News from May 2009

Govt plans to include environment in syllabus

Islamabad
In order to familiarise the children with various environmental aspects and hazards, the government is planning to include environment as a subject in the syllabus of Class 9.
This was stated by Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi in a seminar titled ‘Asthma Control: Environment & Public Awareness’, organised here Wednesday at Preston University. [...]

Does Facebook Replace Face Time or Enhance It?

Jenny has not returned my calls in roughly a year. She has, however, sent me a poinsettia, poked me and placed a gift beneath my Christmas tree. She’s done all this virtually, courtesy of Facebook, the social-networking site on which users create profiles, gather “friends” and join common-interest groups, not to mention send digital gifts. [...]

US pledges $4m for HEC financial aid programme

ISLAMABAD: The United States will provide $4 million to expand the Higher Education Commission financial aid programme, which was launched at the concluding ceremony of a two-day national conference on public-private partnership for higher education here on Tuesday.
This $4 million programme aims to expand and improve financial aid programs for higher education in Pakistan.

Punjab not serious about education sector?

LAHORE

THE Punjab government has been running the education sector in a casual manner as the Ministry of Education, its various wings and autonomous bodies are being administered by the officials having additional charge.
Minister for Excise and Taxation Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has been holding the additional portfolio of education for the last many months while earlier [...]

College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U.S.

Over all, the report found, published college tuition and fees increased 439 percent from 1982 to 2007 while median family income rose 147 percent. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, and students from lower-income families, on average, get smaller grants from the colleges they attend than students from more affluent families.
“If [...]

What are the world’s most expensive colleges?

With a global recession unfolding, it’s tough to come up with funding for college these days, perhaps even more so if your destination is one of the world’s most expensive universities.

Aside from the general problem of rising tuition fees, the credit crunch has dented endowments. Not good news for many private American colleges and universities, [...]

WISE Awards 2009

Qatar Foundation invites applications for the WISE Awards 2009 to support outstanding practice and achievements within the themes of Pluralism, Sustainability and Innovation in education.

WISE differentiates itself from all other education-related initiatives through its action-oriented Awards, to reward concrete achievements and to sponsor innovative education-related projects that foster cross-educational collaboration.
For this inaugural year, the WISE [...]

ZONG scholarships in engineering launched

Islamabad, The first international brand of China Mobile has launched ZONG Scholarship Program, by signing a MoU with University of Engineering and Technology, to fund the education of students annually for higher studies in Computer Sciences, Engineering and Sciences. The ZONG Scholarship Program will enable talented, deserving young people to acquire quality higher education from [...]

PPSC interview result 1,585 qualify for interview

The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has cleared 1,585 candidates for interview as a result of written test for the recruitment to 313 posts of Lecturer English (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department. The details of candidates qualifying for the interview are available at Commission’s website www.ppsc.gov.pk.

University of Karachi BED Exams

The University of Karachi has said that the supplementary examination of the “Teaching of General Science” (BEd) will now be held on June 3 and “Anatomy” (BDS first professional) on June 6.