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HEC launches ISF grant to promote entrepreneurship

Islamabad: “Promoting entrepreneurship is a key initiative in growth of any country’s economy. Often the young graduates have excellent innovative ideas but don’t know how to transcend these into sustainable businesses. To accelerate the economic development and entrepreneurship in Pakistan,

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HEC & Microsoft signs an Education Transformation Agreement

Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Microsoft in Pakistan has renewed the Education Transformation Agreement (ETA). Both organizations partnered once again to help enable positive changes to learning outcomes for the students in the country. The collaboration reimagines the education landscape,

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HEC Committee inspects SU’s Biochemistry institute to grant accreditation

The Accreditation Inspection Committee of the National Agricultural Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad led by the secretary Dr. Abdul Ghaffar on Tuesday visited Sindh University’s Institute of Biochemistry and reviewed the facilities being provided

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HEC aims at developing healthy competition among students: HEC ED

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Executive Director Dr Shaista Sohail on Monday said the mega national talent hunt programme would develop team spirit and healthy environment among students. She said HEC has finalized arrangements for the biggest sports event at

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Basic Pay Scale university Teachers started protest from 1st December against HEC Ordinance Violation

The university BPS teachers started a countrywide peaceful protest in all public sector universities to stop the violation of HEC ordinance. The call for protest is called by the All Pakistan Universities BPS teachers Association (APUBTA) for not fulfilling the

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Iqra University receives Rs 10.2 million for project from HEC

Iqra University received a research grant worth Rs 10.2 million for its project from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. According to the IU press statement, the grant has been provided for a three-year project to advance smart farming with

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HEC holds Training on Pakistan Citizen Portal for KPK Universities

Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Research & Analysis Activities Wing held an interactive training on Pakistan Citizen Portal for focal persons of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) at HEC Regional Centre, Peshawar. As many as 50

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Delay in notified schedule by HEC is no more tolerable, warns APUBTA

The core committee of All Pakistan universities BPS Teachers (APUBTA) has expressed its great concern over the delay in the circulation of the revised draft of BPS appointment and promotion statutes. The joint committee has revised the said draft statutes

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HEC briefed Senate Body on QECs of Universities

Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has clarified a news item published in a section of the press regarding HEC’s briefing to a Senate body about performance of several universities. The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training

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HEC launches online facility for equivalence of local degrees

Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has launched online facility for equivalence of degrees awarded by Pakistani universities and degree awarding institutions to facilitate the graduates. This is a completely paperless system, and the applicants will no longer be