Islamabad: A first-ever training workshop on material sciences, with the participants of twenty national institutions held here on Thursday to keep them updated about the new technology for evaluating relevant equipment that are used in research work.
The event, organized by the department of Physics, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) was part of their ongoing activities to introduce new developments in various disciplines of Physics and to promote research culture in the country.
While inaugurating the three-day workshop, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui said that it was imperative to bridge the knowledge-gap in various academic fields to come at the par with the developed nations. The University, during the last three-years focused on updating its students and Faculty about new techniques and methods for conducting research that brings benefits to the society.
A special financial incentives package was offered to the Faulty to construct and create knowledge through research journals. They have achieved a milestone in the field of research. Fourteen research journals were published in a short span time. These numbers will reach to twenty by June next year, he announced.
