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An all-girls team from Lahore Grammar School 55 Main has won the Global Finals of the 2026 GlobalFuture Space Scholars’ Meet in Beijing, giving Pakistan the top position in an international schoollevel engineering and space competition.The final brought together 260 students from nine countries. Participants worked in multinationalteams structured like virtual companies and were asked…
Thirty-three Pakistani universities have secured positions in the US News & World Report Best GlobalUniversities Rankings 2026-27. COMSATS University Islamabad is the highest-ranked Pakistaniinstitution at 410th globally, followed by Quaid-i-Azam University at 451st and the University ofLahore at 479th.The ranking assesses more than 2,250 universities across over 100 countries, with heavy emphasis onresearch reputation, publications,…
Pakistan plans to send 100 young agricultural graduates to Italy for advanced training linked to olivecultivation, processing, marketing and value-chain development. The initiative was announced aspart of the government’s push to strengthen the national olive sector and reduce dependence onimported edible oil. The training is expected to expose graduates to modern practices that can be…
Pakistan has introduced SILA, an artificial-intelligence translator developed to make emergencyinformation more accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The tool forms part of aninclusive early-warning effort designed to communicate urgent safety information in a form userscan understand quickly.The technology has been developed by ConnectHear with support from partners including GSMAPakistan and…
The University of Sindh, Jamshoro, has distributed scholarships worth Rs. 525.77 million among 1,074students in one of its largest financial-aid distributions. The awards were funded through differentgovernment departments and were presented at the university’s main convention venue.Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, HEC Sindh Chairman Dr S. M. Tariq Rafi and ViceChancellor Prof. Dr…
Punjab is preparing its first commercial policy for universities, a step the provincial government sayswill be taken after Cabinet approval. The policy is expected to give higher education institutions aclearer framework for generating and managing revenue while maintaining their academicresponsibilities.Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat also indicated that university funding would be increasedduring the current year…
Lahore: Punjab has extended the deadline for applications for permanent principal positions in governmentcolleges, giving eligible candidates until September 1, 2026 to complete the process. The appointmentsform part of the fourth phase of a provincial effort to place regular heads in colleges that have beenfunctioning without permanent leadership.According to the latest update, 100 colleges across…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has announced the launch of an Inter-Tech program in selected governmenthigher secondary schools as part of a new technical-education initiative. The first phase will cover 20schools in 10 districts, split equally between boys’ and girls’ institutions. The Elementary and Secondary Education Department plans to engage qualified Technical EducationProviders through an open competitive outsourcing…
The Higher Education Commission has opened nominations for the HEC Best University TeacherAward 2026, inviting recognized public and private universities to put forward outstanding facultymembers. The award is designed to recognize excellence in teaching, innovation, student learningand academic development. Each eligible higher education institution may nominate one teacher through its university-levelselection committee. The nomination package…
Punjab has directed all public and private schools to use the Educational Institutions Security Status(EISS) mobile application and web portal. The system is intended to create a centralized database ofsecurity arrangements at educational institutions across the province. District education authorities have been told to ensure that school heads enter complete and currentinformation about required security…
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