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HEC winds up coordination unit for lack of funds
« on: January 05, 2009, 01:06:08 PM »
HEC winds up coordination unit for lack of funds

Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has closed down a wing meant for looking after projects that were to be implemented with the help of foreign support, owing to unavailability of funds, an official in the commission said on Sunday.

The Federal Coordinating Unit, headed by Javed Masood, was established at HEC to supervise efforts for speedy completion of the projects regarding setting up engineering universities with the support of the foreign countries including Germany, China, Italy and Austria. The official said the federal cabinet on May 12 last year approved the project for establishing these universities at a total cost of Rs 160 billion.

But due to current economic meltdown, it was not possible to materialise the project, which led to closure of the unit in question, the official added.

The official said the HEC had specified areas for constructing university campuses and had already made temporary arrangements for holding classes. The project was to be completed in phases in 10 years, the official added.

Under the scheme, the source said curriculum and examination system of these universities were to be managed by the foreign countries.

However, the official said the HEC was giving priority to provide funds to those 7,000 PhD students who are studying abroad and in the county. They said the government has also set up four-member committee to review all HEC projects. App
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