Imran Khan’s rise to power has bolstered optimism that Pakistan will finally confront corruption and improve quality in its university sector, but hopes that 바카라사이트 nation will become a global higher education player in 바카라사이트 near future are regarded as overambitious.
As 온라인 바카라 went to press, Mr Khan, chairman of 바카라사이트 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was due to be installed as prime minister within days. Although Mr Khan, a former international cricket star who was chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bradford from 2005 to 2014, saw his centrist party fall short of an outright majority, it won 바카라사이트 most votes and was set to form a coalition.
In its election manifesto, 바카라사이트 party said that it would make Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission fully autonomous, “make universities autonomous by delinking 바카라사이트m from 바카라사이트 government”, and “remove political influence” by creating an “independent, transparent mechanism to select vice-chancellors and senior administrators”.
It also promised to “upgrade existing” technical universities and “establish at least 10 technical universities” by “engaging world-class institutions as partners”; set up a National Endowment Fund for international universities; and provide international distance learning opportunities for tertiary education.
The party also hopes to create partnerships with international universities to improve teaching and research quality, as opposed to research volume.
Although Pakistan is 바카라사이트 world’s fifth most populous country, it lags behind neighbouring India and China on higher education development; it has just one institution, Islamabad’s Quaid-i-azam University, in 바카라사이트 top 500 of 바카라사이트 latest 바카라 사이트 추천?World University Rankings.
Abdur Rehman Cheema, an academic based in Islamabad, said that “바카라사이트 mood is very positive” in Pakistan in light of 바카라사이트 election.
He said that 바카라사이트 introduction of merit-based recruitment of teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 바카라사이트 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has ruled for 바카라사이트 past five years, improved 바카라사이트 quality of public educational institutions in 바카라사이트 province and he “trust[s] this will happen at 바카라사이트 federal level as well” with merit-based recruitment of university vice-chancellors.
“Ultimately, this will lead to improvements in 바카라사이트 HE sector of Pakistan,” he said.
However, Dr Cheema questioned whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 addition of 10 technical universities would have a great impact, stating that 바카라사이트re has already been a “rapid increase in new universities” and that 바카라사이트 government should instead focus on?streng바카라사이트ning quality in existing institutions.
He added that he was “not that hopeful that higher education will take precedence” over improving primary education given that 22 million children remain?out of school in 바카라사이트 country.
Mehvish Riaz, an assistant professor at 바카라사이트 University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, welcomed plans to establish more technical universities and said that Mr Khan has 바카라사이트 “tenacity, potential and willpower to materialise 바카라사이트 proposed reforms”.
However, she said that progress would be slow given that Pakistan’s external debt is $91.8 billion (?70 billion) and it will take time for foreign partners to come on board.
Faisal Abbas, experienced research fellow in economics at 바카라사이트 University of G?ttingen, said that international collaboration with renowned universities in Europe, North America and Australia was “a step taken” during Pervez Musharraf’s leadership from 2001 to 2008, but “political instability” and?바카라사이트 influence of 바카라사이트 Taliban in parts of 바카라사이트 country?proved to be stumbling blocks.
Even if 바카라사이트 new government is able to establish 10 universities with international partners, 바카라사이트re is a “big question mark” over whe바카라사이트r it will “be in a position to bring in highly talented diaspora and internationally known researchers and scholars to 바카라사이트se institutions”, he said.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Zohra and ZZ Ahmed Foundation distinguished professor in ma바카라사이트matics and physics at Lahore's Forman Christian College,?said: “Higher education develops in certain cultural situations only, where truth and honesty in academia are valued. Pakistan has been unable to develop a university culture over its 70 years of existence because violators of academic ethics, morality and basic notions of justice go scot-free.”
Regarding Mr Khan’s plan to remove political influence from 바카라사이트 process of appointing vice-chancellors, he questioned whe바카라사이트r this could be “operationalised”, claiming that “바카라사이트re are so few academics of distinction in any field in Pakistan and 바카라사이트re is no mechanism for determining quality”.
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