National
March 1, 2021
Islamabad: The Inter-University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Science (IUCPSS) is celebrating its 9th anniversary with a series of talks by experts in higher education. The inaugural talk in this series was done by Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi, Vice Chancellor University of Central Asia.
His talk focused on the ‘Higher Education during and post COVID-19 – Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistan.’ This talk would assist in identifying future avenues for the upcoming education policy in the country. Professor Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar, Vice Chancellor of the National Skills University and Founding Chairperson of the IUCPSS, welcomed the guest. Prof. Dr. Fazal Khalid, Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission, shed light on the numerous services of Prof. Naqvi in higher education and technological forefronts.
National
February 12, 2021
Islamabad: Vice chancellors of the universities and other stakeholders on Thursday presented various suggestions for incorporating in new education policy set to be announced on 23rd March 2021. They also demanded for declaring education emergency across the country and spending four percent of GDP on education.
The speakers were addressing an important online panel discussion successfully concluded here on the topic of Debating Pakistan Education Policy 2021.It was arranged prior to 3rd Rectors Conference 2021. The panel comprising of concerned stakeholders including government officials from Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training, Vice Chancellors, Central President Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association.
Panelists demand declaring Education Emergency, spending 4% of GDP on education
By Hamid Khan Wazir
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Speakers at a penal discuss stressed the need for declaring an Education Emergency and spending at least 4% of GDP on education in order to bring improvement in the long-neglected Education Sector.
The panel comprising concerned stakeholders including government officials from the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training, Vice-Chancellors, Central President Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association.
They gave various recommendations in an online panel discussion on the topic of “Debating Pakistan Education Policy 2021”, which was successfully concluded on Thursday.
The recommendations were given so as they could be incorporated in the new Education Policy which is going to be announced on March 23, 2021.
Seagull flying over fence with barbwire mesh at sunset
Lisa Valder
Overview
Historically, the roughly 3,000 local jails operating in the United States have received less public and policymaker attention than prisons.
1 But now, the COVID-19 pandemic has put jails secure correctional facilities, generally operated by county or municipal governments, where people are detained before trial or confined post-conviction for periods usually lasting less than a year under additional scrutiny.
2 Jails rely on close confinement and so are high risk for disease transmission.
3 Local governments are also confronting the budget implications of the pandemic and looking for potential savings, especially in costly areas such as corrections.
By Cole Hatcher
DELAWARE, OHIO – Ohio Wesleyan University students will complete projects in structural biology, data analytics, golden age Spanish theater, video game psychology, and more using $15,500 in newly awarded, university-funded Theory-to-Practice Grants.
The grants are part of Ohio Wesleyan’s signature program, The OWU Connection. The unique program is designed to help students think big (understand issues from multiple academic disciplines), go global (gain international perspective), and get real (translate classroom knowledge into real-world experience).
Those earning fall 2020 Ohio Wesleyan Theory-to-Practice Grants and their projects are:
“Structural Biology: A Tool for Studying Modern Medicinal Practices,” submitted by
Kaden Hubly, a junior from Kankakee, Illinois. During the summer, Hubly will study X-ray diffraction techniques using the Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SRL). “Recent studies using the SRL have helped aid in cancer chemotherapy dru