Pakistan Education updates

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Punjab Govt to Establish Three New Technology Universities

The Punjab government is working on the establishment of three new technology universities in the province to serve the need of skilled human force. Minister for Industries, Aslam Iqbal, told the Punjab Assembly in the question hour.

As per the details, the new universities will be set up in Attock, DGKhan, and Mandi Bahauddin.

The House also got to know that the provincial government has allocated over Rs. 1069 million for the promotion of small industries.

Earlier, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar had revealed that the government has decided to establish three international-standard universities in Punjab. He added that the said universities would be established in the southern, northern, and central parts of the province.

The CM said that feasibility studies are underway for the initiation of work on these universities. He further revealed that the government has decided to bring the necessary improvements in the education sector.

It has substantially enhanced the educational budget to this effect. In the current fiscal year, an amount of Rs. 373 billion has been allocated for the education sector

 

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Capital’s schools to get 70 new buses today

In a bit of good news for the government-run schools and colleges in the federal capital, the government is expected to distribute some 70 new buses amongst the educational institutions in the city today.

 

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MIANWALI: In pursuance of his dream of spreading education specially to the downtrodden segments of the society, Prime Minister Imran Khan is building multi-million dollar Oxford-style 'Namal Knowledge City' in his hometown of Mianwali.

Built in as early as 1096, Oxford University is one of the top rated universities of the world. The university is made up of 38 constituent colleges, and a range of academic departments which are organised into four divisions.

Imran Khan founded Namal College 11 years ago and at that time it was affiliated with University of Bradford.

PM Imran was so passionate about the establishment of the knowledge city that when in 2017 a petition was filed seeking his disqualification, he told a journalist that if disqualified he would spend the rest of his life fulfilling his dream.

According to the project details, it includes academic blocks, knowledge center, sports complex, hospital, parks, technology, business centers, shopping malls, dairy farm, resorts, software houses, hotels, primary school and teachers' colony. The first phase of the knowledge city is estimated to cost $200 million.

Initially a technical college was established teaching mechanical, electrical and computer sciences. The foundation stone of a business college was laid two years ago by Imran Khan. Agri Business college is also in the works.

The 400 kanal land has been acquired for Namal Medical College and Namal Teaching Hospital.

If all go as planned, we would see a sprawling knowledge city in Mianwali by year 2027.

 

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Over 400 receive degrees at NUST SEECS convocation

NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) held its 11th convocation at the university’s main campus on Tuesday. NUST Rector Lt Gen (Retd) Naweed Zaman graced the occasion as chief guest. A total of 405 graduates were conferred BS, BE, MS and PhD degrees in the fields of electrical engineering, software engineering computer science, information security, information technology and innovative technologies in education.

In his convocation address, the rector felicitated the graduates, and advised them to make optimum use of the knowledge and skills gained at their alma mater towards addressing current and impending socio-economic challenges of the country.

He praised NUST SEECS for playing an instrumental role in producing innovative and creative professionals, equipped with sound analytical and problem-solving skills. He hoped that with each passing day, and with a focus on newly emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, cloud computing, big data, etc. the school will rise to even greater heights.

 

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Govt. of Balochistan has allocated 500 acres of land free of cost for University College Dera Murad Jamali.
Construction of boundary wall of College at new location started on 10th Jan. With financial assistance from HEC, University will be completed within 2 years.

 

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Karachi Literature Festival from 1st of next month

February 02, 2019

Annual a three-day Karachi Literature Festival will start at a local in Karachi from 1st of next month.

According to the organizer, this year the theme of the festival is ‘The Focus is Tomorrow’. It will explore emerging trends, new concepts, and the impact of social media and technology on literature.

It will include literary sessions, panel discussions, interviews, book launches, Urdu mushaira, English poetry readings, film screenings, performing arts and book fair.

 

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LUMS hosts annual career fair 2019

LAHORE : The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) hosted its Annual Career Fair on February 2, 2019 to connect its students with prospective employers and introduce them to a myriad of job and internship opportunities offered by various public and private sector organisations.

Being held for ten consecutive years, the Annual Career Fair, this year welcomed over a 100 national and international reputed organisations, representing multiple industries. Every organisation had setup a recruiter’s booth to conduct on-spot screening interviews, collect resumes and engage with the students. The company representatives also counselled the students regarding their career choices and the job market requirements.

Commenting on the occasion, the LUMS Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad said, “As Lahore celebrates another blessed season of marriages, LUMS hosts the Career Fair as its signature, milestone event for both students and employers. It is an exciting networking event showcasing reputable local, national and international companies as well as outstanding students from LUMS who learn about internship and full-time positions to explore future career opportunities. Employers recruit the best talent in Pakistan while our students consider life-changing prospects. This year around 100 organisations from multiple sectors are participating in the Career Fair. We are very fortunate to have our recruiting partners collaborate with our LUMS Career Services Office to make this event more successful than ever before.”

 

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LUMS hosts annual career fair 2019

LAHORE : The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) hosted its Annual Career Fair on February 2, 2019 to connect its 8th class result 2019 students with prospective employers and introduce them to a myriad of job and internship opportunities offered by various public and private sector organisations.

Being held for ten consecutive years, the Annual Career Fair, this year welcomed over a 100 national and international reputed organisations, representing multiple industries. Every organisation had setup a recruiter’s booth to conduct on-spot screening interviews, collect resumes and engage with the students. The company representatives also counselled the students regarding their career choices and the job market requirements.

Commenting on the occasion, the LUMS Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad said, “As Lahore celebrates another blessed season of marriages, LUMS hosts the Career Fair as its signature, milestone event for both students and employers. It is an exciting networking event showcasing reputable local, national and international companies as well as outstanding students from LUMS who learn about internship and full-time positions to explore future career opportunities. Employers recruit the best talent in Pakistan while our students consider life-changing prospects. This year around 100 organisations from multiple sectors are participating in the Career Fair. We are very fortunate to have our recruiting partners collaborate with our LUMS Career Services Office to make this event more successful than ever before.”

A total of 405 graduates were conferred BS, BE, MS and PhD degrees in the fields of electrical engineering, software engineering computer science, information security, information technology and innovative technologies in education. In his convocation address, the rector felicitated the graduates, and advised them to make optimum use of the knowledge and skills gained at their alma mater towards addressing current and impending socio-economic challenges of the country.

 

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Capital’s schools gets 70 new buses on 28th January 2019

In a bit of good news for the government-run schools and colleges in the federal capital, the government is expected to distribute some 70 new buses amongst the educational institutions in the city.

 

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Country’s first male-only medical college opens doors in Jamshoro

The country’s first male-only medical college is set to open its doors in Jamshoro. A notification issued by the Ministry of Health in Islamabad a few days back, confirms that Bilawal Bhutto Medical College (BBMC) will be allowed 100 seats for MBBS. Permission to establish the college had been granted by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) previous governing body.

The college is being allowed to immediately begin inducting its first batch of students. The college will be affiliated with the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, while the 500-bed TB hospital being run by the Sindh government has been named as its affiliated teaching hospital.

Professor Tariq Rafi, the VC of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, told that a request for the establishment of BBMC was received by a PMDC committee, which has since been dissolved. The committee had approved the establishment of the college, and two days ago, the ministry of health had released a notification for the establishment of the college. An advertisement was also published last week for admissions in the MBBS programme. He said that 800 candidates have applied for the 100 available seats.

 

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1000 SSUET graduates receive degrees

More than 1000 degrees were distributed among the Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) passing-out students while Assistant Prof Amber Asrar was awarded PhD degree in the 22nd Convocation of Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) here on Thursday.

The convocation was attended by a large number of educationists, scholars, dignitaries including faculty and students, said a statement.

Position holders were conferred on gold, silver and bronze medals for securing highest marks.

Addressing, on the occasion, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said that if you learned how to stand up after falling down and faced the challenges in life, nobody could stop you from achieving success.

The Governor Sindh said that girls were dominating boys in education.

 

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Courageous young leaders of Children’s Literature Festival ‘19

The challenges of learning are immense in Pakistan where about 50% children in grade 5 cannot manage grade 2 level competencies (ASER; LEAPs); this repeated and stuck narrative has to change through open platforms that provide alternative possibilities where children /adolescents are enabled to share creative modes of learning and expression. These do not have to be about their formal performance in tests and examinations but what they gather from within, their imagination, life’s experiences, vocabulary, expression and dare to share with wider audiences about who they really are. These children are helping us change narratives from despair to hope very positively in our society. They reached out to the Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), a social movement under Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), through social media seeking space for sharing their work at the CLF Lahore 2019. Who are these courageous young leaders? Let us meet them as they made a very huge impact through their shared writings at the Children’s Literature Festival Lahore on 22-23 January 2019. These young authors are our messengers of hope for learning- their voices deserve to be heard in a culture where often children are silenced for their aspirations and expression.