Dear Prof Shahid,
I received this message but without any attachment. If you could forward
the attachment also, I might be in a position to make any comments.
Best regards,
Dr. Khalid Saifullah
Department of Mathematics
Quaid-i-Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan
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> Date: Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM
> Subject: Adressing flaws in our educationa​l system
> To:
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> Dear All:
> I amenclosing a document which is or should be of
> fundamental interest to anybodyassociated with education and particularly
> with higher education in Pakistan. Many peopleincluding myself have
> pointed
> out and talked about the flaws or weaknesses inour educational system and
> lack of competitiveness of Pakistani students in highereducation market
> but
> little or no practical efforts have been made to correctthese flaws. The
> previous HEC director, Dr. Atta ur Rehman and I had agreed ona plan to
> address this issue on the proposed lines attached below, and he was
> willing
> to createa HEC based project to address this issue. One of the purposes of
> my spendingthe sabbatical leave in Pakistan has been to address this issue
> and takeinitiatives to develop and implement a comprehensive plan in this
> respect. I had sent the plan to the current HEC administrationon my
> arrival but apparently they are occupied with other important matters
> andwould not take any concrete step in this direction, so I need your help
> tocreate more concern and awareness in this respect. *In my view, it a
> very
> important step towards correcting the longstanding weakness in our
> education system. It would improve the competency ofour students in the
> national and international markets and would significantlyenhance their
> chances of getting free higher education(Ph. D level) in the USA*. Since
> it
> can be done with a minimal cost toPakistan, we should develop a long
> standing policy to get our students educatedin the U.S. institutions at no
> cost to Pakistan.
> I wouldneed local educators who are willing to be active
> partners to further developthe plan and to submit a project to HEC for
> funding. I would appreciate all positive or criticalcomments from you on
> my proposal and a quick feedback will be appreciated.
> Since I have limited access to the e-mails ofeducational institutions in
> Pakistan, please forward it to all concerned inyour institution or to
> other
> educators who may be concerned.
> Sincerely,
>
> Shahid A. Shaheen
> HEC supported Foreign Professor
> Physics Department, COMSATS Institute of InformationTechnology, Islamabad.
>
>
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