Under the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme HEC is now offering a chance to learn through the online platform Coursera. Through the partnership students will be able to get certifications from the best universities all over the world, the MOOC platform currently offers over 8000 courses.
The courses are free on a first come first basis and the interested candidates can apply for the opportunity on http://www.dlsei.pk/. The deadline to register is 10th September.
However, only those students are eligible for the free courses who have received laptop through the Prime Ministers Laptop Scheme or have status “Accepted for Merit list”.
After successfully registering on the DLSEI site, a CNIC, Email address & Mobile number for verification will be required to finish the registration. The students will then receive a code on their mobile phones and have to enter that in to the website. After the verification process, the students will receive an email with the coursera registration link where they can sign up with the given credentials and begin their journey on choosing the courses they want to opt for.