SMU delivers a distinctive strain of experiential learning that is more far-reaching than most universities. But is this brand of pedagogy actually creating graduates who succeed in the workplace? SMU researchers are launching a study to find out.
‘Pandemic has threatened education systems’
Islamabad
April 4, 2021
Islamabad : The education systems and educational institutions are under serious threat after the outbreak of COVID-19, so there s a need to review their relevant policies and rebuild the role of academic institutions and teachers to be better equipped in the new virtual world, improved learning process through innovative capacity building programmes and leadership development mechanisms.
This was the crux of the thoughts shared by experts in a webinar on Role of institutions and teachers in shaping youth jointly organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Iqra University, Islamabad.
Vice-Chancellor of the AIOU Islamabad Prof Ziaul Qayyum, while covering various dynamics of the topic, said that the point to ponder for us should be why we are unable to produce global citizens that may have a complete comprehension of the world they lived in.
Panel to oversee curriculum review
Islamabad
January 29, 2021
Islamabad The federal education ministry has formed a committee of experts to oversee the ongoing curriculum review exercise.
The committee comprises Dr Syed Khurshid Hasnain of the Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Dr Irfanullah Chaudhry of the University of Engineering Lahore, Dr Mohammad Mustafa of the FC College Lahore, Dr Sabieh Anwar of LUMS, Dr Fatima Zia Dar of the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Learning Innovation, Asia University Malaysia, Dr Irfan Muzaffar of the Columbia University, Prof Meraj Mustafa Hashmi of NUST, Dr Sajida Zaki of the NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi, Dr Habibullah Pathan of Jamshoro University, and climate change expert Afia Salaam.
The education ministry on Friday notified a 10-member supervisory committee of experts to provide guidance to ensure that the ongoing curriculum renewal process meets necessary requirements. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The education ministry on Friday notified a 10-member supervisory committee of experts to provide guidance to ensure that the ongoing curriculum renewal process meets necessary requirements.
“The committee will provide overall guidance to ensure that curriculum renewal process adheres to the necessary requirements i.e academic standards, student needs according to age and grade level and international trends,” read a notification issued on Friday.
The committee is tasked to review curriculum documents and advise about their accuracy, consistency and relevance. It will also advise about the continuity of knowledge and skills across grades K-12 in the curriculum documents.
The education ministry on Friday notified a 10-member supervisory committee of experts to provide guidance to ensure that the ongoing curriculum renewal process meets necessary requirements. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The education ministry on Friday notified a 10-member supervisory committee of experts to provide guidance to ensure that the ongoing curriculum renewal process meets necessary requirements.
“The committee will provide overall guidance to ensure that curriculum renewal process adheres to the necessary requirements i.e academic standards, student needs according to age and grade level and international trends,” read a notification issued on Friday.
The committee is tasked to review curriculum documents and advise about their accuracy, consistency and relevance. It will also advise about the continuity of knowledge and skills across grades K-12 in the curriculum documents.