A 3- Days Training on”Solid Waste Management” was organized by AIOU’s Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization and the Department of Environmental Sciences in collaboration with the Akhtar Hameed Khan Memorial Trust (AHKMT).
The Chairperson of the Department of Environmental Sciences, Dr. Sofia Khalid welcomed all the participants and Resource Persons in the inaugural session. Additional Director, ORIC, Dr. Saima Nasir was also present and shared her remarks.
60 students participated in this workshop, and they were taught different methods of recycling solid waste and how solid waste can be turned into a valuable resource. Dr. Sofia Khalid said that solid waste management is a major problem in the country, and she directed the students to come up with innovative ideas regarding solid waste management. Dr. Saima Nasir said that the students must think about how we can earn for the country and how we can increase the country’s income and resources by innovating solid waste management.
CEO, AHKMT Ms. Sumaira Gul said that AHKMT has been working on solid waste management for a long time. This training workshop is an orientation session, after this, the students will be able to get training for six months. She also told participants that AHKMT wishes to introduce a course titled ‘Waste Management’ in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Sciences” in the campus.
