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Participation of COMSATS University’s delegation in the Study Visit and Strategic Planning workshop held at the University of Saarland, Saarbrucken, under the TAKE-UP project of the Erasmus+ program of the European Union
Under the ongoing work packages of the EU-funded Erasmus+ TAKE-UP (Transforming Academic Knowledge to Develop Entrepreneurial Universities in Pakistan), a three-member delegation of CUI, Lahore Campus visited the University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany from July 25 to 29, 2022. The delegation was comprised of Dr. Syed Muhammad Imran Haider Naqvi, Read more…
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Ent-101 Course Run Round-2 (LUMS)
The National Incubation Center Lahore (NICL) at LUMS, partnered with the University of Saarland, through the TakeUp project, to conduct an introductory course on entrepreneurship for those who were interested in the field, but did not know where to start. This collaboration resulted in the formation of the Entrepreneurship 101 Read more…
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EU Contributes to Entrepreneurial Culture in Pakistan
Author: Dr. Khalid Iqbal* The project has been divided into ten Work Packages (WPs), titled ‘Kick-Off and Self-Assessment’, ‘Strategic Action Planning’, ‘Establishing of FabLabs in Pakistan’, ‘Development of Locally Relevant Training and Teaching Material Focused on Developing Entrepreneurial Skills in Students’, ‘Professionalizing Entrepreneurial Coaching ‘, ‘Training and Certifying Entrepreneurial Coaches Read more…
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Entrepreneurial Universities – Agents of change
Entrepreneurship is the combination of innovation and risk-taking. In Pakistan, it is a much-undermined term. This perspective can only be changed by educational institutes. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) described modern universities as a global prospect for higher education in the 21st century, as follows: “It Read more…
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COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus study visit and strategic action planning in Athens/Saarbrücken
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), is one of four local partners in the Erasmus+ project “Transforming Academic Knowledge to Develop Entrepreneurial Universities in Pakistan,” which is funded by the European Union (TAKE-UP). Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in Athens, Greece, and the University of Saarland (UdS) in Saarbrücken, Germany, Read more…
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TAKE UP activities in LUMS
The Take-Up project is working in collaboration with LUMS and the National Incubation Center Lahore (NICL), to bolster the entrepreneurial mindset within the context of Pakistan. They have already taken a step towards instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in their students by piloting a new ‘Entrepreneurship 101’ course in collaboration with Read more…
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Entrepreneurial spirit at COMSATS University Islamabad
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) has been collaborating with the University of Saarland (UdS), under the auspices of the European Union (EU)’s TAKE-UP Project since January 2020. The TAKE-UP (Transforming Academic Knowledge to Develop Entrepreneurial Universities in Pakistan) project envisions establishing an entrepreneurial culture among the Pakistani universities, training their faculty Read more…
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Study visit to Athens and Saarbrücken: Partners from GCU report their experiences
Promoting entrepreneurial culture in a developing country like Pakistan is very crucial for the socio-economic growth. Transforming Academic Knowledge to develop Entrepreneurial Universities in Pakistan (TAKE-UP project) is a great first step contributing to it. The aim of EU funded Erasmus+ capacity building project is to uplift the potential of Read more…