ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday asked the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) to further enhance its physical and online educational infrastructure to increase the number of quality graduates.
The president, during a briefing on IIUI, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, asked the Rector to double the educational shifts in the University and come up with a proposal within three months in this regard. Rector of the IIUI, Prof. Dr Masoom Yasinzai, and senior officials of the University attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, the president said that the university needed to equip its students with soft skills, such as critical thinking, effective communication and teamwork, besides providing technical/hard skills.
He urged the university to include experts from the market in its Senate, besides developing collaborations with the industry to equip its students with marketable skills. –Agencies
