KMC graduate wins Dr Zakia Minhas Award
PESHAWAR: Dr Tabish Ikram, a graduate of the Khyber Medical College, has won the first Dr Zakia Minhas Award for Excellence in medical education. The award, which carries a cash prize of $5,000 will be given away at a ceremony in the Khyber Medical University (KMU) on 20 April. It is an attempt to recognize […]
Varsities’ role in country’s development highlighted
LAHORE:Speaking on the occasion, UOE Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha said that prevailing concepts of education and training had changed immensely in modern times. “Today the universities can be the best tool for the industrial, social and economic development for any country,” he said and added strong links between the industrial and educational […]
MoU signed on joint education programme
LAHORE:Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE), Tevta and Tang Chinese Education & Technology Ltd signed MoU here on Tuesday. According to details, the MoU was aimed to impart effective training, quality assessment, certification to the manpower for local economic zones and CPEC Industries & Special Economic Zones (SEZs) by launching CCTE Model Sino-Pak Dual Diploma […]
SDSB recognised for scholarship initiative
LAHORE:The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the world’s largest business education alliance, has featured the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) in its innovations that inspire member spotlight programme. According to a press release, SDSB is one of 24 business schools worldwide to receive this honourable recognition this year for its women’s […]
UET team develops textile products using Okra waste
LAHORE:A team of researchers at the UET Lahore’s Faisalabad Campus, led by Prof Dr Mohsin, Chairman, Textile Engineering Department, has made value-added textile products using Okra (lady finger) waste. According to a press release, mostly plants and other waste is burnt which leads to further pollution and toxic smoke and in winter and it creates […]
PUASA to observe Black Day today
LAHORE:A meeting of Executive Council of the Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) was held here on Tuesday. It discussed several issues, including Disparity Reduction Allowance (DRA), performance based increment, honorarium for TTS faculty, house requisition & utility allowance, advance increments and ante-date appointments. The meeting decided that Wednesday (today) will be observed as ‘Black […]
Careful Analysis, Experimentation, and active management reduces energy consumption; Prof Sami
Islamabad : COMSTECH organised an online webinar on Energy consumption by information and communication technologies: facts and challenges on Tuesday to educate the participants on the growing energy consumption through the emergence of the latest technologies. The webinar was delivered by Prof. Sami Erol Gelenbe, a Turkish computer scientist, an electronic engineer, and applied mathematician […]
150 students participate in academic Olympiad
Islamabad : Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) were the stars of today’s first academic Olympiad in which over 150 grade 4 to 7 students from 29 underserved public schools across the federal capital participated in a series of interactive activities that tested their knowledge of STEM. ‘Teach For Pakistan’, in partnership with the Federal […]
KMU syndicate holds election
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Medical University (KMU) Syndicate held elections for different categories of professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and directors at KMU multi-purpose hall and KMU-Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Kohat. A press release said that the elections were held in accordance with the prevailing rules and regulations of the university to fill the vacant […]
HED forms search body for PU new VC
LAHORE:Higher Education Department (HED) Punjab has started the procedure for the selection of Vice-Chancellor for Punjab University (PU) as Prof Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar is going to complete his four-year term as the VC in June this year. Prof Niaz was appointed Vice-Chancellor Punjab University for a four-year term on June 02, 2018 following he […]