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E Magazine Issue 14 May 2020

Taleem Ghar: Delivering Education In The Safety Of Homes

The unprecedented pandemic the world is facing today has affected even the remotest of areas on this plant and the inhabitants therein. But besides the economic losses, the loss of learning for children is something that has become a major worry for all nations. Asad Ullah Khan tells us how the Punjab government has acted to curtail the effects of COVID-19 on education.


cientists, researchers and doctors around the world have teamed up and are working tirelessly to find a cure and minimize the devastating impact of COVID-19 outbreak. It is needless to say that the impact the pandemic will have globally cannot be overestimated; safe to say that the world order will be shaken, leaving it up to debate whether the globalization as we know it today will continue. It is a surprising thought, considering that the idea of a de-globalized world was an alien notion only a few months ago.

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NEWS

PHEC Recommends Blended Online Education Amid COVID-19

The universities should start blending and online teaching-learning ensuring compliance with the minimum requirements using Learning Management System (LMS) available at campuses and online platforms such as Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Class etc.

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NEWS

PITB To Digitize Record Of Federal Education Institutions

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) in collaboration with Federal Government Educational Institutions (Cantts & Garrisons) enters into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the HRMIS and School Information System for 355 educational institutions under Federal Government Educational Institutions (Cantts & Garrisons) comprising 185,000 students and 15,000 employees to improve its efficiency through the automation of manual and repetitive tasks, here today.
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FEATURES

Dr Umar Saif Is PITB Chairman, ITU VC No More

Dr Umar Saif, one of the most blue-eyed officials in the team of former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, has been removed from his offices of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) chairman and vice chancellor of the Information Technology University (ITU).

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NEWS

PITB Unveils LND, Dr Saif says No More Ghost Schools In Punjab

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Dr Umar Saif unveiled the government’s Literacy and Numeracy Drive (LND) system during a press conference on Friday, with the PITB chairman saying the system marked the end of ghost schools, teachers and students in the province.