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PU To Be Taken Among Top 400 Universities, Says VC At 128th PU Convocation

Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad has reiterated his resolve to take Punjab University in the league of top 400 universities of the world, saying the upcoming QS Ranking of top universities will see PU gain significant ground in terms of its global stature. Addressing the 128th PU Convocation at Faisal Auditorium, the VC said the varsity administration was working round the clock to implement its vision of progress, and merit, transparency and good governance had been made the foundations of each decision.

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Education The Victim As Suicide Bomber Hits Kabul Tuition Centre

A deadly suicide bombing on an education and tuition centre in the Afghan capital left at least 48 people dead on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly attacks that have hit the country in recent months.

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Vice Chancellors Finalised For Okara, Sahiwal And Ghazi Universities

HED asks PHEC to propose interview panel for another seven soon-to-fall-vacant VCs’ seats

 

The Punjab government has finally decided to appoint vice chancellors (VC) at three of the seven vacant posts in public universities where a permanent head of the institution was due for appointment. Following a tedious selection process that continued in fits and starts, the powers that be have finalised the names of VCs for University of Okara, University of Sahiwal and Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan.

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Punjab Moves To Provide Equal Rights To Transgender Students In Schools

The interim Punjab government issued a landmark notification last week, according to which transgender students will be given indiscriminate admissions and will be treated equally in all government and private schools across the province.

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5 Ways To Help You Choose A Study Programme You Really Like

During one of his numerous bus journeys back home while being a student at NUST, one of our team members sat next sat to 15-year-old boy named Ahmed. The boy hardly stopped talking during the journey, explaining everything from why the sky was blue, why witches wore pointy hats and how JRR Tolkien got inspired to write The Hobbit. His passionate explanation, our colleague related, gave away his love for the fantasy world as well as reading, which was exactly what Ahmed said he wanted to explore further as a career.

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Teacher Evaluation Forms: A Futile Exercise in Pakistani Universities?

Teachers play a crucial role in our society, as they are the custodians of building a sound knowledge base for our coming generations and providing responsible, learned and hardworking individuals to the national mainstream.

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NUST: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About It

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Long Time, No (V)C: Punjab Still Far From Finding Permanent VCs

 

A number of public universities in Punjab are functioning without permanent vice chancellors, and the list is likely to grow considerably in the coming months. It probably is time to heed.

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Chevening Scholarship Programme: Everything You Need To Know About it

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Government College University: Here’s All You Need To Know About It