Tag: university
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German Embassy issues student visa application schedule
The schedule of applications for student visas has been announced by the German Embassy in Pakistan. Student visa registration for the winter semester 2024-25 starts from May 21. According to the embassy, appointments for students with an admission letter for the 2024 summer semester will not be offered by the end of MA, while any…
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Hey Pakistani students: is your university among the top 1,000 in the world?
The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by subject released its list for 2024 and 14 universities from Pakistan have made it in the top 1,000. It consists of more than 16,300 academic programmes, with an addition of over 600 in comparison to the previous year. The 2024 list consists of 55 separate subjects under…
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A hundred pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at New York’s Columbia University
Police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian student protesters at New York’s Columbia University Thursday, a day after the president of the prestigious school was grilled in Congress over accusations of anti-Semitism on campus. “NYPD officers moved in to ensure the safety of the campus, the students and the staff made more than 108 arrests, and…
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British student finds lost sketches 4,000 miles away in Lahore
A British student of fashion and arts lost her collection of sketches but miraculously found all her work, thousands of miles away, in Pakistan. BBC reports that 20-year-old Grace Hart was worried that she would not get into the university where she applied for admission when her mother accidentally discarded her portfolio required for her…
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Holidays are around the corner in Sindh
The Sindh Department of Education has officially announced the winter vacation schedule for all educational institutions. Holidays will commence on December 22 and end on December 31. All private and government educational institutions, including universities, colleges, and schools in the province will reopen on January 1, 2024. Sindh Government has announced winter vacations for educational…
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Fulbright scholarship: TOEFL replaced by Duolingo English Test for 2025
The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) has announced an update in the language proficiency test for the Fulbright Scholarship Program for the year 2025. Applicants were previously required to pass TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), which will now be replaced by the Duolingo English Test. Fulbright scholarship program: Duolingo english…
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‘IBA ya Pagal khaana’: Asim Azhar shuts down ‘Hania Amir’ chants at literary festival
Asim Azhar was attending a literary festival held at the Institute of Public and Business Adminstration (IBA) when he was heckled by some members of the crowd while talking to Yasir Hussain. The crowd began taunting the singer by chanting the name of Hania Amir, the actress Asim had previously dated. In a viral video…
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Peshawar students to campaign against use of drugs in educational institutions
The students of the University of Agriculture in Peshawar have decided on starting a mission to prevent use of drugs in educational institutions. According to reports, the administration has become active to protect the students of the University of Agriculture from drugs. The Anti-Drug Awareness Committee held a meeting at the campus. According to experts…
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Karachi University Teachers’ Society boycott classes
Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) held a meeting on Thursday, announcing a boycott of teaching classes from Friday (today), demanding the Chief Minister of Sindh to take immediate notice of the administrative crisis at the University of Karachi. Express Tribune spoke with KUTS secretary, Faizan Naqvi, who explained that regular and visiting faculty members have…
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Senate orders restoration of student unions in Islamabad universities
The Senate Standing Committee on Education has approved the Islamabad Capital Student Union Bill 2023. The Committee passed Capital Student Union Bill 2023 in ‘principle’ in a meeting held under the chair of Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Wednesday. The committee members were asked to submit suggestions in a week. Senator Behrmand Tangi stated that “problems”…