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A Syrian delegation comprising of Dr Soulaiman Al-Khatib, Deputy
Education Minister, International Relations, Examinations and Training;
Dr Ali Al-Hosri, Deputy Education Minister,Curriculum and Inspection,
Mr. Ghassan Shughri, Director for the Office of Minister of Education;
and Dr. Ahmed Haydar, CEO, Aga Khan Education Service, Syria, recently
visited Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi. The week-long visit
was a part of the programme of Ministry of Education, Government
of Syria to bring about changes and improvement in the field of
education in the Arab Republic of Syria. The Syrians meet with the
senior leadership of AKU including the management of AKU Institute
for Educational Development (AKU-IED), and discussed strategies
for further improving collaboration for enhancing institutional
capacity building and human resource development.
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delegation from Syrian Republic visited Aga Khan University
as part of the programme of Ministry of Education, Government
of Syria to bring about change and improvement in the field
of education in Arab Republic of Syria. |
Commenting on the deliberations, AKU President Shamsh Kassim-Lakha,
said that the University's academic, research and service activities
are mainly for the development of the Ummah and Muslim societies
in the area of education, medical and nursing. He informed that
AKU had developed a substantial experience and indigenous knowledge,
but these solutions could only be transferred to other countries
if they worked together.
The delegation also met with the officials of Department of Education
and Literacy, Government of Sindh which included the Sindh Education
Minister, the Education Secretary, and the Managing Director of
Sindh Education Foundation.
Dr. Hameeda Khuhro, Sindh Education Minister highlighted the collaboration
of the Government. of Sindh with AKU-IED. The Minister also informed
that the Government is establishing an 'Educational Reform Unit'.
Professor Anita Ghulam Ali, Managing Director of Sindh Education
Foundation (SEF), apprised the delegation of the efforts made by
SEF for community building and empowerment of women at the grass
root levels and development of teachers in rural areas.
They also visited AKU-IED's cooperating schools in the public and
private sectors for better understanding of the education system
in Pakistan. The delegation appreciated AKU's role in human resource
development in more than nine countries including Syria,.
The delegation proposed the development of a Five-Year Plan (2006-2010)
for enhancing institutional capacity of the Ministry of Education
of Syria and expressed interest in the collaboration with AKU-IED
for technical assistance in the areas of teacher education, curriculum,
assessment and examination, and research.
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