• It provides strong and sustainable University and Industry Interaction and Collaboration.

• It is a way towards Development of Human Capital by developing Faculty, Students, Entrepreneurs, and the Community.

• It Expands Job Market and job Opportunities.

• It gives  more job Providers rather than Job Seekers.

4. Organizing Committee of Miles

Prof. Dr. Mushtaq Khan( Head of the Department)
Prof. Amjad Farid Hasnu
Mr. Salman Ahmad ( Convener)
Mr. Atif Rao( Member)
Mr. Yasir bin Tariq( Member)
Mr. Jamil Anwar( Member)
Mr. Abdul Majid Khalil( Member)
Mr. Syed Tauseef Shah ( Member)
Mr. Saeed Akbar ( Member)
Mr. Amir and Mr. Shahid ( Member)
Mr. Naveed Iqbal( Member)
Mr. Khalid Mahmood( Member)
Ms. Zohra ( Member)
Ms. Amina( Member)
Ms. Rabiah Rustam ( Member)
Mr. Qazi Shujahat( Member)
Mr. Mansoor Nazir Bhatti( Member)
Mr. Muhammad Waseem( Member)
Mr. Zeeshan ( Member)
Mr. Awais( Member)

 

DAY 1, May 10, 2010

Two events MCC (Management Concepts and Cases)- Seminar Series and BIZCOM (Inter-university Business Plan Competition) were held on day 1. The details are as under:

MCC (Management Concepts and Cases) –Seminar Series

The objective of the event was to provide a forum for interaction and exposure between academicians and researchers within their community at national level for sharing the latest trends in the field of management sciences through renowned academicians, and professionals of the field. The venue was Academic Block Room A117.  The participants of the event were MS Faculty and students. The session wise detail of the presentations is as under:

Session 1

Topic	Speaker	Session Chair
1.      Monetary policy in Pakistan   2.      Materializing trend of enterprise mobility: The concept of “Always Connected”	Professor Dr. Abdul Qayyum, Registrar, PIDE, Islamabad   Dr. Muhammad Qasim Associate Professor, FC College University, Lahore	Professor Dr. Shehla Amjad Department of Development Studies CIIT Abbottabad

Session 2

1)   Brand Image and Loyalty of Toyota Cars in Pakistan 2)   Ownership structure and Dividend Policy 3)   Demographic factors and Sprituality-An Empirical Analysis of Banking Sector of Pakistan

Dr Farzand Jan Director Fina, Agriculture University, Peshawar Mr Hammad Mirza* CIIT Lahore  Ms Huma Ali** CIIT, Sahiwal

Dr. Muhammad Qasim Associate Professor, FC College University, Lahore

*On Behalf of Professor Dr. Talat Afza, Dean Faculty of management Sciences, COMSATS

** On Behalf of Professor Mahmood Bodla, Director CIIT, Sahiwal

 

BIZCOM (Inter-university Business Plan Competition)

The objective of the event was to provide a platform to business students of HEC recognized universities to participate in the Business plan Competition. The event provided an opportunity to put ideas into action by preparing and presenting their business plans on innovative ideas focusing on SME sector of Pakistan.

The event was held in Academic Block Rooms 114-115. A total of 13 teams from 11 universities participated in the competition. Each team comprised  2 students and one supervisor. The criteria for the evaluation was based on written business plans, already submitted by participating teams, and power point presentations and question handling skills.

Mr. Javed Khattak, Provincial Chief, SMEDA, Peshawar, Mr. Syed Azhar Hussain Shah, Regional Operating Chief, NBP, Abbottabad and Mr. Khawar, Manager Meezan Bank City Branch, Abbottabad were the judges of the event. Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed, Managing Director, De-Opera Consultants evaluated the best presentation of the event. Following were the winners in different categories.

1.      Overall First Prize of Rs. 15,000 won by CIIT Abbottabad (for Business Plan BioDiesel)

2.      Overall 2nd Prize of  Rs. 10,000 won by CIIT, Sahiwal (Dairy Land)

3.      Overall 3rd Prize of Rs. 5,000 won by Fatima Jinnah University, Rawalpindi (Askool Gaari)

4.      Best Presentation Award of Rs. 5000 won by CIIT, Sahiwal (Agriworld)

5.      Consolation prize Award of Rs 5000 goes to University of Faisalabad (Fruit A Luscious)

The participants of the event were business students, competing students and their supervisors and faculty members. The list of universities and the number of participants is as under:

Participating Universities
Sr#	Name of Institute	No of Participants
1	CIIT, Abbottabad	6
2	CIIT, Sahiwal	6
3	University of Central Punjab, Lahore	3
4	Pak - IMS Lahore	3
5	Islamia University, Bahawalpur	3
6	Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi	3
7	Institute of Management Studies (Peshawar University)	3
8	Gift University, Gujranwala	3
9	Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad	3
10	University of Faisalabad	3
11	Hazara University, Haripur Campus	3
	Total:	36

 

Highlights

The Cash Prizes for first three positions were sponsored by SMEDA and for best presentation and consolation were sponsored by De-Opera Consultants, Abbottabad

Comments of the participants

“Excellent, well organized, well managed, and excellent participation. More focus on time management, involvement of business stakeholders, and market ideas for practical implementation is required”.

Syed Azhar Hussain Shah, Regional Operational Chief, National Bank of Pakistan, Abbottabad

“The inception of the event is appreciated and more events of the nature be held to improve the academics. It also is adding the confidence of the students”

Mr. Khawar Waseem, AVP/Branch Manager Meezan Bank Ltd, City branch Abbottabad

 

DAY 2, May 11, 2010

Entrepreneurs’ Corridor (A1117, Academic Block)

The objective of the event was to provide an exposure to business students, faculty, and local entrepreneurs to get first hand knowledge, and share their experiences with the people from the leading industries of Pakistan. The participants of the event were local entrepreneurs, students of universities participating in other events, local students, and faculty members.

Mr. Shafique Nawab, Managing Director, BioCare Pharmaceuticals, Islamabad, Mr. Fayyaz Ahmad, Patron- in-Cheif, Jinnah Group of Colleges, Mansehra, Mr. Salahuddin Shah, CEO, Moon Creations, Muzaffarabad shared their own experiences of organization development, hurdles in it and the skills, knowledge, and attitude required to be a successful entrepreneur. Mr. Asfand Yar and Mr. Syed Shane-Hayder, the students of CIIT Abbottabad were provided the opportunity to share their experience under the title the “Budding Entrepreneurs”. Earlier Mr. Jamil Anwar briefed the audience about the success story of MILES. The audience really appreciated the thought provoking ideas and real life stories of the successful entrepreneurs and their style of management practices.

Mr. Ghalib Nishtar, President, Khushali Bank was the Chief Guest of the event. He appreciated the concept of MILES and the activities being done by Department of Management Sciences, CIIT Abbottabad. He emphasized on the creation of linkages between the universities and industry. He highlighted the importance of microfinance, micro and SME sector development and the role Khushali Bank is playing to overcome poverty in Pakistan