Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Partners With National University Of Sciences And Technology (NUST), Habib University (HU) To Facilitate Students From Under Privileged Areas

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Wednesday partnered with two leading universities, Habib University (HU) and National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) to provide quality tertiary education to deserving and aspiring youth.

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Jun, 2018 ) :Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Wednesday partnered with two leading universities, Habib University (HU) and National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) to provide quality tertiary education to deserving and aspiring youth.

It was in this context that Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PPL, Syed Wamiq Bokhari presented cheques of Rs. 16.8 million jointly to Pro Rector Academics NUST Air Vice Marshall Dr. Asif Raza and another of Rs. 5 million to CEO HU Foundation (HUF) Parvez Ghias at the company's head office.

The company's grant of Rs. 16.8 million to NUST will cover the expenses for training approximately 320 students, 160 each from Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, through a residential programme to prepare for NUST admission test under the mutual NUST-PPL Outreach Programme.

Whereas its donation of Rs. 5 million to Habib University as endowed scholarship will support five deserving students under its Talent Outreach Promotion and Support Programme for one year whereby eligible students go through preparatory training for entrance test at HU and selected, deserving students' tuition fees and other academic expenses are covered.

General Manager, University Advancement Office, NUST, Maria Qadri and CFO, Habib University, Feroze Cawasji along with other representatives of the two institutions and company officials attended the ceremony.

MoU between PPL and NUST was also signed on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, PPL chief, Syed Wamiq Bokhari said the company was committed to creating opportunities for underserved communities to acquire quality education and livelihood generation, especially for youth at the professional level to enable them to raise the profile of their families.

NUST officials mentioned that established in 1991 as a prominent research-led university has been offering graduate, post graduate and PhD studies in both sciences and social sciences.

Habib University (HU), a not-for-profit institution established in 2014 was said to be offering undergraduate programmes in Liberal Arts and Sciences through an intellectually-stimulating interdisciplinary curriculum to develop critically-conscious and ambitious graduates.