CM Punjab Inaugurated Pakistan’s first IT University
Chief Minister of Punjab has inaugurated the Punjab Technical University, Pakistan’s first IT University. The IT University was the promise of Shahbaz Sharif which he made to people in 2009.
This university will offer a joint degree programs in collaboration with an internationally renowned IT University; Middle Eastern Technical University (METU- Ankara Turkey).
A public sector university which will be run by an autonomous board comprising of experts and philanthropists from the private sector.1000 students will be enrolled in coming September out of which 500 deserving students will study on a scholarship from PEEF.
The University will, in the next financial year move to a purpose built campus at Knowledge City along the ring road where 6000 students will be enrolled. The HEC will support PHD scholars studying at Punjab Technical University.
CM said on its official social networking site Facebook,
I am extremely pleased to announce that we will be launching Pakistan’s first IT University today. I had taken it upon myself to have an IT university established here in Punjab and I am glad to say that this promise that I had made to the people will be fulfilled today. Information Technology is the key to the future and the path to prosperity, there is no dearth of talent in Pakistan and we have produced great young IT experts such as Arfa Karim and Babar Iqbal. I hope that through this humble effort of mine, we are able to nurture talent and make a name for Pakistan in the IT world.
