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Govt to cut 50% of HEC’s Budget for 2019-20
Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr. Tariq Banuri while giving a briefing to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education and Professional Training, has warned…
HEC tells VCs to run Govt Universities through charity after govt cuts their budget by 50%
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has directed Vice Chancellors (VCs) of all government universities to run their respective universities through a fund-raising programme after a 50…
Prime Minister’s 17-member Task Force on IT & Telecom has been announced
Prime Minister’s Task Force on IT & Telecom has been approved by the Federal Cabinet to advise policy changes and develop strategic plans to strengthen…
Punjab Government to appoint VCs at 7 universities of Punjab
The Punjab government plans to complete the much-delayed process of appointing Vice Chancellors (VCs) at seven public sector universities in Punjab next month. For that…
HEC is offering fully-funded scholarships for engineers in a leading Chinese university
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan is providing fully-funded scholarships to outstanding engineers aspiring to pursue Master’s and Ph.D. at the Xian Jiaotong University (XJTU), China.…
HEC & P@SHA collaborate to train computer science graduates to meet market needs
HEC and Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) have agreed to provide training to fresh computing graduates enabling them to get better jobs in the local…
Pakistan Govt announces 1.1 billion rupees fund for artificial intelligence projects
The Pakistani government has planned to invest seed money of Rs 1.1 billion to start a 3-year project on Artificial Intelligence. The project will be…
Higher Education Commission announces indigenous scholarships for 5000 scholars
HEC has announced Phase II of “Indigenous PhD Fellowship for 5000 Scholars”. It is now encouraging applications from scholars who intend to complete their PhD…
Two days left to apply for HEC undergraduate scholarship for Sri Lanka
Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has collaborated with Sri Lankan Ministry of Higher Education and Highways to offer the Government of Sri Lanka Presidential…
Govt to provide electronic wheelchairs to handicapped students in universities
The Federal Government of Pakistan has taken the decision to provide modern electronic wheelchairs to handicapped students belonging to universities across the county. The disbursement…
HEC shuts down MPhil, PhD programmes of 13 universities
Recently, it has been reported that Higher Education Commission (HEC) has banned the MPhil and PhD programmes of 13 universities being offered through the ‘distance…
Many teachers fail to engage students, HEC
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) is currently conducting an international training session on Professional development for the educators of Pakistani institutions in order…
Government bans admissions in different programs of 18 Private Universities
As much as 18 Private universities from Punjab have been stopped from offering admissions in their unapproved programs. As per a recent report from The…
