Pakistan’s plastic paradox
“Only we humans make waste that nature can't digest,” says American oceanographer Charles Moore, who is famous for bringing the world’s attention to the Great Garbage Patch – a vast…
Welcome to college – and adulthood
Fall, the time when millions of students all over the world – including Pakistan – will start their college journeys, is upon us. Many will be first-generation students, the first…
The admissions game
International applicants to post-graduate (PG) programmes (doctoral programmes in particular) at universities in developed countries have long understood that having even a single research paper to one’s name gives them…
Promoting harmony
With an increasing level of intolerance in Pakistan, there is a need to promote cultural and interfaith harmony. The Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) that Amir Rana leads in…
Parallel education
Undoubtedly, public education is one of the core investments a state can make to enhance the quality of its human capital and growth. American politician Steve Kagen once said, “if…
In Britain, virus hits ethnic minorities hardest
When Amer Awan’s father died of coronavirus, mourners congregated with little thought of social distancing. But cultural practices alone do not explain why Britain’s ethnic minorities have been hardest hit…
Lost Seoul: S Korean middle-class dreams spoiled by soaring house prices
Even with unemployment spiking as the coronavirus pandemic swept South Korea in February, Baek Seung-min asked his wife to quit her nursing job to help reach a dream they had…
HEC calls for research proposals under Local Challenge Fund 2021
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has called for Research Proposals from the faculty members of higher educational institutions under its programme Local Challenge Fund 2021. According to the official sources,…
HEC announces overseas scholarships
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced the Overseas Scholarships 2022 for PhD in selected fields and MS/MPhil in Engineering Technology. According to the sources, applications are invited from outstanding Pakistani/AJK…
