Digital Dreams: President’s Innovative Plan To Reach 27m Out-Of-School Children

News Desk

Islamabad: President Arif Alvi proposed that online education tools could also be utilised for the provision of education to people living in remote areas. He suggested utilising various platforms other than school buildings, such as mosques, to provide education to the out-of-school children (OOSC).

During a meeting with Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training Caretaker Minister Madad Ali Sindhi on Saturday, Dr Arif sought the government’s special attention to provide education to the 27 million OOSC through both traditional and non-traditional means.

President emphasised the promotion of quality education and professional training in the country, adding that special arrangements should be made to provide education to the children living in remote areas along with the normal children.

With respect to the girl’s education, Dr Alvi stressed that the girls should be encouraged to continue their education in school.

The number of people enrolled in universities for higher education in Pakistan is very low compared to other countries in the region, he said, adding that special measures should be taken to increase the number of people with higher education in the country.

President Arif proposed that the universities provide higher education to more students with the help of online education and different shifts, further stating that besides the 4-year programs, they should also start 2-year degree programs.

Alvi strongly urged universities to equip their students with skills according to the needs of the market, stressing that universities should particularly focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning, cyber security and cloud computing.

Dr Arif further added that with the help of the online and distance education programs of Virtual University and Allama Iqbal Open University, the number of highly educated people can be increased.

Meanwhile, matters related to the Federal Urdu University were also discussed in the meeting.