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University of Cambridge announces 2014 scholarships
Lahore, May 10: Two outstanding Pakistani students have been awarded 2014
Cambridge 800th Anniversary Scholarships to fund their undergraduate
studies at the University of Cambridge. The scholarships have been
made possible thanks to funding from the parent organisation of
Cambridge International Examinations (Cambridge Assessment). The
Cambridge 800th Anniversary Scholarships were launched in 2009 to enable
students from Pakistan to study at the university without the worry of
creating a financial burden for their families. The scholarships provide
full funding, covering fees and means-tested maintenance for
undergraduate study at the university. Cambridge International
Examinations Chief Executive Michael O' Sullivan said: "We are delighted
to award our outstanding students with the 2014 Cambridge 800th
Anniversary Scholarships. We believe that getting into university is
really only the first step and that developing the skills to get on in
both work and life is just as important. We wish our new scholars every
success as they continue their academic careers and look forward to life
beyond university." Daily times
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PU exams, results
Lahore: Punjab
University (PU) has notified that MA Education Part-I, Supplementary
Examination 2013, and Annual Examination 2014, will commence from June
26, 2014 while MA Education Part-II (Elementary, Secondary, General),
Supplementary Examination 2013, and Annual Examination 2014, will
commence from June 4, 2014. PU Examinations Department announced results
of MA Persian Part-I, Supplementary Exam 2013, MA Physical Education
Part-I & II, Supplementary Exam 2013, and MSc Mathematics Part-II,
Supplementary Exam 2013.
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Three foreign varsities to set up campuses
Lahore: Three memorandums of understanding were signed between the Punjab government
and international universities at a local hotel here Thursday. Chief
Minister Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest. Higher Education Secretary
Abdullah Sunbal and representatives of international universities
signed the documents. Under the agreements International Scottish
Qualification Authority UK, COMSATS/University of Lancaster and Noor
International University will set up their campuses in the Knowledge
Park to be established in Lahore. The institutions will extend
cooperation for the promotion of research in Punjab. Similarly, they
will also share their experiences and skills for promoting higher
education in Punjab as well as award scholarships to students. Addressing
the function, the chief minister welcomed the signing of the agreements
and said that all possible measures would be taken to give a practical
shape to the agreements as early as possible. He said that education was
essential for achieving the goal of national development and prosperity
as well as overcoming extremism, poverty, unemployment and other
problems. Keeping in view the importance of the education, he said, the
Punjab government has attached top priority to the development of
education in the province. He said the Knowledge Park was being set up
over a large area in Lahore where prominent universities of the world
were setting up their campuses which would promote research. He
said the Knowledge Park was being set up at an extremely prime location
of Lahore and it would be a centre of knowledge and research. He said
the Knowledge Park was based on the vision to take Pakistan forward and
scholars and researchers to be produced in the park would bring laurels
to the country. Shahbaz Sharif said the Information Technology
University would be shifted to the park while a kidney and liver
research centre as well as institutes of medical and other important
sectors would also be established in the park. He said the promotion of
education was the most important method to eradicate extremism,
terrorism and militancy. He said that compared to bullets, education was
more effective to deal with extremism. The chief
minister said Daanish schools had been set up in South Punjab to counter
extremism and educational facilities at a par with prestigious
educational institutions of the country were being provided to children
of extremely poor families free in the educational institutions. "Smart
boards are used in Daanish schools for imparting education to the
students. Youths completing their education from Daanish schools will
play an important role in the progress and development of the country.
Besides establishing Daanish schools, laptops have also been distributed
among talented students purely on merit and scholars of seminaries have
also been included in the laptop distribution programme so that they
could benefit from education and research work being carried out in top
universities all over the world," he added. He said that
Britain had been extending commendable cooperation in education and
other sectors. "Vocational training has been imparted to more than
40,000 children under the Skill Development Programme initiated with the
collaboration of DFID. The British prime minister, ministers and senior
officials have appreciated the efforts of the Punjab government for the
improvement of education, skill development and other sectors which is
an honor for the Punjab government," he added. He said
the school reforms programme being implemented with the cooperation of
Britain was also yielding highly positive results. The chief minister
said the provision of modern education and empowerment of the youth was
the mission of the Punjab government. "The youth of the country will be
provided with honourable job opportunities and the challenge will be
turned into golden opportunities. The agreements signed with the
international universities will soon be translated into reality," he
observed. Replying to a question, the chief minister said
targets of development could not be achieved without bringing women
into the mainstream of national development. He appealed to daughters of
the nation to take an active part in the process of development so that
Pakistan could make rapid progress. He said the Punjab government had
taken solid measures for the empowerment of women and a programme of the
provision of small loans to women had been started. He said, "The
Quaid-e-Azam Apparel Park is being set up over a vast area near motorway
which will help create one million new job opportunities," he added. In
reply to another question, Shahbaz Sharif said that there were vast
opportunities of development and investment in agriculture, livestock
and dairy farming sectors and their promotion would help strengthen the
national economy. British Council Pakistan Country
Director Peter Upton, in his address, commended the efforts being made
by the Punjab government for the promotion of education in the province.
He said the British prime minister had also lauded the measures taken
for the uplift of education in Punjab. He said the Punjab Educational
Endowment Fund, Daanish schools and Punjab Education Reforms Roadmap are
world level programmes which would leave a positive impact on the
education sector. Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed
Khan, Parliamentary Secretary on Higher Education, Secretary Higher
Education and 80 delegates of 15 countries including India, Sri Lanka,
America, Canada and Britain participated in the function.
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GCU awards four PhDs
Lahore: Government College University (GCU) has awarded PhDs to four scholars in mathematics. According
to a press release, the GCU has issued notifications after approval of
theses of Danish Ali, Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui, Afshan Tabassum and
Abdul Rauf. Danish Ali completed his thesis on the topics
of "Hermitian Geometry of Twistor Spaces" under the supervision of Prof
Dr Oleg Mushkarov and Prof Dr Johann Davidov. Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui
completed his thesis under the supervision of Prof Dr Martin Baca.
Afshan Tabassum completed her thesis entitled "Spectral
Characterisations for Hyers-ulam Stability" under the supervision of
Prof Dr Constantin Base. Abdul Rauf completed his thesis "Some Flows of
Non-Newtonian Fluids," under the supervision of Prof Dr Constantin
Fetecau. The news
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Tech festival begins at GCU
Lahore: The three-day technology festival, Softronix 2014, has begun at
the Government College University (GCU) with an aim to give students
from all over the country an opportunity to show their talent in the
field of information technology and to share their innovative ideas. According
to a press release, 150 students from 10 educational institutions,
including the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore,
University of Management and Technology, Beaconhouse National
University, COMSATS and Lahore University of Management Sciences, are
participating in the festival organised by the GCU's Computer Science
Department. Seminars, workshops and competitions, including Speed
Wiring, Minute to Win It, Photography Session, Web Development,
Programming, Counter Strike, Circuit Designing, E-Gaming, Dare to Hunt,
Rocket Designing, Robo Wars and Robo Navigation, will be held during the
festival. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleequr Rahman
said that besides academics and research activities, the university was
focusing on professional training and character building of students. Daily times
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PhD degrees
Lahore: Government College University (GCU) has awarded PhD degrees to two scholars in the subject of Urdu. According
to a press release, PhDs have been awarded to Muhammad Iqbal Kamran and
Noureen Khokhar after approval of their theses "Pakistan Main Amli
Tanqeed Ka Tehqeeqi Wa Tanqeedi Jaizah" and "Ashfaq Ahmed Kay Afsanon Ka
Ikhlaqi Tanazur" respectively under the supervision of Prof Dr Saadat
Saeed. The news
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