Minister of Higher Education Khalid Al-Anqari confirmed yesterday that 420 prestigious universities and higher education institutions from 39 countries will be participating in the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education (IECHE 2012) that starts tomorrow at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.
LAHORE: The superintendent of an examination centre was caught red-handed while sending the question paper and answer-sheet to the house of a BSc student on Friday. The superintendent was blacklisted, whereas an unfair means case (UMC) has been filed against the student.According to details, private candidate Shanzay Sadiq, a resident of DHA, who had been [...]
LAHORE: Punjab University Law College’s 134th Athletics Meet ended in a colourful gathering at Law College Ground. Sameer Uzair Khan performed at the opening ceremony. Hundreds of students participated in the games. Kashif Iqbal who was declared the Best Asian Junior Wrestler took the oath from the athletes and sportsmen. On the second day at [...]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Dr.Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday that China had dedicated its embassy premises in Islamabad to Pakistan for Media University and and the two countries would soon sign an agreement on this matter “The university will be established as soon as China shifts its embassy to new building,” she said [...]
California: Ten Muslim students broke the law by shouting down a speech by an Israeli diplomat at the University of California, Irvine in a carefully drafted and executed plan that flouted repeated calls to behave by campus officials, a prosecutor said Monday.Defense attorneys countered that students acted within the law when they stood up, one [...]
BEIJING: Pakistan and China here Monday agreed in principle for setting up Media University in Islamabad. The consensus in this regard was reached when Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan held a detailed discussion with Chinese-Minister for Education. Both sides discussed the proposed MoU for establishing the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Institute [...]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (APP): “The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) plays a key role in spread of knowledge and setting up a commendable and helpful initiative named ‘Student Support Fund’ to help poor, deprived, needy and deserving students to help them achieve their goal is a matchless example for the betterment of students and development [...]
LAHORE: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) announced that Dr. Umar Saif, Associate Professor at the LUMS School of Science of Engineering, has been recognised by MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 innovators (TR35) in the world. In the last decade, this is the first time a Pakistani has been selected for [...]
A-level passes have risen for the 29th year in a row as teenagers face an intense battle for university places.Those who miss out on a place this year could face tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year.Many did not know for hours whether they had a place, after problems on a key university admissions [...]
BEIJING: A total of 35 Chinese universities ranked among the world’s 500 best in a ranking released by China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University on Monday.Among the 35 universities, 23 are based on the Chinese mainland, almost triple the number when the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first compiled and released in 2003.The ranking [...]
