ISLAMABAD, May 31 (INP): The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has won “3G – Global Good Governance – Excellence in Higher Education Award 2016”. The Award announced by Global Donors Forums (GDF) was presented during an auspicious ceremony held in Istanbul, Turkey.
The prestigious award has been bestowed upon HEC in recognition of its initiatives and services for development of higher education sector in Pakistan. Prof. Dr Masoom Yasinzai, Rector, International Islamic University, Islamabad received the Award on behalf of Prof. Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman HEC.
The HEC, with its prime focus on quality of higher education and its equitable access, has been strenuously struggling to promote higher education in the country since its inception in 2002. Leaving no stone unturned to ensure equitable access, faculty development, excellence in academics and research, technological readiness, quality assurance, innovation and societal development, HEC has taken a number of steps for establishment of research facilities in the country’s higher education institutions. Offices of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORICs) as well as Business Incubation Centres in universities have been setup in universities to encourage and commercialize relevant research.
It is worth mentioning here that the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists (WCMP), a global network of affluent individuals, grant-making foundations, and socially responsible corporations, launched the GDF in 2008 at Istanbul by the then honorable Prime Minister of Turkey along with representatives of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Islamic Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and sovereign governments, socially-responsible corporations, and philanthropic foundations.
