ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday focused on that each university should start virtual education to advance higher and skilled based education the nation over.
Addressing the 13th convocation of Virtual University, the president said that keeping in mind the evolving technology trends, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) had also prepared a policy that was still waiting for final approval, under which all universities would be allowed to impart 30% virtual education to its students.
He said the global instructive organizations were quickly moving from conventional Brick and Mortar University system to the virtual education system.
In the US, he expressed over half of the courses in each college were presently virtual and they were additionally working on quality.
The president said he had forever been the advocate of online training and had been focusing on that the web-based schooling ought to be elevated to scatter information in far off region of the country.
He said the purpose for less advancement in the greater part of the Muslim nations was that there was still opposition in taking on the new innovation.
“The change will be conceivable solely after guaranteeing convenient reception of the advancing innovation,” he commented.
Giving the local measurements, the president said in Pakistan after simply 10% understudies figured out how to sign up for higher degrees, while in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the proportion was no less than 25%.
He lamented that around 28 million youngsters were out of school in Pakistan. Anyway in the territorial nations, there was practically 100 percent enlistment in essential classes.
President Alvi kept up with that the purpose for low education rate in Pakistan was the absence of authority and absence of readiness. Further, he expressed job of each and every resident was likewise significant in such manner.
He said when he turned into the president, complete yearly enlistment in the virtual college was 28,000 which had expanded to 55000 this year which was very reassuring. He called attention to that the college was running absolutely on its own assets and it was not looking for any monetary help from the public authority.
The president encouraged the youngsters to embrace great morals and profound quality, and consistently advocate for affection and harmony in the general public.
“We ought to constantly deal with poor people, oppressed and the people with incapacities,” he added.
Saluting the certification granting understudies, the president said the market required the two-year partner degree as it requires less investment to have the option to begin proficient and specialized work.
Alluding to the outrages happening in Gaza, President Alvi said the morals and ethical quality had evaporated away on the planet.
Minister Virtual College Teacher Dr Arshad Saleem Bhatti said the college was assuming key part in advancing web-based training in the country. He featured that the understudies’ solidarity was likewise seeing increment as during current year approximately 55000 new understudies got signed up for the college.
Dr Arshad said the college was likewise opening its grounds in distant regions to give quality training in each side of the country.
He informed that the Virtual universities was additionally laying out association with the global universities.
