The internationalization of higher education brought university education at the forefront of globalization and majority of student population now aspire to get foreign qualifications. The Commission is pursuing a progressive policy for offering of degree programs of reputable foreign universities/degree awarding institutes and has allowed them to operate either through their offshore campuses or through local partners thus providing easy access to quality education. To streamline the mechanism, the HEC has approved a policy for collaboration of foreign institutions :

• Approved HEC policy for Collaboration of foreign universities/institutions with local institutions
• List of Foreign Universities / Institutes allowed to run Collaborative Degree Programs in Pakistan
• Draft Criteria/Guidelines for Collaboration of Institutions of Higher Education in Pakistan with Institutions Abroad and for Opening of Campuses of Foreign Universities