Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that engineers should be appointed as secretaries of technical ministries and heads of technical institutions working under such ministries
Islamabad, (Pakistan Point News - 14th Feb, 2018) : Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that engineers should be appointed as secretaries of technical ministries and heads of technical institutions working under such ministries. He said that Service Structure for engineers is a fair demand from engineering community. Rana Tanveer Hussain stated this while addressing the closing session of 1st Deans International Conference of Engineering Institutions here on Wednesday.
The event was organized by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in collaboration with Higher education Commission and FEIIC. The theme of the conference was "Engineering Education Standardization, Challenges and Solutions: Post Washington Accord Scenario". The Minister Science and Technology lauded the efforts of Chairman PEC, Engr Jawed Saleem Qureshi for making PEC a vibrant body of engineers. He further stated that the proposed service structure of engineers shall not only benefit engineers but it will also have positive and significant impact on our economy.
Engr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi presented the policy round-table recommendations which included Training academy and Service Structure for Engineers, engineering curriculum benchmarking at international level, support for entrepreneurship in engineering and certified engineering program evaluators training program. Speaking at the occasion, Engr. Jawed Saleem Qureshi, Chairman PEC appreciated the recommendations of the national and international engineering experts from academia and industry.
He announced to constitute a committee for implementation of the recommendations of Deans Conference. He also stated that a timeline shall also be developed in this regards. The Chairman paid tribute to Rana Tanveer Hussain for his untiring efforts in getting approval of 20,000 internships for engineers from the government. Engr. Qureshi requested the Minister to raise the issue of service structure of engineers at cabinet level while the file is already pending there. At the end of ceremony, Rana Tanveer Hussain presented souvenirs to the organizers and participants of the conference.
