HEC undertakes number of initiatives to improve quality education.

ISLAMABAD -- The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has undertaken a number of initiatives for continuous improvement of quality of higher education in accordance with fast-paced world.

According to the sources, HEC revamped post-secondary education in order to improve the educational standards at graduate level.

Talking to reporter, they said that the commission had also established National Academy for Higher Education with an aim to design and delivering generic and need-based capacity building and training programmes in teaching and research for faculty. It would also focus on academic governance and leadership for faculty and management, they added.

"HEC also revamp Education Testing Council (ETC) under which the entry tests are standardized for public and private universities of Pakistan. The aim of constitution of ETC is to hold uniform, accessible and competitive assessment base for admissions to universities. The test under ETC will be free of cost for the students" they added.

The HEC has revamped of National Research Framework for promotion of academic as well as applied research culture in the higher education institutions, to address the significant societal issues and boost international compatible research for a sustainable and progressive research ecosystem in the country, the sources added. They said that academic research was a key element for higher...