Intro to Higher Education

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3. Introduction to Higher Education
Course Code: 828
(Higher Education)
Dr. Muhammad Jamil
PhD (Education)
Cell #. 03004255912
Email: jameelphd@gmail.com
Unit 1

4. Learning Objectives
Today’s session will cover following aspects
• Nature, Need and Scope of higher education
• Planning of higher education in Pakistan
• Challenges of higher education in Pakistan
• Key issues influencing higher education in Pakistan

5. WHAT DOYOU KNOW ABOUT HIGHER
EDUCATION??

6. Nature of Higher Education
• Tertiary and post-secondary education.
(The World Bank, 2000)
• Excellence in different subjects, i.e., both Science and
Social Sciences with importance to nation building.
• HEIs raise the cultural plane of a society.
• Transformation of knowledge, ideas, and innovations.
• HE is provided by universities and colleges.

7. IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT NATURE OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
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8. • Established as University Grant Commission (UGC) in 1974
• Higher Education Commission in 2002
• Headquarter: Islamabad
• Chairman: Prof Tariq Banuri
www.hec.gov.pk
Total Universities: 214
Public: 131
Private: 83

9. Need & Scope of Higher Education
• Economic and social development
• Individuals excellence achievement
• Role in Micro-management infra-structure of society and
"Collective Leadership"
• Produces experts in different fields (agriculture, medicine, nuclear,
space, chemical, and energy)
• Inspiration of education at different levels
• Coordination at the national level
• Human resource development
PURPOSE

10. IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
(YOUR COMMENTS)
(5 MINUTES ACTIVITY)
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11. Need of Higher Education
• Career preparation
• Broader Practical benefits
• Personal Development
(Communication, CT skills, passion, discipline, accomplishment)
• Pursuing Passion
Benefits of Higher Education
• Career Benefits
• Social Benefits
• Personal Benefits

12. HOW HIGHER EDUCATION CAN BE
BENEFICIAL???
(5 MINUTES ACTIVITY)
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13. Planning of Higher Education in Pakistan
• Capital investment, economic and social development.
• Advanced knowledge and skills.
• Personal, social, economic, and cultural development.
• Religious, moral, historical, and cultural ethos establishment.
• Pakistan is unfortunately really backward in education
• The diagnosis about conditions should be
correct and appropriate.

14. Challenges in Higher
Education
• Quantity
• Equity
• Quality
• Student Unrest
• Emotional Integration
• Administrative Reforms
• Faculty
• Educational Policies
• Academic Freedom
• Courses and Curricula
• Budgeting and Financing
• Population Explosion

15. MAIN CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
(YOUR COMMENTS)
(5 MINUTES ACTIVITY)
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16. Suggestions to meet
Challenges
• Quality Education in science, engineering, agriculture etc.
• Top down change for improvement.
• Adaptation of a multidimensional, flexible, and dynamic education
system of formal and non formal education.
• Equal opportunities for all.
• Effective teaching methods with rationale.
• Availability of qualified university teachers.

17. HOW CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
CAN BETACKLED?
(5 MINUTES ACTIVITY)
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18. Key Issues of Higher Education
in Pakistan
• Ineffective governance and management structures and practices.
• Inefficient use of available resources.
• Inadequate funding.
• Poor recruitment practices and inadequate development of faculty
and staff.
• Inadequate attention to research and support for it.
• Politicization of faculty, staff and students.
• Uncertainty about the realization of reform.

19. IMPORTANT KEY ISSUES OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
(YOUR COMMENTS)
(5 MINUTES ACTIVITY)
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20. Recommendations for Improvement in Higher
Education Commission
• University Governance and Management
• Central Coordination and Support for Quality
• Funding
• Faculty and Staff
• Research
• Curriculum
• Implementation

21. WHAT IS IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR SOCIETY?

22. Question Answers/Feedback?