Education
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…
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,…












