Lahore College for Women University, Lahore has won the HEC Data Repository Division, “HEDR Microsoft HEC Appreciation Certificate, 2023. The University was also awarded the HEC Higher Education Statistics “Edustats Shield, 2023” on 14th December, 2023 at Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad.
The HEDR appreciation Certificate & Shield was awarded by the Microsoft and HEC, Pakistan in recognition of the excellent contributions made by the University in the development and sharing of its online University Data, Data Science software and development of data collection portal of HEC. Under HEDR project, HEC had trained 450 software engineers as focal persons to collect higher education data across the country, from all 250 private and public sector universities of Pakistan.Founded in 2003, Microsoft Imagine Cup is Pakistan’s premier student technology and innovation competition, held each year in partnership with HEC, Pakistan.
Prof. Dr. Shagufta Naz, Vice Chancellor, Lahore College for Women University and Mr. Hadi Iqtadar, Deputy Director QEC (Principal Focal Person of Higher Education Statistics for 2021-22) received the award and appreciation certificate during the “Launching Ceremony of Imagine Cup, 2024 by Microsoft and HEC held at HEC auditorium, Islamabad”.
