President, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi (MAJU) Prof. Dr, Zubair Shaikh has approved a policy to adopt online education for students which shall be called as Virtual Learning Environment, (VLE).
The basic purpose of introducing this new policy for the University is to continue educational activities effectively in an uncertain situation which has engulfed the entire globe which is witnessing a horrible time due to COVID 2019 attack.
Dr. Zubair Shaikh is of the view that it is an established technique which has successfully been adopted by many good Institutions in numerous developed and academically advanced countries of the world. He said that VLE is adopted by the University with one prime Objective to facilitate its students to complete their degree programs on time.
He further said that VLE policy has been framed under Higher Education Commission, (HEC) guidelines with reference to COVID-19 Policy Guidance wherein Universities are encouraged to adopt online teaching methodologies to safeguard students’ precious time. He told that Classes of VLE shall be conducted remotely as per the published timetable of the University using information technology and other such facilities as deemed appropriate. Students registered in Spring 2020 semester shall be treated as VLE registered students.
