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All varsities to have computer science faculties
The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on Tuesday said it planned to establish computer science (CS) faculties in public-sector universities across the country.
MoHE’s Information Technology (IT) Director Mohammad Salim Sayee told Pajhwok Afghan News currently 15 of the 31 public sector universities and 10 of the 81 private higher educational institutes had computer science faculties.
The director, who attended a conference on information technology in Kabul, said computer science faculties in all government-run universities would be established under a 10-year plan of the ministry.
The three-day IT conference, organised by MoHE, is aimed to discuss the achievements made in the sector over the past five years and device a 10-year plan to overcome challenges facing the ministry.
Higher Education Minister Obaidullah Obaid, Information and Telecommunication Minister Amirzai Snagin, deputy German ambassador and a number of Kabul University students attended the conference.
Obaid said Afghanistan needed modern technology to compete with developed nations.
He said his ministry had achieved significant progress in introducing technology experts over the past ten years.
He said all government universities were equipped with computers and as many as 15 public universities had video conference facilities.
Obaid also said 50 Afghan students were expected to complete doctorate, 500 masters and 10,000 bachelor’s degrees in IT in Afghanistan and foreign countries.
Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Amirzai Sangin told the conference said technology played an important role in a country’s development.
He said most countries used the Internet and telephone services to pay electricity bills, buy flight tickets and obtain admissions to schools and universities.
He said Afghanistan had also technologically developed, but still lagging behind other nations in the area. He asked the government to create jobs for graduates, lamenting 36 percent of them remained jobless.
The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on Tuesday said it planned to establish computer science (CS) faculties in public-sector universities across the country.
MoHE’s Information Technology (IT) Director Mohammad Salim Sayee told Pajhwok Afghan News currently 15 of the 31 public sector universities and 10 of the 81 private higher educational institutes had computer science faculties.
The director, who attended a conference on information technology in Kabul, said computer science faculties in all government-run universities would be established under a 10-year plan of the ministry.
The three-day IT conference, organised by MoHE, is aimed to discuss the achievements made in the sector over the past five years and device a 10-year plan to overcome challenges facing the ministry.
Higher Education Minister Obaidullah Obaid, Information and Telecommunication Minister Amirzai Snagin, deputy German ambassador and a number of Kabul University students attended the conference.
Obaid said Afghanistan needed modern technology to compete with developed nations.
He said his ministry had achieved significant progress in introducing technology experts over the past ten years.
He said all government universities were equipped with computers and as many as 15 public universities had video conference facilities.
Obaid also said 50 Afghan students were expected to complete doctorate, 500 masters and 10,000 bachelor’s degrees in IT in Afghanistan and foreign countries.
Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Amirzai Sangin told the conference said technology played an important role in a country’s development.
He said most countries used the Internet and telephone services to pay electricity bills, buy flight tickets and obtain admissions to schools and universities.
He said Afghanistan had also technologically developed, but still lagging behind other nations in the area. He asked the government to create jobs for graduates, lamenting 36 percent of them remained jobless.
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