LONDON Feb 07 (TNS): The British Council in Pakistan, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and key stakeholders came together for a roundtable discussion in London to leverage international research and education programmes to help advance the quality of higher education, a press release said.
The increasing prevalence of quality research and partnerships has led national and international education providers to consolidate their efforts to develop strong partnerships of policy learning, in which both UK andPakistan stakeholders co-develop solutions.
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Representatives from the Higher Education Commission and the British Council Pakistan travelled to the UK to meet with an array of stakeholders and decision makers including industry partners and employers, private, public and non-profit sectors. Facilitated by the British Council in Pakistan the primary aim is to discuss the core education challenges of Pakistan, and possible collaborative solutions by developing a “Pakistan-UK Education Gateway”, to help address these challenges and developing the knowledge and social economies of both countries.
The gateway aims to facilitate comprehensive programmes to help build the capacity of higher education institutions. Key elements include innovative and collaborative research in emerging disciplines including man made materials, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology,etc. as well as climate change and water management, food security, energy, leadership courses, mentoring schemes and formal trainings, distance learning and scholarships and split PhD programmes besides Transnational Education.
Dr Arshad Ali commended the efforts of HEC and the British Council in Pakistan and said, “We believe, education diplomacy holds genuine potential for development of the people and bringing together societies. Therefore, we are seeking partnerships for higher education research and development across Pakistan and the UK.”
Rosemary Hilhorst Country Director British Council Pakistan said: “The PAK-UK gateway has immense potential for knowledge exchange both ways. Many stakeholders who are here today have already worked in Pakistan and I hope that you will be able to encourage others in the field to collaborate too.”
The British Council in Pakistan in collaboration with the HEC has been supporting the achievement of higher education road map for over a decade. Enhancing the through promoting TNE, improving quality and institutional capacity of the sector have been the primary objectives of joint programmes. Over these years, the British Council has designed 23 UK Leadership programmes through which over 80% of vice chancellors have been trained. 54% of UK universities and 80% of Pakistani public universities have been involved in institutional partnership resulting in improvement in research and faculty development. At present there are over 45000 students in Pakistan gettingUK qualification in Pakistan.
