Rethink the university
The concept of a university in Pakistan has long been misunderstood and misapplied, reduced to a model that prioritises physical expansion and quantity over quality. Across the country, university leadership…
The colonial school curriculum
HOW does one see India’s past? The question took centre stage on Monday as Prime Minister Modi offered lessons from his knowledge of India’s past while celebrating independence day from the Mughal-built…
Riphah varsity ready to include healthy diet plan in students’ curriculum
Riphah International University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Anees Ahmed has offered to provide a platform to implement a proper healthy diet plan in the students’ curriculum and spread awareness in…
Internationalizing a university
I recently had the opportunity to visit Incheon in South Korea’s greater Seoul area. I spent time at the Incheon Global Campus, a global education hub hosting overseas campuses of…
Two-day Int’l Conference On Applied Linguistics Concludes At Riphah University
The two-day international conference on Applied Linguistics concluded here on Sunday after holding a total of two inspiring plenary and 10 academic sessions. � The conference was held under the aegis of…
Single National Curriculum and National Priorities
Single National Curriculum has been acknowledged as one of the major area of interest by the current government. There are many institutions working on this policy areas in private domain…
One curriculum?
The federal government has decided on a policy to introduce one standard curriculum for the entire country. The curriculum will reportedly have core compulsory subjects that will be taught throughout…
PMDC decides to reform medical, dental curriculum
The adhoc Council of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Friday decided to bring the medical and dental curriculum on a par with global standards. The council, the…
The curriculum conundrum
The latest flurry of efforts to make changes in the curricula for the various categories of students offers little hope for the emergence of a rational outlook on the subject.…
A new university bets on a hybrid online-learning model
Offering a twist on the learn-from-anywhere convenience of Internet classes, a new university is asking freshmen to take a large leap of faith. Minerva Schools of KGI, a radically experimental…
