AJK President Calls For Securing Knowledge Of Modern Sciences

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has stressed the need for improving the education standards at the universities and other institutions to cope with the challenges of the modern age

MIRPUR (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Dec, 2020 ) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has stressed the need for improving the education standards at the universities and other institutions to cope with the challenges of the modern age.

"We need to equip our students with the education of modern sciences and technologies to prepare them to rise up and meet the future challenges head-on and to compete for the world on the regional and international levels.", he asserted.

Addressing a conference of vice chancellors of the public sector universities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir at the Jammu & Kashmir House in Federal capital, he observed that Pakistan and Azad Kashmir have made great strides in the field of education in the last seven decades despite unfavourable conditions, AJK President office said late Wednesday.

"The students graduating from our educational institutions have become nuclear scientists, world-renowned economist, entrepreneurs and top diplomats and had brought laurels to our country," President Khan said.

He, however, said that we must educate our students in consonance with the requirements of the new environment and situations, and should introduce the technologies which will altogether change our lifestyle in future. "We should transform our student from traditional education to applied knowledge so that they on completion of their studies should be able to play their role for the development of the country," he added.

President said it is heartening to note that our universities are constantly conducting job fairs and other programs to connect students with the markets. He added that instead of rote learning, the students should be encouraged to develop the essence of understanding, comprehension, curiosity and quest.

Sardar Masood Khan while describing the lifestyle of the Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) as a model in terms of education and said that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) through his training had raised people like Caliph Omar (RA) who are quoted throughout the world even today because of their brilliance and wisdom.

Earlier on the special invitation, Chairman AJK Public Service Commission Air Marshal (retd) Masood Akhtar gave a very informative presentation on the training of faculty and introduction of the new education methodologies in higher education institutions.

The conference was attended by Vice-Chancellor AJK University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Prof. Dr Mohammad Kalim Abbasi, Vice-Chancellor Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Prof Dr Maqsood Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor University of Poonch Prof Dr Mohammad Rasool Jan, Vice-Chancellor University of Kotli Prof. Dr Dilnawaz Ahmed Gardezi and Vice-Chancellor of the Women's University Bagh Prof. Dr. Abdul Hameed.