The Institute of English Language and Literature, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, organised an Entrepreneurship Expo, which was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Marri (TI), who attended the event as the chief guest. He visited more than 50 business stalls set up by students, received briefings from them and appreciated their hard work and efforts.
The objective of the expo was to provide students with an effective platform to showcase their creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial skills. Students from Part II of the Institute’s Language and Literature, Applied Linguistics, and English Language Teaching (ELT) programmes participated in the expo and demonstrated remarkable enthusiasm, teamwork and dedication.
On the occasion, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Marri appreciated the students’ efforts, creativity and impressive presentations. He said he was delighted to see the hard work put in by the students. He observed that the hard work, organisation and attractive decoration of the stalls reflected the students’ entrepreneurial thinking, intelligence and capabilities.
He said that students could demonstrate excellent performance if provided with proper guidance and opportunities. He further observed that such activities not only develop entrepreneurial thinking among students but also provide them with practical experience in producing products, introducing them to the market, offering them for sale and generating profits. Such experiences, he added, help boost students’ confidence.
On the occasion, Prof. Dr. Hakim Ali Mahesar, teacher of the Entrepreneurship course and supervisor of the participating students  said that the purpose of teaching Entrepreneurship was to enhance students’ business acumen and entrepreneurial capabilities. He explained that the stalls established by the students were part of their practical assignments.
He further stated that students had been assigned different business projects for the expo so that they could apply their creativity and innovative ideas to transform the knowledge acquired in the classroom into practical initiatives and introduce new products and business ideas.
Meanwhile, Director of the Institute of English Language and Literature, Prof. Dr. Tariq Umrani, said that the inclusion of interdisciplinary courses in the curriculum under the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) Undergraduate Education Framework aimed to equip students with essential knowledge and skills beyond their respective academic disciplines.
In this context, he said, Entrepreneurship was an important subject that helped promote innovation, self-reliance, problem-solving abilities and entrepreneurial thinking among students.
The event was also attended by Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khan Sangi, and Institute faculty members Dr. Ghulam Ali Buriro, Dr. Sumera Umrani, Dr. Mubarak Ali Lashari, Dr. Faiz Muhammad Brohi, Dr. Waseem Malik and others.
The students had set up discounted stalls featuring traditional foods, fruit chaat, chickpea chaat, spices, gol gappay, tea, coffee, ice cream, traditional beverages, handicrafts, embroidered garments, shawls, books, jewellery, makeup products and various other items.