Universities

Kundi says he has written letter to CM to inform him 26 K-P universities did not have VC's

HEC report informs SC 66 public universities in country without permanent VC

Tordher underscores government’s commitment to fostering industrialization

Lack of government funding for salaries, research has landed the academic sector in a quandary

Hints at shunning ‘subpar’ programmes offered at varsities

Other issues most of the newly established universities are suffering from include ad hocism

Students often have to suffer in silence due to a lack of counselling centres

All data of Sindh universities, boards, teachers and students made available on web portal

Ruling says courts must interfere sparingly in the internal affairs of the educational institutions

Evaluation completed but no rankings to be issued as they are misused by institutions during admissions

Federal intrusion does not hurt provincial autonomy so long as it is underwritten by federal funding

Guidelines listed measures such as the mandatory wearing of hijabs and separate entrances for female students

Students will not be allowed to enter varsity without Covid vaccine certificate, says notification

After upgradation, this will be 6th university in Rawalpindi district

Minister slams PML-N leaders’ ‘cheap politics’; opposition again calls for exams postponement

Universities that are willing to adopt or have already adopted the policies may continue with their implementation

Universities: financial crunch

Petitioner’s lawyer contended university management decided to appoint faculty deans in violations of its own laws

HEC had announced research proposals under its three-years National Research Programme for Universities

Alvi addresses a virtual meeting of the vice-chancellors of all public and private universities

Universities and Boards Dept to keep administrative powers for now

‘Evaluation of varsities with disregard for shift to online classes will make ranking questionable’

A recent report indicates an alarmingly high number of jobless PhDs

After a lengthy process, committee selected six successful candidates, names sent to K-P government

Varsities to get assistance for building secure, connected campus

Decision taken by the provincial government as part of belt-tightening measures

Asks universities, DAIs not to offer admissions in two-year BA/BSC programmes

Number of seats increased in nine public universities

This was suggested by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Shah Farman

A letter has been issued to all government departments

The committee will conduct a thorough inquiry into all the issues of private universities

Federal education minister says the government will formulate SOPs that must be followed

Governor for empowering VCs

It urges vice-chancellors to take a strong stand to protect the sovereignty of universities

We need to have more empathy and less dashboards, more understanding and less allegiance to precedence

Commission overstepped its authority by directing varsities to form extra-statutory bodies for implementing lessons

Even after govt declared summer vacation, several institutions are still conducting online sessions

Public, private universities seem to be lacking plan of action to complete semester

The new semester in China has been suspended due to the novel coronavirus outbreak

UET’s Dr Feroz Shah says the notification is an open violation of K-P Universities Act

Young and elderly and people with respiratory illnesses were warned to stay indoors

A complete ban on use of social media is in place to safeguard young generation from drug abuse

Student unions help produce leaders of calibre

As per the law, the pro-chancellor must be a cabinet member, which Khuhro is not

As part of measures to uplift the education sector

A total of 50 participants from 11 universities participated in the workshop

Sindh govt is mulling over grant of extensions without specifying duration

Governor warns no VC should bypass Constitution and laws

Universities allowed to enrol students but will receive no support for development, day-to-day expenses

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