Hyderabad: The first Marui Girls Hostel Entrepreneurship Mela was organized by the Office of the Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) of the University of Sindh, in collaboration with the Bureau of STAGS, at the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Chair and Convention Centre. The event was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Fateh Muhammad Mari (TI).
Director ORIC and Provost Marui Girls Hostel Dr Farhat Naureen, Director Bureau of STAGS Ajved Ahmed Bhatti and Director Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Chair and Convention Centre Dr Rehana Mallah were also present at the inauguration.
Various stalls offering traditional food, fruit chaat, finger chips, biryani, tea, cold drinks and water, fresh organic juices, coffee, handicrafts, clothes, electrical appliances, embroidered garments, books, jewellery, makeup products and other items at discounted prices were set up by female students residing at Marui Girls Hostel.
A large number of University of Sindh students attended the one-day entrepreneurship mela, aimed at enhancing business skills, and purchased food items and other products from the stalls.
After the inauguration, Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Fateh Muhammad Mari visited all the stalls, took an interest in the items displayed there and appreciated the efforts of the female students, encouraging them.
Speaking on the occasion, the Vice Chancellor said that such melas provided students with opportunities to showcase their abilities and helped build their self-confidence. He said the university was making efforts to provide students residing in hostels with better residential facilities as well as maximum facilities and opportunities for sports and other co-curricular activities so that they could enjoy themselves while also showcasing their abilities.
The Vice Chancellor appreciated the joint efforts of the directors of ORIC and the Bureau of STAGS and expressed the hope that the mela would play an important role in enhancing students’ entrepreneurial skills, interest and self-confidence.