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Daily Times
July 1, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education and Professional Education in a meeting held on Thursday recommended referring the case of assault of a male student in International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Member of the National Assembly, Najibuddin Awais.
The committee also recommended to call the FIA director general and inspector general Islamabad in the next meeting.
The members of the committee said this issue should be taken as a test case and criticized the university administration for defaming the victim.
Education Ministry signs MoU to digitise ICT schools
National
May 25, 2021
Islamabad: The Federal Directorate of Education on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with Tech Valley, the country partner of Google for Education, to digitise all government schools in Islamabad with officials calling the initiative to be in line with the prime minister’s vision of ‘Digital Pakistan’.
Federal education and professional training secretary Farah Hamid Khan and Tech Valley chief executive officer Umar Farooq signed the MoU documents during a ceremony in the ministry. The project is expected to be completed in one year.
In the first phase, Tech Valley will deploy cloud-based Google Workspace in Islamabad’s 200 schools both boys and girls, while Google will provide schools with tools for distance learning as well as Chromebooks.
Virtual learning project starts in 200 ICT schools
The objective is to ensure the professional development of teachers and students ISLAMABAD:
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday between the Federal Directorate of Education and Google and Tech Valley to make Islamabad the benchmark of digitally enabled government schools.
A spokesperson said that under this initiative, in the first phase, Tech Valley will install google workspace on cloud-based infrastructure in 200 boys and girls schools of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) while Google will provide tools to the schools for distance education along with chrome books.
FDE, Google and Tech Valley Sign MoU to Digitize Schools in Islamabad
The Federal Directorate of Education, Google and Tech Valley, on Monday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to transform all schools in Islamabad into ‘Digital Schools’ to fulfill the government vision of ‘Digital Pakistan.’
In the first phase, Tech Valley will deploy cloud-based infrastructure-based Google Workspace in 200 schools (male and female) in Islamabad, while Google will provide schools with tools for distance learning and Chromebooks. In the second phase, all teachers will be given virtual training on how to use and utilize these tools. The initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education is aimed at ensuring the professional development of teachers and students.