KARACHI: London Headquartered ED-Tech giant INTCAS has said that it will launch its operations in Pakistan in January 2020 days after the United Kingdom ministers decided to reverse a key decision made in 2012 that forced overseas students to leave four months after finishing a degree.
INTCAS is a one stop shop for students to apply to international universities.
The company combines all the key stakeholders which are necessary for students to secure a place in education institutions globally. A single the integrated platform, a ‘one-stop shop’ for students who wish to take up further study abroad.
Commenting on Pakistan launch, INTCAS CEO Zakaria Mahmood said: “Pakistan has enormous potential, as a second-generation Pakistani myself I truly believe we excel in academia and have contributed to the world through academic exchanges over the last 72 years, whether it was a Dr Atta-ur-Rahman or PM Imran Khan,” adding, “What we do need though is removal of institutional barriers and a focus.”
The CEO said that his artificial intelligence education technology service is a computerized platform, very much around predicting the right education paths for students based on their skills, abilities and interests, “It is a way of pointing students in a certain direction and making sure they are making more informed decisions using a prediction system based on proven scientific methods,” he said.
INTCAS has identified over 160 risks associated with preventing students from apply for education abroad from the application process to finding a right accommodation.
Ultimately, this complex process creates a difficult hurdle to overcome for genuine students as well as sponsors resulting in a loss of potential future enrollment. Some would argue that attracting the right students, managing VISA applications whilst shopping for a secure financial transaction medium is a mind numbingly lengthy and frustrating process which requires a paradigm shift. This is where INTCAS fills the gap, its design has allowed for key stakeholder communities to connect to a single platform forming an ecosystem that allows access to support services whilst mitigating risks through ensuring student and institution relationship is protected.
