The two-day 36th Meeting of the Commission, the governing body of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), concluded on Saturday. Chairman Tariq Banuri chaired the meeting, which was conducted online. The Commission unanimously deplored the sudden cut in the higher education…
Uncertainty looms over the reopening of educational institutions across the country, as the provincial and Federal governments have failed to agree on potential dates for easing the lock-down and resuming academic sessions.
Vice-Chancellors have expressed their full commitment to making online classes and e-learning a success amidst the closure of universities in the wake of situation created due to COVID-19 crisis.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has sought proposals from universities, institutes, and individual researchers on ideas to address the Novel Corona virus crisis. This was decided on Tuesday in a special video meeting of HEC’s senior management.
The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan have agreed to develop and implement a plan, before June 2020, to help older universities overcome their pension crisis.
President Arif Alvi on Thursday said the Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship Project was a state guardianship for the marginalized students of the country, as it was the state’s responsibility to counter elitism by facilitating people in employment as well as education and health sectors.
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood distributed 42 electric wheelchairs to students of 14 public sector universities in a ceremony held at Higher Education Commission Secretariat in Islamabad.
The quality of higher education and research must benefit society, said Adviser to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity, Dr Ishrat Hussain. He was addressing the closing ceremony of two-day International Conference on Quality Assurance System, Standards and Policies: Issues and Challenges organized by HEC in collaboration with USEFP.
Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday met a delegation led by World Bank President David Malpass to discuss possible ways about how Pakistan’s learning poverty could be addressed.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) will support and facilitate PhD holders of Pakistan in their efforts for employment on merit and quality, HEC Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri said on Thursday.