CONTENTS  Vision  Mission  Knowledge Parks – Overview  Concept & Requirements  Clusters / Anchor Universities  Location / Concept Layout  Opportunities for International Universities  Milestones Achieved  Way Forward

Path to the Development of a Knowledge Economy VISION

Creation of Synergy between Academia, Industry and R&D to Generate Economic Growth MISSION

 Knowledge Parks give birth to Innovation Clusters: Silicon Valley in California Aerospace and Automotive Engineering in Munich Biotechnology in Hyderabad (India) Electronics and Digital Media in Seoul Petrochemical and Energy Industry in Brazil Pakistan’s 1 st  The Govt. of Punjab to Set-up Pakistan’s 1 st Knowledge Park in Lahore KNOWLEDGE PARKS OVERVIEW

KNOWLEDGE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Dynamic Flow of Knowledge into Industry The Triple Helix REQUIREMENT CREATION OF A KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY Anchor Universities Associate Schools Business Houses Incubation Facilities Business Support Facilities Independent R&D Facilities Infrastructure Regulatory Framework CONCEPT & REQUIREMENT CONCEPT R & D Academia Industry

CLUSTERS / ANCHOR UNIVERSITIES 1. ICT COMSATS/University of Lancaster Under Consideration 2. Management Sciences LUMS Proposal Received Process Initiated for Collaboration with Oxford University Business School 3. Science &Technology NUST & HEC support Undertaken for identification of Anchor University.

11 km 852 Acres 4.5 km DHADHA LOCATION

PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES  More than 90 British Council Driven Joint Programs under Inspire More than 90 British Council Driven Joint Programs under Inspire  Large Potential Student Body Large Potential Student Body  Generation of Financial Surplus  Presence of good Local Universities Presence of good Local Universities  Falling Numbers of International Students in UK due to Visa Restrictions & Rising Costs  State of the Art Property Development offering a Complete Living Environment State of the Art Property Development offering a Complete Living Environment

 Favorable Regulatory Environment Repatriation of Surplus Income Under Review Free Zone Development Under Review One-Stop Shop Assistance by HEC (Govt. of Pakistan)  International outreach into a major South Asian Country with links to West and Central Asia OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

 Availability of Robust Investor Partners  Strong Business Environment  Land on Easy Terms  Safe and Up-market location of LKP OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

 Campuses  Sub Campuses  Double Degree Programs  Top-up Degree Programs  Joint Programs  Distance Learning Programs  Joint Research Programs SCOPE FOR COLLABORATION

MILESTONES ACHIEVED  Concept Approved  Included in Annual Development Plan  LKPC Company Established  Land Ownership with HED  MOU Signed by Minister Education, Punjab with British Council for Technical Support. 1 st Round Table held in London In Feb nd Round Table with International Experts in Lahore on May 9 th 2014 International/Local Consultants Shortlisted

 Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Proposal received for: Establishing Anchor University in Management Sciences Establishing Entrepreneurship Centre Proposal sent to Said Business School (Oxford University) for Collaboration  COMSATS (University Of Lancaster) Proposal Received for Anchor University in ICT MILESTONES ACHIEVED

 Process of matching Pakistani Universities with Strathclyde University Joint Degree Program Initiated with British Council Pakistan  UK Higher Education Organizations taken on board Universities Scotland SQA (Scotland) UKTi (International Unit) MOU with SQA (Scotland) under process MILESTONES ACHIEVED

WAY FORWARD  Completion of LKPC Registration : 2 Months  Completion of LKPC Requirements: 3 Months (Parallel Activity)  Feasibility Study Completion: 3 Months (Parallel Activity)  Master Planning Completion: 6 Months (Parallel Activity)  Completion of Trunk Infrastructure: Full: 2 Years First Cluster: 6 to 8 Months  Universities/Institutions to Commence Development in: July or Sept 2015

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