Sindh CM Murad announces 20,000 Google Career Certificate scholarships for students
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KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday launched the province’s first Google Gemini for Education Corner at NED University and 20,000 Google Career Certificate scholarships for students along with the Google Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) training programme for cabinet members and senior officials. The programmes were launched in collaboration with Google and Tech Valley Pakistan. The launching ceremony was attended by provincial ministers, advisers, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, Special Assistant on IT Muhammad Ali Rashid, Secretary IT Zulfikar Ali Nizamani, Sindh HEC Chairman Dr Tariq Rafi, Tech Valley CEO Umer Farooq, Google for Education’s Dr Mazen Abdullah and APAC Digital Advisor Alex Galland, along with university officials and students. The chief minister launched the Google Career Certification Programme 2026 and witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding among the Science & IT Department, Sindh HEC and Tech Valley Pakistan. Launches Google Gemini for Education Corner at NED University Under the programme, 20,000 scholarships will be awarded to students at all public-sector universities in Sindh for internationally recognised certifications in AI, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Project Management, UX Design, Digital Marketing, E-Commerce, IT Support and other fields. AI training for cabinet members Before the signing of the MoU, the cabinet completed a comprehensive hands-on AI training session delivered by Google for Education global experts in partnership with Tech Valley, at the Chief Minister’s House, Karachi. Over 40 cabinet members, advisors, and special assistants participated in the nearly two-hour session, which was held as part of a landmark visit by Google for Education Global Delegation to Sindh. According to a press statement issued by the CM House, the chief minister presided over an orientation session. The CM called AI one of the most transformative technologies of the modern era and said governments worl