BHP’s quick strike fix sets tone for labor talks amid copper rally
Mining giant BHP’s quick fix to a recent six-day strike at its huge Escondida copper mine in Chile could set the tone for upcoming negotiations elsewhere, with workers emboldened by…
HEC, PBC collaborate to uplift quality of legal education
The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) through its Directorate of Legal Education (DLE) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday to streamline efforts to uplift…
Academia from Iran, Pakistan urged to collaborate in multiple domains
The two-day international conference on ‘Iran-Pakistan Academic-Cultural Dialogue’ concluded on Wednesday with a commitment from heads of academia from both sides to collaborate across multiple domains, leveraging academic and cultural…
Higher education team explores transnational collaboration
The United Kingdom higher education delegation, led by Sir Steve Smith, UK International Education Champion, embarked on a significant visit to the Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology…
PMDC and APPNA to start collaboration in medical education
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and Association of Physicians of Pakistan Descent of North America (APPNA) on Thursday decided to start collaboration and mutual support to improve the standard…
Creating a lasting legacy of collaboration across South Asia
IN February 2021, Covid-19 numbers started rising again in South Asia with official daily case counts rising beyond 400,000 in India, 6,000 in Pakistan and 7,500 in Bangladesh, straining health…
Covid-19 and US labor
Gustavo ‘Kike’ Ramirez would have turned 17 this year. He died when his employer failed to provide him with a safety harness at a Nashville, Tennessee construction site on June…
Complexity and collaborative policy
Making appropriate policies to address complex issues is not a simple thing. If inappropriately addressed, according to H L Mencken, the complexities of an issue can result in answers to…
Climate collaboration
Asia’s never-ending war against social, economic and environmental challenges has put the region’s stability under threat. Along with many other pressing issues, political differences among the countries, growing population, unemployment…
