IIUI to include robotics in schools curriculum

Islamabad: International Islamic University (IIU) and Robo Tami have agreed to include robotics in IIU schools’ curriculum.
It was announced while displaying Working Robotics models in the Nationwide Robotics seminar organised here by the Institute of Professional Development (IPD), International Islamic University Islamabad in collaboration with Robo Tami, Dubai.
It was also announced that Korean based company would provide two complementary robotics labs to IIU, a news release said. During the seminar more than 200 teachers were trained for use of robotics in comprehensive education in IIU schools.
International speakers from South Korea, UAE, New Zealand, Philippines participated in the daylong event.
500 delegates from throughout Pakistan participated in the seminar while, faculty members from Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) and Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences (FBAS) and students also attended the seminar.
Prof Dr Muhammad Bashir Khan, Acting President, IIU lauded the efforts of Institute of Professional Development, IPD, IIU and thanked the Robo Tami management for bringing this concept to IIU in Pakistan.