While many public universities have given up on educating students online to minimize the learning loss from lockdowns, Punjab University has embraced online education with open arms. Ammar Sheikh talked to PU VC Niaz Ahmed to find out how PU was braving the coronavirus storm and how the oldest university in Pakistan switched to modern-day teaching.
The Punjab Higher Education Commission has formed a high-powered committee to take up the case of illegal sub-campuses of private universities spread across the province.
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has re-advertised the position of Executive Director, after revising the requirement of PhD qualification for the prospective candidates.
The 2nd international conference on quality assurance in higher education kicked-off on Wednesday at the University of Education, in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Khyber Medical University and Pakistan Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education.
The National Defence University (NDU) is one of the leading universities of the country. It is regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious military and public institution in Pakistan. Originally established in 1970, NDU Islamabad was granted the status of a university in 2007 and became ‘National Defence University’ under the joint efforts of the Ministry of Defence and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Mostly known to enrol military personnel, the National Defence University also takes students from the public sector. NDU has maintained its prestige in Pakistan over the course of years, as an institution of higher military studies and International Relations.