IST Organizes Ninth Open House To Access Students Skills

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Jul, 2018 ) :Institute of Space Technology (IST) Islamabad, organized its Ninth Open House on for assessment of students' skills to identify potential youngsters from the graduating batch.

The students of the Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Materials Science and Engineering and Space Science captivated the visitors by displaying their 'Senior Design Projects'.

The event holds special significance for prestigious Research and Development (R&D) organizations and industry, a news release said.

The assessment of these skills helped in identifying potential employees from the graduating batch.

Employers and guests who visited the Open House included a large number of people belonging to the academia, R&D organizations and industry including the Halliburton, Princely Jets, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce (ICCI), Engro Fertilizer, Nayatel, Dynea Pakistan Limited, Pakistan National and Accreditation Council, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Survey of Pakistan, Army Aviation Engineering school (EME), Air Headquarters Islamabad, the National Space Agency of Pakistan, NESCOM, KRL, PAEC, CAE, Army Aviation Engineering School (EME), Nanoscience and Technology Department (NTD), National Centre for Physics (NCP), W and W Company, E-Care Vision, Ignite National Technology Tech, TPL Maps, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Air University.

The innovative and creative projects reflecting the research skills, displayed by the students were appreciated by the representatives of industry.

The employers took keen interest in the displayed projects and interacted with the students. They appreciated the creativity of students and the grip on their subjects that the students displayed while explaining their projects. The Open House achieved its purpose as the representatives of the industry and R&D organizations interviewed many potential students. A total of 106 projects were displayed on the occasion.

The IST maintains very close collaboration with the industry. This collaboration has helped to develop a culture of research and development.

The industry poses its problems to the students who then work to find workable and practicable solutions thus strengthening the norm of research which is vital for any country to join the ranks of the developed countries of the world.