President underscores need for enhancing volume of hybrid education

Government of PakistanPresident underscores need for enhancing volume of hybrid education

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the need to promote higher education so as to put the Country on a fast-track of socio-economic development.

In his remarks during a briefing on Foundation University Islamabad (FUI) at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Friday, the president underscored the need for enhancing the volume of hybrid education which was cost-effective and would help increase the number of highly educated and skilled professionals in the Country.

The President FUI Waqar Ahmad Malik, the Rector FUI Major General (retd) Nasir Dilawar Shah, and the Director FUI Major General (retd) Professor Dr. Jawad Khaliq Ansari attended the meeting.

The president FUI briefed the meeting about the remarkable job done by the university in promoting higher education including in the fields of health sciences, engineering and technology.

Waqar Ahmad Malik informed the meeting that FUI was contributing towards the development of human resources through excellence in education, research and innovation.

It was apprised that during 2015-2020, 8960 students had graduated from the university in various degree programmes and FUI was focusing on increasing the number of PhD graduates.

It was highlighted that the university was also providing merit scholarships, need-based financial assistance and fee-waivers to deserving students through the university’s endowment fund.

President Dr. Arif Alvi asked the management of the university to implement HEC’s policies on drug abuse in higher education institutions and the welfare of students with disabilities which waived off all institutional charges including tuition fees, hostel fees, and utilities fee.

The president urged the university to revise its strategy and vision with special focus on increasing its outreach, promoting hybrid and virtual education and producing quality graduates.

Dr. Arif Alvi emphasised that the world was undergoing change at a rapid pace and Pakistan needed to adopt emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing and Data Analysis in order to meet the requirements of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The president appreciated the performance and achievements of FIU towards the promotion of higher education in the country, particularly in the fields of health sciences and engineering.

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