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,

Industryand

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

The Govt. of Punjab to Set-up Pakistan’s 1Pakistan’s 1stst Knowledge Park in Lahore

KNOWLEDGE PARKS OVERVIEW

CONCEPT &REQUIREMENT

CONCEPT

R & DAcademia Industr

y

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 Acre

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LOCATION

PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN

OPPORTUNITIES FORINTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

More than 90 British Council Driven Joint Programs under Inspire

Large Potential Student Body Generation of Financial Surplus 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

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 FORINTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

Availability of Robust Investor Partners

Strong Business Environment Land on Easy Terms Safe and Up-market location of LKP

OPPORTUNITIES FORINTERNATIONAL 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.• 1st Round Table held in London In Feb 2014• 2nd Round Table with International Experts

in Lahore on May 9th 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 boardUniversities ScotlandSQA (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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