The first-ever business schools' convention in Pakistan was organised by the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), an announcement was made here on Friday.
It said the Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) was the lead sponsor of Synergies 08', in line with the PTCL's Corporate Social Responsibility strategy to support quality management education and attracting outstanding talent to join its workforce.
The objective of the convention was to promote leadership, teamwork and social responsibility among business graduates. It was a three-day exercise comprising four major events on each of the following themes: Sustainable Business Plan Competition, Request for Proposal Competition, Business Simulation Competition and Business Case Analysis Competition.
Teams from renowned business schools across Pakistan participated in these events. It was pointed out that the PTCL was represented by Human Resource's Executive Vice-president Tahir Mushtaq, Corporate Communication's Executive Vice-president Ali Qadir Gilani and members of its Human Resource team.
They had detailed discussions with LUMS students that gave them an opportunity to address concerns of prospective employees. Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) Dean Dr Shaukat Brah thanked PTCL for its support for organising such a successful event and discussed possibilities of future partnership.