The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has become the first business school in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious AACSB accreditation.
Noted academician refuses to appear before selection committee for appointment of HEC chairman over inclusion of Syed Babar Ali as convenor
With a number of candidates vying for the vacant post of Higher Education Commission chairman running from pillar to post to ensure their selection for the coveted seat, a noted academician has bucked the trend and raised concerns among the academic circles by refusing to appear before the committee tasked with selecting suitable candidates for the post.
Over 100 academics in top public and private universities of Pakistan and the world have voiced their opinion against what they claim is stifling of intellectual discourse in universities and restrictions on freedom of speech in the Pakistani academia.
QS World University Rankings has published its subject-wise rankings for 2018, with five Pakistani institutes, including NUST, COMSATS among top 500 universities in the world for studies related to engineering and technology.