Karachi: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed said that world was focusing on digital transformation, innovation and use of technology in education sector. He further said that in view of contemporary requirements, HEC was helping universities to adopt smart classrooms, blended education and hybrid systems.

Addressing closing ceremony of 7th International Applied Business Research Conference at International Islamic University he said for future success, it is necessary that we have to move with pace of contemporary changes in technology. 

He opined that instead of buildings and models, it was era of smart university ideology. He said that smart university education had benefited global education system during global pandemic. Universities should use cloud computing under guidance of HEC, he said. 

Dr. Mukhtar said that work was going on to utilise a blended learning and hybrid system so that in future, we should not be left behind in world. He hailed efforts of International Islamic University Islamabad for organising conference on most contemporary and important topic and also assured full cooperation. IIUI President Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi said that world was traveling and developing at a fast pace due to technology, which included innovations such as 3D printing, robotics and artificial intelligence after Internet.

He opined that in human history, older things were replaced by innovations and technology and same saw world when it realised importance of digital transformation. Vice Presidents of the University Dr. Ahmed Shuja Syed and Dr. Ayaz Afsar also expressed their views in conference. Dr. Ahmed discussed advantages of technology and aspects of utilising business opportunities and Dr. Ayaz appreciated organisers of conference. More than 650 policy makers, industrial experts and research scholars from USA, Malaysia and Turkey participated.

Participants agreed that initiatives to increase export, data driven governance and digital transformation were keys to a bright future for country. Earlier, Chair of Conference and Dean FMS, Dr. Abdul Raheman Dean FMS apprised about objectives of conference. He discussed digital transformation and resistance to change and other themes of conference. Dr. Fozia Syed Academic Chair of conference presented report and recommendations of conference. 

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 14 2022

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