𝐁𝐍𝐁𝐖𝐔 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟕: 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝟏𝟎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝟒𝟓 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃

Driven by the vision of Prof. Dr. Tehmina Nangraj, Vice Chancellor, The Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University (BNBWU), Sukkur, to transform students’ Final Year Projects (FYPs) and innovative business ideas into viable startups, generating employment opportunities and contributing to economic growth, BNBWU successfully hosted Round 1 of the Sindh Youth Innovation & Incubation Competition 2026–27 on 11 November 2026. Students presented their business concepts through three-minute pitches before a distinguished jury comprising Prof. Dr. Raheem Bux Soomro, Dr. Mansoor Junejo and Mr. Touqeer Ahmed. Following a competitive evaluation of 45 business ideas, the top 10 projects were selected to advance to Round 2 at the Sindh level, opening avenues for startup incubation, funding and entrepreneurial development.

BNBWU extends its sincere gratitude to the Home Department, Government of Sindh; Sindh Center for Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism (SECCVE); Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF); and the distinguished jury members for their valuable collaboration and support. The initiative reinforces BNBWU’s commitment to commercializing student innovations, strengthening academia–industry linkages, and empowering young women to become entrepreneurs, job creators and contributors to sustainable economic development.

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝟏𝟎 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒 — 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖!