To showcase Pakistan’s continued commitment to peace and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) on Tuesday launched a documentary titled “The Real AfPak Fighting Terrorism through Knowledge” at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Though not many university applicants in Pakistan realize it, universities and their degree programs are routinely evaluated on the basis of several qualitative and quantitative measures the institutes have put in place for able dispensation of their noble services. Accreditations of programs from HEC-approved independent evaluators are important not only to the survival of universities but are also extremely crucial for the studies and careers of many gullible students who continue falling into the hands of charlatans posing as educators.
Coming good on its promise of taking impartial disciplinary action against perpetrators of last month’s violent clash, University of Punjab , Lahore has expelled 17 students over their involvement in the clash and the ensuing arson.
Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT) has won a competitive research grant of Rs. 97.705 million to establish a research laboratory to address multifaceted problems of traffic and transportation with the help of Information and Communication Technology.
The Punjab government has made progress in the appointment process of vice chancellors at four public sector universities of the province following Supreme Court chief justice’s displeasure over universities being run without regular vice chancellors.
It has been 34 years. A third of a century has passed since students in Pakistan were deprived of a platform that allowed them to practice upon their skills of diplomacy, debate, politics and leadership. This February 9, it is the 34th anniversary of the ban on student unions in all educational institutions in the country.
The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) and elected members of other teachers’ bodies have flayed the government for removing PhD as the requirement for being appointed as vice chancellor in a public sector university. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the associations announced that they would never compromise on PhD condition for VCs’ appointment and demanded the government undo the decision.
Pakistani universities have improved their position in the Asia University Rankings 2018 released by Times Higher Education (THE), with the country’s top ranked institute claiming a place among the top 100 universities on the continent.
As human beings with varying idiosyncrasies, we are bound to come into conflict with other humans with ideals other than ours. But while beasts would prefer to settle scores with might, we, the Homo sapiens, can reasonably be expected to act in a much civil manner.