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Higher Education Commission (HEC) Friday advised parents and students to seek admission only in HEC recognized universities, degree awarding institutes and their approved campuses. HEC alerted the parents so that the students may not fall prey toRead More »ISLAMABAD: HEC warns parents, students against illegally operating varsities
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has devised a new rating criteria for private sector universities by which all categories X, Y and Z will cease to exist and degrees awarded by universities/degree awarding institutions (DAIs) holding such categories will not be recognized by the HEC.Read More »Higher Education Commission of Pakistan devises new rating criteria for private universities
Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) has decided to formulate a comprehensive policy, to establish new education institutions for children of Overseas Pakistanis.
In the meeting of Board of Governors (BOG), the Board evaluated the performance of OPF Educational Institutions and stressed upon the OPF management to improve the academic and administrative standards of all the institutions.Read More »Overseas Pakistanis Foundation to set up more academic institutions
* Former chairman says 18th Amendment safeguards HEC existence
By Asad Farooq
Pakistan Academy of Sciences President and former chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has said that devolution of HEC is tantamount to crush the national integrity of Pakistan.Read More »KARACHI: Save HEC to save national integrity, says Dr Atta-ur-Rehman
Two Pakistani universities ranked among the top 200 Technology Universities of the World, one of them is Federal Government University, according to Quality Standard World University Ranking 2010.
However, another five Pakistani universities including Quaid-i-Azam University, National University of Science & Technology, University of Karachi, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore and University of Lahore (Private Sector) ranked among World Top 600 Universities, according to World Ranking of Universities.Read More »Two Pakistani universities ranked among top 200
A happier Pakistan, through happy family bonds. The launch of Adam Hawwa Project by Justuju.
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced different foreign funded scholarships on behalf of various diplomatic channels for Pakistani students, commencing from 2011-12 academic session.
These include the scholarships offered by the Mexican Government for graduate, post graduate and research studies; Master and PhD scholarships in Korean Development Institute (KDI School), School of Public Policy and Management, Seoul Korea for the year 2011; scholarships offered by Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan for 2011 and Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarships Programme for studies in Thailand, Pakistan, Japan and USA. Read More »ISLAMABAD: HEC announces foreign funded scholarships
ISLAMABAD: The British Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Peter Tibber on Thursday distributed certificates among eleven Pakistani nationals who have been awarded Chevening scholarships for study in the UK.
The British Chevening Scholarship Programme is a dynamic professional development opportunity, designed to identify and support the leaders of next generation across the globe. The scholars will study topics including law and human rights, economics, finance and journalism.
Read More »11 Pakistanis get Chevening scholarship
Govt wants universities to use own resources
By Mehtab Haider
After making no payment of allocated billions of rupees for development funds in the last several months, the government has now asked the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to come up with a business plan such as utilising hundreds of acres of prime land lying idle at the disposal of universities to run educational institutions on modern lines.
Instead of focusing only on construction of huge buildings, the government is asking the HEC and its subordinate universities to devise a roadmap for improving skills and training of professors and lecturers as well as developing faculties of crucial subjects up to the desired mark.
Read More »ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission desperate for funds to save its scholars abroad
* List includes colleges whose principals were suspended last year
* Failing colleges are hubs for student union politics
By Adnan Lodhi
The passing percentage of around 11 government colleges in the province in the BA/BSc annual examinations was zero percent, while that of around 70 colleges in Punjab was below 20 percent.
Three of Lahore’s colleges are also on the list of 11 colleges with zero percent passing rates, while 10 of the city’s colleges showed a below than 20 percent passing rate.
Read More »LAHORE: 11 government colleges have zero-percent passing rates in BA/BSc