virtual Job Fair’ in collaboration with Women Engineers Pakistan and the World Bank South Asia WePOWER Network from 20^th – 21^st November 2020 (9:00 am to 3:00 pm – Pakistan Time).
3. Job Fair 2021
   Due to the ongoing pandemic situation, Job Fair 2021 took place at the main campus, Islamabad. Amidst strict adherence to SOPs in the wake of the current pandemic, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) arranged an elaborate two-day thematic Job Fair 2021 at its Islamabad Campus on March 17-18, 2021. The event was inaugurated, on March 17, by Mr Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI); he was accompanied by AVM Dr Rizwan Riaz, Pro-Rector Research, Innovation & Commercialization (RIC) NUST. Day one witnessed participation of over 110 top organizations from sectors as diverse as Manufacturing, IT, FMCG, Civil, Mechanical, Electronics, Construction and Telecom for recruiting NUST’s prized students from disciplines of Engineering, IT, Biosciences and Architecture. Prominent firms at the job fair included Frontier Works Organization (FWO), Telenor Pakistan, MTBC, Ibex, Netsol, Allied Contractors, Dawlance, Interwood, Skyelectric, Intech Process Automation and Darson Industries, to name a few. On the sidelines of the job fair, an MoU was also signed between NUST and ICCI to collaborate for research, commercialization, and industry visits and placements of NUST students, graduates and faculty. Engr Javed Mahmood Bukhari, Rector NUST, and Mr. Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President ICCI, signed the agreement.
   On day 2, around 60 industries related to Business Management, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences, conducted interviews of a large number of aspiring final year students enrolled in the relevant disciplines. Top employers included United Bank Limited, Faysal Bank, Habib Bank Limited, Telenor Microfinance Bank, PTCL, Ufone, Telenor, European Complex, etc. Mr. Nadeem Khan, Chief Financial Officer, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), along with Mr. Raza Sarwar, Group Head HR Talent Acquisition & Outsourcing PTCL, and Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan, Principal School of Social Sciences & Humanities (S3H), inaugurated the event.
   The industry guests lauded NUST for presenting its dynamic student pool to the job market and appreciated the industry for turning out in large numbers to interview and employ students from the county’s premier seat of higher learning. Registered companies that visited the Job Fair 2021 are as under:Day 1: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTyVL2yYC871tZzQRxPNdSvBs55y5H16eh1422Qop_UDK8PM2o5WmNKtVl38ZnGdPgZ19CfmkYEUCgk/pubhtmlDay 2: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTPhJoE3cqS7M09R9n-5ujS6vORE4tffXqBGmk31AN4k2Hnesd0NqzezSJOrNbmDk2JdbpLx0DdjHbV/pubhtml

ANNUAL INDUSTRY INTERNSHIPS

Annual industry internship is compulsory for all students. Every year, during the course of summer, MCE arranges internships for its students in top-tier companies/ industries across the country. MCE has updated summer internship plan for MCE students from year 2019 with help of E-in-C. The aim is to improve the ability of MCE students to apply theoretical knowledge in actual projects/ practical sites. Quality internships are only possible by involving the leading construction organizations to formulate a mechanism of internship for MCE students.

As very few internships were completed on face-to-face basis in 2020 due to the pandemic and it was observed that the students may lack the ability to apply civil engineering knowledge while executing projects on field. For constant exposure of students to construction project execution, planning and management, with directions from E-in-C, MCE in partnership with all the leading construction industries, including FWO, MES, NLC, DW&CE, Housing Dte and other major organizations, revised the internship plan for MCE students in 2021. All these industries are in loop with MCE via focal persons to organize effective internships for MCE students. After completion of their respective internship, along with the submission of feedback forms, every student has to undertake ‘post assessment evaluation exam for internees’ and has to submit a detailed internship report.

MCE has organized internships for over 210 students for 2^nd & 3^rd year students in summer 2021; primarily at Jaglot Skardu Road Project, Havelian Dhamtour Road Project, Jagran Hydropower Project, Dedocha Dam Project, Ammar Chowk Rawalpindi, Housing Directorate Rawalpindi, Housing Directorate Lahore, Housing Directorate Karachi and various other projects/ organizations.

 

ANNUAL INDUSTRY INTERNSHIPS (SUMMARY OF PAST 4 YEARS)

Year (Summer)	Batch	Total Students	Students who have completed the Internships
2018	2015-16	167	64
2019	2016-17	130	91
2020	2017-18	148	23
2021	2018-19	282	210

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INDUSTRY TALKS

Ser	Guest Speaker		Organization	Date of conduct
2019
1	Sahibzada Sultan Ahmed Ali	Chairman, Muslim Institute, Islamabad		17 Apr 2019
2	Dr. Furrukh Bashir	Research and Development Division, Pakistan Meteorological Department		12 Apr 2019
3	Dr. Irfan Ahmed Rana	Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, NUST		12 Mar 2019
4	Brig. Mansoor Akhtar	Project Director, Housing Directorate, Lahore		10 Jan 2019
5	Mr. Tariq Moen	Founder Care Wing, Karachi		3 Jan 2019
2018
1	Dr. Muhammad Usman Rashid	Chairman, Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Management and Technology, Lahore		27 Dec 2018
2	Anhyan Mumtaz	Director Industrial Enterprises Pvt Ltd		25 Oct 2018
3	Dr. Atta Ur Rehman	University of Peshawar		11 May 2018
4	Ms. Hira Hashmi	UNDP		3 Mar 2018
5	Dr. Shaukat Ali Khan	Abasyn University, Peshawar		1 Mar 2018

 

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES

Ser	Details	Date
1.	One Day Seminar – Advanced Numerical Modeling Techniques for Complex Geomechanical Problems	26 Oct 17
2.	Two Days International Seminar – Mineral Development for Growth	2-3 Nov 17
3.	One Day Pak-China Seminar – Management of Geomechanical Challenges Along KKH	09 Nov 17
4.	One Day International Seminar – Towards Sustainable Development of CPEC: Prevention & Remediation of Geomechanical Hazards Along KKH	12 May 18
5.	One Day Seminar – Emerging Issues of Transportation in Pakistan-Analysis & Way Forward	04 Feb 19
6.	One Day Seminar – Sustainable Water Conservation	19 Dec 2019