Chairman APSUP urges on timely commencement of Autumn Semester 2021 Thu 06th May 2021 | 05:10 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th May, 2021 ) :Though a letter addressed to Minister for FederalEducation & Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood, Chairman Association of Private Universities Association of Pakistan (APSUP), Prof. Dr. Chaudhary Abdul Rehman has urged on timely commencement of Autumn Semester 2021.
The letter mentions that Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) is an elected representative body of 85 private sector universities with 31 regional campuses having more than 40% students in higher education sector across Pakistan.
Like any other sectors, the third wave of COVID-19 has severely affected higher education sector as well. Private sector universities are playing a pivotal role in providing quality education by taking many timely measures like redesigning educational models to avoid disrupting academic system during p
Private universities urge Shafqat Mehmood to not delay Autumn semester
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APSUP says delaying semester would be a setback for students.
Body says it would badly impact universities that are already facing financial trouble.
It urges government to adopt SAGs, CAGs for promoting students.
Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) on Thursday asked Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood to ensure a timely start of the Autumn Semester which starts from September.
The letter from the Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan Chairman Dr Ch Abdul Rehman to Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood. APSUP is an elected representative body of 85 private sector universities with 31 regional campuses having more than 40% students in the higher education sector across Pakistan, the letter written from the body s chairman, Dr Ch Abdul Rehman, said.
Private universities ask Shafqat Mehmood to ensure timely start to Autumn semester
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Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood. Facebook/Shafqat.Mahmood.Official/File
The Autumn Semester 2021 should start on time, the Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) said in a letter to Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday.
The letter comes after the government decided to hold exams and not promote students based on school or college assessed grades. Although the education minister has said that Matriculation and Intermediate exams, which are due to begin after June 15, will be given priority and be held first so that university admissions are not delayed, varsities are concerned the Autumn Semester will be pushed to a date later than usual.
Give education 5% of GDP, demands VCs
Current HEC budget insufficient to meet growing education needs
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By Hamid Khan Wazir
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic and high inflation rate, it seems next to impossible for the higher education sector to sustain without a significant increase in education funding in the forthcoming budget.
The government should make a substantial increase in the education budget and announce a special relief package in the coming budget in order to meet the growing education needs and cope with the modern days requirements.
These views were expressed by Vice-Chancellors and other representatives while addressing at 2nd live webinar on the topic of “Budget 2021-22: Needs & Expectations of Higher Education Sector” organized by Association of Private Sector Universities Pakistan (APSUP), Superior University, Inter-University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences Pakistan (IUCPSS), University of Lahore, Government Colleg
Daily Times
May 3, 2021
No doubt education is very important subject and basic need of every citizen of the country, but, unfortunately, since the last few years, this important subject has not been of priority among the concerned authorities. It is indeed unfortunate that rather than increasing the education budget, it has been decreased, and due to this, universities and Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) have suffered the most. Certainly, it should be the first and foremost responsibility of the governments, education ministry, and the concerned authorities, like the Higher Education Commission (HEC). They should also examine the problems and come up with the best possible solutions in order to improve the education standard and also providing education to every citizen of the country irrespective of class, ethnicity, cast, etc. At the same time, it is the responsibility of academia to give their feedback and recommendations to the education ministry so that education standard c