Posts tagged Education
‘Free’ school could be set up in Department for Education building
May 11th
Plans for one of the Government’s flagship “free” schools to be set up within the Department for Education’s headquarters in central London were revealed yesterday.
The idea is to concentrate civil servants’ minds on their “mission” – educating children – as they walk to their offices in the morning.
David Bell, permanent More >
Mazhar: Higher Edu Commission for Sindh soon
May 9th
KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Pir Mazharul Haq said that Sindh education department is considering to form Higher Education Commission of Sindh and Bureau of Curriculum to enhance the quality of education and to improve the monitoring system Directorate of Monitoring and Evolution here been established in More >
3.1m children to be enrolled in schools this year: (CM) Shahbaz Sharif
Apr 20th
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif said that implementation of school reforms and promotion of education in the province had yielded positive results. He vowed that 100 percent enrollment of children will be ensured in Punjab and no child will be deprived of educational facilities.
He said that a target More >
Mayor Takes Idea of Education Outsider to New Level
Apr 7th
The departing New York City schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, of course, is a prime example. But in the eight years since he was appointed, the education world has changed, and become fertile ground for a crop of would-be school executives with one foot in the world of business management More >
Education sector reforms: Pindi ranks third in Punjab province in the education sector
Apr 4th
RAWALPINDI The Punjab government has declared Rawalpindi as the third best performing district of the province in the education sector reforms programme though last year it ranked 33rd.
Under the chief minister`s education sector reforms, every district has to show its quarterly education performance from primary to middle and higher secondary More >
Pakistan spent only 1.7 percent of its Gross Domestic Product GDP on education
Mar 19th
Karachi: The speaker lamented that Pakistan spent only 1.7 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on education, which was quite insufficient to ensure an ambitious academic revolution. “If we take the case of our neighbours – Bangladesh and India – they are spending much higher than we do on More >
International NGO to launch education projects in KP
Feb 17th
PESHAWAR, Feb 16: The provincial education department on Thursday inked two memorandums of understanding with an international NGO for launching social welfare projects in the province.
The memorandums were signed with the NGO, Save the Children, to launch projects with special focus on educating children and inculcating result oriented contemporary More >
Education very important for uplift, progress of any country’ Sindh CM
Feb 8th
* Sindh CM says education a provincial subject but provinces to depend on federal govt for financing
KARACHI: Education is now provincial subject as a whole after the passage of 18th Amendment in the constitution, however, as far as finances are concerned, the federal government has to look after all the More >
World Cancer Day highlights awareness and education about the disease
Feb 5th
KARACHI – Cancer is responsible for approximately 70 percent of the deaths in low and middle-income countries including Pakistan. “Together it is possible,” this year’s theme for the World Cancer Day that is being marked on Saturday (today), highlights the importance of raising awareness and education about the disease as More >
Twoday orientation session ends at National University of Modern Languages NUML
Feb 5th
ISLAMABAD: A two-day reception for newly enrolled students of the spring semester concluded at National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Saturday.
The two-day orientation session was held to brief the new students and their parents about the education programmes, scheme of study, evaluation and exam system, important features of the More >
One body should oversee health, education in capital Departments and divisions left within the federal capital particularly education and health
Feb 3rd
ISLAMABAD, Departments and divisions left within the federal capital particularly education and health after the devolution of the ministries should be brought under one administrative head.
National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, which met in the committee room of the Parliament House on Thursday with convener Malik Nawab Sher Waseer More >
LCWU admissions for Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching announced LAHORE College for Women University
Feb 3rd
LAHORE College for Women University (LCWU) Lahore has announced admissions for Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT), an evening programme offered by varsity’s Department of Education.
A spokesperson for LCWU said the Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching was designed keeping in view the recent National Education Policy statement and the More >
formal training and education in disaster management stressed
Jan 27th
LAHORE EXPERTS have stressed the need for formal training and education in disaster management and humanitarian relief at the same time asking media to play its role in educating masses about natural disasters and the ways and means available to deal with them effectively.
“Pakistan is in need of highly More >
39th Convocation at CITT Convention No education is complete without lofty ideals: Changez
Jan 27th
Islamabad
Education is the great success of any country as successful nations are those that make their education meaningful and purposeful. The youth of today are the masters of tomorrow. As long as we have such brilliant students, the future and destiny of our country is in safe hands.
The chief guest More >
Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis reverses decision to close Overseas Pakistanis Foundation OPF school
Jan 26th
LAHORE: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has reversed its decision to close down the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) school, officials said on Thursday. The decision was taken in a meeting held at the OPF Girls College School Section, which was attended by Federal Secretary Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis Nadeem Ashraf, More >
Human rights Workshop concludes with 20-demands charter at the Forman Christian College
Jan 23rd
LAHORE: A two day workshop on human rights concluded at the Forman Christian College on Sunday with a charter of demands titled Know Your Rights listing 20 issues that need immediate attention. The charter highlighted youth unemployment, education, religious harmony, harassment at workplaces, implementation of laws, freedom of expression and More >
Education termed panacea for all ills seminar organised by district government collaboration with the Pakistan International Human Rights
Jan 22nd
NOWSHERA Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said that education was the only way to steer the country out of the prevailing mess.
They were speaking at the seminar organised by the district government in collaboration with the Pakistan International Human Rights.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Social Welfare and Women More >
The News Education Expo 2012 Govt urged to allocate 4pc of GDP for education
Jan 18th
PESHAWAR: Participants of ‘The News Education Expo 2012’ here Tuesday demanded allocation of four per cent of the GDP for education and termed more investment in the sector vital for development.
Through a unanimously adopted resolution, the participants of ‘The News Education Expo 2012’ asked the federal and the provincial governments More >
128 teachers get package after 8 years Punjab EDO (Education)
Jan 16th
LAHORE ON the orders of the Ombudsman Punjab Khalid Mehmood, EDO (Education) Mandi Bahauddin has paid an amount of Rs. 2.39 million to 128 best teachers on account of incentive package for schoolteachers after eight years while a number of deserving teachers amongst them are availing their retirement on the More >
Punjab University has awards PhD degrees to 07 candidates
Jan 14th
LAHORE: (Friday, January 13, 2012): Punjab University has awarded PhD degrees to Fauzia Anjum Chattha D/o Irshad Ullah Chattha in the subject of Chemistry after approval of her research thesis entitled “Synthesis of Heteroarylacetic Acids and Study of Their Biological Activities,” Muhammad Amjed Hussain Cheema S/o Ch. Nazir Ahmad in the subject of Geology More >











