Associated Press of Pakistan

Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited applications for 10 PhD scholarships in Journalism for FATA journalists under the project `Provision of Higher Education Opportunities for Students of Balochistan and FATA.’
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to facilitate the general public, universities, institutions of higher learning and embassies in Pakistan through the online reservation system for the attestation of degrees of Pakistani students.

The decision has been taken keeping in view the hyper increase in degree attestation demand. “The HEC has introduced the most modern online system for degree attestation keeping in view the demands of the masses for the purpose. Now whoever comes to get his degrees attested from the HEC will be facilitated with the most sophisticated IT system,” the HEC said in a statement. Continue reading »

 

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has released Rs. 2.819 billion to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) as Human Resource Development component of 3rd quarterly installment of development grant.

The funds would be distributed to wipe out the immediate liabilities of the indigenous as well as the scholars studying abroad. At present the HEC has over 4000 MS and PhD scholars studying abroad while it funds 4300 scholars studying in local universities with over 900 MBBS students in Cuba. Continue reading »

 

By Khalid Khattak
LAHORE
THE cuts in grants of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and public sector universities by the government in the wake of global financial crisis remained the hottest academic debate in 2008.
The shortage of funds compelled vice chancellors (VCs) of various universities to publicly demand the government support the institutions of higher learning on the plea that academic and research projects were being adversely affected. Continue reading »

 

Online

A summary to place the Higher Education Commission (HEC) under the control of the Ministry of Education has been prepared and it would be forwarded to the prime minister during the current month. Continue reading »

 

By AZAM KHAN

ISLAMABAD – HEC is at the brink of collapse. After shelving the scholarship scheme, the Commission is likely to close some more operations due to stoppage of funds, well-placed sources told TheNation.
“Survival of HEC at stake, as its second quarter of operational expanses, amounting to Rs 3 billion, are also yet to be released,” sources added. Continue reading »

 

ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has shelved all its future scholarships after the government imposed major cuts on its annual budgetary allocations, reliable sources told Dawn.

In view of the government’s decision not to provide funds to the HEC, which were promised under the cash plan for the current financial year, the HEC has stopped offering scholarships for higher studies. Continue reading »

 

Islamabad

Higher Education Commission is publishing a book on ‘Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Global Perspective’.
The forthcoming monograph is a result of reviewed papers presented in an international conference and edited by Dr. Abdul Raouf, HEC Distinguished National Professor, University of Management and Technology Lahore and Professor Dr. Niaz Akhtar, director, Institute of Technology and Management, University of Punjab. Continue reading »

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