Diamond Paints has extended its support to LUMS by signing an agreement to sponsor National Outreach Programme (NOP) scholars at an MOU ceremony on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, between Dr. Tariq Jadoon, Provost, LUMS, and Mr. Mir Shoaib Ahmed, CEO, Diamond Paints.

Also present were Mr. Mir Khuzaima Ahmed, Ms. Sana Ahmed, Directors, Diamond Paints, and Ms. Roha Ahmed, along with LUMS leadership, Syed Babar Ali, Founding Pro-Chancellor, LUMS; Mr. Shahid Hussain, Rector; Dr. Tariq Jadoon, Provost; Dr. Basit Yameen, Associate Professor, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), and Mr. Anas Ashraf, Head of Development, Office of Advancement.

The guests were briefed on LUMS' strategic developments and the impact of the NOP, a scholarship program launched in 2001 to provide quality education to talented students regardless of their financial background. The Programme has won the global Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Platinum Award 2021 in the ‘Best Practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ category. The CASE Platinum Awards recognize world-class programmes and practices in educational advancement.