Covid-19: School education crisis in Pakistan
‘Compared with the scale of South Asia’s first wave, which peaked in September, the second is shocking. …South Asia is logging four times as many, and with hardly a sign…
The crisis of quality in education
A recent article in these pages by a former HEC chairman paints a rosy picture of the policies introduced during his tenure (2002-2008), and criticises me for reversing some of…
Humanising school-based education
EVERY year, a few million wide-eyed five-year-olds across the country eagerly or begrudgingly take their first steps in the institution in which they are expected to spend a large part…
Questioning education
ON our national stage, where only the PDM’s survival and the government’s economic policies seem to be worth obsessing over, there is another story which has a small group of…
Education: a strategic imperative
To say education is important is an understatement. Historically, enlightened education has been one of the constants of every successful civilization. From the Athenian and Roman civilizations to the Muslim…
Quality in higher education
Since its establishment in 2002, the HEC has seen many ups and down in its continuous effort to ensure our system of higher education is classified among the best, and…
HEC and higher education
On the surface, the predicament of the skilled labor market in Pakistan is a rather perplexing dilemma. The ever-increasing number of graduates and post-graduate degree holders that our universities churn…
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…
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…
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…
