Islamabad: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training’s (MoFEPT) STEAM Pakistan programme is focused on improving conceptual understanding and analytical skills of school children across country, with a specific focus on girls’ education.  

Launched in early 2022, programme has already started its interventions in middle and high schools in Islamabad Capital Territory. As part of programme, MoFEPT signed a Letter of Understanding with Federal Government Educational Institutions (FGEI) for a roll-out of STEAM interventions across all of its high schools.

FGEI’s Director General, Major General Muhammad Asghar, HI (M) stated, “STEAM Pakistan project will complement various measures taken by FGEI to attain objective of quality education and promote conceptual learning and development of soft skills in youth”.

LoU intends to support FGEI’s efforts on targeting students in middle schools across its network, with MoFEPT providing technical support for systems, teacher training, and STEAM content. Additional Secretary Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry at signing ceremony remarked, “It is important that we focus on our children’s learning, and today is a great opportunity for Ministry of Federal Education to collaborate with another Ministry for this purpose.  

FGEI currently manages 190 high schools in 45 districts across all provinces and AJ&K and a total of 311 schools (including 13 higher secondary schools) and 47 colleges across Pakistan with over 8,000 teachers and 200,000 students.

STEAM Pakistan is a collaborative project through which Malala Fund and partners are providing support to Federal Ministry of Education to advance secondary school-aged girls’ access to science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics education.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 05 2022

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