Until the universities that granted affiliation to law colleges offering subpar standard law programmes cooperate, their funding, licensing and accreditation should be suspended. PHOTO: FILE
Several of the universities implicated in the case are public universities. As such, they must be required to furnish information regarding all affiliations as this is the business of all citizens of a country, especially those who pay taxes supporting these educational programmes. Only with transparency through a system of checks and balances can a nation weed out the flaws in its systems and processes, and work towards advancement. Thus far, however, stakeholders in the education sector have displayed dishonesty and must be shadowed until they reveal the necessary information to the PBC.
We agree that there are innumerable flaws in the education system in Pakistan but let this case be a start to revamping the system so that we can move on to other problems, such as the facilitated cheating in Matric level exams by teachers and police officials who accept bribes in return. The HEC must diligently respond to the case as it has been called upon as the overseeing authority in all education-related matters. Until these nine universities cooperate, their funding, licensing and accreditation should be suspended.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 30th, 2014.
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Problem does not lie with the Universities. It is the students that enroll in them because they were told to do so. Students are told to make life decisions under pressure. Remove the pressure and SEE what miracles they can create!