Editors: This is the second part of “Establishing Technology Incubators in Pakistan.” The first part can be read here. Read the rest of this entry »
Establishing Technology Incubators in Pakistan: Part 2/2
August 25, 2010
Establishing Technology Incubators in Pakistan: Part 1/2
August 10, 2010
Entrepreneur types will tell you that every problem is an opportunity in disguise. If that were true, Pakistan would be the “land of opportunity”. But are they wrong when they say it? Nearly all of Pakistan’s problems can be monetized into successful businesses that make someone money and solve someone’s problems. Yet there is a serious shortage of people who view things that way. Read the rest of this entry »
Discussion: Should Pakistani PhD students need to clear the GRE before being awarded their PhDs?
January 27, 2010
In an effort to enforce quality, the HEC recently announced that they would not recognize PhD degrees awarded unless the recipient manages to score a 40 percentile on the GRE subject test at the time of admission to the graduate program, reported here. This is a revision of HEC’s earlier policy, announced four years back, that the GRE subject test must be cleared before submitting the thesis. The announcement has proven controversial among PhD instructors and their students. Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Zahid Ayub is the President of Isotherm, Inc., which is a manufacturer of heat transfer equipment in Arlington, TX. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas-Arlington and is a Technology Editor for the International Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer. Among the honors Dr. Ayub has received are the Michigan New Product Award, ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award and ASHRAE Research Service Award. Dr. Ayub is also a Fellow of ASME and ASHRAE.
Seafood export from Pakistan to European Union (EU) countries was banned in early April 2007, after an EU team visited the Karachi and Korangi fish harbors to investigate quality standards at the fisheries facilities. Earlier, during a February 2005 trip, the EU team warned the Pakistani authorities about sub-standard quality at the harbors. This ban on all fish imports from Pakistan to the EU has resulted in a multi-million dollars loss. As quality standards normalize across the globe, the standard of quality in Pakistan’s fisheries could potentially cost millions more in revenue in coming years.
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