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SABAQ, LUMS Sign MoU To Improve Pakistan’s Education Ecosystem

Award-winning EdTech enterprise SABAQ, and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate for research and outreach purposes in order to contribute towards building a robust education ecosystem in Pakistan. The MoU was

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Public Sector Varsities Suffering Due To Financial Crunch: HEC Chairman

Public sector universities are facing fund’s shortage and need urgent financial support, Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri informed the Senate committee on Thursday.

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Dilapidating Condition Of Govt. Schools In Capital Raises Concerns

A parliamentary subcommittee on Monday raised their concerns about the dilapidating state of affairs of public schools in the capital, particularly the ones that were situated in rural areas. A subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and

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Primary Govt Schools In Punjab To Revert To Urdu Medium Of Instruction

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has announced that the medium of instruction across all primary schools of Punjab will be Urdu from the next academic year, commencing in March 2020.

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Lack Funding? Here Are The Top International Scholarships Available In Canada

Canada is becoming a booming hub for international students hailing from different nooks and corners of the world, particularly for the ones who are unable to fulfil their educational dreams in their home countries. Canada is no longer overlooked as

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Has LUMS Really Messed Up Its Financial Aid Affairs?

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has been caught in the middle of a social media backlash after several students reported being struck off the university’s financial assistance program without prior intimation despite no changes in their curricular or

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HEC To Offer Two Years Degree Programme To Ensure Employability

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is all set to launch a two-year associate degree programme by next year to maximize employment prospects for students. This decision has been taken to improve the overall quality of learning, along with inculcating knowledge

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Gates Foundation Launches Education-Based Lobbying Group

Bill and Melinda Gates have launched an education-based lobbying group. This move comes right after the initiation of negotiations in Congress in relation to the reauthorisation of the Higher Education Act, the integral federal law dealing with student financial aid.

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Minister For Higher Education Proposes No Age Limit For Education

Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfaraz proposed that there should be no age limit for students wishing to enroll at universities , during a consultative meeting on defining the roadmap for community colleges in Punjab. The meeting

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UIT Holds National Science And Innovation Fair 2019

Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) affiliated with NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, partnered with the Pakistan Science Club (PSC) to organise ‘National Science and Innovation Fair 2019’ (NSIF19) at UIT Karachi campus and included concurrent happenings of IEEE