Over 200 vice-chancellors of various universities including 40 from 20 different OIC countries on Monday vowed to improve higher education in the Islamic world.
According to a statement, the 5th Vice-Chancellors’ Forum of Universities in the Islamic World concluded in Islamabad.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired the closing ceremony.
The event was jointly organised by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), COMSATS University (CUI), Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO), the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, and the British Council.
Ahsan Iqbal emphasised the need to realign the places of learning with the global explosion of knowledge and information technology.
The minister said that the Islamic world had given up on its fundamental heritage which was observation, inquiry, reflection, and critical thinking.
“This lies at the root of underdevelopment in the Islamic world,” he said.
The minister outlined a seven-point reform, audit, and performance plan that universities in Pakistan would have to follow in the future.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 21st, 2023.
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