DLP Report
PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education, Meena Khan Afridi, chaired a review meeting of Islamia College University Peshawar regarding the financial sustainability of the university on Monday.
The meeting focused on measures taken to come out of the Islamia College University from its current financial crisis and to make it financially sustainable. The meeting was attended by the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar and other concerned officials of the university while relevant officials from the Higher Education Department also present on the occasion.
The provincial minister was briefed on the business models and revenue-generation plans of Islamia College University. The briefing included discussions on the revenue that could be generated by leasing out shops in Khyber Bazaar and Hari Chand, Charsadda, at market rates.
Furthermore, strategies to increase the university’s revenue by June 2025 were thoroughly discussed. It was said in the briefing that the university has not hired any staff over the past five years and has fired 238 contractual staff.
The minister was also briefed on various business models aimed at revenue generation. One of the strategies discussed was the potential use of the Islamia College building, it is said that the buildings of Islamia College University are available in the evening, new evening programs will be started to utilize these buildings which could help boost revenue. Other suggestions for increasing revenue were also explored in detail.
The Provincial Minister for Higher Education appreciated the efforts of the Islamia College University Vice-Chancellor and his team for their initiatives of the university’s financial sustainability and assured his full support in this regard and expressed confidence that universities facing financial crises would soon achieve financial stability.
The minister further directed the Vice-Chancellors of financially struggling universities to present business models and adopt short-term and long-term strategies. He expressed hope that these efforts would soon bring positive results
