Education and other non-priorities
Around the world, universities have multiple goals. Core among them remains teaching in degree programmes to pass on knowledge, make (mostly) young adults understand the world we inhabit, elevate them…
Rethinking education
Why slog through the halls of traditional schools when the internet can turbocharge your learning from the comfort of your couch? Is it still relevant to stuff your brain with…
PMDC and APPNA to start collaboration in medical education
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and Association of Physicians of Pakistan Descent of North America (APPNA) on Thursday decided to start collaboration and mutual support to improve the standard…
Fix the education system
The recent controversy over A-level results in Pakistan has stirred up new thinking on education. While most A-level students who sat for their exams earlier this year are likely to…
PMDC, PMA fear nursing council amended law may promote quackery
After passage of the Pakistan Nursing Council’s (PNC) amended bill by the incumbent government, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has written a letter to the health secretary, expressing…
AI in education: need for digital literacy
ChatGPT isn’t a buzzword. It’s much more than a shiny new toy having its hype phase. It is a disruption. And what the conventional education systems, particularly the higher education…
Responsible management education
“We need to move from a global business education community which focuses on making our students the best in the world, to making them the best for the world”. Mark…
Climate education
The International Day of Education is observed every year on January 24 to sensitize people about the role of education to promote progress and development. The theme of this year’s…
The purpose of education
When former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was in power in Pakistan, he violated democratic and moral dictates by altering the electoral laws and making it mandatory for candidates to…
Balancing acts in education reform
Public education in Pakistan is often a precarious subject. Reform efforts are seen with scepticism across the political spectrum. On the one hand, progressives critique it for promoting many of…
