Students end protest sit-in
LAHORE:Punjab University (PU) administration’s negotiations with the protesting Baloch students of the university on the issue of arrest of guest Bebagr Imdad from PU hostel remained successful. A PU spokesman said that the university administration had written a letter to the Punjab government mentioning the concerns of the Baloch students while the protesting students had […]
Shafqat Hussain will defend his research dissertation.
Islamabad: Shafqat Hussain, a PhD scholar of Mechanical Engineering Department of HITEC University Taxila, will defend his research dissertation on Monday (9 May) at 12 noon in Iqbal Auditorium of the University, says a press release. The topic of his research is ‘Numerical and Experimental Modeling on Mono-Conque and Multi Layered Armoured Configuration.’ The research […]
Governor okays 25pc special allowance for varsities employees
LAHORE:Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema has said that why the hatchers of grave conspiracies like attack on Supreme Court and Memo Gate have not been brought to book till date. The Sicilian mafia is trying to make the constitutional institutions its “bullying force”, said the governor in a statement. He said that the Constitution and […]
NUST retains top slot in THE rankings
Islamabad : Guided by its vision aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) has unlatched yet another milestone achievement by standing amongst the Top 200 world universities as per Times Higher Education (SDGs Impact Rankings 2022. According to details, the university has not only retained its overall […]
UK, Pakistan agree on further education collaborations
Islamabad : British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner and British Council Country Director Amir Ramazan called on Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain in the latter’s office here and discussed with them the ongoing educational cooperation between the two countries, including the flagship higher education programme ‘Pak-UK Education Gateway’, FCDO’s technical […]
Rana Tanveer Hussain and Ahsan Iqbal convened a high level meeting on SNC
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain convened a high-level meeting at Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and took briefing on the affairs of National Curriculum Council with special focus on development of the uniform curriculum. Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives attended the […]
President asks HEC to take steps against Baloch students’ harassment, racial profiling
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Vice-Chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad to take necessary measures to avoid incidents of harassment and racial profiling of Baloch students at the university campuses. The president passed these directions after hearing the grievances of Baloch students in compliance with […]
Students hit by pandemic assured help
Islamabad : Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain met a delegation of Pakistani students, who returned from China in the middle of their studies after the outbreak of corona virus two years ago but got stuck here due to pandemic-induced restrictions and other issues. In the meeting, representatives of the Ministry […]
NAVTTC bringing youth, industry closer’
Islamabad : National Vocational and Technical Training Commission’s (NAVTTC) was providing free of cost facility to both youth and Pakistani industry to bring them closer and realize the dual objective of employment for youth and quality skilled workforce for industry. NAVTTC initiative for establishing Job Placement Centres with dedicated resources is linking Pakistani skilled workforce […]
President ask Universities to produce more skilled professionals
Islamabad : President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday urged universities in the country to prepare more skilled professionals in view of the emerging market trends, says a press release. The president gave these remarks while chairing the fourth meeting of the Senate of National Skills University (NSU), Islamabad, here at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Members of the Senate, […]