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May-June 2019
Government of
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Dr. Banuri said the range of on Teaching and Learning, Research was chaired by Dr.
actions to be undertaken by Research and University Athar Usama, Adviser and
NAHE are not new, as HEC has Governance and Leadership Managing Partner,
long supported capacity were conducted. Teaching and INNOVentures Global (Pvt.) Ltd
building for university faculty Learning session was chaired and Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah,
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and leadership. by Dr. Arshad Ahmad, Vice Vice Chancellor, Quaid-i-Azam
Chancellor, Lahore University University, Islamabad chaired
The new development, he of Management Science the session on Governance and
explained, is a renewed (LUMS) while the session of Leadership.
commitment to quality,
mobilisation of a community of National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE)
excellence, embarking upon a
An Introduction
continuous process of
reflection, analysis and reform, The main objective of the National Academy of Higher Education
and integrating capacity (NAHE) is to meet HEC’s mission of improving the quality of
building centrally into the teaching, learning and research in the Higher Education
university operations. He Institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan, in addition to capacity building and
extended gratitude to HEC’s promotion of academic and leadership competencies. It will offer
development partners in generic as well as need-based capacity building services to
establishment of NAHE, enhance quality of teaching, research, and management in
including the World Bank, country’s HEIs.
British Council, and Lahore
University of Management The Academy will cater to the prevailing need for quality across
Sciences (LUMS). different spheres and realms of academics and HEIs through
different interventions and series of programmes. To this end, the
Mr. Illangovan underlined that quality standards for respective interventions including capacity
the World Bank is looking building, training modules and delivery mechanism will be neatly
forward to achievement of woven and piloted to ensure better impact.
goals through NAHE. He
appreciated that the Being an apex learning body, NAHE will institute and lead a
Government of Pakistan broader national discourse around the purpose, perspective and
accords great importance to policy in higher education and will help develop high-quality
the human capital. human capital to achieve excellence in the academic milieu.
Dr. Arshad Ahmad, Vice In order to develop desirable high-quality human capital, it will
Chancellor LUMS noted that work as a centre of excellence for capacity building, skill
establishment of NAHE development, and promotion of academic and leadership
reaffirms the commitment to competencies through setting standards, cultivating academic
enhanced quality learning in quality, and advancing relevant research in collaboration with
Pakistan. The session was also HEIs, industry and social sector.
addressed by Raja Yasir
Humayun Sarfaraz, Punjab’s The Academy will design programmes - including certifications,
Minister for Higher Education, workshops, seminars, conferences, and webinars - for academic
Dr. Barbara Oakley, Professor professionals, institutional leaders, university management and
of Engineering, Oakland other academic leaders. NAHE will inculcate leadership
University, Michigan and Ms. competencies and skills required in implementation of higher
Alison Johns, CEO, Advance education policies. It will work on capacity building in the areas of
Higher Education, UK. R&D and entrepreneurship. It will design framework for
embedding employability through quality teaching and will create
During the conference of partnerships among community, universities and industry at
NAHE, three parallel sessions national as well as International level.
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NA Standing Committee Briefed on
Financial Challenges of Higher Education
May-June 2019
The universities will suffer if education sector must have at National Academy of Higher
the indicated budgetary cuts least one fourth of the four per Education (NAHE) for training
are executed, said Dr. Tariq cent, but unfortunately the of potential university
Banuri, Chairman Higher sector could only get one leadership, and capacity
Education Commission (HEC) tenth of the allocated amount. building of teaching and non-
while briefing a recent meeting teaching staff of universities.
of National Assembly’s He also mentioned success of He also underlined HEC’s
Standing Committee on HEC projects including efforts for promotion of ICT
Federal Education and Technology Development through expansion of Pakistan
Professional Training with Mian Fund; National Research Education and Research
Najeeb-ud-Din Awaisi in the Programme for Universities; Network (PERN). He added
chair at the Commission Social Integration Outreach that Higher Education
Secretariat. Programme, and various other Management Information
initiatives directed to System (HEMIS) is being
Highlighting challenges facing promotion of a research executed to ensure transparent
the higher education sector, culture in the country. university operations.
the Chairman expressed
concerns that instead of To a question regarding The Chairman underscored
increase in the sector’s budget, mushroom growth of private that HEC is taking steps to
it has been fluctuating since institutions, he said HEC sets bring systems reforms, develop
the establishment of HEC in standards for higher education fast track institutions, and
2002. “Pakistan’s education institutions across the country. promote fundraising, as HEC is
system is grossly under- All the institutions need to committed to ensuring
funded.” fulfill HEC criteria before autonomy of universities.
securing charter to operate
He explained that Pakistan anywhere in the country, he He vowed that IT platform will
spends 2.8 per cent of its GDP revealed. Informing the be fully exploited to further
on education, which must be legislators regarding HEC’s strengthen connectivity among
at least four per cent. He future plans, Dr. Banuri said universities and the academic
added that the higher HEC is working on revival of community.
The meeting passed two bills including Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Bill, and
the Disabled Persons Employment and Rehabilitation presented by Ms. Mehnaz Akbar Aziz and Ms. Tahira
Aurangzeb, Members National Assembly, respectively. On the occasion, Mr. Tahir Abbas Zaidi, Director General
Accreditation and Attestation, HEC briefed the meeting regarding the University of Islamabad Bill 2019.
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and Commercialisation and Institute of Asian Civilisation Design. During this visit, they
Business Incubation Centres. (TIAC) at Quaid-i-Azam met with vice chancellors,
University. The Sri Lankan Vice faculty members, deans and
Mr. Tahir Abbas Zaidi, Director Chancellors expressed great other senior university officials
General, Accreditation and interest in the Institute and to discuss bilateral academic
May-June 2019
Attestation, HEC described appreciated quality of research and professional matters.
Commission's mandate and and academic programmes.
functions with respect to After briefing, they visited The delegation also visited HEJ
accreditation and attestation associated TIAC Museum and International Centre of
of institutions, academic the library. Chemical and Biological
programmes and qualifications Sciences in Karachi. A guided
in the country. Mr. Javed Iqbal, One of the components of the tour of multiple laboratories
Director Library, HEC shared a Programme is the was given to the delegation to
presentation on HEC's Digital establishment of a Centre of experience various state-of-
Library. Mr. Abdullah Fayyaz Asian Culture and Civilisation the-art facilities. In the end, the
Chattha, Director IT gave a in Colombo. The visit to TIAC delegation visited Dow
detailed presentation about set a foundation to initiate the University of Health Sciences
Pakistan Education and process that leads to establish and its teaching hospital.
Research Network (PERN). a Centre that would work as a
medium for research in Moreover, HEC invited local
The delegation also paid a visit Archaelogy and Civilisation. Vice Chancellors in Islamabad,
to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Later, the delegation went to Lahore and Karachi to join the
Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed, Special historic city of Taxila to get a reception of Sri Lankan
Secretary, South Asian Desk guided tour of Taxila Museum Delegation to explore
highlighted the importance of and nearby stupas. possibilities of cooperation in
regional connectivity and the areas of mutual interest.
role of higher education in During their visit to Lahore, the Earlier, a two-member
achieving sustainable peace in delegation visited University of delegation from HEC had also
the region. the Punjab, Lahore University visited Sri Lanka that set the
of Management Sciences, foundation of Pakistan-Sri
During their stay in Islamabad, National College of Arts, and Lanka Higher Education
the delegation visited Taxila Pakistan Institute of Fashion Cooperation Programme.
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Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman Higher Education the Chairman HEC suggested that all
Commission (HEC) has said that HEC is striving stakeholders, including FAPUASA, the VC's
for strengthened autonomy of universities with Committee, and HEC develop a Code of Conduct
fairness and accountability. He made these for academia. This would not only create
remarks while talking to a delegation of the consensus over a desirable framework for
Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic interaction among academics.
Staff Association (FAPUASA) who recently called
on him at the Commission Secretariat. On other matters, all participants agreed that
government funding for higher education should
FAPUASA representatives presented their be enhanced rather than slashed. Dr. Banuri said
concerns regarding victimisation of faculty by that nobody in the Government disagrees with
universities’ management. They lamented that this proposition. Yet, the funding for higher
people are being fired, suppressing their right to education continued to be low, and had recently
freedom of speech. “We do not raise any been slashed even further.
objection if actions are taken against faculty on
basis of financial or moral corruption.” FAPUASA In response to a question regarding research
requested HEC to set up a grievance council, funding, he assured the participants that no HEC
which would adjudicate on such matters through programme had been stopped, and that the
a transparent judicial process. allocation for research and research-related
expenses (including conferences, research travel,
Dr. Banuri said that HEC strongly supports a startup grants, anti-plagiarism software, and
timely, fair resolution to the issues of faculty as access to digital libraries) was being enhanced
well as all other academic community members. significantly. In addition to the NRPU, HEC was
He promised to examine the pros and cons of a also launching two major new initiatives, namely
Grievance Council from the legal as well as the National Challenge Fund (NCF) and the Local
practical perspective, and consult with other Challenge Fund (LCF), which would support
stakeholders, especially the Vice Chancellors' consortia of universities to contribute to the
Committee. resolution to national and local challenges,
respectively.
In addition to this, he drew attention to the
urgent need to build a consensus over a formal In response to demands by faculty members, Dr.
"Charter of Rights" of faculty members, Banuri said that HEC is supportive of enhanced
especially with regard to the need to protect benefits to faculty members, including tax rebate
intellectual freedom on campuses. and higher retirement age. He said that the
demands of the TTS/BPS Committee had been
In response to a number of comments regarding received and was being examined internally at
harassment and ill treatment of faculty members, HEC.
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Dr. Fateh Marri Joins HEC as
Member Operations & Planning
May-June 2019
Dr. Fateh Mohammed Marri has recently joined Earlier, Dr. Marri was Chief
Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan Economist in P&D
as Member (Operations and Planning). Dr. Marri Department, Government of
is an economist, academician, researcher, Sindh mainly responsible
planning expert, and development and for overall economic
management professional having experience of planning and research,
about 22 years. He did his PhD in Agricultural development statistics,
Economics from Sindh Agriculture University, foreign funding, donors’
Tandojam. coordination, relationships
with federal departments including Economic
A well-known scholar and practitioner in the Affairs Division and Planning Commission and
academic and development sector of Pakistan, international development partners.
Dr. Marri maintains good relations with Civil
Society Organizations all over Pakistan and He worked as Regional Programme Manager of
Governments at Federal and Provincial levels. ActionAid International for Sindh and Balochistan
at its Area office Karachi. He also worked as
He is a fellow of South Asian Network for Director Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and
Development and Environmental Economics, Evaluation in Project Coordination and
USA and Green Economic Institute, United Monitoring Unit, Planning and Development
Kingdom. He has lectured in various national as Department, Government of Sindh.
well as international seminars on Natural
Resources Economics and Water Management in He was Member Syndicate, Senate, Departmental
Pakistan. Board of Studies and Board of Faculty. He was
also Secretary of Curriculum Revision Committee
As part of the Planning and Development formed by HEC for Agricultural Economics at
Department, Government of Sindh, Dr. Marri Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. He was
managed three World Bank funded projects also associated with International Water
including Sindh Water Sector Improvement Management Institute (IWMI), Pakistan as Social
Project, Sindh Barrages Improvement Project and Scientist and Team Member in an action research
Sindh Agricultural Growth Project (focusing on project entitled “Farmer Managed Irrigated
Horticultural and Dairy Value Chain). Agriculture”.
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The winners were Dr. Osman The Roadshow is a global initiative in which applicants are invited
Hassan, Smart SIM (Health), Dr. to pitch ideas accelerating one or more of the UN Sustainable
Khawaja Arsalan Habib, Short Development Goals (SDGs).
Circuit Fault Localization
System (Energy), Mr. Hassan young Pakistani innovators to Addressing the audience, Dr.
Bin Rizwan, Muse Lessons pitch their ideas for addressing Bandar Hajjar President IsDB
(Education), and Ms. Rehana one or more of the SDGs. He said that Pakistan is the
Balti, Apricot Processing maintained that there is no integral member country of
Strategy (Agriculture). dearth of innovative and the IsDB group and is the 3rd
creative ideas in our countries largest beneficiary of IsDB
The competition attracted over but there is a dire need of financing.
200 entrants from across directing efforts towards
Pakistan, with 20 shortlisted providing indigenous solutions The IsDB group has provided a
teams presented their for the problems that we face, total financing of 12.43 billion
innovative ideas. Out of those and secondly there is a strong USD to Pakistan, helping
20, four finalists were selected need for connecting improve the lives of people of
by the judging panel awarding innovators with entrepreneurs, Pakistan through a range of
$3,000 seed capital and a who can convert the ideas or development projects. Dr.
ticket to Transformers prototypes into Hajjar said that IsDB has
Roadshow final to be held in commercialised products or earmarked a 500 million USD
Senegal later this year. services. fund for promoting science,
technology and innovation in
The initiatives were assessed in Dr. Mirza also said that the member countries.
line with the SDGs agenda Pakistani innovators are using
across factors such as their skills in producing energy Dr. Tariq Banuri, Coordinator
innovativeness, impact and from renewable technologies, General COMSTECH and
outreach, practicality, which can be linked with Chairman Higher Education
scalability, sustainability, industry to eliminate poverty Commission said that we are
potential for patenting and and generate employment. He committed to developing local
commercialisation. said that with the help of IsDB talent and nurturing solutions
we have started a project of to key challenges. “We are
Dr. Zafar Mirza, Minister of mobile health clinics in delighted that this event
State for Health was the chief Islamabad that will obviously attracted some of Pakistan’s
guest of the occasion. Dr. facilitate people in providing top minds who have made it
Mirza congratulated IsDB for basic health facilities in remote their mission to help achieve
providing this opportunity to areas. the Sustainable Development
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Goals.” He said that the Higher the quality of the applications Science, technology and
Education Commission of here in Pakistan has been innovation are at the heart of
Pakistan is collaborating with exceptionally high. the IsDB’s strategy and
IsDB for funding innovative through the Transform Fund,
projects by Pakistani scientists. “I am delighted to see so many our dream is to support
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innovative and novel solutions solutions designed by local
Dr. Hayat Sindi, Senior Adviser proposed across such a diverse entrepreneurs who understand
to the President, IsDB said that mix of development issues. their communities.”
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US Needs-Based Scholarship-Vital
Fields being Focused
students who could not
otherwise afford to earn
degrees.
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Commission (HEC), Pakistan, He said MNBSP reserves 50 build a vibrant society,” he
the United States Agency for percent of scholarships for remarked.
International Development female students. Dr. Tariq
(USAID), and 30 Pakistani Banuri, Chairman, HEC added Since its establishment in 2004,
universities. that the scholarship MNBSP has awarded
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programme focuses on fields scholarships to more than
Scholarships cover tuition, vital to Pakistan’s economic 5,300 deserving yet
housing, and textbooks; development, including economically disadvantaged
provide a food stipend, and agriculture, business, youth across Pakistan. In
include financial aid engineering, medicine, and Punjab, MNBSP has awarded
management and career social sciences. scholarships to 2,300 students
development services. attending 10 partner
“Our objective is to create institutions, including the
Governor Sarwar commended opportunities for talented University of Health Sciences
the United States’ support for students, faculty, and and its affiliated medical
higher education in Pakistan. researchers, so they can help colleges.
D-8, also known as Developing-8, is an Dr. Marri emphasised on the quality aspect of
organization for development cooperation teaching and research and representation of D-8
among eight countries, including Bangladesh, states in the university including faculty,
Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan researchers as well as students.
and Turkey.
He also highlighted that since the University is
The Secretary General of D-8, Ambassador Dato’ established in Bu Ali Sina University, so
Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, participated in the Board of endeavors like those of the great Muslim
Trustees Meeting. The 2nd Focal Points Meeting of scientist are expected from the University.
the D-8 International University was attended by
representatives from the Ministries of Education He briefed the attendees regarding the idea
and Higher Education Authorities as well as behind the establishment of the D-8
officials of the embassies of D-8 member states. International University, current status and
The meeting concluded with adoption of progress as well as future plans and projects
relevant documents for BoT meeting, namely regarding the University.
Statute of the D-8 International University and
rules of procedure of the BoT. He also emphasised on the importance of
University as an incubator of world-class
In the 1st BoT meeting of the D-8 International scientists and inventors. He thanked the D-8
University, Dr. Mansour Gholami, Minister of Member States for their unwavering
Science, Research and Technology, Iran chaired commitment and support to the D-8
the ceremony. International University project.
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Training on Academic Writing for Publication
The Learning Innovation Division of HEC recently Communication, Advanced English Literature for
organised a two-week training programme on English majors, Engineering, Agriculture, and
“Academic Writing for Publication”, in Medicine.
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collaboration with the US Embassy Pakistan’s
Regional English Language Office. Dr. Ivan was the Resource Person during these
two weeks. Dr. Nadia Tahir, Managing Director,
It was a 10-day intensive professional Quality Assurance Agency was chief guest in the
development training session on academic closing ceremony. Sixteen faculty members were
writing for university teachers from across awarded certificates. Mr. Fida Hussain, Director
Pakistan. The participants represented diverse General, Learning Innovation was also present on
disciplines including Basic English the occasion.
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O B I T U A R Y
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Self-Review Sessions on Quality
Enhancement at NED University
May-June 2019
NED University of Engineering
and Technology, Karachi
recently conducted its Self-
Review of Institutional
Performance Evaluation (IPE)
and Review of Masters and
PhD Programmes. Dr. Razak
Mahar, Director QEC, Shah
Abdul Latif University was
invited as an external member
in the review panel.
The purpose of the self- facilities, interacted with the Enhancement Cell (QEC)
assessment activity was to principal officers, Chairs, organised a one-day seminar
review University Portfolio Deans, HoDs, faculty and on Practices of Quality
Report and measure the students. In the end, review Assurance in Higher Education
compliance level with the IPE panels held an exit meeting Institutions. The Directors of
Manual of Higher Education with Dr. Muhammad Tufail, QECs from various universities
Commission. Pro-Vice Chancellor and were invited as guest speakers.
communicated in brief their The participants included
The review panels of both observations and faculty members, area
activities reviewed the recommendations. coordinators, officials and
available data and documents. students of NED and other
The panel also visited selected Meanwhile, University’s Quality universities.
Conference on Computing
and Information Sciences
Pakistan Air Force – Karachi
Institute of Economics and
Technology (PAF-KIET) recently
held its 3rd International
Conference on Computing and
Information Sciences.
The event provided a forum to Manager, Facebook based in submitted, out of which 20
present new research of the Seattle and Prof. Nasser papers were selected for final
emerging technologies in the Metwally, Bahrain University presentation. Air Vice Marshal
fields of Computing and were keynote speakers of the (R) Tubrez Asif, President PAF-
Information Sciences. conference. KIET said that he was confident
that the conference would help
Mr. Mohammad Vakil, For the conference, 72 provide a bridge between
Technical Programme research paper abstracts were academia and the industry.
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AAUR Workshop on ICT Role for
Disaster Prediction and Management
May-June 2019
The Institute of Information Technology of Pir The President emphasised upon creation of mass
Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, awareness about impacts of climatic change,
Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) in collaboration with adding that ICT could play a significant role by
the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural making people conscious about the
Organisation (ISESCO) recently organised a environmental hazards.
three-day regional workshop on the Role of
Information and Communication Technologies “Every person should plant at least one sapling
(ICT) for Disaster Prediction and Management. because it is a collective responsibility to tackle
issues of environmental and climatic changes.”
The objectives of organising the workshop was
to raise awareness about ICT role for disaster Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman, Vice Chancellor, AAUR said
prediction and management among that this workshop is aimed to discuss modern
academicians, researchers, professionals and day tools and technologies especially
policy makers. information technology apparatus for proactive
approach through prediction and post-facto
President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi was the chief mitigation of such incidences.
guest at the inaugural session while Dr. Khalid
Mahmood Khan, Secretary General, Network of The experts recommended strengthening
Academies of Sciences of Islamic Countries was regional research and development activities
the guest of honour. related to use of ICT and comprehensive
communication system in disaster risk reduction.
Speaking on the occasion, President Alvi urged They suggested that there is a dire need of
the need to develop, test and scale up ICT management information system for strategy,
applications in areas of disaster prevention, planning and rehabilitation. They were of the
preparedness and governance. He stressed on view that lack of awareness is a major problem
water resources management, sound agriculture for disaster management and recommended use
practices and enhanced forestation across of many open-resource tools and software
Pakistan to ensure disaster risk reduction. applications.
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Conference on Quality
Assurance in Higher Education
The University of Education “Strategic Planning for your Dr. Arshad Javed, Vice
(UoE), Lahore in collaboration Organisation”, “Establishing Chancellor, Khyber Medical
with Khyber Medical University and Maintaining a Culture of University said that incredible
and Pakistan Network of Quality”, “Constructive work is being done to ensure
Quality Assurance in Higher Alignment of Teaching, quality in higher education by
Education (PNQAHE) organised Learning, and Assessment to PNQAHE. “We will ensure
2nd International Conference on the Intended Level of Course quality in teacher’s research
Quality Assurance in Higher and Programme Learning and in finished product i.e. our
Education. Outcomes”, “KPIs and graduates”, he stressed.
Benchmarking – Improving
Before formal inauguration of HEIs Performance". Dr. Azam Ali Khawaja, former
the conference, the Managing Director, Quality
international speakers Dr. Rauf-i-Azam, Vice Assurance Agency, HEC
conducted different workshops Chancellor, UoE said although expressed his views on Quality
covering various topics that the present government is Assurance in Higher education.
included, “Embedding Quality introducing major reforms in
Culture in a University: a education system to bring the Ms. Noor Amna Malik, Adviser,
Management Perspective”, much needed quality in Monitoring and Evaluation,
“The Role of Performance education system, however all HEC shared the role of HEC
Evaluation Systems within the stakeholders should join hands and its contributions to uplift
Quality Assurance Framework: with the government for a real the standard of higher
Challenges and Opportunities”, change. education in the country.
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BNU holds Degree Show local and tried to explore how
breaking of such binaries can
inform the evolution of design.
May-June 2019
Fest was also held with the
sub-theme for this year
"blank." Continuing the
tradition of bringing people
outside of art and design
academia, this year the
Nothing Fest brought together
The Annual Thesis Show of The show was inaugurated by people from diverse
Mariam Dawood School of Dr. Parvez Hassan, Member backgrounds. Speakers put
Visual Arts and Design (SVAD), BNU Board of Governors. together their ideas of "blank"
Beaconhouse National through their experiences,
University (BNU), Lahore The week-long activities also some brought in poetry and
featured thesis works of featured 2nd Design Summit some narrated moving stories.
around 60 graduating students Prologue headed by Prof.
of Visual Arts, Visual Rashid Rana and Dr. Ijlal After the enriching sessions
Communication Design, Textile Muzaffar. The summit interactive “talkshops” were
and Fibre Studies, Fashion and challenged binary framings of held for the students to gain
Fibre Studies and Jewellery and modern vs traditional, experience with the leaders in
Accessory Design. art/design vs craft, global vs their respective fields.
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Student Alert!
May-June 2019
Confirm Accreditation of Professional Degree
Programme before Admission
It has been noticed with concern that degree programmes of some universities are being
initiated/continued without obtaining accreditation from the concerned Professional Councils.
Non-Recognition of such graduates by the Councils creates a direct negative impact on the future of
these students.
In the larger public interest, it is important that commencement of new professional programmes be only
undertaken after complete observance of all the requirements prescribed by the Councils. Students and
Parents are advised to confirm whether the degree programme of their interest is accredited by the
concerned Council before getting admission.
Accreditation Matters !
Students seeking admission are advised to confirm that the degree programmes they choose are
accredited by respective Councils.
Managing Director
Quality Assurance Agency
For complaints and suggestions:
Tel: 051-90402700
Email: sukhan@hec.gov.pk and hquddus@hec.gov.pk
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Student Alert!
The admissions of Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology (SUIT), Peshawar in
all those programmes which are being offered through Distance Education Centres (DECs) have
been stopped.
The University has been advised to restrict its operations to on-campus programmes at HEC-
recognised Main Campus in Peshawar ONLY.
Prospective students are advised not to take admission in any programme through Distance
Education Centres of Sarhad University across the country, including AJ&K and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Otherwise, degrees of such students will not be recognised by HEC.
Students and their parents are advised not to take admission in any campus/college/branch/
outpost in Punjab where degree programmes of University of Central Punjab are being offered,
except main campus of UCP in Lahore, otherwise degrees of such students will not be recognised
by HEC.
Further, no fresh admissions are allowed in Associate Degree Programme (ADP) in any of the
colleges of UCP with effect from October 2, 2018. Prospective students are advised not to obtain
admission in any Associate Degree Programme of UCP.
Director General
Accreditation and Attestation
Sector H-9, Islamabad
Ph: 051-90400900
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) recognises
degrees of chartered universities/institutions from public
and private sector in Pakistan along with their approved
campuses as mentioned at following website links.
Any other university/institution which is not listed among HEC recognised universities
or campuses available at our website will not be considered a recognised institution.
In the larger interest of general public and in view of the forthcoming admission
season, students and their parents are advised to verify legal status of the
university/institution or its campus from the above-mentioned links.
Students are advised NOT to take admissions in those institutions which are not listed
among HEC recognised universities/institutions/campuses given on HEC website.
Degrees obtained from non-recognised institutions/ campuses will not be recognised.
NOTE
Students and parents are cautioned not to get admission in the universities/DAIs wherein
admissions are banned due to various irregularities as mentioned on HEC website.