Problems of Higher Education in Pakistan

[Asad Ibrahim]

Dear members,

Here I am outlining the problems faced by the Higher Education in Pakistan. I'll appreciate your participation. We'll later outline the remedies in another thread so please be specific to the problems only in this thread.

Problems of Higher Education in Pakistan:

1- Academic Problems:

• Inefficient use of available resources.
  
  
• Unequal distribution of Faculties among Public & Private Sector
  
  
• Lack of Monitoring
  
  
• Lack of standardization of Private Universities.
  
  
• Emphasize on quantitative education rather than qualitative aspect of education.
  
  
• Inadequate attention to research and support for it.

2- Management Problems:

• Ineffective governance and management structures and practices.
  
  
• Inefficient Regulatory steps
  
  
• Strong skepticism about the realization of reform
  
  
• Politicization of faculty, staff and students
  
  
• Poor recruitment practices and inadequate development of faculty and staff.

3- Practical Problems:

• Lack of internship facilities for students of higher Education institutions and universities.
  
  
• Week coordination between Universities and industrial, agricultural, and other sectors of the economy.

4- Financial Problems:

• Inadequate funding.
  
  
• Un adjusted fee structure of private universities
  
  
• No share of Foreign Direct investment in Education sector
  
  
• No concept of Debt Financing in Education sector

5- Social Problems:

• Lack of moral training in Higher Education Institutions
  
  
• Promoting Westernization on the name of Modernization
  
  
• Creating social misbalances