K-P to get 65 new colleges in five years

K-P govt plans to establish Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has planned to establish 65 new government colleges including four commerce educational institutes and an Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences during next five years.

A state-of-the art Centre of Inter Disciplinary Research would be setup besides strengthening of Pashto Academy at University of Peshawar, a senior official in K-P Higher Education Department.

In PTI government’s 100-day plan, a comprehensive policy was chalked out under which 65 new colleges would be constructed with focus on far-flung and remote areas with no college facility in 20 kilometres radius.

The provincial government decided to expand BS programme to tackle problem of students’ load in public sector universities and provide quality education to students especially girls at their doorsteps.

The official said Rs1.5 billion has been approved for extension and strengthening of BS programme in 92 colleges in the province as currently, this programme is underway in 114 colleges with enrolled students in 700 departments.

K-P government has digitalised libraries of around 70 colleges in the last five years and will establish 200 new IT labs in colleges in next five years.

Special focus is being paid on strengthening of research work in government colleges and universities and students would be given special topics for conducting research keeping in view of the present era challenges and needs of agriculture and industries’ demands.

Furthermore, an inclusive plan was devised for establishment of higher education reforms unit (HERU) to formulate a workable inclusive education policy to promote higher and commerce education on scientific lines in the province.

Top educational experts would be included in HERU for preparation of a comprehensive policy focusing on projects, needs and financial requirements of the universities, postgraduate colleges and libraries, promoting research, expansion and strengthening of BS program at colleges level and bolstering of commerce education.

The department will organize exhibitions at different cities for awareness of general public and education of students about an importance of home economics’ education besides facilitating pass out graduates and students of home economic departments to showcase their products before their countrymen.  

Published in The Express Tribune, January 8^th, 2019.