University of Turbat computer science students make nine-day study visit to Islamabad tech sector

TURBAT: The University of Turbat is taking important steps to bring its students in line with modern needs and prepare them for the modern technology and industrial market. In this connection, students of the Department of Computer Science, led by faculty member Muhammad Asim, made a successful nine-day industrial and technology visit to Islamabad.

The main aim of the visit was to bring academic learning in line with modern industrial software engineering practices. The students were taken to well-known tech parks, start-up incubators and software development hubs in Islamabad. This allowed them to see at first hand the real environment of the fast-growing technology industry.

The students held discussions with experts, platform engineers and facility managers of leading technology organisations. They also closely observed the modern infrastructure, hosting capabilities and overall ecosystem of the software technology parks, as well as the National Incubation Centre.

According to a spokesman for the University of Turbat, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Gul Hassan thanked Muhammad Akbar of the Pakistan Software Export Board, Khattak Sons (Private) Limited, the Software Technology Park, the National Incubation Centre and the management of the Fazal Software Technology Park. They gave the students every possible facility.

The Vice Chancellor said that in a fast-changing technological age, the University of Turbat is committed to taking every possible step to equip its students with the latest technology and make them competitive. He said such educational initiatives aim to pave the way for a brighter future for students.

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