Srinagar, February 05: (KNS)   The Pharmaceutical Sciences department of Kashmir University on Saturday organized One Day National Webinar on “Career Opportunities for Pharma Students” as a part of Pharmacy-UoK Webinar Series 2022.

According to a statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS),  Dean Academic Affairs Prof. F. A. Masoodi graced the conference as special guest and underscored the importance of such events which help in shaping the career plans of the students of the varsity during his inaugural address. He also laid the emphasis on industry-academia collaboration and congratulated the department for having led the Kashmir University in this regard for past one decade.

Dr. Arshad Hussain Khuroo, Global Head, Bioavailability & Bioequivalence, Sun Pharma (R&D) India was the “Resource Person” for the webinar and delivered a keynote presentation on the subject. He gave the detailed sketch of how global pharmaceutical market hasexperienced significant growth in recent years and how its human resource requirements have revolutionized past few decades. One of the main component of his talk was preparing the students for taking up the challenges and making responsible decisions as a prospective candidates for jobs in pharmaceutical industry.

The webinar was convened by Prof. Mubashir Hussain Masoodi, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and during the opening remarks he highlighted on the need of providing this kind of platform where students can expose themselves to the real time challenges in Pharmaceutical job market and preparing them in line with industry expectations after the completion of formal education and training in an academic setup. The webinar was attended by more than 300 delegates from all over the country and abroad as well.(KNS)