UK unveils 130m-pound programme for girls’ education in Pakistan

Newswire Islamabad: The United Kingdom this week announced a bilateral programme worth up to 130 million pounds to support girls’ education in Pakistan that will impact nearly 17 million children. The programme, titled “Girls and Out of School: Action for Learning (GOAL)”, will support the governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtun­khwa to improve outcomes for […]

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China Soong Ching Ling Foundation “Junior Cultural Ambassadors” Event launched

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: In order to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning, and tighten people-to-people bonds between different countries, China Soong Ching Ling Foundation this week launched the 2022″Junior Cultural Ambassadors” Event in Islamabad. The event is expected to build a platform for young people all over the world to make the acquaintance of each […]

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First-ever Pak-Japan Center to strengthen bilateral cooperation inaugurated at NUST

Staff Writer Islamabad: The first-ever Pak-Japan Centre was inaugurated in Pakistan at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The centre was inaugurated jointly by Lt Gen (Retd) Javed Mahmood Bukhari, Rector NUST, and Mitsuhiro Wada, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan. The facility has been established through […]

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UK Alumni Awards 2021–22 in Lahore showcase impact of UK higher education

Newswire Lahore: The British Council in collaboration with the British High Commission (BHC) on Saturday celebrated the success of outstanding alumni of UK universities from Pakistan with the 7th Annual UK Alumni Awards and distributed certificates to Chevening mentors. Head of Communications and Public Diplomacy at the BHC, Fouzia Younis along with British Council’s Director […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo urges Afghanistan to promote education

Newswire Islamabad: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week urged Afghanistan to promote education, especially for women. He retweeted a post by History of Afghanistan, which read: “1,000 years ago, the region of Afghanistan was a bastion of learning & pioneering educational institutions. Europe’s first college was modelled after the Islamic College (madrasa), which […]

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Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, Albana Ferrarese inaugurate FWSC

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and his spouse Madame Albana Ferrarese inaugurated Future World School & College (FWSC), at Sector H-11/4 this week. Founder & CEO Dr. Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq TI, Executive Director Anna Faisal, Directors and Principal Future World School & College Muneeze Muzaffar were present at this auspicious occasion. The […]

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‘Education for all vital for progress, prosperity of country’ Asad Qaiser

Staff Writer Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser this week underlined the importance of water conservation and education for all for the sustainable future of the country. While addressing a ceremony related to Tarbella Five extension project he said the initiative of WAPDA under a decade of Dams would help Pakistan to achieve water autarchy. […]

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Pakistani students should apply for Australia Awards Scholarships: Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

Staff Writer “Australia Awards Scholarships. Great opportunity for Pakistani students to pursue their studies in top Australian universities,” he tweeted. Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week urged the Pakistani students to apply for Australia Awards Scholarships. Australia Awards Scholarships are long-term awards administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Japan to allow in some foreign students, making exception to ban

Newswire Tokyo: Japan plans to allow 87 government-sponsored foreign students into the country, making an exception to the country’s current entry ban on nonresident foreigners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the top spokesman said this week. Entry of the students will possibly be allowed from later this month and they will be required to quarantine for […]

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Pakistani and Chinese institutes sign agreement to initiate academic collaboration

China Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistani Islamabad Medical and Dental College (IMDC) and Anhui Medical University (AHMU) of Hefei Anhui have entered into an agreement to initiate academic collaboration. Managing Director IMDC, Yasir Khan Niazi and President AHMU Dr CaO YUN XIA signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations, said an official statement issued […]

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International Islamic University Islamabad invites applications for Chinese language courses

China Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistan’s International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) this week invited applications for Chinese language courses. A spokesperson of IIUI said that successful applicants will be able to learn four languages including Chinese, Urdu, English and Persian. He added that the eligible candidates have been asked to submit applications by January 17. Chinese, […]

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Japan-sponsored vocational training centre completed in Mirpurkhas

Newswire Karachi: The Government of Japan extended a grant of $89,283 to Advocacy, Research, Training and Services (ARTS) Foundation for “The Project for Constructing ARTS Vocational Training Centre in Mirpurkhas” under the scheme of Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). Through this grant, they constructed a vocational training centre in the rural area […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo concerned about Afghan children’s future

Newswire Rome: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that he was concerned about the future of the Afghan children. “Today, on World Children’s Day, my thoughts go to them and their future,” he tweeted, citing the children in the war-torn country where he worked hard for peace until August. Ambassador Stefano […]

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Using mechanical tools improves our language skills, study finds

Our ability to understand the syntax of complex sentences is one of the most difficult language skills to acquire. In 2019, research had revealed a correlation between being particularly proficient in tool use and having good syntactic ability. A new study, by researchers from Inserm, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and Université Lumière Lyon […]

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Chevening Mentoring Scheme 2021-22 focuses on women, minorities

Newswire Islamabad: Head of Communication Pakistan Network, Fouzia Younis this week launched the second phase of the Chevening mentoring scheme at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). The scheme is designed to support women and minorities who are lawyers and entrepreneurs to enhance their skills, knowledge and work performance. The British High Commission […]

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Japan contributes $6.5 million to support safe access to quality education for children in rural Damascus and Aleppo

Newswire Damascus: The Government of Japan has contributed US$6.5 million to support scaling up the access of vulnerable children to safe learning facilities, via light rehabilitation, as well as enhanced education outcomes, through teacher training in the governorates of Aleppo and Rural Damascus in Syria. The funding will ensure close to 24,000 children benefit from […]

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Top Karachi universities to get Chinese hybrid buses

Gwadar Pro Karachi: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi said this week that Port Qasim will gift Chinese hybrid buses to the University of Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Sindh Medical College (SMC) and NED University. Speaking to journalists here, he remarked that the government wanted to facilitate the top educational […]

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First education supervision regulation since PRC’s founding

Wan Lin and Lu Yameng China’s first official regulation on education supervision since the founding of the People’s Republic of China took effect this week. Education authorities said the regulation will mainly focus on local governments and schools’ implementation of the newly introduced measures to reducing pressure on students and parents as China further advances […]

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British Chevening scholarship awarded to 42 Pakistani scholars

Newswire Islamabad: The British High Commission organised a virtual pre-departure event this week for Pakistani scholars who have been awarded the Chevening scholarship 2021-22.This year, 42 Pakistani scholars have been selected through a rigorous recruitment process and will soon proceed to the UK to study a one year master’s programme, funded by the UK Government’s […]

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Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’

New research published in Nature has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’, which has puzzled astronomers for decades.Space scientists at the University of Leicester worked with colleagues from the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), Boston University, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) to reveal the mechanism […]

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Japan to implement 7 new Japanese technical cooperation programs in Pakistan

Newswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan has decided to implement 7 new Japanese technical cooperation programs in Pakistan to cater the social needs and assist capacity building for growing industries at the federal and provincial level. Including these 7 programs, the Japanese Government will implement a total of 25 technical cooperation programs in Pakistan in […]

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UNOPS provided electricity for 135,000 school children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Newswire Peshawar: UNOPS Pakistan installed solar power plants in 1,240 schools in the seven southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in cooperation with the Elementary and Secondary Education Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and co-funded by the Saudi Fund for Development and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The project created a conducive learning […]

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Italian universities now offering courses in English: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarse

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarse has said that Italian universities were offering courses in English – a big attraction for the Pakistani students.In an interview, the envoy said previously the Italian universities were teaching in the national language which was a hurdle to draw students from countries like Pakistan. “Given that about […]

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CPEC: Rs 2 billion Pakistan-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute to be completed by December

Newswire QUETTA, June 14: Pakistan-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute with a total cost of Rs 2 billion will becompleted by December 2021 in the port city of Gwadar, Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan announced this week.The project is being built under the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The Institute would help fulfilling maritime […]

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British Council offers 32 scholarships for Pakistani post grads to study in the UK

Islamabad: Pakistan, being the fifth most populous nation in the world and with one of the youngest populations, has been the focus for many countries looking to facilitate international students. According to UNESCO’s Global Flow of tertiary level students report, the country has an outbound mobility ratio of 3.1% – which was over 58,000 students […]

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University of Haripur wins international recognition by joining CPEC consortium of education

Gwadar Pro Haripur: The University of Haripur (UoH) has won international recognition by joining the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) consortium of education, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Anwarul Hasan Gilani said.VC said that the UoH was the only higher education institution in the province that has 10 senior professors and 22 Assistant Professors on its faculty. The […]

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Iona Thomas awards certificates to participants of Chevening Mentoring Scheme

Newswire Islamabad: Iona Thomas, Acting Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Islamabad, hosted a reception at her residence on Thursday for participants of the inaugural Chevening Mentoring Scheme. The British High Commission launched the inaugural Chevening Mentoring Scheme last year. The project was designed for entry level lawyers and entrepreneurs with leadership […]

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