A committee of academic experts met on Wednesday at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat to review the procedure of the HEC foreign degree equivalence system entrusted to the Higher Education Commission.
The committee members were briefed regarding HEC recognition of degrees of only those universities, which are enlisted with UNESCO and accredited by respective government agencies of their country of origin. HEC has a comprehensive system and degree holders are required to submit their original documents from Matric onward to the highest degree, including the original passport for the study duration along with the entry and exit visa. The final recognition letter will be issued after receipt of degree confirmation from university.
The meeting was presided over by HEC Chairman, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, in which members expressed their complete satisfaction towards this system currently in practice. The experts included former Member HEC, Dr. Altaf Ali G. Shaikh, former Adviser HEC, Mr. Javed Khan, former DG Attestation and Accreditation HEC, Mr. R. B Channa, DG HRM, Mr. Raza Chohan, DG Academics, Mr. Fida Hussain, DG Planning and Development HEC, Dr. Mazhar Saeed.
The members were also informed that to assess the accredited status of foreign universities HEC consults The World List of Universities published by UNESCO, Accredited Institutions of Post-Secondary Education published by American Council on Higher Education, International Hand Book of Universities, Commonwealth Universities Yearbook, Europa World of Learning and World Guide to Higher Education Comparative Survey of Systems Degrees and Qualifications.
