HEC to hold National Conference for University Faculty
By Bushra Rafique

ISLAMABAD—The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has planned to hold a three day National Conference on “Professional Development of Teachers at Higher Education in Pakistan’ from 16th to 18th January 2007, in HEC auditorium, Islamabad.
The fundamental aim of this Conference is not only to highlight the ignored and weak areas in the professional development of teachers at tertiary level but also to strategically coup with them with the intention for improvement in the ignored identified areas.
Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS, Federal Minister, Chairman Higher Education Commission and Adviser to the Prime Minister for Science and Technology will be the Chief Guest in the opening ceremony of this National conference. Eminent research scholars, educationists and administrative authorities of public and private sector universities from all over the country will share their expertise with the participants of the conference. Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors of Centres of Excellence, Pakistan Study Centres and Area Study Centres and selected faculty members from public and private sector universities across the country have been invited to attend the conference to share their educational skills pertinent to the title of the Conference. The HEC has specially invited local and international organizations i.e., DFID, UNFPA etc to attend the conference by their representatives.
The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) of the HEC has been made responsible for striving hard to develop teaching skills of university/postgraduate college teachers through providing one month intensive in-service training opportunities to maximum teachers at their doorsteps, across the country. For the purpose NAHE has organized a number of training programmes for the faculty members of public and private universities, degree awarding institutions and graduates and postgraduate colleges of the country.