Kamal Ahmed, Chief Digital & Corporate Services Officer, PTCL and Hunaid H. Lakhani, Chancellor Iqra University at the signing ceremony for provision of ‘Blackboard’ Learning Management System.

Islamabad, Oct 12, 2015:  Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has inked an agreement with Iqra University and The Academy School System to provide fully managed Learning Management System (LMS), ‘Blackboard’.

Iqra University is the first university and school system of Pakistan which will be using Blackboard LMS, designed to facilitate teachers, students and staff digitally.

Blackboard (LMS) is world’s leading software for automating the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of e-learning education courses and blended training programs for universities, vocational institutes and high schools. Companies also use this application for providing training to their employees. PTCL is the provider of Blackboard (LMS) in Pakistan.

Kamal Ahmed, Chief Digital & Corporate Services Officer PTCL while commenting at the occasion said, “Deployment of Blackboard LMS is a testament to PTCL’s relentless pursuit of introducing innovative ICT solutions as the nation's most reliable telecom service provider. This innovative LMS platform makes learning more creative, convenient and fast, resulting in an improved quality of education.” 

Chancellor Mr. Hunaid Lakhani Said, "As an educational institution it's our responsibility to bring the best learning outcomes in curriculum.  This technology is proven to improve the learning outcomes, this is exactly what we’ve been planning for. This will not only improve the content, it will also improve the delivery, the standards, the overall quality of projects, each and everything will be much better then what was done in the past".

Dr. Muhammad Islam Dean and Director, Iqra University said at the occasion, “We are proud to partner with PTCL in becoming the first university in Pakistan to deploy World’s leading Learning Management System. The system will greatly benefit our faculty to reach out to many more students especially in view of the fact that the population of Pakistan is growing and it is important that we reach out to those who cannot come to the campus.

Amer Saeed Sheikh, EVP Digital Services and Corporate Support PTCL said at the occasion, “We are proud to provide this state-of-the -art Learning Management System (LMS) to Iqra University. The applications will enable students of Iqra University not only in better learning but also facilitate the faculty to place their syllabus and curriculum in a digitalized format, enhancing the quality of education and overall learning experience.”

The MoU was signed by Kamal Ahmed, Chief Digital & Corporate Services Officer PTCL and Mr. Hunaid H. Lakhani, Chancellor Iqra University at Iqra University Islamabad campus. Senior officials from PTCL and Iqra University including Amer Saeed Sheikh, EVP Digital Services and Corporate Support PTCL; Dr. Muhammad Islam Dean and Director, Iqra University; Sultan Sharar, GM Digital Services (M2M) PTCL; Nabeel Amjad, GM Business Applications PTCL and Abdullah Saeed, SM Digital Services Cloud were also present at the occasion.