The Northumbria University and LUMS, in partnership with UP-SIGN, are working with Pakistan and the UK’s top scientists to bring the country’s textile sector into a circular economy business model with zero-waste. A texonomy workshop, funded by the British Council, was held to bring together textile stakeholders including academia, industry and policy makers to develop […]

American Pakistan Foundation (APF) has announced the appointment of Saleem Ahmad, Chairman, National Incubation Center Lahore (NICL), LUMS to its board of directors. With this appointment, APF hopes to foster stronger ties with Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and serve as a pathway to productive economic diplomacy and collaboration between institutions and people of the United States […]

CEO Ignite, Mr. Asim Shahryar Husain, visited the National Incubation Center at LUMS, Lahore (NICL), where he praised the efforts of the team and the superior facilities saying, “This visit to NICL was an eye-opener… the co-working spaces, Makers Lab, training rooms at NICL are world-class.” Mr. Husain, recently appointed to his role at the […]

LUMS hosted its first-ever virtual homecoming event, which brought together the growing alumni community from all corners of the world. The much-awaited annual event held during April 08-10, 2021, consisted of a variety of exclusive online activities that connected alumni from all over the world. The reimagined activities ranging from a virtual campus tour to […]

The Centre for Chinese Legal Studies (CCLS) at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law at LUMS recently organized a virtual conference on the topic of ‘China-Pakistan Collaboration. in the 21st Century.   Attended by LUMS students and faculty, the purpose of this conference was to highlight the collaborative efforts of Pakistan and China moving […]

Pakistan’s digital ecosystem is rapidly evolving and Easypaisa, the country’s leading digital payments platform, is playing its role in this change through collaboration and technology. As part of its ambition of transforming the society, Easypaisa organized AppCon 2020, its flagship intervarsity app design competition involving some of the most prominent universities in Pakistan like IBA, […]

The National Incubation Centre Lahore (NICL) at LUMS is on a renewed mission to contribute to Pakistan’s economic development by promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. Its latest initiative, the ‘Entrepreneur in Conversation’ series, features some of Pakistan’s brightest entrepreneurial minds discussing their innovative solutions to combat the country’s many challenges. The talks are helmed by Saleem Ahmad, Chairman NICL. “We hope […]

The National Incubation Center (NIC) welcomed a fresh batch of innovators and problem-solvers to its Foundation Programme at LUMS in Lahore and BUITEMS in Quetta.  NIC aims to bolster the start-up ecosystem of Pakistan by incubating a greater percentage of businesses that scale to address a large commercial opportunity and attract investment capital for growth. […]

Pakistani Telecom Operator, Ufone’s “Future Proof Your Career with Ufone Master Classes” Program came to an end after delivering 7 insightful sessions over a span of 6 weeks. More than 7000 students across 150+ cities in Pakistan and abroad benefitted from the program. The masterclasses allowed students to refine their skills from the comfort of […]

Syed Babar Ali, the Founding Pro-Chancellor of LUMS and former President of the World Wildlife Fund, has been elected to this year’s class of the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Recognized for his immeasurable contributions to education, advancing the public good, and promoting social equity in Pakistan, Mr. Ali has been acknowledged in […]