The 5th Deans and Directors conference with a central theme of “Creating Impact with CPEC” was held under the aegis of National Business Education and Accreditation Council (NBEAC) in Karachi on the 5th and 6th of February. The purpose of the conference was to understand the balance and harmony required between international paradigms and the need to tailor business education in accordance with local requirements.
Private universities often find themselves at the receiving end of immense media and social criticism in case of slightest of irregularity highlighted by one of the several educational watchdogs operating in the country.
As the tenure of Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed nears its end, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has approved a committee to look for a suitable candidate to man the post.
Higher education experts on Tuesday reaffirmed their resolve to uphold meritocracy, accountability and transparency in the sector through openness and merit-based selections.
A think tank on higher education in Pakistan consisting of noted academic experts, writers, analysts, representatives of civil society and youth organisations was formally set up in Islamabad on Sunday.
Adhering to the directives of the provincial government, vice chancellors of public universities in Punjab remained absent from the VCs conference organised by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan on Thursday.
The cold war between the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and provincial educational authorities is seeing another battle, as both Punjab and Sindh provinces have directed vice chancellors of public sector universities in their jurisdiction not to attend a VCs’ conference called by HEC in Lahore.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday announced overseas PhD scholarships for faculty members of selected public universities across Pakistan. Titled ‘Overseas Scholarships for Public Sector Universities’, the awards will fall under the commission’s Faculty Development Programme and will entertain applications from public universities that have a human resource development (HRD) component in their Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).
The Government of Punjab has issued an ordinance that will provide legal cover to a proposed technical and vocational education university being built in Lahore with assistance from China.
Pakistan’s leading institute for higher education in science and technology has taken the lead in setting up the country’s first ever patent wall, a step expected to inspire the next generation of innovators.