Vice Chancellor of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob participated in the ‘Skills Gala’ and Talent Hunt Program 2023 in Lahore jointly organized by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication Government of Pakistan, the Punjab Information Technology Board, the Punjab Export Board, and other public and private institutions.
In his address, the Vice-Chancellor elaborated on the development and evolution of human resources, a knowledge-based economy, the role of the university in society, skilled manpower, and industry-academia linkages. On this occasion, more than 100 heads of IT companies, IT experts, entrepreneurs, and hundreds of people associated with the IT industry were present from all over Pakistan.
On this occasion, the Vice-Chancellor said that he has taken key steps to make the region a center of information technology in two universities of South Punjab in 8 years. Rahim Yar Khan’s Khawaja Farid University of Engineering and Information Technology and the Islamia University of Bahawalpur in Bahawalpur are producing excellent manpower in the field of IT along with teaching and research which is in great demand in the country and abroad.
In particular, the International Consortium of Artificial Intelligence has signed a memorandum of understanding for access to the global market and employment of computer science and computer engineering students capable of artificial intelligence at Islamia University Bahawalpur.
Directorate of Information Technology of Islamia University Bahawalpur provides testing services to universities, government, and private institutions across the country.
