CONTENTS

 Vision
 Mission
 Knowledge Parks – Overview
 Concept & Requirements
 Clusters / Anchor Universities
 Location / Concept Layout
 Opportunities for International Universities
 Milestones Achieved
 Way Forward
 VISION

Path to the Development of a Knowledge Economy

 MISSION

Creation of Synergy between

Academia,
Industry
and
R&D
to Generate Economic Growth
 KNOWLEDGE PARKS
OVERVIEW
 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 1st

Knowledge Park in Lahore
CONCEPT CONCEPT &
KNOWLEDGE FOR REQUIREMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
REQUIREMENT
CREATION OF A
Dynamic Flow of Knowledge into KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY
Industry • Anchor Universities
• Associate Schools
The Triple Helix • Business Houses
• Incubation Facilities
• Business Support Facilities
Academia Industry • Independent R&D Facilities
• Infrastructure
R&D
• Regulatory Framework
 CLUSTERS / ANCHOR
UNIVERSITIES
• COMSATS/University of Lancaster
1. ICT Under Consideration
• LUMS
• Proposal Received
2. Management Sciences • Process Initiated for
Collaboration with Oxford
University Business School

NUST & HEC support Undertaken for

3. Science &Technology identification of Anchor University.
LOCATION

11 km

D
H
A

852
Acres
4.5
km
PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL 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
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
 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 FOR
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

 Availability of Robust Investor Partners

 Strong Business Environment
 Land on Easy Terms
 Safe and Up-market location of LKP
 SCOPE FOR COLLABORATION

 Campuses
 Sub Campuses
 Double Degree Programs
 Top-up Degree Programs
 Joint Programs
 Distance Learning Programs
 Joint Research Programs
 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
 MILESTONES ACHIEVED
 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 board

 Universities Scotland
 SQA (Scotland)
 UKTi (International Unit)
 MOU with SQA (Scotland) under process
 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
THANK YOU