Punjab University and China’s Northeastern University (NEU) have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a joint PhD program in the subject of history.
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With private schools up in arms against the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regularity Authority (KP-PSRA) regarding its recent directives regarding fee increase, the provincial government has now softened its approach in an attempt to reach a workable solution.
Following various round of deliberations, the search committee formed for suggesting candidates to take the reins of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has forwarded four names to the prime minister for a final decision.
The University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore has been ranked among 351+ universities in Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Thursday said educational emergency in FATA had started yielding results as 143,000 students had been enrolled in public sector educational institutes across the tribal areas in 2017.
The Government of Punjab on Thursday announced summer vacations in schools across the province from May 17 after considering the rising temperature and the advent of the holy month of Ramazan.
Faisalabad’s largest two-day science festival for schoolchildren kicked off on Thursday at the University of Agriculture Expo Centre, aimed at igniting a spark for science and discovery among students in the region, and to promote better quality of learning available in government schools.
Recent figures doled out by the Government of Punjab’s School Education Department claim a whopping increase in spending on education in Punjab, yet the serious lack of one of the most vital facility in an educational environment leaves one wondering where all that increased spending has gone.
Punjab University clinched team trophy and Rs 100,000 cash award in universities/colleges category while GCU Lahore and GCU Faisalabad shared the 2nd position and Rs 50,000 cash award in the 2nd Educationist All Pakistan Co-curricular Competitions 2018.
Students of the PAKTURK International School have done the country proud by winning several medals at an international competition held at Cambridge University, United Kingdom.
The INTELLECTUALS’ CHALLENGE was held from April 20-23 and saw participation from close to 1,600 students between 14 and 18 years of age from schools across 50 countries. The competition was divided into a series of team and individual challenges revolving around a central theme: “Failure: The Road to Success”.
The team challenges required students working in groups of three to compete in four different challenges in five subjects over the four days of the challenge. The categories were divided into Knowledge, Pen Down, Speech-Craft, and Team Spirit challenges under broader subject categories of Social Studies, Art & Design, Literature & Culture, Science & Technology and Economics & Business. On the other hand, individual challenges called upon participants to showcase their skills in either of the four categories that were Creative Writing, Short Film, Photography and Painting.
To much delight, students from the PAKTURK School Jamshoro shone in both the team and individual competitions, winning a total of 11 medals that included four gold, six silver and one bronze medal.
Through sheer hard work and resolve students from Pakistan showcased their superior skills in creativity, academic prowess and teamwork.
During the competitions, a three-member team of Abdul Haseeb, Abdul Rafay and Nisar Younis won gold medals in the team spirit challenge, while Mir Dara won another gold medal in the individual knowledge challenge. Also making to the podium were Abdul Haseeb with and Atif Laghari with silver medals in individual knowledge challenges, Suleman and Shahzad with silver medals in treasure hunt challenge, Ashaus and Faisal with silver in Pen-Down (Individuals) challenge and Atif with a bronze medal.
It is indeed heartening to see young individuals from Pakistan going head to head with their counterparts from much countries having more sophisticated, reformed and progressive education systems and still leaving a mark with their performance. The students, their mentors, parents and the school deserve not only accolades, but a thanks for providing an enabling environment for the young Pakistanis t0 shine.
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