Education
Another University of Lahore Student Attempts Suicide, Campus Closed Temporarily
A 21-year-old first-semester Pharm-D student at the University of Lahore is fighting for her life after a suicide attempt on Monday morning. The student jumped from the second floor of a University of Lahore building and was rushed to a…
Agha Khan University successfully conducts the medical hackathon
The Agha Khan University (AKU) successfully conducted their first-ever medical hackathon, the MIT Grand Hack 2016 inspired, “CCIT Hack 2016” at its Karachi campus. Hosted…
HEC being given Rs. 91 billion for promoting research and higher education
The government is releasing around Rs. 91 billion to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in order to promote and improve the state of research and…
LUMS partners with government to assist in development projects
The Punjab Government has formed a strategic partnership with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the Health Services Academy (HSA) Islamabad for cross-sharing…
76% of employers not satisfied with the quality of Pakistani graduates, new survey
A recent survey carried out by the Career Advisory and Assessment Services has brought forth the industry’s opinion on the quality of graduates Pakistani universities…
Punjab Government approves Rs. 15 billion project for rehabilitation of schools
The government of Punjab under the leadership of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved the “Khadim-e-Punjab Schools Programme”. In a high-level meeting attended by several…
32 Schools to be transformed into Smart Schools by 2017, Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has directed concerned authorities to complete educational reforms as mentioned in the Vision 2025, by 2017. He was positive that the…
131 Pakistani students selected for coveted Chinese Scholarship
131 Pakistani students have been awarded a scholarship from the Chinese government in order to pursue their education at China’s leading educational institutions. The scholarships…
Startup Weekend Lahore Ed-Innovation 2016 attracts over 130 education innovators
LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with Ilm Ideas 2 and Techstars, organized a themed Startup Weekend event at LUMS to scout and support innovators…
Learn Smart Pakistan Summer Challenge 2016 concludes
The Learn Smart Pakistan Summer Challenge 2016 has concluded with overwhelming participation from across Pakistan. The Knowledge Platform’s third of the series Learn Smart Pakistan…
Government set to approve PKR 26.69 billion worth of PhD scholarships
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP), in a meeting today, is likely to formally approve many projects of National development including a project of Rs…
Young Team from Hyderabad Launches Portal to Prepare for University Entrance Tests
The Unipedia is a one-stop portal for students preparing to get into the university of their dreams in Pakistan. The online resource has a vast…
US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy launched at NUST
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with HEC has launched a US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy at NUST as…











