HEC announced NUST and FAST Team as Pakistan National Winner of Microsoft Student Hackathon
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Microsoft Pakistan have announced 2 Pakistani National winners for Microsoft Student hackathon. The judges were impressed by the incredible breadth of ideas and the technology that brought them to life in the Virtual Semi finals held in Pakistan. Team “QueryCity” from FAST NUCES Peshawar Campus and Team “AI Based Ophthalmology Grading” from NUST CEME Rawalpindi have fetch […]
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Higher Education Commission (HEC) renews Education Transformation Agreement with Microsoft to accelerate Digital Transformation in Pakistan
Microsoft Pakistan and Higher education commission (HEC) has signed an Education Transformation agreement (ETA) at a virtual meeting held between Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman, HEC, Mark East, Vice President Education, Microsoft, Europe Middle East & Africa and other key executives from both sides to help academic institutions leverage new technologies in the learning process. Under […]
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Federal Minister Education praised HEC and Microsoft for organizing Imagine Cup 2020 Global Competition
Microsoft Pakistan announced the Pakistan winners of Imagine Cup 2020 at at Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad. Imagine Cup is a Global competition for students aged 16+. For nearly two decades, students from around the world have participated in Microsoft’s global technology competition to bring their unique tech solutions to life.Throughout the Imagine Cup competition, Microsoft […]
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Microsoft and HEC Meet to Review Progress on Education Alliance
Microsoft and Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan held a meeting in Islamabad, to review progress on the “Education Alliance”. This initiative has been launched by Microsoft and HEC to provide access to Microsoft software, improve technical skills, trainings, infrastructure & cloud services programs to university students and faculty members all over Pakistan. The benefits […]
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Microsoft and HEC Partnership to Benefit 156 Universities in the Public and Private Sectors
Microsoft Pakistan and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan organized an Academic Day to reinforced an ongoing education alliance agreement to offer Microsoft software, technical skills, certified training and infrastructure development to institutions of higher learning. More than 156 universities in Pakistan will benefit from the program which will help students and educators in Pakistan realize […]
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PTCL Partners with HEC to Give 100,000 EVO Devices to University Students
PTCL has partnered with Higher Education Commission (HEC) to promote education in the country. In this regard, the company inked an agreement today with HEC for provision of 100,000 EVO wireless devices to university students nationwide. The devices will be provided along with laptops under the Prime Minister’s National Laptop Scheme. Walid Irshaid, President & CEO, while commenting on the occasion […]
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Microsoft and HEC Commemorate a Milestone in Promoting Technological Education
Microsoft Pakistan and HEC recently commemorated the three-year achievements of their Education Alliance Agreement. The alliance was made in 2010 and since then 73 public sector universities have seen various Microsoft programs being implemented on their campuses.The Education Alliance Agreement continues to empower teachers, expand curricula, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of institutional governance and […]
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HEC and MoIT Join Hands for Proliferation of ICT in Pakistan
Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom will share each other’s expertise for proliferation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country. It was agreed during the visit of high level delegation of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom (MoIT&T) to HEC. HEC Executive Director Professor Dr Mukhtar Ahmed apprised […]
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Microsoft and HEC to Host Imagine Cup 2012 Pakistan Finals
Bringing together the sharpest minds in the field of technology, Microsoft Pakistan, in partnership with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), hosted the local finals of the Imagine Cup. Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition, where all eligible students use their imagination and passion to create a technological solution. Marking its tenth year, […]
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Wi-tribe Brings Pakistan Developers Challenge 2012
With the partnership of Microsoft, HEC, Intel, P@SHA and Dell, Wi-tribe brings the greatest young minds of Pakistan onto one, single pioneering platform in the competition named ‘Pakistan Developers’ Challenge 2012′. Wi-tribe invites students, graduates, aspiring developers and virtually anyone in the development community to create and complete with their own PC and Mobile software applications. The […]
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HEC Announces Ranking of Pakistani Universities
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced the ranking of Pakistani universities on the basis of quality teaching and research, durig a press conference held on February 23rd, 2012. Institutes established after December 2008 as well as distance education universities are excluded from the ranking list. Dr. Laghari, Chairperson HEC, said that ranking is a […]
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