British Council Pakistan signs MoU with University of Engineering and Technology on on-campus training of students and faculty members

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for on-campus training has been signed between University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar and the British Council Pakistan.

The country director of British Council Pakistan, Peter Upton and the Vice Chancellor of University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani signed this MoU.Following this agreement, UET will partner with British Council Pakistan under the project  ‘Citizen Education and Community Engagement Programme –Active Citizens.’The main objective of this partnership is to execute the British Council’s project at UET, Peshawar as non-weighted 3 credit hours certificate course for undergraduate students and increase capacity building of faculty members through on-campus training.

Thirty faculty members of the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, completed the 5-day training on the project earlier in August 2015. Simultaneously, the first stage of the programme was completed by the Department of Computer Systems Engineering along with the team of four trained facilitators at UET Peshawar.

Trans-national education (TNE) is a growing market in Pakistan and recent data shows evidence of over 40 such programs running successfully in affiliation with UK universities at undergraduate and post graduate levels, according to the British Council. Overall, the UK takes about 65 per cent of the TNE market in Pakistan, at a clear majority.