Tag: Higher Education Commission

HEC approves only local degree under COMSATS Dual Degree Programme

  The governing body of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) decided on Tuesday to recognize and attest only local degree and transcript awarded by COMSATS...

IHC orders immediate appointment of HEC chairman

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered the federal government to finalise the appointment of Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman immediately. The order by...

Dr Naqvi’s dismissal challenged in SC

The dismissal of Higher Education Commission (HEC) former executive director Dr Sohail Naqvi was challenged in the Supreme Court on Monday. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,...

‘PM’s intervention in HEC affairs is illegal’

Former Federal Minister and founder of Higher Education Commission Dr Attaur Rehman has said that intervention of Prime Minister’s Secretariat in the affairs of...

HEC tug of war continues

The ongoing crisis in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) deepened after the HEC chairman declared the very first order of the newly-appointed executive director...

PM takes notice of illegal appointments in HEC

After Higher Education Commission (HEC) refused to remove its Executive Director (ED) and other Management Position (MP) scale officers from their illegal positions, the...

HEC removes Urdu from science students’ list

After removal of Urdu from list of compulsory subjects for students of pharmacy and commerce Higher Education Commission (HEC) removed national language from list...

HEC’s leadership role appreciated in OIC moot

Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) role in the development of a science and technology based knowledge economy was appreciated by member countries of the Organization...

HEC, provincial govts to work on improving education

Under the Tertiary Education Support Program (TESP) of World Bank, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and provincial governments decided to undertake collaborative steps for...

HEC to implement fee payment scheme for students of far flung...

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) expedited the process for the immediate implementation of the prime minister's ‘Tuition Fee Payment Scheme’ for Masters, MS/M.Phil and...

HEC’s master trainers’ programme concludes

The 19th National Master Trainers’ Faculty Professional Development Program (MT-FPDP) organised by the Learning Innovation Division, Higher Education Commission (HEC) concluded at the HEC...

30 HEC scholarships awarded to female faculty from Balochistan

Under faculty development program of Higher Education Commission (HEC), 30 scholarships have been awarded to the female faculty of Sardar Bhaudar Khan Women University...

30 HEC scholarships awarded to Balochi females

Under the faculty development program of Higher Education Commission (HEC), 30 scholarships had been awarded to female faculty members of Sardar Bhaudar Khan Women’s’...

Public sector universities staff not paid despite promised increase in salaries

Despite announcement in the federal budget for a 20 percent increase in the salary of public servants, the academic and non-academic staff of public...

Heads of Bosnian universities laud advancement in higher education

A delegation of Bosnian and Herzegovinian heads of leading universities paid a visit to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Islamabad. The main objective...

HEC sets 1,000 PhDs per year as its aim

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is making efforts to produce up to 1,000 PhD scholars each year under its indigenous scholarship schemes, to meet...

HEC & provincial govts to undertake collaborative efforts for quality education

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has said that provincial governments and Azad Jammu & Kashmir have agreed to undertake collaborative efforts to enhance quality...