Foreign engineering universities
May 26, 2021
Within 50 miles of Islamabad, off the main motorway to Peshawar, an exciting new university has emerged. Called the Pak-Austrian Fachhochschule, it represents the materialization of a dream on which I have worked for the last 15 years.
It all started in 2005 when I came up with a proposal to set up a network of high quality engineering universities in Pakistan in collaboration with partners in Germany, France, Sweden, Austria, Italy, China, Korea and other countries. As chairman HEC, I presented this proposal to the then president Musharraf and got his full support. I then visited many countries and persuaded 30 leading universities to collaborate in the establishment of seven foreign engineering universities in Pakistan.
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AM 2021 application process extended till May 31
IISc JAM 2021: The application process for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru Joint Admission test for Masters (JAM) 2021 has been extended. The registration process will now close May 31. The process was earlier slated to close on May 20, but it was extended to May 27.Â
Candidates can apply via its official website
Candidates need to log on into the online application process system (JOAPS), and need to provide informations such as choice of programmes, educational qualifications, percentage of marks, etc. Following the completion of application process, the candidates need to make a payment of Rs 600, as a non-refundable processing fee.Â
UPDATED: May 26, 2021 13:23 IST
IITs and top higher educational institutes have asked for vaccination of students to speed up their return to campus.
Several higher educational institutes in India, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have said that vaccination of students and staff against coronavirus at the earliest is the way forward to ensure their safe return to the campuses.
As educational institutes have been shut for the past several months, most higher education institutions have been operating in a blended mode in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, while a few IITs have limited students staying on campus at present.
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JAM 2021 application process extended till May 27
IISc JAM 2021: The application process for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru Joint Admission test for Masters (JAM) 2021 has been extended, which was scheduled to be closed on May 20. The application process will now be closed on May 27, the interested candidates can apply through the website- jam.iisc.ac.in. Â
To apply, the candidates need to log on into the online application process system (JOAPS), and need to provide informations such as choice of programmes, educational qualifications, percentage of marks, etc. Following the completion of application process, the candidates need to make a payment of Rs 600, as a non-refundable processing fee.Â
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Education minister Pokriyal to hold virtual meet with IITs, NITs, IISER and IISCs directors today
 Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday will interact with the directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), and Indian Institute of Science (IISCs).
In this virtual meeting, the minister will discuss the management of COVID-19, online learning, and the latest status of implementation of the New Education Policy-2020.
Earlier this week, the minister also interacted with the state Education secretaries, and the Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, in two different virtual meetings, to review the online education amid COVID-19, and to talk about the planning and implementation of the New Education Policy-2020.