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ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive review of information technology education in Pakistani universities after expressing concern over students’ poor performance in a nationwide skills competency test.
Chairing a high-level meeting on higher education in the IT sector, the prime minister directed authorities to align IT education and training offered by universities with the requirements of international markets and emerging technologies, a Prime Minister’s Office news release said.
“Young people must be equipped with skills that meet global industry demands,” the prime minister said, adding that, IT education in most universities was not aligned with contemporary technological requirements.
The meeting was briefed on the results of the National Skills Competency Test recently conducted by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to assess the capabilities of IT graduates and evaluate whether university curricula were producing graduates with market-relevant skills.