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628British Council awards scholarships worth Rs 30 million to IUB students
British Council has distributed at least Rs 30 million scholarships among the students of Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB). On Thursday, British...
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42 Pakistani universities make it to THE Asia University Rankings 2022
A total of 42 Pakistani universities have been included in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2022. As per the...
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Only 25% women with university degrees in Pakistan are part of labour force
Only a 25 percent of the women having university degrees in Pakistan are part of the country’s labor force, highlighted a session...
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Govt to build universities in Diplo, Tharparkar and Sakrand, Nawabshah
Asif Ali Zardari – the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party has announced to establish universities in Diplo and Sakrand towns aiming...
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GIK offers Rs 25,000 stipend at Pakistan’s first residential incubator. Here’s what to know
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIK Institute) has announced that applications for the 10th cohort of The Catalyst Incubator are...
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UET wins Microsoft Imagine Cup 2022 and awarded $10,000 seed capital for startup
The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar team has secured the 2022 Microsoft Imagine Cup in Pakistan. Microsoft Imagine Cup is...
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Russian University to provide scholarships to Punjab University students
Punjab University pen down an agreement with the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia which says that the latter will grant scholarships to...
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LUMS Vice Chancellor Arshad Ahmad named International Educator of the Year
LUMS Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad, has been named the AIB International Educator of the Year for 2022 by the Academy of International...
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HEC issues fresh list of illegal universities, colleges in Pakistan
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has issued a fresh list of over 140 fake, illegal universities and colleges across Pakistan. According to...
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King Edward Medical University female student bags 23 gold medals
A student of King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Dr Noorus Saba Ahmed has been bestowed 23 gold medals for attaining the first...
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More women universities to be set up by Punjab government
The government would set up new women universities in the province, the provincial minister said during the assembly’s Question Hour session. During...
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Pakistan to soon have its first e-commerce university
The government is planning to lay the foundation of Pakistan’s first e-commerce university in near future, said Special Assistant to the Prime...
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Students from 20 Punjab universities take part in 5km marathon
A large number of students from 20 universities from all over the country partook in the five-kilometer marathon on The Mall. In line with the report,...
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Three Pakistani universities among top 500 in QS Asia Rankings 2022
Three Pakistani universities managed to make their position in the top 500 in Asia in the recently published Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia...
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Peshawar University graduate Dr Omar Atiq to head American College of Physicians
Dr. Omar Atiq, a Pakistani origin doctor has been nominated as the next President of American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty...
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Govt plans to open PM’s promised university at Sir Syed Memorial Building
It is being planned to establish a university in the Sir Syed Memorial Building, G-5 instead of establishing the same on the...
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Leading UK university honors Pakistani educationist with doctorate
The University of Hertfordshire conferred an honorary doctorate of education degree to a Pakistani educationist as a credit of his contributions to...
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First suicide prevention center inaugurated at Fatima Jinnah Women University
The country’s first suicide prevention center has been inaugurated at the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) on Thursday. The launch corresponds with...
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‘Tight jeans, short shirts’ banned as FDE issues dress code for educationists
Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has issued a recent dress code for the teachers in federal institutions which prohibits female educationists from...
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HEC issues warning on unrecognized institutions for students
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has issued an alert to parents and students to stay alert of “unrecognized” acquisition institutions, comprising universities...
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36 Pakistani universities feature in Times Higher Education ranking
A great achievement in Pakistan education sector, at least thirty six private and public sector universities of Pakistan have been featured Times...
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Institute of Child Health elevated to university
The government of Punjab has set up the University of Child Health Sciences under the University of Child Health Sciences Lahore Act,...
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Out of 205, 40 universities equipped to teach online: HEC
The most universities in Pakistan are not well-equipped to offer education through online mode, revealed Higher Education Commission (HEC). According to a...
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11 Pakistani universities feature in QS World Rankings 2022
Pakistan’s 11 public and private sector universities have retained their positions in the QS World University Rankings 2022. As the education system of...
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First-ever University of the Year award launched in Punjab
The Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) and Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) has launched the first-ever annual contest of ‘University of the...
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NUST ranked 1st in Pakistan and among world top 300 universities
The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) has been ranked 1st in Pakistan and among world top 300 universities. Maintaining its...
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HEC directs universities in coronavirus hotspots to function online
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has ordered all universities to function online till 11th April following the increasing coronavirus cases. On Wednesday, HEC...
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Chinese company and COMSATS to set up an LED Research Center
Chinese company is interested in collaborating with COMSATS University Islamabad in setting up an LED Research Center where research on LED Technology...
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HEC directs universities to hold online exams for current semester
High Education Commission (HEC) has directed the universities across the country to conduct online exams for the current ongoing semester due to...
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Shafqat Mehmood says up to universities to decide on online or in-person exams
On Monday, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has asked all universities to hold online exams this year given the “special circumstances”...
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NUML students stage protest against physical exams
Students of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) took to the streets on Monday and protested outside the university’s gate demanding...
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Classes 9-12 to start from Jan 18; primary schools to reopen from Feb 1
Primary schools across the country will reopen from February 1, while grades 9th to 12th will resume from January 18 as planned....
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HEC introduces New Policy, BS Degree Holders are Now Eligible for PhD
According to the new proposed policy by HEC that is effective from Jan 1st, 2021, BS degree, or equivalent, will be the...
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Govt decides to reopen schools in phases from Jan 18, universities from Feb 1
Schools will reopen starting January 18 as the federal government has agreed to extend the winter holidays for another ten days after...
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KP universities to get national incubation and freelance training centers
National Freelance Training Program (NFTP) and new National Incubation Centers (NICs) are going to be established in universities across three districts of...
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NUST launches first interdisciplinary education center in Pakistan
NUST, Pakistan’s one of the top universities has again taken a new initiative by introducing a new, state-of-the-art facility called the NUST...
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These are the top 10 universities in Pakistan according to U.S. News
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking for 2021 recently released that showed four universities from Pakistan among 150 best universities in Asia with National...
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Four Pakistani universities among 150 in QS Asia ranking 2021
Four Pakistani universities are among 150 best universities in Asia based on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia 2021 report....
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HEC declares two-year degree programs after academic year 2018 illegal
HEC made a final announcement of not recognizing two-year bachelor degree programme, BA/BSc, undertaken after the 2018 academic year. The Higher Education...
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NUML teacher awarded distinction by Translators without Borders
Dr Jamil Asghar Jami, Director of Department of Translation and Interpretation at the National University of Modern Languages (Numl) has been awarded...
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6 out of 10 women holding postgraduate degree unemployed
Six out of 10 women and around 2 out of 10 men holding a postgraduate degree remain unemployed in Pakistan, found a Gallup...
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HEC Rejects News of Closure of Universities Across Pakistan
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has rejected news mingling on social media platforms which declared that HEC has ordered the closure of universities...
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PM Khan inaugurates Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute in Haripur
On Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute in Haripur for Applied Sciences and Technology (PAF-IAST). The institution has been...
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NCOC suggests reopening educational institutions on ‘top-down, rotational’ basis
On Thursday, NCOC suggested the reopening of the educational institutions in the country with the top to bottom approach, there would be...
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NUST Formula Student Team outshines once again in Formula Student UK Virtual 2020
National University of Sciences and Technology’s (NUST) Formula Student Team took part in Formula Student UK Virtual 2020 and once again NUST...
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IBA raises tuition fee by 10% despite government orders
Institute of Business Administration Karachi also known as IBA has increased 10% of the tuition fee for the academic session of 2020-21....
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Foreign students in US could face deportation if they are taking just online classes
Foreign students in the US, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, will have to leave the country if their classes are all...
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Punjab Govt Makes Reading Quran Mandatory in Universities
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar issued the notification making it mandatory for all the students in the universities (except non-Muslims) to learn...
