Role of Virtual University of Pakistan very important regarding promotion of online education: Shoaib Siddiqui.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui has said that the role of Virtual University (VU) of Pakistan is very important regarding the promotion of online education especially during current Covid-19 pandemic.

The Secretary IT was chairing a meeting during which he was briefed about VU's technological support to other universities for carrying their academic activities online. He said that the corona virus can be coped with the use of information technology. The Secretary IT was apprised that the Virtual University responded positively after Higher Education Commission (HEC) approached VU for providing technological support to other universities for carrying their academic activities online.

The Secretary IT was apprised that the VU has customized its Learning Management System (LMS) for deploying it for other universities at FoC basis for at least...