HEC, PIEAS finalise 14 candidates to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings 2020

ISLAMABAD, Oct 10 (APP):The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) have finalised 14 candidates for participation in the 70th Interdisciplinary and 7th Economics Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings 2020 to be held in Lindau, Germany.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between PIEAS, a leading University of Pakistan, and the Lindau Council, up to 10 scholars can participate each year in Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.

This year, around 300 applications were submitted, out of which 50 applicants were shortlisted and interviewed. After the interviews, 10 applicants have been nominated for the 70th Interdisciplinary Nobel Laureate Meeting, while for the 7th Economics Nobel Laureate Meeting, four applicants have been nominated.