LAHORE: The sixth Annual Status of Education Survey (ASER) for 2015 has formally been kicked off in 114 rural district and 21 urban administrative areas across the country to assess the status of learning, access and quality of education being imparted to students.

Addressing a dissemination seminar here on Thursday, ASER programme head Sehar Saeed said the survey would be conducted by 10,000 volunteers managed by the Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi along with many key civil society and semi autonomous organisations, including the National Commission for Human Development, Sindh Education Foundation, Democratic Commission for Human Development, HANDS and NRSP across Pakistan.

She said volunteers had been imparted training to effectively conduct the survey. She said the finds of the ASER 2014 was shared with multiple stakeholders including teachers, parents, youth, parliamentarians and government officials.

Old Ravians: The Old Ravians community stands by Prof Dr Hasan Amir Shah for the uplift of Government College University, Lahore, said Old Ravian Union President Kamran Lashari here on Friday.

“Prof Dr Hasan Amir Shah, whenever it comes to Government College University, you will never find yourself alone. The Old Ravians are with you and will provide you every possible support for bringing their alma mater in the ranking of the world’s top universities,” he said while welcoming the appointment of eminent physicist Prof Dr Hasan Amir Shah as the 30th head of the Government College University.

Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2015

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