ISLAMABAD: Asia`s 1st ever Social Sciences expo to be held on 24-25th February 2016 at Islamabad aiming at to educate masses about the growth prospects and impact of social sciences on society.
The activities for the expo would be included essay writing competition, poster competition, case study competitions, business plan competition, panel discussion, workshops, documentary production on social issues of Pakistan, photography and various other innovative events.
Talking to APP here Monday, the spokesman of the Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences(IUCPSS) Murtaza Noor said that this expo will be organized with alliance of more than 30 universities of the country aiming at to celebrate 2016 as year of Social Sciences.
IUCPSS in close partnership with its partner organizations and member universities will also organize a number of countrywide events As a follow-up of the Roadmap for Strengthening Social Sciences in Pakistan, he said.
During the two-day expo, different universities/organisations and government departments would establish their pavilions such as Hunar-Kada, Khidmat-e-Khalq, Business Gurus, Ehle-e-Zaban, Ablagh-e-Aama, Sifarat Khana and Tourism.
A number of academicians, government officials, researchers, practitioners/corporate managers, entrepreneurs, celebrities, research journal publishers, media and civil society will be the part of expo.
Through these activities, Pakistani universities, academics, policymakers, research and development organisations, government departments and civil society would join hands to strengthen social sciences in Pakistan.
