Higher Education Commission Laptop Scheme now includes Allama Iqbal Open University and Virtual University students, according to the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
According to a press release issued on Saturday, the goal of this effort is to encourage digital learning and integrate distance learning students with contemporary technology.
Laptops will be given to worthy and merit-based students as part of this program to support and improve their academic endeavors. In addition to enhancing students’ educational potential, this action will provide them with online learning possibilities that meet international standards.
For further information and the application procedure, students are encouraged to visit the Higher Education Commission’s official website or get in touch with their individual universities.
Professor Dr. Nasir Mahmood, the acting rector of Virtual University and vice chancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University, expressed their opinions on this significant move, thanking the Higher Education Commission and calling the decision a promising step toward an educational revolution.
They said that this plan would be a significant step in guaranteeing that pupils would have access to contemporary learning resources.
In addition to improving the standard of instruction, this laptop program will set kids up for future success.
Yesterday, Nafisa Shah chaired a meeting of the National Assembly’s special committee on integrating women into the national mainstream. The provision of laptops to Allama Iqbal Open University and Virtual University students was decided upon during the meeting.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, the chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), briefed the committee, pointing out that 37% of college students were female in 2002, the year HEC was founded. At the moment, 52% of students are male and 48% of students are female.
He said that colleges have been urged to implement anti-harassment measures. Speaking on the Islamia University Bahawalpur harassment incident, he said that while the problem was severe, it was not as bad as it seemed on social media. He told the committee that an inquiry report had been turned in, that steps had been done, that some people were still incarcerated, and that some people had been fired from their employment.
