Preston University Islamabad organized an All Pakistan Inter University Business Plan Competition titled Preston Entrepreneurial Challenge “PEC18” with the Slogan “Jahaan wo chayay mujh ko k ho abhi Nokhaiz”.
Although 10 Pakistani universities have been included in the recently launched Times Higher Education (THE) ranking titled Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018, just one university from Pakistan has found a place among the top 100 institutions.
Following various round of deliberations, the search committee formed for suggesting candidates to take the reins of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has forwarded four names to the prime minister for a final decision.
The University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore has been ranked among 351+ universities in Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018.
Normally a colourful setting for exchange of creative ideas, the campus of National College of Arts (NCA) turned into a protest yard on Thursday as dozens of students staged a protest against the administration, particularly the registrar, over the alleged expulsion of fellow students.
The Supreme Court on Sunday ordered vice chancellors of four major public universities to resign after taking suo motu notice of irregular appointments in higher education institutions of Punjab.
The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the immediate removal of Punjab University acting vice chancellor Dr Zakariya Zakar from the university’s top slot and ordered the appointment of the senior-most professor in the university as the acting vice chancellor.
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.
A total of 60 candidates from over a hundred applicants have been shortlisted by the authorities concerned for interviews to fill the vacant seat of chairman of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC).