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Strategic framework-2025 to set direction of higher education for next ten years: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday asked Higher Education Commission to devise a Strategic Framework-2025 for higher education to make it compatible with the worldwide evolving trends.

Chairing a meeting to review the higher education projects here, the minister said the fast changing developments and technology are re-defining the paradigm in higher education and Pakistan needs to catch up with the changing paradigm.  He said this can be possible through a new vision for higher education.

He held the view that this strategic framework-2025 would set the direction and destination of higher education for next ten years.

Ahsan Iqbal said that present government approved highest number of projects in higher education by doubling its budget in last two and half years.

Ahsan Iqbal also directed to operationalize Technology Innovation Fund at the earliest, offering competitive research grants to PhD scholars returning to Pakistan.

 

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.