The annual elections of Punjab University Academic Staff Association (ASA) culminated in the scale tipping in favour of the Teachers Front Academic Alliance (TFAA), which secured four seats, including that of the president. The rival group, Teachers’ Alliance (TA), managed to win just two seats.
The Punjab University has decided to give 80 kanals of its land to the federal government’s National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) against a sum of Rs 640 million, drawing a severe backlash from the varsity academic staff.
The Punjab government has initiated the process of appointment of vice chancellors at public universities in the province, beginning with Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) advertising a request for applications for the vacant post of University of Sahiwal VC.
Collaboration between Pakistan and Italy in the higher education sector can result in massive benefits for both sides, Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo said on Thursday.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has forwarded a case of irregularities during the tenure of former Punjab University Provisional vice chancellor Dr Zafar Moeen Nasir to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) for appropriate action.
After almost eight years since the passage of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the fate of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has been decided by Council of Common Interests (CCI). The HEC in not being dissolved and the apex education body has been given a green signal to continue playing a key role in the country’s higher education sector.
Harassment and marginalisation of women is a touchy topic in Pakistan, let alone the country’s academic circles. We discover how two young students are taking the issue head on.
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.
The Aga Khan University Karachi is the only Pakistani university named among the best universities in the world for studying medicine, reinforcing its position as the country’s top medical school.