Nov 14, 2022 - Dec 15, 2022
UET Lahore adds another feather to its cap, securing first prize in an international video course competition
IIOE is a global collaborative initiative to strengthen the teacher competency for Higher Education Institutes in developing countries and improve access to quality higher education resources. To impart advanced knowledge regarding the usage of new technology, IIOE partnered with seewo, a pioneer in digital campus hardware tools production and information-based teaching ability training to organize the first IIOE Online Courses Competition. The competition was divided into two parts: the Courseware Competition and the Video Course Competition. Educators and professionals in HEIs around the globe were encouraged to take part in this prestigious contest. Online course competition guidelines were made available on the IIOE portal and based on the criteria video submissions were evaluated by the distinguished panel of judges nominated by the IIOE.
207 teachers and staff from 45 countries around the world participated in the competition and 13 entrants from 7 countries stood out on the victory stand. In the Asia-Pacific region, the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore turned out to be victorious. Mr. Muhammad Tahir Naeem, Senior Researcher at KICS-UET Lahore secured 1st prize, Tsooj Shambaljamts from Mongolian University of Science & Technology, Mongolia got 2nd prize, Otmrksb Kalawana from the University of Colombo, Srilanka and Ms. Huda Riaz from University of Engineering & Technology Lahore got 3rd prize whereas Ganagathulasi Janardhanan from National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, India, Rzi Abbas from University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, and Suvd Erdenechimeg from Mongolian University of Science and Technology got a special prize.
