In keeping with the Institute for Art and Culture’s mission of forging strong academic linkages and relationships with other academic and research institutions of the neighbouring countries of Pakistan, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Institute for Art and Culture, Lahore (IAC) and Islamic Republic of Iran Khana Farhang Lahore (IKFL).
In an incisive policy move, Italy has decided to include sustainability and climate-change awareness into the curriculum at all public schools. The decision has generated massive support from stakeholders across the board. Environmental advocates have praised the move, however, conservative factions still seem to have reservation regarding the decision.
German Ambassador to Pakistan Bernhard Schlagheck said that Pakistan and Germany ties in academy, research and agriculture sector would be further fostered to get benefit from each other experiences. He called on University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) vice chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf and addressed the deans and directors at the meeting room.
The two-day 3rd Annual Conference of CPEC Consortium of CPEC Universities was inaugurated under the aegis of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) at Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad on Monday. The theme of the conference was Academic Collaboration for Sustainable Partnerships.
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.
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.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regulatory Authority (KP-PSRA) has approved the new PSRA regulations under Section-30 of the KP-PSRA Act-2017 in compliance with the Peshawar High Court judgment passed on November 8, 2017, banning the increase in fees by private educational institutions until further directives.
The three-day 118th Annual Sports festival of the Government College University Lahore kick-started on Wednesday with a grand opening ceremony at the university’s famed Oval.
QS World University Rankings has published its subject-wise rankings for 2018, with five Pakistani institutes, including NUST, COMSATS among top 500 universities in the world for studies related to engineering and technology.
The Teachers’ Front managed to make away with two of the four seats for faculty as election for Punjab University Syndicate concluded on Monday.