KCCI highlights the need of high quality educational projects to produce professionals for corporate arena

"Education is the lifeline for any country; presently we are in a dire need to establish high quality educational institutions, likewise, KCCI is planning to establish a Modern University", expressed by President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Abdul Majid Haji Muhammad in the presentation of newly establishing boarding school project by Ahmed E.H. Jaffer Foundation. Speaking at the occasion, he informed that to establish the KCCI governed university, we will initiate the project by establishing or adopting a school or collage and upgrade it to university at later stages. Abdul Majid said that in view of vital importance of education sector, a dedicated committee for Education and Health Sector is functioning to promote its objectives.

He informed that the President-KCCI, being the member of Board of Directors of over 17 private sector educational institutions and universities operating in Karachi, is actively pursuing to alleviate the illiteracy rate. KCCI, through its CSR Committee headed by Ateequr Rehman is actively imparting its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Last year, the KCCI's CSR Committee, made noteworthy efforts while convincing the leading banks to provide substantial funding and financial assistance under CSR to various health and educational institutions in Karachi. Likewise, this year we will try to convince the Banks to support "the Hub School" with their CSR contribution.

Abdul Kader Jaffer, President of Ahmed E.H. Jaffer Foundation in his presentation highlighted about the objectives and cause of establishing 'THE HUB SCHOOL' (THS) located at 240 acres at Hub-Baluchistan. He informed that the foundation was spending generously through their own resources and the estimated cost of the project is about 1.7 billion. The Jaffer family had devoted their land for this boarding school project which will be later upgraded to a modern university.

The educational canvas reflects the colours of both modern and social sciences. Abdul Kader Jaffer in his presentation concisely highlighted the key features of school, the potential anticipated to be furnished with almost every influential mechanism, process of delivering quality education along with other curriculum activities and supreme facilities that are immensely needed and are not found even at rare among the existing best schools of the country.

Among those key features the availability and arrangement of fully equipped laboratories, play ground, free accommodations for the staff (right from the peon to high level management) as well as pupil faculties, availability of a mosque, arrangement of near by shopping centres, clinics and banks, enhanced IT fully equipped department are at top priorities. Abdul Kader Jaffer is a seasoned business tycoon who also have served as Pakistan's High Commissioner in U.K. and also received laurels from various countries of the globe.

He is the founding member of Pak-Italy & Pak-German Business Forum and also served as President of Pak-Japan Business Forum. The objective of the seminar was to make available an opportunity for the AHMED E.H. JAFFER FOUNDATION to achieve and seek generous funds from the valued KCCI members and Elite class of the society. The required funds is to be utilized in setting up a challenging project of establishing and launching of a non-profit boarding school for boys, later continuing it further to have a separate boarding school for girls and finally to have this mission completed by expanding the two into a National University of Excellence all accumulating a projected cost of 1.7 billion project.

Ateequr Rehman, Chairman, Banking and Insurance Sub-committee, requested the Abdul Kader Jaffer to allow a 15% free education to the underprivileged and meritorious students of the country and the same got successfully endorsed. Senior Vice President, Rasheeduddin Rashid, Vice President, Javed Ahmed Vohra, Chairman, Banking & Insurance Sub-committee of KCCI, Ateequr Rehman and other valued attendees of the event Moulana Abdul Sattar, Professor Abrar Jaffery, the former presidents of KCCI, A.Q. Khalil and Shamim Ahmed Shamsi also spoke at the occasion.

 

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