Lahore:July 10:The mother of Government College University (GCU) Lahore Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah passed away on Tuesday. The funeral of Naseem, wife of late Syed Amir Hussain Shah, will be offered today (Wednesday, July 10) at 05:30 pm after Asr prayer at her residence, 3-Birdwood Road.

Rawalpindi:09 July: Chief Secretary Punjab Yousaf Naseem Khokhar on Monday directed the divisional commissioners to ensure best arrangements for entry test for admissions in medical and dentals colleges of Punjab to be conducted by University of Health Sciences Lahore in 13 cities of the province on August 25.

LAHORE:05 July: Punjab University Examinations Department has declared the results of BSCS third & fourth year second annual examination 2018 and BS Applied Geology 1st Professional second annual examination 2018. Detailed results are also available at PU website www.pu.edu.pk.

LAHORE:July 5: The Punjab government Thursday appointed Prof Dr Bushra Mirza as Vice-Chancellor of Lahore College for Women University (LCWU). Dr Mirza, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, has been appointed the VC for four years.

LAHORE:01July:Encounters,’ a debut collection of thematic short stories (fiction) by Akif Rashid received enormous response from literary circles here at Alhamra Adbi Bethak on Saturday evening. English Literary Society in association with Progressive Writers’ Association organised the opening ceremony of the book, which was attended by distinguished personalities from literature, film and academic circles.

LAHORE:01 July: The 31st convocation of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) was held here on Sunday in which 1,034 students received degrees making it the university’s largest convocation ceremony, to date. According to a press release, Dr Sania Nishtar, Prime Minister of Pakistan’s special assistant and Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, was the chief guest at the ceremony attended by students along with their parents, faculty, and staff from each school.

LAHORE :June 30:Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has termed the Higher Education Department (HED) notification unlawful regarding ban on recruitments to the universities where the remaining tenure of vice-chancellors (VCs) is less than six months and acting VCs have been assigned to look after the affairs. In a press release, FAPUASA President Dr Sohail Yousaf said the notification was illegal and unlawful use of the governor/chancellor’s authority by the Higher Education Department.

LAHORE :June 30: The Punjab University (PU) Syndicate on Saturday recommended Rs 9.33 billion budget for the approval of the university’s Senate for the year 2019-20.

LAHORE:29 June: Poverty and gender discrimination are some of the major causes of the out-of-school children in country. These views were expressed by the participants in a seminar Friday titled “Out-of-School Children Crisis: Solutions and the Way Forward”. Alight Pakistan and Punjab School Education Department organised the seminar.

LAHORE: June 28:University of Engineering & Technology (UET) has announced that entrance test for admission to UET, its affiliated engineering colleges and other engineering institutions will be held on July 14. After the engineering colleges admission test (ECAT), applications for admission in BSc would be received in September 2019. Last date for data entry and generation of Admit Card online is July 3.

RAWALPINDI:25 June: In a surprising move, the apex education regulator of the federal capital has decided to abolish its school and college wings while revising portfolios of six directors by handing them greater responsibilities. According to the notification issued by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) director general, six directors were given additional responsibilities which will come into effect from July 1.

LAHORE:25 June: Higher Education Department (HED) Punjab on Monday issued appointment notification of Prof Dr Syed Mansoor Sarwar as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore. He was serving as Vice Chancellor of a private university and formerly was Principal of the Punjab University’s College of Information Technology (PUCIT). Dr Mansoor Sarwar joined the university on Monday and was warmly received by the faculty members and administration of the university. Prof Mansoor Sarwar holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University, USA.The news.

LAHORE:June 24: The Nature Publishing Group, a world-class publisher of high impact scientific and medical information in print and online founded in 1869, has ranked Punjab University No. 1 in terms of research publications in the field of natural sciences among all Pakistani universities.

LAHORE:June 24: Punjab governor’s wife and president of Punjab Girls Guide Association (PGGA), Parveen Sarwar, on Sunday announced initiating girls guide awareness campaign across the province. Addressing a meeting of the association here at Governor’s House, she said girls would be offered courses regarding beautician, medical first aid, self-defence, table setting and decoration, social ethics, effective communication skills and collaboration.

LAHORE:23 June: An NGO conducted two 5-day value clarification and training workshops to equip students with different management and leadership skills and enhance their thematic understanding about social cohesion and youth development.