The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Careers Programme, a joint venture of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), held an award distribution ceremony to honour 12 talented Pakistani students who represented…
The federal government has decided to offer need-based scholarships to deserving students from the funds of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). These scholarships from BISP would be channeled through the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to needy and talented male and female students, the sources told APP.
Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project was successfully negotiated between the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the World Bank in May 2019, for a $400 Million IDA credit support. Subsequently, the project was approved by the World Bank Board…
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri has dubbed higher education budget ‘peanuts’, as a meagre amount of Rs59 billion was allocated against a whopping demand of Rs103.5 billion by the government for the fiscal year 2019-20.
The Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PU ASA) has unanimously expressed strong resentment over massive cut in the funding of higher education in the federal budget. In a press statement, PUASA President Prof Dr Mumtaz Anwar Chaudhry has called upon Prime Minister Imran Khan to immediately take notice of the drastic budget cut as it would fall hard on his vision of youth development.
The federal government has allocated funds of Rs29 billion for on-going and new schemes, in comparison to the previous allocation of Rs46 billion to HEC in the budget 2018-19. Out of the total budget allocated by the government, Rs4159.782 million would be spent on new development schemes, while Rs24887.100 million would be used to for the completion of old schemes under National Development Programme 2019-20.
A Sri Lankan Delegation including Vice Chancellors, Deputy Vice Chancellors, Senior members of University Grant Commission (UGC) and Parliamentarians visited Higher Education Commission (HEC). The delegation is on a visit to Pakistan from May 2-9, 2019, as part of newly launched Pakistan-Sri Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme.
Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has appealed Prime Minister Imran Khan to look into the budgetary cuts of higher education and revert the decision, pressing him to allocate funds per the demands of the HEC.
A cost-effective technology has been developed by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad and Jaffer Agro Services (Private) Limited for application of bioherbicide to control wheat weeds. This project was approved and undertaken under the ‘Technology Development Fund’ (TDF) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
The 6th Deans and Directors conference organized by the National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) of Higher Education Commission (HEC) concluded after two days of event held in Lahore on Tuesday.