“We want our students, especially our girls to aspire for and excel in 21st-century careers,” expressed Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, Chief Secretary, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) during the concluding ceremony of the maiden GB Career Festival 2022. This first-of-its-kind four-day national-level career festival was organized by the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan to create awareness among school, college, and university students regarding the most relevant career paths available to them.
“Through this effort, we wanted to allow our students to interact with thought leaders and experts from different walks of life, learn from their experiences, and aspire to follow in their footsteps,” added Mr. Wani. More than 16,000 students, with a healthy participation from both girls’ and boys’ schools, from across the GB province participated in the event.
On the sidelines of the Gilgit-Baltistan Career Festival 2022, a Letter of Understanding (LoU) was also inked between the Education & Special Education Department, GB and the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) to promote STEAM (i.e., science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths) education at the school level. Secretary of Education, Gilgit Baltistan, Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal signed the LoU on behalf of the Department. In April 2022, with financial assistance from the Malala Fund, MoFEPT initiated a five-year project, STEAM Pakistan to advance secondary school-aged girls’ access to STEAM education. The...
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