{"id":96072,"date":"2023-11-14T12:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=96072"},"modified":"2023-11-14T01:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T20:49:11","slug":"dr-zia-ul-qayyum-joins-hec-as-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/dr-zia-ul-qayyum-joins-hec-as-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum Joins HEC as Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad, November 13, 2023: Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum joined the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Monday as its Executive Director for a period of four years.<\/p>\n<p>With around three decades of administrative, teaching and research experience in the higher education sector, Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum has previously served as Vice Chancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University and the University of Gujrat. 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