ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Caretaker Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Madad Ali Sindhi, said on Tuesday that education plays a vital role in the progress of a country.
Addressing a conference on the topic of “Revolutionizing higher education: reconciling required & acquired learning” organized at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), he said that the digital revolution has changed the learning methods, while hurdles of place and time for education are no longer an issue.
The minister emphasized the use of technology in learning and teaching. He opined that education is the best way to make society stable, strong, and prosperous. Education must be a top priority of our nation.
This conference is being held by the Faculty of Education of IIUI in collaboration with IQRA University and the Intentional Centre of Excellence. Nearly 50 papers are being presented by national and international scholars at the conference.
The participants debated on reimagining a traditional degree path and integrating skill-based education in higher education, which may help in addressing the problem of how to change lives by addressing long-standing educational issues such as learning poverty, economic insecurity, inequality, and the exclusion of youth from the job market who are not in degree programs.
Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, said that no country may progress unless it invests in education. He said that youth have the potential to change the fate of a country.
The minister said that Pakistan had won maximum scholarships for Europe in the previous year.
Dr. Mukhtar said that things have changed; we have to buckle up and catch up with the rest of the world. Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based learning are the prime choices to excel.
Modern Approaches in Education Emphasized
Dr. Samina Malik, Rector IIUI, said in her address that training of the teachers in the light of contemporary teaching requirements is a prerequisite for a successful education system.
She opined that innovative approaches and modern modes of teaching are significant to compete with the rest of the world.
