Monday, July 8, 2024

Education

Unilever launches Talent Hunt program for Pakistani students

ISLAMABAD - To encourage students to showcase their academic and strategic acumen, as well as to attract talent from leading universities, Unilever Pakistan has launched a talent hunt program. Unilever Talent Hunt (UTH) 2015 will offer participants the opportunity to represent Pakistan at...

Merit awards: Pakistani students receive Australia Awards Scholarship 2016

ISLAMABAD – Around 20 Pakistani professionals who have been awarded Australia Awards Scholarship 2016 gathered for a pre-departure briefing in Islamabad on Tuesday Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson farewelled the awardees who are professionals working in public health, education, economic growth, governance,...

Energy-specific research grants announced for Pakistani students

Islamabad — The U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), University of Engineering and Technology (UET), and Arizona State University (ASU), have recently announced energy-specific research grants through a nationwide call...

Int. Book Festival Opens in Istanbul

ISTANBUL -- Turkey’s biggest international book fair opened its doors in Istanbul city with a ceremony to mark its 34th anniversary. The Tuyap Fair in Beylikduzu opened with the theme of ‘Humor: Looking at Life with a Smile.’ This year, the...

Sad news for Pakistan – Books import almost halved in 2014-15

ISLAMABAD: Import of books declined by 45.89 per cent in fiscal 2014-15 to Rs71.453 million from Rs132.898m in 2013-14. Pakistan imports books from 45 countries. The daily Dawn quoted the Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir as saying that local publishers were...

Pakistani and U.S. academics promote Higher Education Linkages

Washington, D.C. (United States) - Pakistani and United States academics agreed to promote the spirit of academic collaboration between the two countries' higher education communities. Senior Pakistani academics from 33 universities met with 21 U.S. partner institutions in Washington, D.C. for...

Girls’ Education Programme worth USD 7 million launched in Islamabad

Islamabad - UNESCO and Government of Pakistan have launched a three-year program “Girls’ Right to Education Programme in Pakistan" to improve access to quality learning opportunities for girls in the hardest-to-reach areas of the country. The program launched in Islamabad on...

US sponsored “back to school’ expo attracts huge audience

ISLAMABAD – Hundreds of Pakistani students attended a “Back to School” fair in Islamabad on Sept 21, 2015 sponsored by Education USA Pakistan, in coordination with the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). Pakistani students interested in studying in the United...

USAID improving water supplies, facilitating education in Pakistan

KARACHI: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) broke ground at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) of a new USAID-funded building that will house the U.S. Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, according to press statement. The...

HEC, PEP to setup Student Start-up Business Centers in 9 Universities

The Higher Education Commission (HEC), the Promotion of Education in Pakistan (PEP) Foundation and nine public sector universities in Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to open “Student Start-up Business Centers” in the participating universities. The...

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Keir Starmer becomes UK’s new prime minister as Labour wins UK general election 2024

UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer has become prime minister of UK after a ceremonial meeting with King Charles III on July 5, 2024. Starmer has led Labour to secure a landslide victory in the UK’s 2024 general election to end 14 years of Conservative rule.