PESHAWAR:Chinese tech giant, Huawei, representative Niaz Ali Shahrukh Wednesday said that Huawei Pakistan would help in establishing smart classrooms in Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology.
He said this in a meeting with Prof. Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid SI, Rector GIK Institute here. Sardar Aminullah Khan, Pro-Rector (Admin & Finance), Prof. Dr. Wasim A. Khan, Pro-Rector (Academics), Dr. Ghulam Abbas and other officials of GIK institute were also present on the occasion.
“This is the time to expand our collaboration in the best interest of the students and provide them the opportunity to learn in the present digital world,” said Niaz.
They discussed in detail establishing smart classrooms, and benefits for the students and faculty. “We are going digital and Huawei’s help in this connection would be very fruitful,” said Prof. Khalid.
Huawei officials said that a single smart classroom would cost Rs 1.5 million.
“In the well-integrated smart classrooms, a faculty member would be very comfortable and the students would contact the entire system and if a student is absent or ill he/she could read from the recorded system,’ he added.
He said that even whatever the teacher writes on board that would also be recorded, quiz and assignment and other related information would be easily available.
Prof. Khalid said that due to the rapidly changing technological landscape there is dire need of flexible solutions.
Huawei and GIK Institute are already collaborating in the Huawei ICT Academy program and in GIK’s BS in Artificial Intelligence – Partnered by Huawei.
During the meeting, future academic partnership plans were discussed. It was also agreed that Huawei Pakistan will support GIK in upgrading its IT infrastructure, and in overall digital transformation.