Two PhD scholars from Institute of Psychology (IP), Beaconhouse National University, Asma Bashir and Nabia Luqman, presented papers at the Third International Conference on Open and Flexible Education (ICOFE 2016), which was held at Hong Kong Open University, from 6th-8th July, 2016.

Asma Bashir presented the paper titled “Gender Differences in Academic Achievement: A systematic review of research literature in Pakistan" co-authored while Nabia Luqman presented the paper titled “Emerging trends of E- Learning in Pakistan: Past, Present and Future." Both research papers have been co-authored by Director IP, Dr. Ruhi Khalid.

The theme for the Third International Conference on Open and Flexible Education (ICOFE 2016) was 'Innovative Pedagogy and Technology', featuring creative pedagogical practices to enhance open and flexible learning and novel use of technologies in educational contexts.