Tag: Hec

HEC summons high-level meeting over PU VC’s arrest

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has summoned a high-level meeting on the arrest of former Punjab University (PU) vice-chancellor (VC) Mujahid Kamran on...

University to be set up in PM house to provide courses...

ISLAMABAD: The government is deliberating various options to initiate research studies related to subjects such as the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), environment, water issues,...

Talented students to be selected thru test for Science Olympiads

ISLAMABAD: The 16th National Science Talent Contest (NSTC-16) will be launched in mid-October to select Pakistani team of talented students for participation in the International...

Govt to cut down HEC’s development budget by 14pc: report

The development budget for the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) has been cut down by around 14 per cent for the 2018-19 fiscal year. According to...

CCI gives HEC month’s time to finalise proposals for unified higher...

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to finalise its recommendations in coordination with the federal and provincial...

CCI directs HEC to propose uniform higher education system

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI), which met here Monday with Prime Minister Imran Khan in chair, directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to finalise...

British academics hold series of meetings at HEC

VC Gary Armstrong-led Coventry University delegation shows interest in joint research endeavours, academic partnerships, and two-way mobility of faculty and students ISLAMABAD: A delegation of...

Govt appoints 10-member HEC governing body after two dysfunctional years

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) governing body member seats, the supreme decision-making body of HEC, have finally been filled after remaining dysfunctional for over two years. The...

IIUI delegation discusses cooperation with HEC chief

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of the International Islamic University of Islamabad (IIUI) headed by its rector and president on Tuesday called on Higher Education Commission...

HEC collaborates with CII for ‘Paigham-e-Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri on Sunday met Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz and agreed to...

Over 720 jobless PhD scholars ‘attack’ HEC

PhD Doctors’ Association stages a protest demonstration outside HEC ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has started a good programme to produce PhD scholars in...

SC abolishes 3-year LLB programme w.e.f Dec 31

Only 5-year long course to be offered with annual semester system 11 universities allowed to offer affiliations No evening classes to take place...

HEC not to recognise Al-Khair’s MS/MPhil, PhD

AJK-based university asked to reimburse three times expenses to all victim students ISLAMABAD: After conducting a long and hard review of proliferation of illegal affiliations...

Dr Banuri calls students Pakistan’s real envoys

HEC chairman assures support to Hungarian students, professors and researchers to study, work in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Prof Dr Tariq Banuri...

HEC chairman stresses on tapping potential of Pakistani youth

KARACHI: Pakistani youth are gifted with enormous capabilities and their potential needs to be unleashed for the country’s uplift. This was stated by Higher Education Commission...

Senate body raises issue of student union with HEC

HEC officials say politicisation of student unions cannot be encouraged ‘Students have every right to be well informed, to establish platforms over their...

1pc of GDP needs to be allocated for higher education sector,...

LAHORE: The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) Chairman Prof Dr Tariq Banuri stressed the need to allocate one per cent GDP to the higher education...