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…
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…
Educational institutions discuss integrating ‘food systems’ in curriculum
Pakistani universities and higher educational institutions gathered on Wednesday to deliberate on the integration of ‘food systems’ and ‘food systems transformation’ into the curriculum of Pakistani universities focusing on agriculture…
Medical education standards to be raised to international level, says PM’s aide
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Medical Education and Patient Care Prof Dr Aamir Bilal has said medical and dental education standards would be brought at par with international standards…
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…
Single national conundrum
In August 2021, schools across Pakistan reopened their doors to millions of children who had been at home for almost 18 months. The excitement of returning to schools, for many…
Devolution and national education
The 18th Amendment to the constitution of Pakistan was passed in 2010 and among the changes it introduced was the devolution of many powers and responsibilities from the center to…
International Mother Language Day
February 21 is celebrated worldwide as Mother Languages Day. In Pakistan too, even a cursory glance at the activities and events held in the country on the day this year…
8,370 medical graduates pass national licensing exam
The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has announced the results of National Licensing Examination (NLE) step 1 (medical) which was taken by 11,506 candidates in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and…
Land grab dressed as nationalism
THE Modi government has proposed the setting up of a new waqf board for Jammu and Kashmir. Muslim waqf boards, or trusts, are rich in land, and land is in…
