The University of Health Sciences (UHS), on Thursday, announced that it would provide free Android tables to deserving students of public sector medical and dental colleges for digital learning during Covid-19.
As schools and universities across the world remain deserted due to the spread of Coronavirus, providing and seeking education has become a major challenge. As the first world moves on to online education to minimize loss of learning, education has become a key concern for countries like Pakistan, who lack both the infrastructure and expertise to impart learning online.
The Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday said that the government was considering launching a Radio Education program to magnify its distant learning project across the country.
The Punjab Government has launched Taleem Ghar Application to make localized and engaging multimedia lessons available online for public school students of class one to eight , while matric and intermediate lectures would be available soon.
Punjab Governor and UET Lahore Chancellor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Tuesday inaugurated the Punjab Mental Health Helpline that would provide online counselling to people suffering from depression, anxiety or other mental health issues across Pakistan due to coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lock-down.
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has established a relief fund for needy people under the current situation of Corona Virus.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a petition by Private Schools Association’s (PSA) that sought a stay order against the government’s decision to allow 20% discount in fees for students during the lock-down months of April and May.
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Teleschool to help locked-down students minimize loss of learning amid coronavirus pandemic
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the first ever teleschool in the country that has been developed to impart education to students in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid visited the 200 bed field hospital established at the Kala Shah Kaku Campus of the Government College University Lahore for Coronavirus patients.