Failing at education
When I got admission to a US university and went there for higher studies, I was in for quite a shock. The campus was open and alive – its lawns…
When I got admission to a US university and went there for higher studies, I was in for quite a shock. The campus was open and alive – its lawns…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a search committee to appoint a new Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), as the tenure of the incumbent, Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, is…
The country’s higher education sector saw major funding cut in the federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26. In the outgoing fiscal year, the government had allocated Rs66.3 billion for development projects…
Heads of various higher education institutions highlighted the importance of fostering leadership development for the grooming of future academic leaders to drive the transformation of the higher education sector. They emphasised…
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the World Bank have begun the 12th and final mission to review and evaluate progress against the targets set under the Higher Education Development…
I moved to the US and attended university only a few years after 9/11. At the time, the country was fighting wars on two fronts, Afghanistan and Iraq. The 9/11…
Finally, the International Islamic University Islamabad is all set to have its new president as the university’s Board of Trustees (BoT) headed by President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved…
Last week, we heard that the prime minister intends to spend the GBP190 million received from the UK’s National Crime Agency on the establishment of the Daanish University of Emerging…