NUST launches tech fellowship programme
Islamabad : National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) has signed an MoU with a leading internet and mobile broadband provider, to launch Digital Pakistan Tech Fellowship Programme. The Fellowship is designed to engage the youth in a meaningful discourse around tech-based innovation. It will equip participants with tech insights, thus enabling them to play […]
HEC Provides funding opportunity to Pakistani Researchers
Islamabad : Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited applications from faculty/researchers of public sector universities and eligible private universities to apply for HEC funding under the Travel Grant Programme. According to official sources, HEC provides funding opportunity to Pakistani Researchers under the Travel Grant Programme in order to provide a platform for knowledge sharing, exposure […]
Govt schools reopen after CO Education removed
Rawalpindi : The Special Duty Judge, Rawalpindi Naveed Akhtar has accepted the bail of 19 public school teachers who were arrested during protest demonstrations against the chief officer (Education). Punjab Education Department (PDE) has accepted the demands of protesting teachers and removed the Chief Officer (Education). Notification regarding the immediate transfer of Chief Officer (Education) […]
KP extends summer vacations for schools
PESHAWAR: The provincial government on Thursday extended the summer vacations for schools in Summer Zone up to August 31 due to the intense heatwave. A formal notification said the decision was taken in continuation of the elementary and secondary education department’s notification dated May 20, and in light of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat letter to […]
HEC scholarship in medicine in Cuba
Islamabad: The government of Cuba through the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan has offered one undergraduate scholarship in the field of medicine (MBBS) for Pakistani nationals for the year 2022-23. According to sources, as per basic eligibility criteria, at least 70 per cent or above marks are required in FSc/A level (pre-medical) & 60 per […]
PMSA, KU to collaborate on policy research in maritime affairs
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and the University of Karachi (KU) have agreed to undertake integrated policy initiatives on various challenges along the 1046-kilometre coastline of the Sindh and Balochistan provinces. It was decided in a meeting of DG PMSA Rear Admiral Mirza Foad Amin Baig HI(M) and KU acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr […]
Futuristic curriculum advocated to meet market demands
Islamabad : Federal information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday urged curriculum developers to promote futuristic learning to meet market demands. Addressing a function held here to mark the Quaid-e-Azam University’s top world rankings, the minister said the public sector institutions of high education to improve learning standards to compete in the fast-changing world. She urged […]
BU holds 24th convocation
Islamabad:The 24th convocation of the Bahria University, Islamabad Campus was held at its Ibne Khuldoon Auditorium here. Degrees were awarded to graduates of Humanities and Social Sciences, Business & Management and Engineering and Applied Sciences programs. Rector Bahria University, Vice Admiral (r) Kaleem Shaukat HI(M), Pro Rector (Admin), Pro Rector (Health Sciences), Pro Rector (Academics) […]
Millennium Education gets Ed-Tech Award
Islamabad:The Millennium Education (TME) group got the prestigious and pioneering Educational Technology (Ed-Tech) Award 2022, says a press release. Dr. Faisal Mushtaq TI, Founder & Chief Executive of The Millennium Education Group received the prestigious award from the President Dr. Arif Alvi in a ceremony hosted by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI), […]
Doctor from Swat royal family honoured
PESHAWAR: Dr Mahmud Aurangzeb has been awarded the Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (FCPS) diploma in recognition of his lifetime commitment to the teaching, practice and advancement of surgery and his long association with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP). A handout said Dr Mahmud Aurangzeb is the […]