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HEC Cuts Down Public Universities’ Non-Developmental Grants

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has decided to decrease the non-developmental grants allocated to public universities by 10 percent, while banning the ‘procurement of assets and freezing the appointments of non-teaching staff’.

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HEC Re-Advertises Vacant ED Post With Revision

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has re-advertised the position of Executive Director, after revising the requirement of PhD qualification for the prospective candidates.

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Factual Situation Regarding HEC’s Smart University Programme

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has rejected the allegations contained in a news item entitled “HEC project to equip varsities with WiFi yet to be completed”, as being based on false and misleading information. The HEC Smart University project is

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Universities Should Become Self-sufficient: Sindh HEC Chairman

Sindh Higher education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Asim Hussain has advised both public and private universities to make themselves self-sufficient. He was addressing a ceremony organised by Jinnah Sindh Medical University on Thursday, to honour graduates  conferred for civil awards

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Mufti Muneeb And Chairman HEC Discuss Equivalence Of Deeni Asnaad

A delegation comprising representatives of different boards of deeni madaris, led by Tanzeemul Madaris Ahle Sunnat President Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rahman, called on Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri, at the HEC Secretariat on Tuesday. Other delegates included Maulana Haneef Jallandhry,

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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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HEC Ceremony Marks Launch Of Asi@Connect Project

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) held a ceremony in Islamabad on Monday to launch the Asi@Connect Project in collaboration with the European Union and Trans Eurasia Information Network*Cooperation Centre (TEIN*CC). The project is aimed at bridging the digital divide across

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HEC To Stop Issuing NOCs For New Universities: HEC ED

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is planning to make some changes in their policy to dispense permissions for the establishment of new universities in the country due to financial vulnerabilities.

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HEC, PIEAS Award Participants of Int’l Science Olympiads 2018

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

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FAPUASA Delegation Calls On Chairman HEC

HEC has been striving for strengthening the autonomy of universities with fairness and accountability, said Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri, on Monday. He made these remarks while talking to a delegation of the Federation of All Pakistan