Arsalan HaiderÂ
The federal government has failed to appoint the executive director (ED) of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan even after almost two years have passed since the PTI took reins of power.
Defying the austerity measures of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan is hiring consultants on high salaries, Academia learned on Monday. According to reliable sources at HEC, the Commission is hiring around 10 consultants against…
A committee has been established to address emerging challenges and opportunities in the entire spectrum of medical education in Pakistan.
Universities are facing a financial crisis due to the budget cuts by the federal government in the last three years, vice chancellors and rectors of public sector universities observed during a meeting held at the Higher Education Commission on Sunday. In the two-day huddle at the HEC office, university heads gathered to explore solutions to the financial crisis brewing from university budgetary cuts and gave recommendations to resolve the financial discrepancies.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process and feels a special sense of responsibility to incorporate the SDGs process into academic activities in Pakistan. This was stated by Dr Tariq Banuri, HEC Chairman, while talking to a UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) delegation comprising of Musarrat Youssuf, UNICEF Chief, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Section and Dr Luis Gorjon Fernandez, UNICEF Head of Social Policy.
Pakistani students proceeding to foreign countries for studies are ‘ambassadors of Pakistan’ and it is their responsibility to portray a positive image of the country, Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri said on Friday. He was addressing 200 Pakistani students selected for Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship at the commission secretariat. The ceremony was part of Bilateral Higher Education and Scientific Exchange Program.
After several weeks of speculations, rumour mongering and suggestions, the prime minister of Pakistan has finally appointed the chairman of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, with the coveted post falling in the lap of Dr Tariq Banuri for the next four years.