Punjab government schools to hold the first ever virtual STEM competition

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Punjab government has announced that all government schools in the province will be conducting the first virtual science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competition,…

Government funding youth’s hi-tech training instead of spending big on distributing laptops: Usman Dar

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar has called out the previous government for wasting large funds on laptop…

Education Ministry joins hands with Google & Tech Valley to establish digitally enabled government schools

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Ministry of Federal Education and Professional has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google and Tech Valley to make Islamabad the benchmark of digitally…

Minority students get laptops via partnership between churches & provincial government

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Catholic churches are helping a provincial government in northern Pakistan distribute laptops among minority students, reports UCANews. Following the scheme’s launch this month, Jamshed Thomas,…

Pakistan’s educational crises gets worse as the lack of internet forces Pakistani students to quit studies

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A damning report by the British newspaper, The Guardian, reveals that students belonging to the lower-income communities in Pakistan and the far-flung areas can no…

Shibli stresses importance of emerging tech for educational institutions

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz on Monday emphasized that our educational institutions have to focus on emerging technologies and product development keeping…

Microsoft Teams Introduces New Reading Feature To Help Students During The Pandemic

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Throughout the pandemic, Microsoft has been working proactively in order to ensure that the education of students is not affected and that learning opportunities are…

HEDP Reviewed New Technology Initiatives To Improve Quality Of Online Learning

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, the Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP), a steering committee under the Higher Education Commission, reviewed new technology initiatives to further improve…

Dr Atta recommends that 0.5% of GDP be allocated annually for education

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has recommended an increase in educational funds by allocating 0.5% of the national…

China fines online education companies for false advertising

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Beijing city has fined four online education agencies $76,988 each for misleading customers with false advertising, the local market regulator said on Sunday. As reported…

Microsoft Introduces An Affordable Classroom Pen For Students And Teachers To Use On Windows Laptops

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With online education becoming more prominent, the need for digital tools has increased tremendously. In the education sector, teachers require a more sophisticated way to…

Stanford set to open ‘Code in Place’ applications for all students across the globe

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As the pandemic had adversely affected the education sector, many institutions had shifted to online teaching. However, Stanford had taken a unique route in regards…

The first 3D-printed neighborhood to be established in the Californian desert

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The desert landscape of California’s Coachella Valley will soon be home to the first US neighborhood comprised entirely of 3D-printed houses, reports The Guardian. The…

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