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Saudi Govt To Offer Cultural Scholarships In Unprecedented Move

In an unprecedented move, the Saudi government has decided to offer cultural scholarships to Saudi students.

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Smaller Class-Sizes Have Little To No Impact On Pupils, Study Shows

A research reported in a paper in Research Papers in Education has determined by statistically analyzing data from a long-term study that smaller class sizes do not necessarily have an impact on pupil performance and achievement in areas like mathematics and science.

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Indonesian Students Among Lowest Performers, PISA Report

The PISA Report for 2018 has placed the Indonesian students among the lowest performers in Southeast Asia. The test is conducted by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, (OECD) globally every three years to measure basic math skills, knowledge of science and reading abilities of 15-year-old students.

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China Power To Build School In Gaddani

China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt) Ltd and The Citizens Foundation (TCF) have signed an agreement to construct a school in the Gaddani, Lasbella.

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Efforts On To Devise Uniform National Curriculum By March: Shafqat

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood  has said that maximum efforts were being made to complete the national curriculum by March next year in order that a uniform education system is implemented across the country.

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SABAQ, LUMS Sign MoU To Improve Pakistan’s Education Ecosystem

Award-winning EdTech enterprise SABAQ, and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate for research and outreach purposes in order to contribute towards building a robust education ecosystem in Pakistan. The MoU was signed by  Hassan Bin Rizwan, CEO & Co-founder of SABAQ, and Dr Mariam Chughtai, Associate Dean and Assistant Professor at the LUMS School of Education.

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Do Not Fear Failure, Just Fear Being Afraid Of Failing

To be really successful, you must never stop learning, never stop trying and never fear failure

According to Credit Suisse, Global Wealth Databook, 2018 less than 10% of the global population owns 84% of the global wealth! If you just want a 9-5 job, food thrice a day, a little shelter, a wife and kids, weekend outings etc, you are just like the 90% owning 16% of the world wealth. But If you want to be among the top 10%, you must stop doing what else 90% are doing.

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Pakistani Universities’ Dismal Performance In Asian Rankings Worrying: Alvi

Pakistani universities’ dismal performance in the list of top 500 universities of Asia is a matter of grave concern, President Arif Alvi has said.

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China for Improving Use, Management Of Public Funds For Education

The Chinese government is aiming at improving the utilization and management of public funds spent on education in a renewed effort to provide fair and quality education to the masses, the Xinhua news agency reported.

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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.