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Department Profile With an objective to improve governance and management of universities/institutions, a Model Federal Universities Ordinance (FUO), 2002 was promulgated on November 13, 2002. The Chancellors' Committee has necessitated for implementation of FUO, 2002 in Charters of all universities/institutions to be established in future. Franchising of Foreign Institutions The internationalization of higher education brought university education at the forefront of globalization. Many foreign universities are franchising institutions in developing countries to provide educational opportunities. To provide quality foreign education at comparatively cheaper rates, the Commission has also allowed collaboration/franchising of local institutions with the foreign universities. In this context, 'Policy Guidelines' have been approved by the Equivalence & Accreditation Committee of HEC for collaboration of institutions in Pakistan with institutions abroad. After verification of necessary institutional gadgets, the Commission has allowed franchising/ collaboration of 12 institutions. Steering Committee of Provincial Education Secretaries In order to coordinate activities of the Commission with Provincial Governments, a Steering Committee of Provincial Education Secretaries including Education Secretary, AJ&K was constituted in 2003. To date, six meetings of the Steering Committee have been held. ATTESTATION CELL The degrees/diplomas/transcripts awarded by the chartered universities/institutions, both in public and private sectors and final Deeni Sanad 'Shahadatul Almiya Fil Uloomal Arabia wal Islamia' awarded by recognized 'Wafaq/Tanzeem/Rabit-ul-Madaris/Deeni' Institutions are attested by the Attestation Cell. To minimize the chance of forgery, authorized signatures, specific text format and embossing inscribed on the awards are verified before the documents are stamped and attested. The samples of degrees/diplomas/transcripts are also available with the HEC. Attestation stamps with security features are used for sanctity of stamps. The attestation is made only at the HEC Secretariat. For facilitation purposes, attestation is also provided through M/S Gerry's/FedEx courier service. EQUIVALENCE CELL The equivalence certificates are issued to determine the equivalence of degrees/diplomas awarded by accredited/chartered local and foreign universities/ institutions. The determination of the equivalence of awards conferred by chartered universities/institutions of higher education falls within the jurisdiction of the HEC, whereas determination of equivalence of credentials at secondary and higher secondary level primarily rests with the Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC). Following parameters are involved for determining equivalence of degrees: - Accredited/recognized status of awarding universities/institutions - Admission requirements - Duration of study - System of Education and Assessment - Bilateral agreements - Decisions taken by the Equivalence & Accreditation Committee The accredited status of concerned university/ institution is confirmed after consulting the directories published by international agencies like UNESCO and organizations e.g. Embassies/High Commissions. Certificate for conversion of CGPA into percentage/ Marks/Division are also issued by the office. For conversion of CGPA awarded on scale of 4, 5 and 6, a formula has been approved by HEC Equivalence & Accreditation Committee and is followed accordingly. Final Deeni Sanad 'Shahadatul Almiya Fil Uloomal Arabia wal Islamia' awarded by recognized Wafaq/Tanzeem/ Rabit ul Madaris/Deeni institutions is considered as equivalent to MA Arabic/Islamic Studies for purpose of teaching Arabic, Islamic Studies and for pursuing higher studies. In addition, the Equivalence Cell provides information on status of foreign universities/institutions and corresponds with Provincial Governments, universities/institutions, embassies, high commissions, public service commissions and other agencies. Focal Person: Muhammad Javed Khan Director General (A&A) Ph: 051-9257508 E-mail: mjkhan@hec.gov.pk 5
Commission Approves Plagiarism Policy Prof. Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC briefs the Commission Members about major initiatives and achievements of the Higher Education Commission The Higher Education Commission has approved the plagiarism policy under which the faculty members guilty of copying research work of others and publishing it as their own will be dismissed from the service. This th was decided during the 13 Commission Meeting held at HEC Secretariat recently under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Chairman, HEC. The policy will be sent to all the universities so that it can be formally adopted and implemented through their statutory bodies. The Commission agreed that those universities who do not follow the governance and quality criteria laid down by the HEC would have their development and recurring projects curtailed. The Commission members were of the view that teachers are role models for the students and that there should be zero tolerance for teachers who are found cheating and publishing the work of other persons as their own. Moreover, HEC has also acquired a software for checking plagiarism and a blacklist of plagiarists has been created which is given on the HEC website. The Commission also approved the recommendations of the Selection Board regarding appointment of three persons as Distinguished National Professors. Earlier, the Chairman HEC welcomed the members and informed them about recent programmes of the HEC including E-books scheme. A detailed presentation was made by Prof. Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC describing how the programmes of the Commission are resulting in enhancement of high-quality research output, improving standards of education, enhancing access and making university education relevant to the national needs. “Particular emphasis is being placed on scholarships to leading universities in technologically advanced countries and some 2000 scholarships have already been awarded for foreign universities while 1000 will be awarded during the current financial year”, he said. Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Chairman, HEC is being conferred Honorary Degree of Doctorate of Education by the Coventry University, UK in recognition of his services and commitment to restructuring higher education in Pakistan. Dr. Atta-ur- Rahman obtained his PhD from Cambridge University, UK in 1968 and was later awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by the same institution. He is the first scientist from Muslim world to have won the prestigious UNESCO Science prize (1999). He has also secured the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies Award (Hiroshima, Japan, 1997) and the ECO Prize (2000). Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman was the first scientist from Islamic world to be selected as the Fellow of Royal Society (FRS) in recognition of research carried out within the Islamic world in the 360 year history of the Society. He was elected as "Honorary Life Fellow", a prestigious honour by Coventry University in May 2007. 6
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Page 3 and 4: Social Sciences Receiving Due Atten
Page 5: Profile ACCREDITATION & ATTESTATION
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