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Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: One More Step towards
Building Knowledge Economy in Pakistan
n By Riaz Haq dustry in designing curricula to en-
Pak-Austria Fachhochschule (PAF-IAST) Campus, Haripur sure these workers meet the needs of
P CA the industry.
ak-Austria Fachhochschule workforce to design, manufacture, of all school age children on track NUTech
Institute of Applied Sciences market, sell, operate and service. to complete secondary AND reach National University of Tech- Specialized Institutions
and Technology (PAF-IAST) the learning benchmarks spelled nology (NUTech), an institution Pakistan Air Force’s Air Uni-
campus is ready to open in Hari- Building this new highly skilled out by the National Achievement similar to PAF-IAST and chartered versity, established in 2002, is an
workforce must begin with design- Test (NAT) 2016 for Pakistan and institution of higher learning, was example of a specialized institution
pur, Khyber Pakh- ing curricula and facilities. It also NCERT 2017 for India. launched in Islamabad in 2018. aimed at developing human capital
tunkhwa, Pakistan. demands a new crop of trainers and NUTech will not only produce in the aviation sector.
It represents one educators and closer collaboration Built in collaboration with the hands-on engineers and scientists Development of a new ad-
more step towards between academia and industry. Austrian government, Pak-Austria but it will also serve as an umbrella vanced fighter is a wide-ranging
building Pakistan’s Fachhochschule (PAF-IAST) Hari- organization for training skilled effort that will encompass building
knowledge econ- PAF-IAST pur will offer specialized courses in technicians and tradespeople to human capital in a variety of fields
omy and growing PAF-IAST aspires to be a leader artificial intelligence, railway engi- build, service and maintain ad- including material science, phys-
high-value technology-based ex- in delivering effective education for neering, mining, agriculture, food vanced technology-based plant and ics, electronics, computer science,
ports. the 21st century workforce. Cur- technologies and other fields. “Set in equipment. computer software, electrical engi-
Pakistan is collaborating with rently, only 18% of Pakistanis and the middle of the campus is a natural NUTech will work with a na- neering, mechanical engineering,
several countries, including the 19% of Indians under the age of lake, fed by the springs of surround- tional network of technical and vo- aerospace engineering, avionics,
United States and China, to build up 24 have the skills required for 21st ing mountains. The campus is just a cational training institutes to pro- weapons design, etc.
high-skills education capacity in the century jobs, according to a United 3-kilometer drive from the Hazara duce skilled workers. It will include The Air University has added
country. Early progress is confirmed Nations and Business Coalition for Motorway,” according to PAF-IAST. representatives of business and in- a new campus in Kamra Aviation
by a Nature magazine report that Education study. It’s the percentage City. The university already offers
Pakistan’s scientific output is grow- bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
ing at the fastest rate in the world. degrees in several subjects. Pakistan
Pakistan’s high-tech exports are Air Force Chief Sohail Aman told
relatively low but surging by double Quwa Defense News that the cam-
digits, according to the State Bank of pus will “provide the desired impe-
Pakistan. tus for cutting-edge indigenization
programs, strengthen the local in-
21st Century Workforce dustry and harness the demands of
Pakistan’s economy is rapidly foreign aviation industry by reduc-
transforming from traditional agri- ing … imports and promoting joint
culture to modern business and in- research and production ventures.”
dustry. Accelerating penetration of Higher Education in Pakistan
smartphones, personal computers, There are over 3 million stu-
flat screens, mobile broadband, in- dents enrolled in grades 13 through
door plumbing, motorized vehicles, 16 in Pakistan’s 1,086 degree col-
home appliances, air-conditioners, leges and 161 universities, accord-
tractors, tube-wells, advanced con- ing to the Pakistan Higher
struction machines and solar and
other technology-based products KNOWLEDGE, P9
and services requires a highly skilled
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