Higher education: governance
Part - II In Part I of this series (printed yesterday, May 3), I had discussed serious weaknesses in the governance of the higher education system in the country. In…
Higher education: governance – Part – I
The recent removal of the chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), by reducing his tenure to just two years from four through an ordinance, has created a controversy and…
Focus on use of latest technology in higher education stressed
Extensive use of the latest technology is a key element of restructuring the higher education sector which focuses on the changes necessary due to the circumstances, higher education faces due…
Higher education reforms
The single most important factor that determines the quality of both undergraduate and postgraduate education is the quality of faculty. At present, only about 25 percent of the faculty members…
‘HEC ignores VCs in higher education policy making’
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) did not take all stakeholders, especially vice chancellors of universities, on board while making policies regarding higher education during the last two or…
Higher education reforms
The single most important factor that determines the quality of both undergraduate and postgraduate education is the quality of faculty. At present, only about 25 percent of the faculty members…
PMC issues fact-sheet on medical education reforms
After facing criticism from the medical fraternity and students, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC)issued a f act-sheet, detailing a number of reforms it had undertaken for the betterment of medical…
Conference on medical education held
Riphah International University, Islamabad - Pakistan and Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta – Indonesia jointly organised 7th International Conference on Medical Education (ICME) 2021. The theme of the conference was “Excellence…
Higher education ravaged
The HEC policies during the last three years led to a mushroom growth of 50 new universities, while simultaneously the programmes to develop highly qualified faculty were curtailed. Some 8,000…
