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Higher Education Commission - Pakistan January-February 2018 P - 2 52 Scholars Win HEC Outstanding Research Awards P - 6 21st Vice Chancellors Committee Meeting P - 9 HEC, BC Deliberate on Pak-UK Education Gateway P - 11 Table of Contents HEC Awards 64 Best University 3 HEC Organises GRE Training Session in 2 Teachers for 2016 Varsities HEC Launches Documentary on Allama Iqbal 4 3000 Scholarships for Afghan Students HEC, French Embassy Bilateral Committee 52 Scholars Win 5 Reviews Proposals for PERIDOT Research HEC Outstanding Grants 6 Research Awards 7 HEC, Hamdard University Receives SATHA Innovation Award 8 CDWP Approves 8 Higher Education GCWU, Sialkot Projects Worth Rs. 28.872 Billion holds Laptop Distribution HEC Launches its Web Based Educational 12 8 Ceremony Television Channel 9 21st Vice Chancellors Committee Meeting News & Views is published after 10 HEC Holds Curriculum Based Workshops every two months. 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Students at SEU, China CPEC Consultant Highlights Varsities’ Role in 15 Socio-economic Transformation Editor Aayesha Ikram Graphic Designer Raja Ahmad Nadeem Publisher: Reporter Higher Education Syed Muhammad Ittifaq Commission, Pakistan HEC Awards 64 Best University Teachers for 2016 Teachers Urged to Focus Character Building of Youth As many as 64 university teachers were awarded class 6-12 in Islamabad. The practice will be Best University Teacher Awards 2016 in recognition extended to provinces too, he added. of their outstanding performance during a ceremony recently held at the Higher Education In his welcome address, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Commission Secretariat. Each winner was awarded a underlined that teachers and Imams play key role in certificate and a cash prize worth Rs. 100,000. social development. He urged the teachers to train the country’s youth in line with its social norms and Engr. Baligh-ur-Rehman, Minister for Federal values. “We have to invest for the bright future of Education and Professional Training was chief guest our youth and coming generations,” he emphasised. on the occasion. Felicitating the teachers on making He stressed the need for promoting nationalism distinction, Engr. Baligh-ur-Rehman, said human while setting aside non-issues. development is the key to overall progress of a country, adding that teachers play the most pivotal Shedding light on the achievements of HEC, he said role in ensuring human development. He said the Pakistan had only 59 universities before the Government has taken the higher education inception of HEC, adding that the number has now funding to Rs. 107 billion in the ongoing fiscal year. reached 188. He said HEC encourages research He appreciated HEC for promotion of higher based on solution to prevailing problems of society. education and research culture in the country. “HEC The number of research publications has now has lived up to the Government’s expectations,” he reached 1200 annually. remarked. The Chairman revealed that HEC is taking tangible The Minister urged the teachers to adopt new steps to ensure equitable access to higher technologies and promote teamwork. “Teach your education in the country. He maintained that HEC students how to work as a team,” he stressed. He has set up campuses of universities in far flung and observed Pakistan has multiple inspirational stories less-developed areas in order to impart education to be presented as role models. He informed the at the doorstep. He said HEC has established a audience that the Government has prepared university campus near the Line of Control where 84 curriculum for class 1-5 focusing on character students are acquiring education. He added that a building of students. He maintained that translation university campus has been established in Noshki of holy Quran has also been made mandatory for near Pak-Iran border and over 300 students are 2 studying there. He continued to say that FATA nominate teachers eligible for the Best University University has also been established, while three Teacher Award every year. A total of 160 campuses of the university will soon be set up in nominations were received from 80 public and tribal agencies. private sector universities. All the nominations were scrutinised and evaluated on the basis of HEC The Best University Teacher Award Scheme was approved criteria by an expert committee and 64 launched in 2003 with an aim to recognise the faculty members were selected. relentless efforts of faculty members of universities. The concept of awards was instituted for promotion Realising the importance and benefits of project of education and research by universities faculty entitled Awards to Best University Teachers, the Best and to acknowledge their scholarly endeavours University Teacher Awards have been made part of aimed at bringing socio-economic impacts in the HEC’s recurring programmes making it a regular society at large. activity. Moreover, selected private universities have also been included in the programme from 2011. As The criteria is transparent and efficient. Universities a whole, 564 awards have been conferred under the and degree awarding institutions are asked to programme during the last 13 years. HEC Organises GRE Training Session in Varsities The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan held a five-week GRE Training session under US- Pakistan Knowledge Corridor with the help of United States Education Foundation of Pakistan (USEFP) at Air University (AU) Islamabad and COMSATS, Islamabad. The course aimed to groom MS/MPhil qualified students and faculty members to achieve high scores in GRE tests. HEC is in an agreement with the United States Education Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) to University and senior management of COMSATS, facilitate and lead the training on GRE Quantitative Islamabad were also present at the closing and Verbal sections. A total of 82 candidates ceremony to encourage the participants. The attended the training, out of which 41 candidates dignitaries emphasised the need for capacity participated from different universities and building of the Pakistani youth and universities organisations of Islamabad. faculty thus, enabling them to secure PhD positions in top ranked universities and subsequently The training was designed to cover all Verbal and contribute to the prosperity and growth of Pakistani Quantitative concepts of the GRE test. The economy through US-Pak Knowledge Corridor participants were a mix of nominees by the host Scholarship Programme. universities as well as the short listed applicants of US-Pak knowledge Corridor by HEC. On this occasion, Dr. Mehmood-Ul- Hassan Butt apprised the universities management regarding Closing ceremony of the course was graced by Dr. the prestigious scholarship scheme and Mehmood-ul-Hassan Butt, Consultant, US- Pak opportunity for Pakistani scholars to avail 10,000 Knowledge Corridor at both the locations, while Air scholarships to be offered during next 10 years Vice Marshal (R) Faaiz Amir, Vice Chancellor Air under this programme. 3 HEC Launches Documentary on Allama Iqbal 3000 Scholarships for Afghan Students The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan trade opportunities to not only Pakistan but also recently launched a documentary entitled “The Real Afghanistan. He advised the Afghan students to AfPak Fighting Terrorism through Knowledge” prepare themselves for future challenges. He stated during a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr. that Pakistan strongly believes in the development of Afghanistan. Mr. Mamnoon Hussain, President Islamic Republic of Pakistan was chief guest of the ceremony, while In his welcome address earlier, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman HEC and Mr. Omer said the award of scholarships to Afghan students Zakhilwal, Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan along under the programme reaffirms Government of with a large number of vice chancellors, faculty Pakistan’s commitment to helping the Afghan members and Afghan students were also present on brethren overcome the challenges caused by the occasion. terrorism and years of strife. He informed the audience that after the first phase of Allama Iqbal The documentary by Ms. Sameera Aziz, a Saudi 3000 Scholarships to Afghan Students, second media figure reveals the co-curricular and extra- phase of the programme has been launched. He curricular activities of Afghan students pursuing maintained that zero semesters are being arranged their education in Pakistani higher education for the students before placing them in their institutions under the scholarship programme. It respective programmes. He hoped the students will includes interviews of Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed and the go back to serve their country after completion of Afghan students with regard to the academic their studies. “You are now the ambassadors of opportunity available to the youth of brotherly Afghanistan in Pakistan, however you will play the Islamic country under the programme. role of ambassadors of Pakistan in Afghanistan once