Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Associate Professor, BRAC Business School (BBS) and Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) – Scopus Indexed, has recently been selected from Social Innovation Lab, BRAC, a co-host of Australia Awards South and West Asia (AASWA)Alumni Innovation Challenge,to mentor Dr. Kamleshwar Lohana, one of the winners of Australia Awards Innovation Challenge, supported by the Australian Government.The innovation challenge program concentrates on developing South and West Asian students’ innovation skill. The project searched for experts who would help the students to add value to their skills utilizing their years of experience.It is noted that Dr. Kamleshwar, mentee of Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, aims to provide professional development opportunities for Mehran University students in Pakistan.
On August 8, 2017, as a part of mentorship, Dr. Habib conducted an online training on“Student engagement in the projects as well as effectiveness of university-industry- government linkages” in the session “Training of Trainers (ToT)”,organized by Mehran University Institute of Science, Technology and Development (MUISTD),Pakistan. Moreover,on August 11, 2017, he delivered an online lecture in the training program ‘Professional Development of Mehran University Students’. In addition, Dr. Habib enthralled the over 200 students concentrating on ‘Graduates with Desirable Quality’, ‘Quality Research Outcomes’as a ‘Guest of Honor’. He delivered his lecture in both the trainings and shared interesting experiences of university- industry-government interaction.
Furthermore, Dr. Habib’s inspiring speech via skype in the closing ceremony on August 11, 2017 had a great lasting impact on the participants. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Asalm Uqaili, Vice Chancellor MUET, Prof. Dr. Shahida Sajjad (Ex-Dean faculty of Education Karachi University), Prof. Dr. Arabella Bhutto (Co-Director MUISTD), Dr. Zahid Ali Memon (Secretary and Associate Professor MUISTD), Dr. Asif Ali Shah (Assistant Professor MUISTD) and Dr. Kamleshwer Lohana (Assistant Professor, MUISTD) were present in the session.