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HEC concludes IPE and PGPR on a three-day visit to JSMU

A committee of experts from the Quality Assurance Agency Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan conducted an extensive Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE) and Post-Graduate Programs Review (PGPR) during their three-day official visit to the Jinnah Sindh Medical University  (JSMU) Karachi. The experts

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Educationists, academicians, reject proposed amendments in HEC ordinance

By Arsalan Haider Lahore: The noted educationists, academicians, and Vice Chancellors have widely rejected some private members’ recently proposed amendments in Higher Education Commission (HEC) ordinance. Founding Chairman HEC and noted scientist Prof Dr Atta Ur Rahman criticised the proposed

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GCU VC Dr Asghar Zaidi asks parliament heads to reconsider controversial amendments in HEC Ordinance

Vice Chancellor Government College University (GCU) Lahore Dr Asghar Zaidi has written an open letter to the Speaker National Assembly, Chairman Senate of Pakistan to reconsider any proposed amendments to Higher Education Commission (HEC) ordinance. He also tweeted the letter

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HEC clarifies news item regarding funds disbursement to universities

Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has clarified that the disbursement of funds to the universities has been made transparently by the guidelines issued from time to time by the Finance Division and Planning Commission of Pakistan for the distribution

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IUB salary delay: employees hold protest, HEC clarifies its position

The issue of non-payment of salaries at The Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) took a new turn when the non-academic employees staged a protest demonstration at the old Abbasia Campus of IUB. On the other hand, the Higher Education Commission (HEC)

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Rana Tanveer inaugurates PhD country directory online system at HEC

Islamabad: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain inaugurated on Tuesday the PhD Country Directory Online System at the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan. Through the launch of the online system that can be accessed at

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Meta & IFCN partnered to offer fact-checking course for journalists

Meta has partnered with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the nonprofit Poynter Institute, to create a free introductory fact-checking course serving journalists in the Asia Pacific region, including Pakistan. Composed of three modules focusing on fact-checking, verification and debunking

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HEC kicks off teachers capacity building in Punjab

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan has launched a capacity-building training program for the faculty of nine divisions of Punjab in collaboration with Higher Education Department (HED) Punjab under the Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project. A two-day training

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HEC to Set up NAHE Regional Centre in Sindh

The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has finalised the groundwork for establishing a regional centre of the National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) in Sindh. The centre will be set up in Karachi. HEC, under its Higher Education Development in

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HEC Conducts Pakistan Higher Education Expo in Colombo

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, in collaboration with Pakistan High Commission in Colombo, held a three-day Higher Education Expo at Exhibition & Convention Centre (SLECC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thirteen Pakistani public sector universities took part in the Expo and