ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood Thursday said that the single national curriculum (SNC) would not only do away with the division within the nation but also provide a level playing field to the students. The minister, addressing the distribution ceremony of awards and prizes among the position holders of Federal […]
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Sargodha University Sports Gala 2022 begins with grand opening ceremony
Sargodha : The executive director Higher Education Commission Islamabad Dr Shaista Sohail stressed on students to participate in games to learn the lessons of life, such as teamwork, accountability, self-confidence, responsibility, and self-discipline. She was addressing the opening ceremony of 18th University Sports Gala 2022 (USG) held on Wednesday at cricket ground Sargodha University. A […]
President for enhanced online learning to save cost, promote higher education
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday urged the universities to increase the proportion of online education as it was cost-effective and would also help the students get easy access to higher education. The president, during a briefing on Riphah International University (RIU), Islamabad, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, said that the education institutes needed to rethink their vision […]
36 Pakistani universities made it two Times Higher Education ranking
ISLAMABAD: Thirty-six public and private sector universities of Pakistan were featured in Times Higher Education Ranking 2021, marking a significant improvement in the global standing of the country’s varsities. One university featured in the 201-300 rank band, two in the 301-400, five in the 401-600, nine in the 601-800, ten in the 801-1,000 and nine in […]
HEC warns students not to enroll in unauthorised degree programmes
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has warned students not to enroll in unauthorized degree programs such as two-year BA/BSc or MA/MSc which have been phased out due to the quality concerns and to save their money and time. According to an official of HEC, a few universities have announced admission to unauthorized BA/BSC and […]
HEC asks students to not affix attestation stamp on laminated degrees
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has instructed the students to ensure that their educational documents are not laminated/plastic coated, so that the stamps are properly affixed by HEC on their degrees/ transcripts and the documents are not damaged. The official sources told APP that HEC had issued instructions regarding attestation of laminated documents in which it […]
Star Universities in West Asia
What makes a university great? It is the quality of education and research, and not brick and mortar! What counts is the total number and percentage of faculty with a PhD degree, total number of journal research publications and publication per faculty, international eminence of the faculty, which includes winning of recognized global awards, quality […]
May 30-last date to apply for HEC Overseas Scholarships for PhD, MS/MPhil
ISLAMABAD: May 30 will be the last date for the Pakistani and Azad Jammu and Kashmir nationals to apply for Higher Education Commission (HEC) Overseas Scholarships for Ph.D. in selected fields and MS/MPhil in Engineering Technology. According to an official of HEC, the scholarships will be awarded for Spring-Fall (2022) session in HEC-identified top-ranked foreign […]
HEC in action
Up to 55 departments of the Punjab University have come under the Higher Education Commission scanner for allegedly gross violations of regulations. For this, they have been barred from admitting new students to their PhD and MPhil/MS programmes. The degree programmes so affected range from pure sciences to applied disciplines. All told 27 PhD and […]
No more higher studies, part-time jobs for HEC staff
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Monday prohibited all its administrative staff from doing part-time jobs as well as undertaking studies without obtaining prior permission. The commission decided that no official would be allowed to enroll in evening study programmes without first obtaining formal permission from the department. “Improving education without first obtaining a no […]