Education
5 Ways to Fit in a Part-Time Job
By newsagent at 2 March, 2009, 12:34 pm
When you’re already working eight-plus hours per day, the last thing you really want to do is put on a happy face and go to another job. But in today’s tough economy, some workers don’t have a choice.
Read More >>Pushto to be included in academic courses in NWFP
By newsadmin at 26 February, 2009, 12:11 pm
PESHAWAR: Pushto language will be made part of academic courses in North South Frontier Province (NWFP) from new academic session in this year, said provincial government sources.
Read More >>New Egyptian desert uni a letdown for students
By newsadmin at 16 February, 2009, 12:05 pm
CAIRO: Foreign students seeking a slice of authentic Middle Eastern life have been left bitter by the American University in Cairo’s move to a desert campus far from the bustle of the Arab world’s largest city.
Read More >>The boy so set on getting to Cambridge he got 22 A-levels
By newsagent at 6 February, 2009, 3:30 am
One ambition was fixed in Ali Moeen Nawazish’s mind as he made his way through school in Pakistan. He wanted to win a place at Cambridge.
Read More >>Youth are future of Pakistan
By newsagent at 24 December, 2008, 2:12 pm
Lahore, Dec 24: Youth are the real asset and future of Pakistan and they should fight oppression and injustice, said Governor Salmaan Taseer on Tuesday.
He was addressing a meeting of the Youth Parliament held at the Ali Institute. He said a man of character always stands firm in difficult times. The governor [...]
Cuts in HEC grants hottest issue in ‘08
By newsagent at 24 December, 2008, 2:08 pm
Lahore, Dec: The cuts in grants of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and public sector universities by the government in the wake of global financial crisis remained the hottest academic debate in 2008.
The shortage of funds compelled vice chancellors (VCs) of various universities to publicly demand the government support the institutions of [...]
Read More >>Best Universities in the World - 2008
By newsadmin at 24 December, 2008, 1:48 pm
The Times Higher’s Rankings of International University Reputations
The Times Higher (THES) has released its 2008 list of the world’s top-ranking universities. As in previous years (2007 listing), the rankings continue to be dominated by English-speaking universities and, in particular, those from the US and the UK which monopolise the top ten. This year, the Americans [...]
