ISLAMABAD: Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage in a meeting with Julie Newlan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire, UK underlined the need for collective efforts and contributions by the international community to impart quality education to the next generation.

She said that education is the guardian of any nation’s intellectual capital and contributes to societal survival besides being a major propellant of socio-economic development of any society.

She said that improving standards of education is top priority of present democratic government and in this connection major initiatives have been undertaken for the provision of quality education and modern facilities to the students with the view to develop human resource in line with requirements of modern age.

Apprising the Vice Chancellor about the steps taken under the Prime Minister Educational Reforms Program, the minister said that 422 schools and colleges in Islamabad had been reformed and upgraded.

Under the program, Montessori classes had been introduced apart from providing modern transportation system to ensure access of the students to school and colleges.

Despite concerted efforts by the present democratic dispensation to improve the quality of education the gap in exposure and development between private and public sector still persists and there is lack of connect between parents and school managements in the public sector, she added.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said that after the 18th amendment, the subject of education had been devolved to provinces and they were also endeavoring to improve educational system in their respective provinces. 

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