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13th IEEE International Conference Held At UET

The inauguration ceremony of 13th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Open Source Systems & Technologies (ICOSST 2019) was held at University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore.

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Improving Teaching Must For Improving Quality Of Graduates: Sarfaraz

Enabling teachers to improve quality of teaching and teaching methodologies is a must to improve quality of graduates, Punjab Higher Education Minister Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfaraz said on Thursday.

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Two-Year Bachelors’ Programs To Become Associate Degree Across Punjab

Arsalan Haider

The Punjab government has decided to change the nomenclature of two-year degree programs in the province, especially BA/BSc programs, with the two year degree now set to be called an Associate Degree.

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Higher Education Appointments Being Made Purely On Merit, Says Yassir

Key appointments in higher education sector are being made purely on merit and through transparent mechanism, Punjab Minister of Higher Education Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz has said.

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Punjab Education Budget 2019-20: Up in Volume, But Down In Reality

Ammar Sheikh 

 

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) made education and education reforms the cornerstones for its election manifesto and campaigns, terming its plans for reforming the sector “the most ambitious education agenda in Pakistan’s history”. Yet, the first full budget presented by the new provincial government has left much to be desired in terms of funds funneled towards education, falling even short of allocations made by the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in some areas.

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First-Ever University Sports League In Punjab Begins At PU

Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz kicked off the much anticipated and first-ever University Sports League in Punjab at the Punjab University New Campus on Saturday.

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Minister For Promotion Of Peace Among Followers Of All Religions

Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayun has called on experts to promote commonalities  in various religions for the promotion of peace and brotherhood in the world. He was speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day international conference on Maulana Jallal-ud-Din Rumi and Hazrat Sultan Bahu at Punjab University’s Al Raazi Hall on Tuesday.

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Govt Gauging Challenges To Implement Higher Education Reforms: Raja Yassir

Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yassir Humayun has said the government planned to take immediate steps to identify the challenges and paucities faced by the higher education sector of Punjab and implement relevant reforms.