Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar launched the revised computing curriculum at the British Council’s ‘Partnership for Future Skills and Employment’ event held under the European Union TVET Sector Support Programme at the National Incubation Centre (NIC), Islamabad.
The HEC delegation included Dr Muhammad Ali Nasir, Advisor, Research & Innovation Division, HEC, Engr. Waheed Ahmed Mangi, head of the Academics Division HEC, and Mr. Hidayatullah Kasi, Deputy Director Curriculum.
During the event, Dr Muhammad Ali Nasir presented the details of the recently revised Computing curriculum, developed through extensive consultations involving academia, industry, accreditation bodies, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), P@SHA, National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC), and development partners.
The curriculum aligns with HEC’s Undergraduate Education Policy 2023 and represents a significant shift towards competency-based, industry-aligned computing education.
During the briefing session, it was highlighted that the revised curriculum embeds emerging technologies and future skills through 14 specialisation pathways under the Computer Science programme, including Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Robotics, Internet of Things, and Quantum Computing.