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Higher Education Commission of
Pakistan
HEC is giving funds to all
universities of Pakistan which are distributing funds to Ph.D
Students.The Higher Education Commission (HEC), formerly the
University Grant Commission, is the primary regulator of
higher education in Pakistan. It also facilitates the
development of higher educational system in Pakistan[1]. Its
main purpose is to upgrade the Universities of Pakistan to be
world-class centres of education, research and development.
The HEC is also playing a leading role towards building a
knowledge based economy in Pakistan by giving out hundreds of
doctoral scholarships for education abroad every year.
Dr. Javed Leghari, Project Director of SZABIST, is the newly
appointd HEC Chairman
www.hec.gov.pk
HEC Programs and Projects
HEC main programs are following:
- Faculty development
- Curriculum revision
- Higher education infrastructure development
- Indigenous scholarships
- Foreign scholarships
- Patent filing support
- Conference travel grants
- Increase industry and university research
collaboration
- Developing new technology parks
Information Technology
Reforms
Primary focus of HEC is higher Education development
however recently HEC has begun information technology
reforms (called e-reforms) while it claims to improve
situation of social sector primarily reduction in
poverty and challenges of economic stability. Main
E-forms programs are following:
- Pakistan Educational Research Network (PERN)
- Digital library
- Pakistan Research Repositor (PRR)
- e-learning
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