The higher education commission of Pakistan (HEC) will accept the nominations for the Best University Teacher Award 2016 from all the universities as well as degree awarding institutions till August 31st, 2017.
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HEC invites nominees for the best teachers awards annually from the universities as well as from the degree awarding institutions across the country on the prescribed Performa and every institute sends at least two nominees for the award.
“The programme of awarding cash prize one lakh along with a certificate to the best teachers was started by the higher education commission of Pakistan primarily to encourage as well as to recognize the contribution of brilliant university teachers plus motivate them to pay more dedication to their noble work”, an official of higher education commission added.
This initiative also predicts upgrading quality of research through staff development as well as through providing better facilities.
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The current project will deliver monetary as well as self-esteemed enticements to a teacher of universities or the degree awarding institutions in the form of awards and certificates, the official said.
This national acknowledgment of the contributions made by them will function like a catalyst for others to improve their efforts in teaching and research fields.
The name of the best teachers would be suggested by the Selection Committee headed by the Vice Chancellor of the concerned university, consisting of the Registrar, Director Quality Enhancement cell, Director Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), Dean of the related faculty as well as the head of Department of the related faculty and department, the official added.
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The selection committee of every university will suggested 2 outstanding teachers on prescribed performa in order of merit along with the needed documents, visibly indicating the score of the teachers evaluated according to the set guidelines.