Australian varsity to waive tuition for five students.

ISLAMABAD -- An Australian university will waive 100pc of its tuition fee for five Pakistani students every year, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) was told on Thursday.

The announcement came during a meeting between Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson and HEC Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri.

Dr Banuri said during the meeting that the commission values its partnership with Australian higher education institutions and welcomed the aforementioned institution, Griffith University, to become a part of this partnership.

He said 10 Australian university are on board with the commission, and 160 Pakistani students are currently enrolled in PhD programmes at these institutions.

He told the high commission's delegation that Pakistan's priorities include not only Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics also known as Stem but also social sciences, humanities and the arts.

He also discussed the HEC's...