PESHAWAR
The meeting under the Chairmanship of the Governor regarding the financial resources of the universities of the province, research commercialization and getting the universities out of financial deficit was held here on Friday.
In the meeting, various aspects including commercialization of universities, making links with industries and imparting education to students equipped with modern technology were discussed in detail.
Universities will have to pay special attention to modern and market-based research to face future challenges, the Governor said.
The Vice-Chancellor should try to include the universities of the province in the global ranking, Governor Haji Ghulam Ali said. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali said that universities must pay special attention to modern and market-based research to face future challenges.
Ending the financial problems of the universities is their first priority, the Governor said. It is very sad to see the current financial situation of the universities, despite the government assistance, all the government universities of the province are suffering from financial deficit, Haji Ghulam Ali said.
“We all have to jointly play a role to get the universities out of these difficulties and move towards improvement and most of the responsibility falls on the vice chancellors and management of the university to minimize the costs, increase the resources,” he added.
Find alternative ways to create links with industries and commercialize research so that universities can stand on their own feet, the Governor said, while addressing a meeting held regarding financial resources of universities, research commercialization and bringing universities out of financial deficit.
In the meeting, Caretaker Provincial Education Minister Dr. Muhammad Qasim Jan, Vice Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, University of Peshawar, Agricultural University of Peshawar, Institute of Management Sciences and Pak-Austria Haripur University, Director ORIC and Director QEC, Higher Education were present in the meeting.
The representatives of the Commission and Department of Higher Education and the concerned authorities including Principal Secretary Mazhar Arshad participated. In the meeting, various aspects were discussed in detail, including commercialization of universities, making links with industries and providing education to students equipped with modern technology. Issues related to increasing the revenue of universities were also discussed in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, the Governor said that the financial situation of the universities is so bad that all the universities will be in total loss for the next two years, the universities will have to take concrete steps to stand on their own feet.
Universities should be taken towards commercialization and links should be made with industries so that universities conduct research and industries implement this research, which will bring financial benefit to both universities and industries, the Governor said.
“I am presenting your case as a lawyer and have even spoken to the provincial government to fund a 35% increase in salaries. He urged the Vice-Chancellors to come forward for the improvement of education in the universities and try to include the universities of the province in the global ranking. The Governor strictly instructed that the faculty members should be brought on merit and in this context there should be no compromise on merit. It should be done because it is not only a matter of our children but also the future of the country and nations.
He said that the role of vice-chancellors is very important for solving the problems of universities, improving the best education system, improving the research department, providing all the facilities to the faculty members and providing the best educational environment to the students.
It is a prestigious position because you are building the future of the country in your educational institutions, the governor said that without a doubt, the only goal of all of us is to create the best future for our children and there is no doubt that the best teachers in our province.
There is no dearth of professors, lecturers and young talent and we all have to set up such a higher education system through mutual consultation in which we can provide quality education to the youth of the province so that they can not only make a name for themselves in their field but also become a source of pride for the country and the nation.
The Governor said that the government, HEC, HED fully patronize the public sector universities and we expect all the vice-chancellors, professors, lecturers and faculty members to take these universities to a higher level in the ranking of the country.
