ISLAMABAD: HEC Executive Director Dr Arshad Ali has said that Pakistan-US university partnerships have been helping to promote higher education in Pakistan by utilising the experiences of US partners.
While speaking at the a daylong Pakistan-US university partnerships follow-up workshop organised jointly by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan and US Embassy at a local hotel, HEC Executive Director Dr Arshad said that the partnerships among the higher education institutions of the two countries will go a long way in achieving remarkable outcomes and targets, said a press release issued on Sunday.
He stressed upon the need for a way forward to sustain these partnerships. He said that the constraints lying in the way of accomplishing objectives of this flagship programme should not be allowed to disturb it.
He admired the US government, people and the US Embassy in Islamabad for their generous support to the people of Pakistan by taking keen interest in becoming of part of HEC’s efforts to promote higher education in the country.
US Embassy Islamabad Minister Counselor Jeffery Sexton shared an overview of the partnerships between the universities and appreciated HEC for its endeavors to make the programme a success. He said, “These partnerships show HEC’s commitment to academic uplift”.
He further said that the targets achieved through the programme so far reflect the mutual interest of Pakistani and US partners adding that these partnerships are playing a significant role in building the bilateral relations. He observed that the partnerships have given a new perspective to scholars and critical thinking to faculties who have witnessed new teaching styles. He hoped that the mutual collaboration would thrive in the years to come.
HEC Consultant Dr Mahmoodul Hassan Butt highlighted the key expectations associated with the Pakistan-US University Partnerships Programme.
He said that the programmes covered many subjects including architecture, psychology, computer science, post-doctoral research, development of English language faculty, social sciences and business management adding that the programme helped in learning different ways of university administration, various kinds of research and classroom management skills. He said that it paved the way for Pak-US strategic dialogue in various fields including S&T.
Dr Butt said, “This will help Pakistani universities learn about the system of US higher education institutions and will lead to the transfer of this system to Pakistan”. He continued to say that under Pakistan-US Knowledge Corridor, as many as 10,000 new PhDs would be produced during the next 10 years.
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