On Tuesday 22 August 2023, Ambassador Azhar attended the 10th International Entrepreneurial Competition - grand finale of Finding Innovative & Creative Solutions (FICS) 2023 at National University of Science & Technology (NUST), Islamabad. NUST’s flagship international entrepreneurial programme was held at the university’s main campus. FICS is Pakistan’s largest startup competition being annually held at NUST since 2013. All projects pitched in the competition were aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The latest edition of the competition witnessed a remarkable collaboration between Turkiye and Pakistan. NUST partnered with Gazi University in Ankara, and conducted the international chapter of FICS 2023 earlier this year, wherein teams from 20 universities of Turkiye competed for the top slot. The winners of this event qualified for the Grand Finale of FICS ’23. This year, there were over 700 project submissions from multiple national and international institutions. A total of 100+ finalist teams of FICS ’23 demonstrated their prototypes of technology-based innovative solutions to a panel of over 30 industry judges.
