Learning through technology
Without adequate energy supplies, adequate capital and adequate availability of technology no country can stand on its own two feet and protect its sovereignty from being eroded by those on…
Focusing on foundational learning
Almost 800,000 Pakistanis – of which 100,000 were highly skilled – left the country the last one year alone to pursue better opportunities. This is a record high. These people…
Learning from China
About three years ago I was conferred the highest science award of China, the International Science and Technology Collaboration Award by President Xi Jinping at a special ceremony in the…
RIPHAH joins Digital Universities Asia as a technology leader
Riphah International University participated in the prestigious event organized by the Times Higher Education (THE) under the title of “Digital Universities Asia 2023”. The event was organized in Hilton Kuala…
‘Learning From Others’—II
In Pakistan we do not appreciate the fact that we have lived beyond our means’ for far too long at our own peril. Ways and means as well as the…
Distance learning
The Covid pandemic led to the closure of schools, colleges and universities across the world during the last two years. It also brought into focus the importance of high-quality open…
In-person learning
WITH relatively higher rates of absence in schools, return to in-person education has had a shaky start. A great deal of structural planning is necessary to help students settle into…
Investing in technology sector—a primer—II
The Part I of this series of articles on investing in information and communications technology (tech) sector highlighted the significant out-performance of this sector during the last several years and…
Investing in technology sector: Part IV – software segment (b)
The previous article in this series provided an overview of the foundational software for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) i.e. operating system software and infrastructure software. Before looking at actual…
Learning techniques
The Covid-19 pandemic fundamentally changed the way organisations work. Nearly two years into the pandemic, many organisations continue to work from home or use hybrid working models wherein some employees…
