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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Pearson launched PTE Academic UKVI in a virtual launch event in Pakistan. Pearson, the world’s leading learning company was awarded commercial agreements from the UK Home Office to provide Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) to people who need to demonstrate their English language skills to study, work or live in the UK. The commercial agreements will be delivered through the PTE Academic UKVI and PTE Home – a new speaking and listening test for family visa, settlement and citizenship applicants. Both these English language tests have been internally developed by Pearson. PEARSON, is the UK’s largest awarding…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Little Art conducted an enlightening conversation session with veteran playwright, poet,renowned intellectual and educationist Asghar Nadeem Syed, entitled ” meeting the intellectual needs of our children” the provision of local literature, children’s programming on television and offering of performing arts for children and young people in Pakistan. The talk went live online through Facebook on Friday Evening. On talking about the intellectual needs of children, Asghar Nadeem said quote, “Why do we see children as a separate group from the society? Children have complete personalities of their own. They have a gift of sensibility from Allah…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) As university admissions begin throughout the country, deserving graduates from The Citizens Foundation (TCF) schools from all over Pakistan are making their way to some of the top-tier higher education institutions of the country. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and Institute of Business Administration (IBA) announced their admission results this month. 4 TCF alumni secured admission and scholarship under the LUMS – National Outreach Programme, while 8 TCF graduates made it to IBA on scholarship as part of its National Talent Hunt Programme. Other renowned universities where TCF graduates have successfully gained admissions include -…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) In line with itsambition to support e-education, upskill the youthand create opportunities for them, Telenor Pakistan has collaborated with NUST Business School to train students on design thinking skills. 1,000 aspiring students will take part in webinar style trainingsunderTelenor Pakistan’s flagship design thinking programme ACTIVATE. ACTIVATE is a design-driven innovation process whereby critical business problems can be solved by bringing together business strategy, innovation, behavioural science and design thinking. This design thinking programme will be free of cost and customised for the students of NUST Business School, to upskill them on designing products that drive value while…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Techstirr, a leading global tech giant has just started its operations in Pakistan. With the estimated increase of 24% – 142% in this year’s online sales in the Pakistani market, the company leaders saw the immense potential in the country’s IT sector. The mission of Techstirr is to revolutionize the industrial sector of the country with its advanced strategic technological solutions and information technology portfolio. The company mainly focuses on the following areas: SaaS-based Solutions, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, Mobile App Development, Big Data, Cyber Security, Technical Consultancy, and other comprehensive data-driven solutions. The Federal Ministers for…
Business & tax experts examine Punjab’s Budget 20-21, share future-focused recommendations Leading representatives from the business community, professional bodies and government sat together at a high-level virtual post-budget seminar themed ‘Economic Impact, Harmonisation and Future Orientation’ to examine the Punjab’s provincial Budget 2020-21 and identified economic opportunities and shared forward-thinking recommendations. The online seminar was organised by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) with representatives from Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA), Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA), Institute of Cost Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan), and Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI). Secretary Finance Punjab, Muhammad Abdullah Khan Sumbal,…
Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The IBA Karachi is pleased to announce the launch of Master of Science in Finance program commencing in Fall 2020. The MS leading to PhD program will be spread over 3 semesters with a total of 36 credit hours. The program is aimed to facilitate students with business as well as non-business background. Chairperson, Department of Finance, Dr. Ahmad Junaid highlighted that the program is structured to aid students who wish to excel in corporate sector as well as help those who wish to pursue an academic career. Dr. Junaid explained that students who wish to take…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistani Telecom Operator, Ufone’s “Future Proof Your Career with Ufone Master Classes” Program came to an end after delivering 7 insightful sessions over a span of 6 weeks. More than 7000 students across 150+ cities in Pakistan and abroad benefitted from the program. The master classes allowed students to refine their skills from the comfort of their home and enhance their learnings for the future. In an effort to continue the legacy of imparting practical knowledge and skills even during the COVID19 pandemic, Ufone came up with the novel idea of substituting their flagship Summer Internship Program…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) THAAP (organization works for the urban development, art, architecture and history of the region) have initiated online webinar series to raise awareness about important topics affecting the lives of the citizens living in an Urban Environment. The topics range from architecture, participatory planning, sustainability and activism including others. National and international prominent scholars participate in these talks to enlighten the youth with core issues related to urban planning. The Second talk of the webinar series on “Children’s participation in urban planning” by guest speaker Viviana Cordero was held on 30 July at 4pm on Facebook Live. Viviana…
ACCA, the World Bank and IFAC say better financial information and thinking must be applied to help manage public finances Economic indicators need more clarity to provide a better picture of public sector finances in turbulent times The COVID-19 pandemic means government spending has increased immensely, with the IMF calculating it to be a staggering US$9 trillion. For ACCA, the World Bank and IFAC, the concern is that public sector fiscal commitment and interventions are not being captured accurately by governments due to the way they account for this. In a new report published today, Sustainable public finances through Covid-19,…