AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Asgharia Students Organization Pakistan’s Central Education secretary Nasir Hussain Said that Educational Conference named Revolution through Education will be held on 16th February 2019, during 48th Faham ul Quran Convention in Cultural center Bhit shah Matiari district Sindh province of Pakistan.
Education conference will be support to promotion of higher education in Pakistan also help to understand the problems, issues and solutions about higher education.
ASOP’s Nasir Hussain said Education in general and higher education in particular is of special significance for Pakistan to live as a civilized society in the comity of nations. At the time of independence in 1947, Pakistan's population was 32.5 million. By 2009-10, the population is estimated to have reached 166.5 million. Thus, in roughly 63 years, or in two generations, Pakistan's population has increased by 134 million or has grown at an average rate of 2.6 per cent per annum.
The importance accorded to higher education in Pakistan is still at the age of infancy. Pakistani universities have always been starved of resources until the establishment of the HEC in September 2002 by the previous government. Substantial resources were provided to the universities and as a result both the quality and quantity of university graduates increased tremendously.
The enrollment to higher education more than tripled in just eight years; the number of universities more than doubled; the number of PhDs produced by Pakistani universities almost quadrupled; nearly 4000 students were sent abroad to complete their PhDs and almost an equal number are completing their doctorates in Pakistani universities. Most importantly, teaching in universities has emerged as a prestigious and prized profession in Pakistan
Asgharia Students Organization Pakistan’s central education sectary Nasir Hussain further said If we do not invest sufficiently in education, higher education, health and training, we will not be able to transform the millions of youth into a productive and responsible citizens of this country. Failure to invest is not an option. Pakistani universities desperately need financial support from the government.
