Category: Education

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Oxford University Press (OUP) Pakistan and Beaconhouse, Pakistan’s largest network of private schools announced a strategic partnership to offer OxfordAQA International GCSEs and A-levels in Pakistan, marking a significant milestone for the country’s educational landscape. Under this MoU, Beaconhouse schools will administer OxfordAQA examinations with support from Oxford University Press in Pakistan.…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The 3rd Annual Biological Sciences Conference, themed ‘#TrailblazingOnwards,’ celebrated the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) 40th year of excellence in research and education. This conference provided biological science researchers within the country a platform to showcase basic science and mechanistic studies in various fields of human and animal biological sciences, as well as…

Lahore (Qasim Ali) Kinnaird College for Women, a pioneer in women’s education, proudly organized a side event at the United Nations Social Forum hosted at the UN Headquarters in Geneva. This distinguished event, themed “Economic Empowerment Through Innovation,” focused on the catalytic role of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in forging sustainable livelihoods and economic…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) has signed an agreement with the Education Department, Government of Balochistan, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to develop the capacity of curriculum, textbook, and teacher training bodies in the province. The project is funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)…

Pakistan (Muhammad Yasir) The School of Tomorrow (SOT) Events, Edition Sixteen, Guardians of the Future: Shaping Tomorrow with Generative AI, has successfully concluded at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad. Organised by Beaconhouse, Pakistan’s largest network of educational institutions, the SOT was attended by writers, policymakers, artists, educationists, students, and experts…

Lahore (Qasim Ali) Umair Mushtaq, senior manager at The Little Art, played a pivotal role at the UNESCO APCEIU’s 8th International Conference on Global Citizenship Education (IConGCED): Platform on Pedagogy and Practice, themed “Unpacking GCED: Transformative Learning for Critical Empowerment.” The significant conference was co-organized by UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Two faculty members from the Aga Khan University, AKU, have been ranked among the world’s top scientists for 2023 by Stanford University. A staggering 187 scientists hailing from Pakistan, representing diverse fields of specialization were also featured in the list. AKU Professor Zulfiqar A. Bhutta has claimed the top position amongst the…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The dates of the highly anticipated Pakistan Learning Festival (PLF) 2023 were officially announced here today at a packed press conference attended by not only the media but also by many of the prominent speakers who will be participating in the Festival. This year’s PLF, formerly known as Children’s Literature Festival (CLF),…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) ACCA has announced the results for students who took their exams in September 2023. Thousands of students from across the globe participated in the October session of ACCA exams. Ibad Haseeb from Karachi, Pakistan has landed the top spot with the highest scores in Audit and Assurance (AA) making him the prize-winner.…

Pakistan (Muhammad Yasir) A multimedia exhibition that brings to life the 40-year history of the Aga Khan University opened to the public Thursday with numerous dignitaries in attendance, including former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Ishrat Husain and Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. The first exhibition of its kind in AKU’s history, A…