The education expo organised by the Jang Group on Saturday was a roaring hit, as hundreds of ambitious students turned up to explore what subjects they could take up and which private and public universities were offering them.
Federal Minister for Education Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani inaugurated the colourful and informative event that continued from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Jinnah Convention Centre. Large groups of students started arriving at the venue even before the formal inauguration and collected valuable information from stalls set up by different educational institutions.
In addition to the lively environment at the stalls, the visitors also had the opportunity to listen to the heads of top educational intuitions at a seminar organised on the occasion. The education minister also spoke at the seminar. He said that education was the core element of human development and the basic right of every citizen. “Investment in education plays a significant role in welfare of the nation and that is why promotion of quality education is one of the top priorities of the present government.” Urging educational institutions to teach scientific and social studies in the light of Islamic view, Bijarani said that with this comprehensive education system, there would be no need left for separate arrangements for religious education. “Such a system will not only help end political exploitation of Islam, but the same institutions will be able to produce capable religious scholars along with public administrators, scientists and business administrators.”
Calling for promoting initiatives for empowerment of women through education, he said that there was a need to create an enabling environment for women where they could realise and utilise their full potential. He said that women were reaching out for excellence despite difficulties and hurdles in their way. The minister said that the government was sternly dealing with extremists who recently launched a campaign against female education in some of the remote areas on the pretext that free movement of women was not allowed in Islam. “They are actually portraying Islam in an adverse manner and the government is committed to ensuring smooth running for girls schools in those areas,” he added. Bijarani said that Pakistan was one of the leading markets in Asia for recruitment of students in educational institutions all over the world. “Such fairs can be the most exciting opportunity for educational institutions to introduce themselves to an eager and growing market of large number of potential students.”
Preston University Chancellor Dr Abdul Basit said that there was immense development in the fields of science and technology and after a few decades, the world was going to adopt completely different ways of production and marketing. “The courses offered in our educational institutions should match the future world market requirements,” he said. Citing the example of Nano technology, he said that in near future, things would be produced with the help of atoms and molecules instead of bulk of materials used to manufacture products in today’s world. “China is a leading country in this technology and can help Pakistan to excel in this field,” he said. He called for the government to explore opportunities hidden in the promotion of the study of Nano technology in educational institutions. “If we develop this field Dr Basit said that activities like education expo provide youth with a platform from where they can get satisfactory answers to all their questions. “In addition to providing useful information about existing opportunities, educational fairs play very important role in creating awareness importance of higher education.”
National University of FAST Dean Ayub Alvi said that though private institutions were doing a wonderful job in imparting quality education, it comes with a price tag. “To make standard education accessible for students of lower middle class or from poor background, the government needs to invest more in providing scholarships for such students,” adding that there was a need to support talent n the country.
Jinnah Institute of Information, Commerce and Sciences Chief Executive Rahat Quddusi said that future depends on youth as active participation of educated young population plays vital role in development of a nation. “We should be very clear about the fact that economic and social system can only improve by providing opportunities to youth,” he said.
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Mahmood H Butt said that the fact that 68 per cent of the population was under the age of 14 calls for greater investment in free public education from grade 1 to 18. He said that the basis of new educational policy was to produce quality human resource.
DHAI Education Foundation CEO Dr Amer Masud pointed out that Pakistan continued to face a critical shortage of trained manpower in the field of healthcare. “The situation is particularly grave in the fields of nursing, basic science and allied health sciences,” he said.
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