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Give education 5% of GDP, demands VCs


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 Laho ....

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Time to increase education budget


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 s ....

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National education emergency need of the hour: Dr Atta


National
April 30, 2021
Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology Chairman Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman has said that national education emergency is need of the hour.
Addressing a webinar titled ‘Budget 2021-22: Needs & Expectations of Higher Education Sector’ organised by Association of Private Sector Universities Pakistan (APSUP), Superior University, Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences Pakistan (IUCPSS), University of Lahore, Government College University Lahore, and FPCCI Central CSR Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. Atta recommended increase in allocation to education by federal and provincial governments by 0.5% of GDP annually till it reaches 5.0% of GDP over next 5 years. ....

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