KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of nine individuals under the country’s nationality law, the official gazette Kuwait Alyawm reported on Monday. The decision also affects those who acquired nationality through the primary certificate holders. Read More: Kuwait withdraws citizenship from 69 individuals under official decrees The move was approved by the Council of Ministers […]
Higher Education
UoG reinforces merit & transparency with first-ever online faculty scrutiny mechanism
The University of Gujrat (UoG) has successfully implemented a dedicated online portal to conduct a transparent, merit based, and technology-driven scrutiny process for applicants to the post of Assistant Professor (BPS-19). Introduced for the first time in the University’s history, this landmark initiative reflects UoG’s firm commitment to transparency, fairness, and institutional excellence. Under the […]
When Higher Education Stops Listening
When a student takes, or attempts to take his or her own life, public conversation is often shadowed by speculative narratives. The question quietly shifts from what went wrong to why this happened. Even social media users rush to frame the story, often with relentless certainty, producing explanations that are easy to consume but rarely […]
UoP staff protest, seek federal control amid financial crisis
PESHAWAR: Teaching and non-teaching employees of the University of Peshawar (UoP) have demanded that the institution be placed under federal administrative and financial control, alleging that the provincial government has failed to manage its affairs. The demand was issued during a protest on Friday over the non-payment of December salaries and pensions. Read More: KP government […]
HEC chairman post vacant as selection awaits approval
ISLAMABAD: The appointment of the chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) continues to face delays, although the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training remains hopeful that the process will be completed in the coming days. Reda More: Academic circles hope HEC to regain reputation under Dr Mukhtar The position fell vacant on July 30 following […]
KP says Upper Chitral varsity plan not feasible
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has informed the federal government that establishing a separate university in Upper Chitral district is not feasible, proposing instead that funds be allocated to upgrade the existing University of Chitral in neighbouring Lower Chitral. Read More: Three-day Shandur polo festival kicks off in upper Chitral Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced […]
A Suicide in Higher Education
The recent tragic suicide of a fifth-semester pharmacy student, Mr Awais Sultan, at the University of Lahore has raised urgent and unsettling questions about Pakistan’s higher education system. What drives students to such despair on our campuses? Where does responsibility lie? And, most critically, what structural reforms are required to prevent such tragedies from recurring? […]
UoG set to implement EOTO as academics approve new SOPs
GUJRAT – The University of Gujrat (UoG) Academic Council in its 28th meeting here at Hafiz Hayat Campus on Friday approved the new SOPs for implementing the Each One Teach One (EOTO) – the new initiative under the Prime Minister’s National Literacy Drive. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Zahoor Ul Haq, recepient of the prestigious Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, […]
Dow University convocation celebrates academic achievements
KARACHI: More than 2,800 students were conferred degrees at the 15th convocation of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), held on Wednesday at the varsity’s Ojha campus cricket ground. Graduates from medical, dental, pharmacy, nursing, and allied health sciences disciplines took part in the ceremony. Read More: 4,051 awarded degrees at 28th convocation of UMT The graduating […]
Punjab, Netherlands to collaborate on higher education, water management
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met Ambassador of Netherlands HE Robert-Jan Siegert for detailed discussions on how to promote trade, investment, agriculture, water management, climate change, technological collaboration and public linkages. Welcoming the Ambassador on his recent appointment, she expressed best wishes and reaffirmed Punjab’s commitment to advancing cooperation with the Netherlands. Both sides […]