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The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) is going to start joint degree programmes in collaboration with Australia, Germany and United Kingdom, said NAVTTC Executive Director Dr Nasir Khan.

"Almost 30 per cent quota has been reserved for women, while other women can join NAVTTC initiatives on merit," Dr Nasir told reporters here.

He said a total of one hundred and seventy thousand youth will get training by National Vocational and Technical Training Commission under Prime Minister's Hunarmand Pakistan programme.

The NAVTTC ED said a total of one hundred and seventy thousand youth will get training by National Vocational and Technical Training Commission under Prime Minister's Hunarmand Pakistan programme.

He said the main purpose of the programme was to enhance the skills and knowledge of internees in public and private sectors. Dr Nasir said leading private firms and development sector firms, federal, provincial and local government institutions including educational institutions would offer training under the scheme.

He said under the programme, youth would be trained in the latest technologies according to the demand of the industry.

The NAVTTC ED said the courses would comprise three and six month training and candidates of all educational levels can benefit from this initiative.

He said the courses will be started at 558 centres across the country and that the skill development training will be provided in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Computing, Information Technology and traditional programmes.

Dr Nasir said 600,000 trained youth were on the data bank of NAVTTC and the data was provided to the ministries and departments concerned for employment within the country and abroad.

Some countries are punching above their weight relative to their levels of #socioeconomic development. In absolute numbers, for example, #Pakistan has 17 institutions in the THE (Times Higher Education) rankings, rising from 9 just 2 years ago. #education https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200904144130390

Very tentatively, some realignment within Asian economies can be identified. The share of ranked institutions accounted for by the more developed countries, including Japan and South Korea, has declined. India presents a mixed outlook, with a rise in places in the THE ranking over the past three years, but slight declines in the other two rankings schema, while Malaysian institutions are moving up.

Also of note, as part of this emergent realignment, is the rise in rankings of ‘green shoot’ countries including Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam and, to some extent, the Philippines.

In some of these cases, countries are punching above their weight relative to their levels of economic and social development. In absolute numbers, for example, Pakistan has 17 institutions in the THE ranking, rising from nine just two years ago.

However, there are a number of caveats. First, is that in the THE ranking there are significantly more ranked institutions this year (and previously), thus widening the pool.

Second, in the top 200 in the THE ranking, Asia is represented by China, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Other emerging Asian countries, including India, have not cracked the top 200. That takes time and patience.

Third, the tentative realignment within Asia should not be overstated because, for example, Japan and South Korea (and even to some extent Taiwan), the more developed countries in Asia, still account for very significant numbers of

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government’s flagship project, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule University completed in Haripur

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Pak-Austria Fachhochschule University, Haripur will offer specialised courses like artificial intelligence, railway engineering, mineral resource engineering and agriculture food technologies and others. It is pertinent to note that construction work on university was launched by the current government last year.

PAF-IAST said,” PAF-IAST is nestled in natural mountains that flank its campus from all sides, offering one even the ravishing view of snow-capped peaks of Nathiagali and natural winding trails. To its north-west is Tarbela Lake, a journey of only a few kilometers from the campus.”

“Set in middle of the campus is natural lake, fed by the springs of surrounding mountains. The campus is just a 3-kilometer drive from the Hazara Motorway,” PAF-IAST said.

The major cities like Islamabad and Abbottabad, are just an hour’s drive, while small towns like Wah, Hasanabadal, Taxila and Swabi can be reached in just half an hour from the campus.

PAF-IAST said the university wanted to contribute to the development of sound industrial economy in Pakistan and to strive and achieve the goals of effective higher education in engineering, science, and technology.

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Skilling Pakistan
A Vision for the National Skills Strategy, 2008-12” seeks to achieve three main objectives in the context of defining technical education at policy level: 1) providing relevant skills for industrial and economic development; 2) improving access, equity and employability; 3) assuring high standards in skills development. These objectives are consistent with the policy of government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa towards poverty alleviation through skill training and human resource development. Underpinning these prime objectives is our prime focus on meeting workforce demands in key growth sectors such as industry, IT, information and communication technologies, medical technologies, electrical and mechanical as well as mineral resource development, extractive metallurgy and construction fields.

USAID role in education sector lauded
It has enabled many deserving students to achieve dreams of higher studies, says Sindh governor

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A reunion of the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (MNBSP), funded by United States Agency of International Development (USAID), was organised to celebrate the success of scholars, particularly those from Sindh at the Governor House in Karachi.

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Higher Education Commission Chairperson Dr Tariq Banuri, vice chancellors of the universities of Sindh and HEC-USAID scholarship beneficiaries from Sindh attended the event.


Ismail appreciated the role of USAID in supporting higher education in Pakistan and hoped for a successful continuation of the on-going partnership.

"The USAID-funded scholarships enabled many brilliant students to achieve their dream of higher studies without being constrained by financial difficulties. I see this as an excellent investment in the future of Pakistan for which we are all thankful to the USAID," he said.

Ismail said that the present government was fully committed to supporting education, in particular higher education, as it recognises its key role in the socio-economic uplift of the country and for sustainable development.

Dr Banuri said, "The Higher Education Commission is closely working on various ventures of science and technology. Research and scholarship programmes sponsored by US government are forefront contributions in strengthening the higher education sector in Pakistan".

He added that the partnership between the US and Pakistan in higher education was historical, "Our Fulbright Program in Pakistan is one of the largest scholarship programmes. In order to resolve issues of water, energy and food security, Centres for Advanced Studies have been established in Islamabad, Sindh and K-P from the investment of USAID. Our objective is to create opportunities for talented students, faculty and researchers and generate human resource which is productive in building Pakistan into a vibrant society".

One of the female alumni commended the efforts of USAID for the provision of scholarship for the female students of interior Sindh. "I cannot express how it feels to stand here today and share my experiences with the audience. I don't think without the support of USAID's scholarship, I would have been able to complete my studies with distinction from a top business school of Pakistan".

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The USAID-funded programme, in partnership with Higher Education Commission, allows graduate and postgraduate students to study in the top 30 universities of the United States of America.

The programme has over 2,400 alumni who are now contributing to a better Pakistan and its development goals. A total of 1,112 young students belonging to financially disadvantaged families of Sindh have received financial assistance to continue their higher education.