Upon the successful completion of the first cohort of the Executive Certificate Programme in Agribusiness Management (ECAM), LUMS signed a contract with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands providing for sponsorship of participants and guest speakers for ECAM during the next two academic years 2015 -16 and 2016 – 17.
Speaking at the ceremony held at LUMS, acting ambassador Karel Hartogh stated, “We’re very happy to continue our collaboration with LUMS, which is truly a world-class university. This agribusiness programme will help in developing Pakistan’s corporate agriculture, a sector in which there are so many opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation between our two countries.”
ECAM is a year-long modular programme offered at LUMS that is designed to provide participants with leading-edge managerial know-how and skills considered essential to operate successfully in the high-stakes agribusiness environment where opportunities are expanding rapidly along with the growing population.
Vice Chancellor LUMS, Dr. Sohail Naqvi, speaking at the ceremony, expressed his appreciation for the collaboration with Netherlands – a powerhouse in agriculture. He said, “The collaboration with leading Dutch academics in agribusiness will not only result in transfer of best practices in the field of agriculture but will lead to enhanced productivity, introduction of value addition services as well as generation of new employment in the agricultural fields.”
This contract will develop a strong relationship between the two countries in agricultural management, primarily in dairy and horticulture. It will ensure networking and learning opportunities between LUMS and Netherland Universities at multiple levels. The collaboration is aimed at strengthening LUMS contribution in agri-sector and opening arenas of international intellectual output through ECAM as an effective platform.
LUMS and Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will continue their collaboration with the help of this Executive Certificate programme in Agribusiness Management in the upcoming years as well.
