The External Linkages Department, in collaboration with Shaoor Foundation for Education and Awareness (SFEA), conducted a 4-day training/workshop of the second batch of 53 students of different departments. The training started from February  21 to 24, 2023 on “Fostering Critical Thinking and Entrepreneurial Skills in Young Women for Gender Inclusive Socio-Economic Development” for capacity building of students of Rawalpindi Women University. This training session was to inspire students towards entrepreneurship and to develop critical consciousness in young women in universities.

The modules covered in the session were Social Inclusion and Gender, Critical Thinking, Gender Equality, Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, and Entrepreneurship. The students were also given an exposure trip to industry. It was an interactive training session conducted by foreign PhD graduates. For a motivational interjection of turning Passion into Profession, the guest speakers were also invited who shared thier success stories while playing leading roles in their fields as entrepreneurs or in the public and private sector. This training will be followed by establishment of Critical Thinking Circle at RWU and an Idea Design Competition with the provision of seed money from SFEA to the winners as well.