President Alvi urges universities to prepare more skilled professionals as per emerging market trends

ISLAMABAD, April 28 (SABAH): President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged universities to prepare more skilled professionals as per emerging market trends as there is a huge need for skilled people in the country as well as across the globe.

President Dr. Arif Alvi gave these remarks while chairing the 4th meeting of the Senate of National Skills University (NSU), Islamabad, at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday. Members of the Senate, including the Vice-Chancellor of NSU, Prof Dr Muhammad Mukhtar, attended the meeting.

Addressing the meeting, the President asked the management of NSU to constitute a committee to chalk out a plan to upscale and multiply the number of students at the University. He underscored the need for double shifts at the universities in the country, besides initiating short courses to fulfill the market demand for skilled manpower. The President also called for providing skill-based education through online and distance modes of learning to meet the growing demand for skilled human resources.

The meeting confirmed the minutes of the 3rd meeting of the Senate of NSU, Islamabad. It also accorded approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NSU and the Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology, Dera Ghazi Khan for the promotion of research, education, vocational and skill development training programs between both institutions. Under the MoU, NSU would assist Mir Chakar Khan Rind University in establishing the technological, vocational and professional skill development programs and provide its students with practical training in technical and vocational fields.