Monday, January 30, 2017

Coursera & PM Youth Program Partner for Online Education in Pakistan

This week, during the ‘Coursera for Governments and Nonprofits’ programme ,the massive online open course (MOOC) provider Coursera announced a partnership with the Prime Minister’s Youth program.

Consul General Engages with Students at Mehran University in Jamshoro

Hyderabad– In her second trip to Jamshoro, U.S. Consul General Grace Shelton met with students at the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) who had recently returned from an exchange at the University of Utah in the United States.As participants ofthe U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water (CAS-W), a U.S.-government funded program,CG Shelton lauded them as leaders in sustainable water development.

International Conference on Research and Practices in Education (ICRPE) 2017

International Conference on Research and Practices in Education (ICRPE) 2017 @ Islamabad , Islamabad Capital Territory

Ashfaq Ahmed Road, H-8/2، Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Date:
24-02-2017 - 25-02-2017
Opening Hours:
9:00-16:00

The major aim of 2nd ICRPE 2017 is to provide an opportunity to rethink about the educational impact in bringing social change

Event URL:
http://icrpe.aiou.edu.pk/
http://icrpe.aiou.edu.pk/

​Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) having large number of prospective teachers across the country representing all sections of the community may have more potential to reach community. In this context the conference invites researchers, scholars and professionals across the globe from all fields of education and allied disciplines to present their work in various forms i.e. Oral paper presentations, round table discussions, and poster presentations. We are inviting researchers from all modes and levels of education. Proceedings of the conference will published and selected papers will go through blind peer review process for the publication in following AIOU Journals:

  • Pakistan Journal of Education
  • Pakistan Journal of Distance & Online Learning (PJDOL)
  • Journal of Contemporary Teacher education


Major Goals of the Conference: 

  1. To initiate an analytical and critical discourse among the researchers and scholars of the field that may lead to social change.
  2. To provide opportunity to scholars across the globe for dissemination of their research work for addressing the social phenomenon. 
  3. To highlight innovative methods and modes of research around the world that focus social integration and consolidation.
  4. To explore the practices of technology integration that may help to align the teaching learning context with the societal demands. 
  5. To project practices that may contribute towards inclusive society.


PMDC changes exam format for graduates

Islamabad: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has changed the pattern of its registration exams for the foreign graduates and decided that the exams will be based on multiple choice questions (MCQs) only in line along with the advanced trends.

Modern Education

Singapore achieved its status of a developed nation by allocating adequate government resources on education and giving the sector top priority. Teachers in Singapore enjoy a special status. However, in Pakistan, the opposite is true. In our country, the government allocates literally ‘peanuts’ to the cause of education. ‘Teaching’ is considered as one of the most unpopular professions with teachers running from pillar to post to get recognition for their services. In fact, neither parents nor a

Rethinking Education

Although the Muslim world is facing many crises today, probably none has more far reaching consequences than the crisis of education. If in every area we find that our affairs are not being run properly, the problem ultimately lies with the system that produced the people responsible for running those affairs. For the same reason its solution offers the greatest promise for the future.