Microsoft Pakistan and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan organised an Academic Day to reinforce an ongoing education alliance agreement to offer Microsoft software, technical skills, certified training and infrastructure development to institutions of higher learning. More than 156 universities in Pakistan will benefit from the programme which will help students and educators in Pakistan realise their full potential.
The contract between the two organisations initially targeted 73 public sector universities, but soon after realising the potential of the country, Microsoft and HEC decided to expand this programme, taking it up to the private sector universities. The programme has now resulted in 156 public and private universities in Pakistan, who are getting benefits from this partnership. Microsoft and HEC believe that communities of committed, collaborative participants are essential for advancement of education, which is a basic right and a socio-economic and work-force imperative.
More than 50 percent of jobs requirement are technology skills, and according to the experts it will increase to 77 percent in the next decade (Source: IDC). Therefore, Pakistani students must believe that success starts with them and their educators, and then comes technology. The salient features of the partnership included access to latest Microsoft software products, conducting trainings and workshops by trained and certified Microsoft trainers, creating opportunity to participate in global technology competitions and content for curriculum design.-PR
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