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Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Govt colleges to admit XI students on basis of IX results
The Sindh College Education Department (SCED) has approved the procedure to grant admissions to students in 11th grade in government colleges on the basis of their grade 9th results. In this regard, the department will form committees and establish help centers under the Sindh Electronic Centralised College Admission Programme (SECCAP) to improve the admission process for 11th-grade students and provide guidance to the students. The decision was made after the approval by the Provincial Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah. In light of the decision, Secretary Colleges Sindh Shahab Qamar Ansari has directed the provincial Director General of Colleges, Dr. Naveed Rabb Siddiqi, to establish help centers in colleges starting from June 15, 2025, to ensure students face no difficulties. DG Colleges Sindh Professor Dr. Naveed Rabb Siddiqui while talking to The Express Tribune said that a three-member SECCAP committee will be formed in each district/zone across the province. This committees will include a technical focal person who is an expert in portal matters, to easily provide information to students. The committee members will be selected based on their experience in teaching or administrative affairs.
Korea Herald
17-02-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
S. Korea, Czech Republic hold high-level supply chain, energy dialogue in Seoul
South Korea and the Czech Republic held a high-level bilateral supply chain and energy dialogue Monday, as the two sides seek to deepen cooperation in various sectors, including trade, eco-friendly energy and nuclear power plants, Seoul's industry ministry said. Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun and his Czech counterpart, Lukas Vlcek, met in Seoul for the second bilateral SCED and discussed measures to expand cooperation in trade, supply chain, advanced industries, carbon-free energy and nuclear power plants, according to the ministry. In the meeting, the two sides assessed their negotiations for a South Korean consortium building two nuclear plants in Czech's southern region of Dukovany were proceeding smoothly. Czech has been negotiating contract terms with the consortium, led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, to finalize the agreement for the estimated 24 trillion-won ($16.6 billion) project by March. To further bolster cooperation in the field, Ahn and Vlcek discussed joining hands for research and development projects and fostering talent for the nuclear energy sector. The ministers also exchanged opinions on establishing cooperation centers for collaboration in the fields of battery, future mobility and robotics, according to Ahn's office. Additionally, they signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the semiconductor industry and agreed to work together to develop clean hydrogen energy technologies. On the sidelines of Monday's meeting, South Korea and the Czech Republic jointly hosted a business conference to promote bilateral investment. "This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 10th anniversary of striking a strategic partnership," Ahn noted. The minister further expressed hopes for the two sides to "successfully strike a final deal for the nuclear power plant project in Dukovany to advance the bilateral ties closer to another level," he added. (Yonhap)
