Pakistan ranks 164th in the world in terms of its investment in education and health care as the measurement of its commitment to economic growth, according to the first-ever scientific study ranking countries for their levels of human capital. Pakistan …
Read More »Time to make road map to take lead in human development
Pakistan is yet to make significant attainments in the human development index (HDI), which focuses on measurable dimensions of human development such as living a long and healthy life, being educated and having a decent standard of living. Thus, HDI …
Read More »Why South Africa is on a path of economic renewal
This year, South Africa will celebrate 25 years of democracy, hold its sixth democratic national election and accelerate the process of economic revival and growth. Over the last quarter century, the country has made remarkable progress in expanding opportunities for …
Read More »Future of higher education in Pakistan
Quality improvement and the growth of science and technology based education should be the main focus of attention Pakistan faces a variety of challenges in reforming its education sector whereas a lack of capacity in the higher education segment is …
Read More »Research-oriented education could help develop the knowledge economy
It would not be wrong at all to proclaim that Pakistan is far behind in terms of research produced by the institutions of higher education. The culture of research has not fully blossomed for multifarious reasons. The researchers need to …
Read More »Challenges for higher education system in Pakistan
Education is the basic right of every citizen living in any country and this right is provided amicably by all developed countries on a priority basis. But in Pakistan, consumers of educational services – parents and students – have been …
Read More »Check commoditization of education
Government should work out a roadmap for development of human resources in the country Education continues to be commercialized in Pakistan. The businessmen took interest and invested heavily in education sector turning education into a commodity on sale in lieu …
Read More »What Pakistan could learn from the East Asian education systems?
Interest in learning from Asia’s high-performing education systems has grown rapidly in recent years. But the lessons from Asian education systems do not relate to what helped them achieve their high scores on international comparative tests, but to the efforts …
Read More »Bahria university values education can produce good citizens
Striving hard by creating wealth of opportunities in the neglected areas to contribute better for Pakistan Opens nationwide campaign to create ‘blue economy’ awareness; bridging academia-industrial linkage The university’s place as a paramount player in a global system increasingly driven …
Read More »Higher education: a far-fetched dream of millions
Hafiz, a young boy in his early 30s, dilated on his plight why his dream of getting a professional degree in business could not come true. He struggled to save money so that he could get a higher education degree, …
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