Education

Islamabad: 23rd July 2026 The inauguration and handover ceremony of the “Project for Upgrading Primary Girls’ schools into Elementary Schools in Rural Areas of Sindh” was held at Government Elementary School Radho Jokhio, UC Gadap, Karachi. The ceremony was attended by His excellency Mr. AKAMATSU […]

Islamabad/Peshawar: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Regional Centre Peshawar organised an orientation session entitled “NRPU Overview, Evaluation Parameters and Strategies for Winning Research Grant” for faculty members and researchers from higher education institutions across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In his welcome address, Director/In-charge HEC Regional Centre Peshawar […]

Islamabad/Colombo (Sri Lanka): A Pakistani academic delegation, representing the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan and universities, has concluded its collaborative visit to Sri Lanka. The delegation held high-level meetings to enhance bilateral collaboration and organised Pakistan Higher Education Expo 2026 at various important venues. The […]

Islamabad: The 47th meeting of the Commission, the apex governing body of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), was held at the HEC Secretariat, Islamabad on Thursday. The meeting, chaired by Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, Chairman HEC, deliberated on a wide range of strategic policy […]

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Jul 02 (APP): The Higher Education Commission (HEC) organized an orientation session entitled “Overview of the International HEI Ranking Framework and Strategies for Improving the International Ranking of Universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” at HEC Regional Centre Peshawar. The session aimed to enhance the capacity […]

Islamabad: The Education Testing Council (ETC), the examination entity of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct the Undergraduate Studies Admission Test (USAT) for Fall 2026 admissions. The MoU signing ceremony was […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 21 (APP):Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan met Li Jin Song, founder of Tang Chinese Education, at the institution’s headquarters in Beijing on Sunday to discuss expanding Pakistan-China cooperation in education, language learning, skills development and youth empowerment, as […]

Lahore, May 21, 2026: In continuation of the ongoing academic engagement programme between Pakistan and Bangladesh, the high-level Bangladeshi academic delegation, led by Chairman University Grants Commission (UGC) Bangladesh Prof. Dr. Mamun Ahmed, visited several prestigious higher education institutions in Lahore. The 13-member delegation commenced its academic […]

Islamabad: May 12, 2026 Under the “Read Japan Project”, launched by the Nippon Foundation in 2008 to promote global understanding of Japan through literature, the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan handed over 168 English-language books to Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad. H.E. Mr. Akamatsu […]

Islamabad, March 11, 2026: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) convened a meeting of the Committee for Identification of Thematic Areas for Future Scholarships under the project “Overseas Scholarships for PhD in Selected Fields (Phase-III)” at HEC Secretariat, Islamabad. The committee was constituted on the recommendation […]