Pakistan's Information Technology University (ITU) has signed a unique agreement with global education platform edX, founded by Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to create the country's first-ever digital university. The agreement, which was inked on Wednesday, will see the university establish an online degree programme in information technology that is expected to be launched next year. Students will earn a course completion certificate from MIT or Harvard, as well as course credits from ITU, according the the institution's Vice Chancellor, Dr Umar Saif.
Pakistan's Information Technology University (ITU) has signed a unique agreement with global education platform edX, founded by Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to create the country's first-ever digital university. The deal will see online courses integrated with the ITU's existing programmes, with students taught by the Lahore-based faculty while using edX's digital study materials and platform. Students will earn a course completion certificate from MIT or Harvard, as well as course credits from ITU, according the the institution's Vice Chancellor, Dr Umar Saif.