Education

Islamabad, November 10, 2023: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) under the Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project conducted an extensive capacity-building session for public sector universities on financial autonomy and revenue generation. The purpose was to encourage higher education institutions (HEIs) to develop projects […]

Karachi, November 10, 2023: The Aga Khan University's Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) has signed an agreement with the Education Department, Government of Balochistan, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to develop the capacity of curriculum, textbook, and teacher training bodies in the province. […]

PESHAWAR, November 07 (ONLINE): A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Abid Majeed, Additional Home Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in connection with the preparations for re-conducting the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) organized by Khyber Medical University (KMU). In the meeting, the preparations […]

SIALKOT, Nov 06 (APP): A seminar on ‘Sustainable Fashion’ was organised by the Faculty of Textile and Fashion Designing, featuring Prof. Dr. Nabeel Amin, at the University of Sialkot (USKT), here on Monday. University Registrar Muhammad Yaqoob, Dean Faculty of Textile and Fashion Designing Dr.Ghulam […]

Islamabad, November 3, 2023: HEC’s Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project team conducted a three-day capacity building workshop for teachers at affiliated colleges of the ICT region. The workshop was conducted by the Post-secondary Education Reform Unit (PERU) in coordination with the National Academy […]

Islamabad, November 02, 2023: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched the 3rd phase of Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarships Programme for Afghan Nationals. Under this new phase, 4500 scholarships will be awarded to Afghan students over a period of three years to study in top-ranked […]

Islamabad, October 27, 2023: USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) partner universities gathered in Islamabad this week for a workshop to kickstart strategic planning on their respective campuses. The event was led by the University of Utah. Senior administrators and faculty members from sixteen […]

Islamabad, October 25, 2023: A delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Wednesday visited the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to forge an impactful collaboration aimed at fostering research, academic excellence and international cooperation. CAS delegation was led by its Vice President Prof. ZHANG […]

Islamabad, October 24, 2023: The governing body of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) – the Commission – held its 42nd meeting on Monday to discuss HEC’s policies and operations for the betterment of the higher education sector in Pakistan. Presiding the meeting, Chairman HEC Dr. […]

Islamabad, October 23, 2023: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Higher Education System Strengthening Activity, organized a strategic planning dialogue for Vice Chancellors of 16 Pakistani universities. Leaders from the public sector universities gathered to share the strategic plans that each […]