Reforming education
All over the world, countries adhere to ambitious goals and reforms to enhance the quality of service delivery in the education sector. These ambitious goals and reforms require actionable strategies…
Education – a recap and what to expect
This is a year-end review of the most important events in the education sector in 2022 and a forecast of how some of those issues will continue to play out…
Fixing the taxation system – Part I
Very few people outside the economics profession realize that fiscal (government revenue and expenditure) and current accounts (inflows and outflows of foreign exchange) are closely interlinked. A current account is…
Disasters and educational infrastructure – Part I
The frequency and intensity of natural disasters has alarmingly increased in recent years, predominantly due to climate change. Both developed and developing countries have been impacted alike. However, research that…
Parallel education
Undoubtedly, public education is one of the core investments a state can make to enhance the quality of its human capital and growth. American politician Steve Kagen once said, “if…
Diabetes education
Diabetes awareness month takes place every year in November, with the 14th recognised as World Diabetes Day. First established by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization…
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…
Lifting the quality of education
The 2023 World University Rankings were published recently by the Times Higher Education (THE). Three Asian universities are ranked among the top 20. These are Tsinghua University (No 16), Peking…
Education with impact
Time and again we hear claims about the great strides Pakistan’s higher education sector made in the 2000s. While there are a handful of islands of excellence at local universities…
Miracle of education
One important initiative currently in the limelight across the globe is the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which ranks countries in terms of students’ scores in math…
