In collaboration with University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET) and Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), IIOE is pleased to share the upcoming webinar ‘Female Leadership in STEM‘ on October 21st, 2022, featuring a panel of women leaders advancing inclusion in STEM.

In the webinar, we will hear from each speaker on their personal journey as a woman who has either navigated STEM careers in the academy, or has led the way in creating opportunities for women in STEM at their institutions, and what universities can do to provide more leadership opportunities in the STEM field in the future.

[IIOE Global Webinar]: Female Leadership in STEM

[Date]: Friday, October 21st, 2022

[Time]: 1:00 PM ~ 2:30 PM (Pakistan Time)

[Language]: English

[ZOOM Registration]:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UFwMDx0yTzWXb9D5E4ea-w

[ZOOM Meeting ID]: 831 5199 8218

IIOE is dedicated to bringing innovative theories & practices to higher education professionals worldwide in realising Higher Education digital transformation.

For the first time, on the IIOE Global Webinar, you will hear from IIOE enterprise partners to share insights & experiences working with HEIs and university teachers worldwide…

This Friday, IIOE organizes a webinar focusing on the future-oriented applications and digital transformation of HEIs.

[Theme]: Building the Higher Education Digital Infrastructure

[Date]: Friday, September 30th, 2022

[Time]: 1:00 ~ 2:30 PM (Pakistan Time)

[Language]: English

[ZOOM Registration]: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AgVnFWUzSaurZfFDv-JHpg

For this special event, IIOE invites four key enterprise partners, and university representative speakers to exchange knowledge & ideas about university-industry collaboration for higher education digital transformation in the post-epidemic era.

Join the insightful dialogues and get your Certificate of Attendance issued by IIOE, UNESCO-ICHEI.

IIOE is dedicated to bringing innovative theories & practices to higher education professionals worldwide in realizing Higher Education digital transformation. We look forward to welcoming you to the event!

Blended Learning Capacity Building for STEM Teachers, an IIOE pilot project in Mongolia, had its formal launch event on September 22, 2022, which was jointly hosted by UNESCO-ICHEI and the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST). International experts and academics in the fields of blended learning and teacher professional development, as well as representatives from UNESCO, the Mongolian Ministry of Education and Science, the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO, MUST, and other Mongolian universities, were present for the project’s launch.

The initiative also underwent peer assessment by professionals from around the world. Prof. Waqar Mahmood, Director of the Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science at the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore, Pakistan, and Coordinator of the IIOE National Center in Pakistan, joined other experts in recognising the initiative of UNESCO-ICHEI to launch the IIOE pilot project at partner institutions to address the key issues of digitization in higher education and respond to national priorities. He also anticipated positive results from the project.

Prof. LI Ming expressed his appreciation for everyone’s attention to and commitment to the Mongolian pilot project in his concluding remarks. The pilot design has taken into account the characteristics and needs of Mongolia and MUST, which can result in some customised and localised experiences that can be shared and scaled up in the future. He noted that improving the digital competency of university teachers in blended learning is the core and foundation of the digital transformation of higher education. According to him, UNESCO-ICHEI will collaborate with IIOE’s partner institutions across the world to create the IIOE Development Report 2019–2022, which will assess the successful blended learning experiences and practises of partner institutions and look at how IIOE can better support partner universities’ digital transformation.

With a global network of universities and enterprises, on Friday September 30th 2022, IIOE organises a webinar about ‘Building the Higher Education Digital Infrastructure’ focusing on the hardware and software transformation of HEIs.

For this special event, IIOE invites four key enterprise partners, and university representative speakers to exchange insights & ideas about university-industry collaboration for higher education digital transformation in the post-epidemic era.

[IIOE Global Webinar]: Building the Higher Education Digital Infrastructure

[Date]: Friday, September 30th, 2022

[Time]: 1:00 PM ~ 2:30 PM (Pakistan Time)

[Language]: English

[ZOOM Registration]: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AgVnFWUzSaurZfFDv-JHpg

• What are the new applications & integrations for education digital transformation?
• How can we establish university-industry collaboration for incremental innovation?
• What are the potential pathways to involve multi-stakeholders in higher education development?

IIOE is dedicated to bringing innovative theories & practices to higher education professionals worldwide in realising Higher Education digital transformation. We look forward to welcoming you to the event!

IIOE National Center is delighted to invite you to sign up for the IIOE Multilevel Training Series – Cloud Essentials for Higher Education Workforce Training Programme. This training is now open for enrollment. Please join us and enhance your digital teaching capacity by understanding how Cloud Computing can empower Higher Education!

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will receive an ‘IIOE Multilevel training series – Cloud Essentials for Higher Education Workforce Training Programme Certificate’.

Here are some details for this program:

Start Date: August 22, 2022

Duration of Training: 21 days Self-paced

Language of Instruction: English

Enrollment: https://www.iioe.org/training/Cloud_Essentials_for_Higher_Education_Workforce

Leading Instructors:

• Kai HUANG, Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, the director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Systems of School of Data and Computer Science;
• Alex PENG, Professor in Information Systems in the School of Information Management at Sun Yat-sen University.

Training Brochure：https://iioe-files.iioe.org/resources/2022_8_25/CloudEssentialsForHigherEducationWorkforce.pdf

Prospective Participants: Educators and professionals in higher education who wish to enhance their understanding of Cloud Computing for improvement in their teaching, research, and work.

On the occasion of the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan, Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS), the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, and the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) organized competitions among students. More than 100 students participated in Husn-e-Qirat Competition, Naat Competition, Declamation Contest, and National Song Competition. Director KICS, Prof. Dr. Waqar Mahmood graced the event as a Chief Guest. Manager Trainings, Mr. Kashif Bashir, Mr. Rehan Tariq, Mr. Aqeel Babar, Mr. Muzammil Hassan, Mr. Syed Imran Ali Shah, Mr. Abid Khan, Mr. Farhan Riaz, Mr. Hafiz Usman, Mr. Hafiz Atif, Mr. Hafiz Mubashir Javed, and Mr. Umair Farooq performed their duties as judges.

Students of different courses, instructors, and staff members of KICS attended the event. Director KICS, Dr. Waqar Mahmood addressed the students and told them about the struggle for the freedom of Pakistan and instructed the students to work on their own for the betterment of the country. At the end of the event, the winning students were awarded prizes while the judges and organizers were awarded honorary shields by Director KICS-UET Lahore, Dr. Waqar Mahmood, and Manager Trainings, Mr. Kashif Bashir.

2022 has continued to witness the widespread COVID-19 pandemic and its persistent disruptions on higher education. COVID-19 has forced higher education institutions to actively adopt online and blended teaching and learning (OBTL) as a solution. To impart advanced knowledge regarding the usage of new technology, IIOE has partnered with seewo, a pioneer in digital campus hardware tools production and information-based teaching ability training, in a series of collaborations. The first IIOE Online Courses Competition is one of the first in this series. The competition is divided into two parts: the Courseware Competition and the Video Course Competition.

Courseware Competition Part: On 12th January, the first IIOE Online Courses Competition-Courseware Competition has successfully ended. Since its inception on November 1, 2021, more than 210 teachers from 45 countries around the world have participated in this competition and submitted courses with quality and innovation. All submitted works have been strictly evaluated by our panel of experts and finally, 16 entrants from 9 countries have won the prize.

News Link on IIOE Portal:

https://www.iioe.org/news/Courseware_Competition_Global_Winners_Announced

Winners from Pakistan among all the participants from Asia-Pacific Region:

🏆First Prize:

Sadia Nawaz, University of Education, Pakistan

🏆Third Prize:

Sayyed Mohsin Ali Kazmi, UET Lahore

Muhammad Umair Ahmad Khan, UET Lahore

🏆Special Prize:

Tooba Ahmad, Virtual University

Quratulain Sarwat, University of Education

Arjumand Iqbal Durrani, UET Lahore

Izzat Iqbal Cheema, UET Lahore

🏆 Most Active Institution Award:

University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore

Video Competition Part: On 15th April 2022, the first IIOE Online Courses Competition-Video Course Competition successfully ended. More than 207 teachers and university staff from 45 countries around the world have participated in this competition. All submitted works have been strictly evaluated by our panel of experts and finally, 13 entrants from 7 countries have won the prize.

News Link on IIOE Portal:
https://www.iioe.org/news/Video_Course_Competition_Embraces_a_Successful_Ending

Winners from Pakistan among all the participants from Asia-Pacific Region:

🏆First Prize:

Muhammad Tahir Naeem, KICS, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

🏆Third Prize:

Huda Riaz, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

🏆Special Prize:

Rzi Abbas, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

🏆Award of Excellence for Institutional Achievement on Active Participation in IIOE Online Courses competition and being Committed Supporter

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan