The Fellowship will provide participants with technological insights, allowing them to play an important role in developing the creative economy based on the Digital Pakistan narrative.
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator and a subsidiary of VEON Group, is expanding its Digital Pakistan Fellowship Program to Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), the country’s first public women’s university.
The Fellowship is intended to engage young people in meaningful discussions about technological innovation. It will provide participants with technological insights, allowing them to play an important role in developing the creative economy based on the Digital Pakistan narrative.
Jazz had previously launched a similar fellowship program at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). To commemorate this development, a ceremony was held at FJWU, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Jazz and FJWU.
This industry-academia partnership is a reaffirmation of Jazz’s commitment to fostering innovation-led, sustainable growth in Pakistan. The fellowship programme will also expose participating students to the nuances of tech journalism.
“Positive impacting the lives and livelihoods of women is at the heart of everything we do at Jazz,” said Jazz CEO Aamir Ibrahim at the signing ceremony. “We are always looking for new ways to help women grow, and we hope that this collaboration will encourage more women to participate in the country’s tech-based discourse.”
Jazz’s partnership with FJWU demonstrates the telco’s commitment to accelerating national development and digital inclusion. Jazz contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through this fellowship program: SDG 5 on accelerating national development and digital inclusivity.
Through this fellowship program, Jazz delivers on the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Jazz contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through this fellowship program: SDG 5 (Gender Equality); SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure); and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality).
The program focuses on developing Pakistani citizens’ skills and expertise in areas such as software development, data analysis, and digital marketing, with the goal of creating a more digitally skilled workforce and promoting the growth of Pakistan’s technology industry.
The program typically includes classroom training, mentorship, and on-the-job training opportunities, and participants may be eligible for financial assistance.