A guidance to the institute towards offering job-oriented programs and contributing to the development of the industry and economy.
Objective
About
We believe that by building robust relationships with corporations and foundations, partnerships are formed that provide benefits for both, including opportunities for collaboration, technology transfer, and innovative solutions through interdisciplinary research and application.
Internship program offers students a real life experience of a professional industry environment. Internship are an integral part of the academic curriculum and provide exposure of the working environment of local and multinational organizations during studies. Internship provide opportunities to establish professional relationship in the industry that later help the students in promptly getting jobs on graduation. To meet the high expectations of the industry regarding English proficiency of the interns, passing of English proficiency test is necessary to become eligible for internship placement.
of executives and professionals and their areas of expertise. This database is used for directed and targeted mailings. The database has organized corporate executives in terms of their managerial level (top, middle, operational) and their department (IT, marketing, executive, finance etc) and their industry (software, telecommunication, pharmaceutical, advertising, sugar etc.). The database maintains information about: Contact event: Guest speaker session, seminar/workshop speaker, seminar/workshop participant, convocation participant, speaker or guest etc.
Organizations often require students to work on projects for which they don’t have internal resources. The corporate relations department coordinates all such requests and stimulates such requests. These requests then be fed back in the academic program so that the linkages could be further strengthened.
of various students’ activities and their coordination. Students are encouraged to participate in various societies and organize events through industry sponsorship. This provides them with exposure to industry and groom their managerial and presentation skills. Several of these societies are organizing the seminars and conferences through such sponsorship.
Corporate department invites industry experts and makes arrangements of their visit to KIET. The goal is to have each student participate in at least one guest speaker session every week. The other goal is to get industry professionals to visit the campus and see our facilities.
Institution of a monthly seminar on a topic of industry interest and invitation of speakers and guests for attending the seminar. The goal is for each department to organize one seminar every month.
Convocation is a regular activity of the institute organize be Corporate Department. The goal is to attend at least 200 professionals such event.
Department annually organize dinners specifically for our alumni and their pouses. Such types of activities establish a very strong link between alumni and KIET that are further used for job placement, internship etc.
Department keeps track of the job requirements in the industry, preparation of graduates, providing feedback to the academic department about the industry requirements, counseling of the graduates for the jobs, interviews, CVs, presentations and other related activities. Arrangements of job fairs and other contact opportunities for the corporate sector. Development of a database of potential organizations where the graduates may find employment. Development of graduate directories and database of alumni. Holding of CV preparation workshop, interview participation workshop.
Functions of Corporate Department
Internship of the Students
Internship program offers students a real life experience of a professional industry environment. Internship are an integral part of the academic curriculum and provide exposure of the working environment of local and multinational organizations during studies. Internship provide opportunities to establish professional relationship in the industry that later help the students in promptly getting jobs on graduation. To meet the high expectations of the industry regarding English proficiency of the interns, passing of English proficiency test is necessary to become eligible for internship placement.
Development of an industry database
Development of an industry database of executives and professionals and their areas of expertise. This database is used for directed and targeted mailings. The database has organized corporate executives in terms of their managerial level (top, middle, operational) and their department (IT, marketing, executive, finance etc) and their industry (software, telecommunication, pharmaceutical, advertising, sugar etc.). The database maintains information about: Contact event: Guest speaker session, seminar/workshop speaker, seminar/workshop participant, convocation participant, speaker or guest etc.
Placements of Graduates
Department keeps track of the job requirements in the industry, preparation of graduates, providing feedback to the academic department about the industry requirements, counseling of the graduates for the jobs, interviews, CVs, presentations and other related activities. Arrangements of job fairs and other contact opportunities for the corporate sector. Development of a database of potential organizations where the graduates may find employment. Development of graduate directories and database of alumni. Holding of CV preparation workshop, interview participation workshop.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship of various students’ activities and their coordination. Students are encouraged to participate in various societies and organize events through industry sponsorship. This provides them with exposure to industry and groom their managerial and presentation skills. Several of these societies are organizing the seminars and conferences through such sponsorship.
Industry Projects
Organizations often require students to work on projects for which they don’t have internal resources. The corporate relations department coordinates all such requests and stimulates such requests. These requests then be fed back in the academic program so that the linkages could be further strengthened
Guest speaker sessions
Corporate department invites industry experts and makes arrangements of their visit to KIET. The goal is to have each student participate in at least one guest speaker session every week. The other goal is to get industry professionals to visit the campus and see our facilities.
Seminars
Institution of a monthly seminar on a topic of industry interest and invitation of speakers and guests for attending the seminar. The goal is for each department to organize one seminar every month.
Convocation
Convocation is a regular activity of the institute organize be Corporate Department. The goal is to attend at least 200 professionals such event.
Alumni Dinner
Department annually organize dinners specifically for our alumni and their pouses. Such types of activities establish a very strong link between alumni and KIET that are further used for job placement, internship etc.
Internship is a highly structured program of KIET and core function of Corporate Relations Department to prepare students for Internship and to arrange Internship for students of all Colleges and all Campuses. Internship program offers students a real life experience of a professional industry environment. Internship is an integral part of the academic curriculum and provides exposure of the working environment of local and multinational organizations during studies. Internship provides opportunities to establish professional relationship in the industry that later helps the students in promptly getting jobs on graduation or during Internship. Each year hundreds of students are trained and sent for Internship in national and multinational organizations. Pre-Internship training sessions are mandatory for students in which experts from industry are invited to teach students how to become an integral part of organization during internship, how to impress organization, how to communicate with their supervisors so the objective of getting a job during Internship may be achieved.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:
a. 1st Internship:
1. Completed ≥ 84 credits hours of coursework
2. Cleared all courses up to 5th semester
3. Passed ≥ 28 courses
4. CGPA ≥ 2.00
5. Attended Personal Grooming Workshop conducted by Corporate Relations.
b. 2nd Internship:
1. Successful completion of 1st internship.
2. CGPA ≥ 2.00
COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES:
a. BBA-4 Program:
1. Completed ≥ 120 credits hours of coursework
2. CGPA ≥ 2.00
3. Attended Personal Grooming Workshop conducted by Corporate Relations.
b. MBA Program:
1. Completed ≥ 70 credits hours of coursework
2. CGPA ≥ 2.00
3. Attended Personal Grooming Workshop conducted by Corporate Relations.
COLLEGE OF COMPUTING & INFORMATION SCIENCES:
a. 1st Internship:
1. Completed ≥ 60 credits hours of coursework
2. Passed ≥ 20 courses
3. CGPA ≥ 2.00
4. Attended Personal Grooming Workshop conducted by Corporate Relations.
b. 2nd Internship:
1. Successful completion of 1st internship.
2. CGPA ≥ 2.00
Internship Rules
Follow the rules
- Student can take only ONE course / project during evening at city along with internship.
- Student must have completed Personal Skill Development course. This is pre-requisite for internship.
- M. Shahbaz Hussain is the point of contact for internship at Corporate Relations.
- Students can arrange internships on their own with the approval of Corporate Relations. Internship done without approval of Corporate Department will not be accepted.
- Applications received after due date will not be processed and will be deferred till the next semester.
- Students cannot proceed on internship until written approval has been given by Manager Corporate Relations and fee has been paid.
- Once a student has been assigned an internship by Corporate Relations, it will be considered as final. Refusal to join internship will result in cancellation & forfeiture of fee.
- Internship Certificate and Evaluation Form (from Internship Organization) and Internship Report (by the Internee) must be submitted within one month of completion of internship.
Organization Providing Internship
Internship Forms
Industry Visits
As part of the curriculum of Engineering, Management Sciences and Computer Sciences students, industrial visits are arranged every semester to provide them with an insight regarding internal working of companies and an opportunity to interact with the industry professionals and industry environment.
International Tours
Corporate Relations Department arranges International Tour every year in order to meet the following objectives: To give students international exposure and to provide them a platform to understand international educational environment. To broaden the student’s horizon & global cultural awareness through interaction with the professional experts. To give students an opportunity to relate the classroom learning to the real world situation. Supplement classroom academic programme with field visits & career focused itinerary. Relevance/Importance of having a higher education from abroad.
TURKEY TOUR 2019
TURKEY TOUR 2017
A group of 17 students along with the staff members visited Turkey from 9-16 January 2019. During tour, Istanbul, Bursa and Izmit were explored. Group of students led by Mr. Farhan Farhat, Head Corporate Relations Department visited Altinbas University, Istanbul where they were elaborated about study requirements and opportunities at Altinbas University. KIET and Altinbas University agreed to collaborate for joint research, projects, faculty and student exchange, joint workshops and seminars etc.
A group of 20 people including students, their families and KIET officials visited Turkey from 22-29 September 2017. During the tour, three cities were explored including Istanbul, Bursa and Shiley Aqua. The main attractions of the trip were Bosphorus Bridge, Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Taksim Square and Galata Tower, Princess Island.
International Collaboration /Partnership
The objective of the Office of International Collaboration (OIC) is to develop and execute collaborative partnership agreements with all leading universities around the world. The office of International Collaboration mainly focuses on: Initiating international agreements and exchange programs with universities Providing execution on exchange program Coordination of officials’ international visits of university management
Initiating Agreements
Download Template to initiate agreement and send it to Head, Office of International Collaboration.
OIC will review it and ask International University to send two original copies with the signature of President.
OIC will take signature of President, KIET on two original copies and send one copy to International University.
Office of International Collaboration
Farhan Farhat
Head, Office of International Collaboration
KIET, Korangi Creek,Karachi.
Tel: 92 213 509 2324-30
Email: [email protected]
International Partners
International agreements with KIET & Other Universities
ALTINBAS UNIVERSITESI
Altinbas University - Turkey
Assumption University
Assumption University - Thailand
Cademix
Cademix Institute of Technology - Austria
Hankuk University
Hankuk University - Korea
Marmara University
Marmara University - Turkey
Mevlana Digisim Programi
Mevlana Digisim Programi - Turkey
UniMAP
Universiti Malaysia Perlis - Malaysia
University of North Texas
University of North Texas - America
YS Training
YS Training and Consultancy - Malaysia
