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Rhodes Trust Education has invited applications from Pakistani Citizens (men and women) for one scholarship to be awarded under the terms of the Rhodes Trust. This scholarship is tenable ...
UET test on 8th august
Jul 22nd
The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) has announced that it will hold entrance test for admission to engineering institutions on Aug 8.
The UET has announced that the candidates can submit their admission forms till July 28. The admission cell in the UET, Lahore, will also remain open on Saturday and Sunday for the convenience of the students. More >
Bahria University spent Rs16.5m on scholarships
Jul 22nd
An amount of Rs16.5 million has been spent by the Bahria University on awarding merit and financial assistance scholarships to its students last year.
This was stated by Chief of the Naval Staff and Pro-Chancellor of the Bahria University Admiral Noman Bashir during a meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) here on Wednesday. Members of the Board of Governors, which include principal staff officers of the Pakistan Navy and representatives of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology and Military Finance were present on the occasion. More >
Pakistan’s education system deteriorating state
Jul 21st
July: Rebecca Winthrop and Corinne Graff, both Fellows at the Brookings Institute’s Centre for Universal Education have brought out their report titled “Beyond Madrasas: Assessing the links between Education and Militancy in Pakistan.” The analysis by the authors rests its premise on the emerging body of global data showing a strong connection between education and civil conflict.
Global data has come up with evidence that the lower the enrollment rates at primary and secondary levels on the average, the more likely the risk of conflict erupting in that country. The research then seeks to look at the fact-based evidence drawn from the field in Pakistan to find a link to militancy through educational conditions. More >
Pakistani Young students and lack of information
Jul 20th
Most of Pakistani students are not ready to adopt advanced technology like Internet, mobile and computer. In Pakistan most of students which have very good marks but can’t get admission in well known university due to the lack of information and lack of self-confidence.
Even many F sc students has don’t know about Higher Education Commission (HEC).Imagine how these students can make an education full Pakistan?
There are numerous Engineering Universities like NUST, COMSATS and RIPHAH but most of students only know UET (University Engineering and Technology) as an Engineering University. I explore every year many shining students after F sc doing BA, BCS and BSc. More >
Hundreds of illegal appointments made in FDE
Jul 19th
The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) which oversees schools and colleges in the country has noticed incidents of widespread corruption and mismanagement, including hundreds of illegal appointments and out-of-turn promotions and postings.
According to official documents available, the FDE had made 471 non-teaching and 171 teaching appointments in 2009 in violation of regulations. These positions were never advertised and were filled on verbal orders from people in the ministry of education. More >
AIOU launches video conferencing facility
Jul 19th
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is planning significant technological changes to keep the students informed about assignment marks, improve e-learning facility and increase tutor-pupil interaction through video conferencing.
Video conferencing facility is being introduced in 10 districts, which would be later extended to 36 others so that the students could interact with teachers and obtain required information, said AIOU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Nazir Ahmed Sangi, in an interview. “The university has set for itself the challenge to educate the faculty members about technology,” said Sangi. He said the university has hired 40 faculty members and announced another 41 vacancies for better drafting of interactive teaching material and assessment system. More >
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