Prof' Dr' Altaf Ali G' Shaikh

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• Prof. Dr. Altaf Ali G. Shaikh
• Adviser (RD)
• Engr. Zarsher Khan
• ILO

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Higher Education Fuels National Growth
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Current Status, Challenges Government Actions
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The Demographic Challenge
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Gross Tertiary Enrolment Ratio In Selected
Countries
Pakistan Target 8 ??
Council of Higher Education, Turkey-Web Site
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Number of SE Researchers
Council of Higher Education, Turkey-Web Site
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Overarching Approach

• Simultaneous Bi-Modal Approach Required
• Bottom-Up
• Basic Health, Primary Education, Water .
• Top-Down
• Higher Education
• Technology Development
• Industrial Linkages

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Key Areas of Improvement

• Access
• Low enrollment in higher education
• Quality
• Poor standard of faculty and lack of training /
  capacity building
• Low quality of teaching research and lack of
  relevance to national needs
• Poor governance of universities
• Relevance
• Minimal relevance of higher education to national
  needs

50 Years of Neglect
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Higher Education Reform

• Task Force on Higher Education (4/01)
• Study Group on S T (10/01)
• Steering Committee on Higher Education (01-08/02)
• Funding of universities to be doubled in 2 years
• Income generated by universities to be retained
  by them
• De-link faculty pay from BPS and shift to
  performance based higher pay scale
• Higher Education Commission (09/02)
• Autonomous body
• DDWP Powers, Funds transfer authority

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HEC Mission

• To Facilitate Institutions of Higher Learning to
  serve as a Catalyst of Socio-Economic Development
  of Pakistan

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Functions Human Resource Development

• Take measures for the establishment of
  fellowships, scholarships, visiting
  professorships
• Facilitates the introduction of education
  programs that meet the needs of the employment
  market
• Encourage, support and facilitate training
  program, workshops and symposia

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Functions Promotion of Research Development

• Support the development of linkages between
• Institutions and industry
• National and international organizations that
  fund research and development
• Facilitate the introduction of educational
  programmes that meet the needs of the employment
  market

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Functions Quality Assurance

• Prescribe conditions for opening and operating
  Higher Education Institutions in the public and
  private sector
• Carry out accreditation of Institutions including
  their departments, faculties and disciplines by
  giving them appropriate ratings

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HEC Strategy and Aims
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HEC Strategic Aims
Faculty Development
Improving Access Learning
Excellence in Research
Relevance to National Priorities
Core
Infrastructure Development Physical, Technology
Support
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Faculty Development

• Programmes and Achievements

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Year-Wise Scholarships Awarded for Studies Abroad
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Number of Scholarships Awarded for PhD Studies in
Pakistani Universities
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Achievements Faculty Development

• Human Resource Development
• Indigenous PhD 1986
• Foreign MS/PhD 1996
• Post doctoral 99
  In-service training by HEC 733
• Reverse Brain Drain
• Foreign Faculty Hiring Long term 201
• Foreign Faculty Hiring Short term 90

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Improving Learning and Access

• Programmes and Achievements

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Technology Infrastructure Leveraging
Information Technology

• University Computerization Networking
• Computer Laboratories
• Campus wide high-speed LAN
• Computerization of Administration
• PERN
• Digital Library
• PAKSAT 1
• Distance Education
• Virtual University
• Educational TV Channels
• Video Lecturing
• Information Management System
• HEC External Website
• PERN Website
• HEC Workspace Portal

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Relevance to National Priorities

• Programmes and Achievements

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Knowledge Base for Economic Growth

• Industry Involved in Curriculum Review
• Encourage Internships
• Funded Research
• UNESCO Seminar on University-Industry
  Collaboration
• Focus on Applied Research
• Technology Incubators

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Knowledge Base for Economic Growth

• Agriculture Sector Food Technology
• Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad
• University of Karachi
• Sindh Agricultural University, Tandojam
• Petroleum Sector (Geology Mining)
• University of Peshawar
• University of Balochistan
• Mehran University of Engineering Technology
• University of Engineering Technology, Lahore
• Automotive Institute
• NED
• Information Technology
• IT Institutes
• Institute of Telecomm at Mehran University

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Good Governance and Management

• Programmes and Achievements

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Programmes

• e-HEC
• Quality Assurance
• Project Monitoring

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Quality Assurance

• Quality Enhancement Cells
• ISO 9000 Certification
• Examination System Review
• Quality of Faculty
• Appointment Criteria
• Tenure Track
• Training and Research Opportunities
• Curriculum Review
• Industry Collaboration
• International Standards
• 4 year undergraduate degree standardization

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Excellence in Research

• Programmes and Achievements

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Research Support Programmes

• National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)
• University-Industry Technology Support Program
  (UITSP)
• Strengthening of Universities and Institutions of
  Higher Learning in New and Emerging Technologies
  (Umbrella Project)
• Country Licenses of Advanced Design Soft wares
  for Teaching and Training in Engineering
  Institutions.
• Pak-US Joint Academic Research Support Program
• Senior Experts from Germany
• Travel Grants to Teachers /Scholars
• Organizing Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops etc.
• Pakistan Organization of Collaborative Research
  (POCR)
• Training Program for Technical / Scientific Staff
  and Researchers
• Access to Scientific Instrumentation
• Provision of Grant to Public Sector Universities
  and Degree Awarding Intuitions For Maintenance of
  Scientific Equipments.
• Sabbatical Leave Fellowship Program
• Presidential Young Innovator Program
• University Industry Interaction
• Patent
• HEC-CSF Applied Research Support Programme

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National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)

• Introduction
• This program is basically designed for faculty
  members of public sector universities / DAIs,
  this has been extended to following five private
  sector universities
• The Aga Khan University.
• Lahore University of Management Sciences.
• Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering
  Sciences Technology.
  
• Foundation University Islamabad
• Rifha International University Islamabad
• Research domain (Social Sciences, Basics,
  Natural, Physical, Medical Sciences including
  Dentistry, Agricultural, Engineering
  Technology.
• Application accepted throughout the year.
• Award decision based on Peer Review.

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Over all status of Received Projects
Total Received Projects 979
Total Projects in process, 59
Total Projects Approved, 428
Total Projects Rejected, 492
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Overall status of NRPU Since Jan-03 to Dec-06
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Approved RD Projects
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University Industry Technology Support Program
(UITSP)

• The proposal may jointly submit by university and
  Industry
• P.I. must be from university and Co-P.I must be
  from industry
• The solution should be industrial based
• There are four domain in which proposal may be
  submitted
• Improvement in the product
• Development of new product
• Improvement in the process
• Development of new process
• HEC will provide 80 of total budget
• Industry must contribute 20 of the total budget

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Travel Grants to Teachers / PhD Scholars

• Aims and Objectives
• To Provide travel grant to university faculty and
• Ph.D. Students
• to present their research papers ORALLY in
  national international Conferences
• to peruse Ph.D. studies
• to join post Doc. Studies
• to visit abroad under cultural exchange programs

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Organizing Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshop etc.

• Aims and Objectives
• Under this scheme partial support is provided to
  public
• sector universities and DAIs to organize
  Seminars,
• Conferences, Workshops etc
• to interact academically and intellectually at
  national and international levels
• to share knowledge and latest research
• to get exposure of national faculty at
  international forum

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Strengthening of Universities and Institutions of
Higher Learning in New and Emerging Technologies
(Umbrella Project)

• The following three sub-projects are approved
  under this Umbrella
• Project
• Establishment of National Centre of
  Nanotechnology (PIEAS, Islamabad).
• Establishment of Bio-Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  (university of the Punjab).
• Establishment of Research and Development
  facility for exotic cut flowers and value added
  products (HEJ, Karachi).

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Pak-US Joint Academic Research Program
(Umbrella Project)

• This program have been designed in collaboration
  with USAID and
• MoST.
• The proposal may be submitted jointly from one
  Pakistani
• institution and one American
  Institution.
• In 1st Phase total 11 proposal have been approved
  under which 8 will be funded jointly by HEC and
  USAID and 3 will be funded jointly by MoST and
  USAID.
• 2nd Phase of Pak-US Joint Academic and Research
  Program has also been launched and 9 proposals
  have been approved.

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Senior Expert Services (SES) from Germany

• The German Industry and the German Government
  offering a short term
• advisory service in Pakistan with view to
  promote economic development
• in the country.
• The Senior Expert Services (SES) Honorary
  Service of
• the German Economy for International
  Cooperation GmbH is a service that
• comprises of more than 6000 highly
  qualified and senior experts who work
• on honorary basis in numerous branches of
  industry and education.
• The Experts from the fields of management of
  higher education
• institutions, development of curriculum
  and study courses, capacity
• building of faculty and administrative
  staff, library management, laboratory
• up gradation and management, building
  research infrastructure and
• capacity and many others.
• 11 professors/experts from Germany have joined
  different universities / institutions and
  completed their assignments.

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Training Program for Technical / Scientific Staff
and Researchers

• Objective
• The program has been designed to accelerate the
  quantum of research and development in
  universities / degree awarding institutions
  through research-need and equipment based on
  short term trainings that are catalytic to the
  technological and socio-economic development of
  the country.
• Eligibility Targets
• Under this program the Scientific / Technical
  Staff, Researchers and Teachers of Public Sector
  Universities can avail the training grant for
  short term (3 months max.) local as well as
  foreign trainings of their own choice but related
  to their field
• A total of 66 foreign trainings and 90 local
  trainings will be funded within a time span of
  three years under this program

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Access to Scientific Instrumentation

• Objectives
• Provide spectroscopic, analytical,
  chromatographic and other services to researchers
  working in different public sector universities
  on cost plus basis, which will be paid by the
  Higher Education Commission.
• Through this program the institutions with
  instrumentation facilities will get financial
  resources to keep their instrument running with
  maximum utility.
• The scientists of Pakistan will have access to
  available facilities within the country, which
  will promote research collaboration and save
  foreign exchange, which is otherwise, required.

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MAINTENANCE OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENTS

• Objectives
• To assist Institutions to operationalize
  laboratory instrumentation.
• Under this project, funds are provided for
  up-gradation, spare parts, repair and maintenance
  of laboratory equipments of universities/degree
  awarding institutions.
• Faculty members/scientists working in the
  universities/ Institutes concerned are invited to
  send their demand to HEC on the prescribed form.
  A department can submit more than one proposal.
• The proposal for an individual grant should be in
  range of Rs.60,000/- to Rs. 100,0000/-.

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Presidential Young Innovator Program

• Objectives
• To encourage and support the early career
  activities of young faculty members in
  public/Private sector institutions and RD
  organization
• To provide greater incentives for M. Phil degree
  holders to develop careers as faculty members in
  public as well as private sector institutions.
• To award and support educational development
  plans that demonstrate a particular intellectual
  merit and broader educational and societal
  benefits to the educational enterprise in Pakistan

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University Industry Interaction

• Objectives
• Popularization of Science in Pakistan.
• To educate the youth of society about the
  sophisticated sciences outcomes.
• To create general awareness among students,
  general public, Legislators and industrialist
  about the wonders of science and new inventions
  in frontier technologies.
• To create awareness about integration of
  scientific technologies in the socio-economic
  development of the country.
• To highlight socio-economic problems in the
  country and their possible scientific solutions.

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PATENT

• The HEC will also provide financial support for
  registration of the Patent at national and
  international level.

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HEC-CSF Applied Research Support Program

• Introduction.
• This program have been designed in collaboration
  with Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF).
• The program will be launch in the month of
  February 2007.
• The P.I can submit industrial based research
  proposals up to 0.25 million with a ratio of 50
  CSF, 30 HEC and 20 Industry.
• The proposal may be submitted in all domain
  related to industry.
• Co-P.I must be from industry.
• CSF will also provide technical consultancy for
  the execution of project if required.

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Achievements Excellence in Research

• Research Culture Revived
• 180 increase in ISI abstracted research
  publications over last three years----rate of
  increase is highest in Islamic world
• 220 international conferences held in Pakistan
• 940 Conference Travel Grants
• Research Grants
• 428 Peer Reviewed Projects
• IDB Bank Prize for Best Science Institute in the
  Muslim World
• HEJ Institute of Chemistry, Karachi University

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Pakistan Research Output2001-2006
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Conclusion

• Higher Education in Pakistan has a new lease on
  life !
• Sustainable poverty reduction
• Build Pakistans Human Capital
• Focus on
• Good Governance and Management
• Capacity Building
• Relevance to National Priorities

Higher Education Commission Fuelling
National Growth
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