LAHORE : The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association, (PRGMEA), has signed a MoU with LUMS and GC University Lahore in order to sustain textile industry growth by strengthening industry-academia ties. This will keep the local industry competitive on international markets through identifying weak and strong links and identifying missing links.
Signing the MoU for Carbon Forestry Project with GC University marks the beginning of a true industry-academia collaboration aimed at fostering innovation and growth in the Pakistani garment industry. Both sides stressed that effective measures were needed to bridge the gap between industry and academia.
The MoU signed with LUMS marks an important milestone towards fostering collaboration between PRGMEA & LUMS with an end goal of advancing the garment industry in Pakistan.
Mubashar Naseer Butt, the Central Chairman of PRGMEA, said the MoU between GCU and PRGMEA brought together esteemed PRGMEA representatives and GC University. The MoU was signed to cement a commitment to de-carbonisation and the advancement of the industry through A-forestation. He added that this partnership would open the door to valuable knowledge sharing, research collaboration and new growth avenues.
Waseem Akhtar Khan is the Chairman of PRGMEA North Zone. He noted that this MoU brought together a number of prestigious members from industry, academia, and experts. It created a conducive environment for innovation and knowledge exchange. He said that the budget allocated to education and research was low and should be increased. Most of the funds granted to universities were used to pay salaries, and there wasn’t enough money left for research.
PRGMEA, GC University and GC University have also organized a seminar that focuses on the importance of Carbon Sink Forests to achieve the goal of net zero emissions.