ISLAMABAD: Dr. Sania Nishtar appreciated the role of Higher Education Commission (HEC) in bringing vibrant and effective changes in the higher education sector of Pakistan.
Dr. Sania Nishtar Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Information Technology and Professional Education & Training paid visit to Higher Education Commission HEC here at Islamabad.
The Chairperson HEC, Dr. Javaid R Laghari welcomed her and apprised about the working, functions and role of HEC for strengthening higher education sector in Pakistan.
He informed that the establishment of the HEC in 2002 has heralded a revolution in higher education in Pakistan. The HEC has accomplished more in ten years since its establishment than was achieved in the first 55 years of Pakistan’s existence.
Research output has grown eight-folds since 2002 (from 815 in 2002 to 6,200 in 2011). 90% of these research publications from Pakistan are coming from HEIs. Output has more than doubled just in the last 3 years and is expected to double again in the next 3 years. Pakistan today is a regional leader in ICTs which other countries are following.
He also informed that due to revolutionary reforms in the sector, Pakistani universities have been included among the top world and Asian universities and Pakistani higher education model is being followed by other Asian countries.
Dr. Sania Nishtar appreciated the role of HEC in brining vibrant and effective changes in the higher education sector of Pakistan.
She was of the view that the international recognition of achievements of higher education sector is real success story of Pakistan which needs to be celebrated and appreciated. She acknowledged that HEC is one institution which has functioned extremely well and has delivered during the last decade and its autonomy should be respected.
She remarked that she has been impressed by visionary and capable leadership of HEC, the development strategy of HEC and various steps undertaken to improve quality of teaching and research, equitable access to higher education, university industry & community linkages and human resource development in Pakistan.
She also assured her cooperation for notifying the Task Force on higher education as proposed by HEC as well as resolving issues related to HEC autonomy and delay in release of budgetary allocations.
She also showed keen interest for collaborative and joint programs with HEC and Chairperson HEC also showed his cooperation in this regard. Qamar Zaman Ch. federal secretary federal ministry of education and training, Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Executive Director HEC and divisional heads of HEC were also present on the occasion.
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