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HEC to Set up NAHE Regional Centre in Sindh

The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has finalised the groundwork for establishing a regional centre of the National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) in Sindh. The centre will be set up in Karachi. HEC, under its Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project, aims to strengthen its NAHE, an academic wing of HEC launched in […]

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HEC Conducts Pakistan Higher Education Expo in Colombo

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, in collaboration with Pakistan High Commission in Colombo, held a three-day Higher Education Expo at Exhibition & Convention Centre (SLECC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thirteen Pakistani public sector universities took part in the Expo and outreached students from Sri Lankan colleges and universities as well as parents. HEC officials, led […]

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HEC launches 3rd Cohort for Newly Inducted Faculty Members

The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistn has launched the 3rd Cohort of National Faculty Development Program (NDFP) for Newly Inducted Faculty Members of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on Monday February 20, 2023 at HEC Regional Center Lahore. 23 Faculty Members from Public Sector HEIs of Pakistan are […]

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HEC inks Letter of Intent with Pink Pakistan Trust

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Pink Pakistan Trust, Karachi, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting breast cancer awareness and women’s health in Pakistan. Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women in Pakistan. HEC and Pink Pakistan have joined hands to raise […]

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HEC takes notice of COMSATS’s immoral quiz, CUI clarifies

Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Mukhtar Ahmad has taken notice of the matter of an immoral quiz at COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI). In a statement, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad wrote, “HEC has taken serious note of the unfortunate incident and Comsats University Islamabad has informed that it’s an old case, Visiting faculty member was sacked […]

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PHEC organized training on “Procurement Management”

Chairperson Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Prof Dr Shahid Munir has said that the PHEC aims to improve governance and ease processes at universities. He was addressing the concluding ceremony of the two-day Capacity Development Training Program on “Procurement Management” organized by the PHEC from January 30–31, 2023, at Arfa Software Technology Park, Lahore. Addressing the […]

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VCs urge government to safeguard autonomy of HEC

The Vice Chancellors of all public sector universities of Pakistan have urged the Government to revive the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Ordinance 2002 in its original form to strengthen HEC and safeguard its autonomy. During the 48th Vice Chancellors’ Committee meeting chaired by Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan online, the university heads emphasized that the development […]

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HEC launches Cohort-II of the Faculty Development Program

The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), an academic wing of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), has launched the Cohort-II of National Faculty Development Program (NDFP) for the newly inducted faculty members of public sector higher education institutions (HEIs). Twenty-eight faculty members are taking part in the capacity-building program. Chairman HEC Dr Mukhtar Ahmed graced […]

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HEC, Hult Prize to collaborate for Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan and Hult Prize Foundation, an international entity empowering youth to solve the world’s most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship, have expressed a desire to jointly work for the promotion of entrepreneurship in Pakistan. In this connection, the two sides held a virtual meeting to discuss the potential of bilateral collaboration […]

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Baseball Team of Palestine visits HEC

The baseball team of the State of Palestine, currently in Pakistan for the 15th West Asia Baseball Cup, visited the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and held a meeting with Chairman HEC Dr Mukhtar Ahmed. The visiting team was accompanied by First Secretary Embassy of the State of Palestine in Islamabad Mr Nader al-Turk, while Executive […]