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Punjab Winter Vacations Extension Rejected by Education Minister
Social media rumours regarding an extension of winter vacations in Punjab are false. Punjab Minister for Education Rana Sikandar Hayat strongly rejected these claims on Monday. He confirmed that the government is not considering any proposal to extend the holidays.…
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HEC announces Technology Development Fund, applications are now open!
Higher Education Commission(HEC), Pakistan is taking steps to promote applied research in the country. Their new Technology Development Fund will finance proposals of completed interdisciplinary…
This Chrome extension can help make YouTube lectures highly productive
Realizing the potential of present technology, today, most of the academia is on board the digital bandwagon to reap its benefits. Institutes have started digitizing…
Government giving Rs. 900 million to NED University for completion of mega projects
The federal government will be providing NED University of Engineering & Technology with Rs. 900 million over the next 3 years to assist in the…
TechHub Connect discusses different issues for the Punjab ICT Policy
TechHub Connect, a project by the Entrepreneurial Wing of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), has jointly held a focus group discussion with collaboration of…
A billion dollar project, Lahore Knowledge Park, to produce 11,200 PhDs
The government of Punjab is working on a Knowledge Park in Lahore that will feature centers for research, academics, and entrepreneurs. The budget for this…
Ahsan Iqbal to promote STEM education in Pakistan
The government seems to have realized that Pakistan is far behind in quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education. Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Planning,…
Yayvo.com Launches Get Set School, First Education Store Catering To Student Needs
Yayvo.com is a TCS venture and an online shopping e-commerce platform that provides with a fine range of products from fashion, tech gadgets and more. Now,…
The Grid: Pakistan’s first Virtual Reality Lab at NED University
As I walked through the gloomy alleys of Petroleum Engineering Department at NED University, I noticed the sorry state of the infrastructure. Being one of…
None in top 500, only two Pakistani universities made it to the world’s top 800
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings have shown that no Pakistani University has made to the world’s top 500 of the universities and only…
Over 41,000 take engineering colleges admission test
As many as 41,000 students appeared in the combined entrance test for admission in engineering universities held by the University of Engineering and Technology (UET)…
US plans to establish IT Park in Hyderabad
The US Consul General at Karachi Brian Heath has announced that the US is trying to establish an Information Technology park in Hyderabad. He was…
20 Mehran UET students are headed to USA to work on water sustainability
20 delegates from Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET) are headed to the University of Utah, USA to do research on water sustainability. These 20…
