Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has underlined the need of bringing the higher education in the country in conformity with the contemporary and economic needs.
Chairing a meeting regarding the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Islamabad on Tuesday, he emphasized on introduction of scholarships in technical and scientific subjects in accordance with the global requirements.
The meeting was attended by Caretaker Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Madad Ali Sindhi, Chairman HEC Dr Mukthar Ahmed, secretary education and other senior officials, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The prime minister was briefed about the higher education, students’ scholarships, universities, and other related issues. The prime minister was apprised that a total of 259 higher education institutions in the country were recognized by the HEC whereas in the previous years, the number of universities of global standards had increased in Pakistan.
The meeting was told that so far, more than 20,000 scholarships have been awarded for PhD since the inception of HEC. The meeting was also informed about the formulated mechanism to control plagiarism in the education sector.
