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Higher EducationHigher Education CommissionCommission

Prof. Dr. Arshad AliExecutive Director, HEC

January 10, 2017

In the name of Allah , the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful

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Introduction

Education Statistics• Science & Technology Education is the key

determinant of progress of any nation.• 30 Mil youth in University Age Group• 2.6 Mil in Higher Education Institutes (8.6%),• Less than 1 Mil in Science & Technology Programs

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Export Comparison with theworld

Where to focus for research impact ?

Technology Readiness

• Nation wide availabilityand use of ICTs

• Provide necessaryScientific Equipment andTechnology resources forHigh Quality Research

• Provide PERN3 Facilitiesthrough Global highspeed connectivity

• Digital research andinstructional Resourcesfor faculty and students

EquitableAccess, Quality &

Standards• Enhancing

Nation wide EquitableAccess

• Quality & Standardsconsistent with Global HEStandards

• Create a Critical Mass ofqualified HumanResources

• Qualified Faculty withAdvanced Degrees

Research &Innovation

• Universities, Industry &Government nexus• Knowledge Economy

• Critical NationalProblems and solutions

• Discovery of newknowledge, competences and skills inEngineeringspecializations

• Solve critical nationalproblems and createindigenous solutions 6

Core Strategic Aims and objectives of HEC

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Enhancing Equitable Access

1.017 1.0391.159 1.217 1.281 1.348

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Students Enrollment in Universities (2010-2016)

Source : HEC Data Bank

1.017 1.0391.159 1.217 1.281 1.348

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Pre 2013: 1.15 Million Post 2013: 1.348 Million

Increase in StudentsEnrollment during Lastthree Years

16.3%Female Participation inthe Universities

47.8%

In Million

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Recognized Universities(2010-2016)

Pre 2013: 152 Post-2013: 180

73 76 84 91103 104

63 66 68 70 74 76

136 142 152 161177 180

020406080

100120140160180200

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16Public Private Total

Increase in No. ofHigher institution from2014 to 2016

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Source : HEC Data Bank

As desired by theGovt. ofPakistan, HEC isPlanning toestablish aUniversity or itscampus in everydistrict of Pakistanby 2017-18

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Faculty Members at Universities(2010-2016)

Pre 2013: 37,027 Post-2013: 46,026

No. of PhD Faculty at HEInstitutions in 2013

7,798No. of PhD Faculty at HEInstitutions in 2015

9,935

Source : HEC Data Bank

6529 7625 7798 9222 9935

23141 2471529229

33283 3609129,670.00 32,340.00

37,027.0042,505.00

46,026.00

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Phd No Phd Total

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8321024 1118

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160020

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2012

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PhDs11

* Data is being received and entered

No. of PhDs Produced by Pakistani Universities/HEIs

Source : HEC Data Bank

Gender Wise Enrollment

63.2 61.657.9 58.6 59.2

53.6 53.7 56.0 55.0 54.4 53.9 53.3 52.8 52.8 52.2

36.8 38.442.1 41.4 40.9

46.4 46.3 44.0 45.0 45.6 46.1 46.7 47.2 47.2 47.8

Male Female

Female Enrollment inHEI

612,300

Female Participation inUniversities

47.8%

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Scholarships Awarded

Source : HEC Data Bank

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10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000 No. of All Scholarshipsawarded in 2010-2013

81% Increases

No. of all Scholarshipsawarded in 2014-16

162,228

58% Awarded toStudents fromRural areas andSmall cities

26,636

35,575

47%+

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Total Awardees in last threeyears

Female Students ratio in Foreignfunded programs

Big Programs- local and foreignfunded

100+Participating universities all overPAKISTAN

Need Based Scholarship Program

WorthRs. 6 Billion

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Enhanced opportunities for access to higher education especially to talented but financiallyconstrained students belonging to remote and underserved areas of the country

Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Underserved/ Less Developed Areas

114/ 129 Districts of PakistanCovered

98,000+ Students benefited

2010-2013: Rs. 0.5 Billion

2014-16: Rs. 4.5 Billion

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Quality & Standards

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National Qualification Framework-2016

15 Accreditation Councils developed Programmatic Accreditationstandards

Streamlined Recognition, Verification & Equivalenceof Degrees

HEC’s Recognition of Institutions & Universities

International Ranking of Programs & Universities

Quality & Standards of Higher Education & Research(Conti)

Standards of Bachelors, Masters and PhDs. Program approval

Criteria for Award of Masters and PhD. Degrees

Eligibility Criteria for FacultyAppointment, Retention and Promotion

Quality Assurance & Enhancement (QECs)

Quality & Standards of Higher Education & Research (Conti.)

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Relevance and Upgradation of Curricula , NCRC processes revised

Criteria for Appointment of Vice- Chancellors /Rectors

Criteria for of appointment of Prof.Emeritus, Meritorious Professors SeniorManagement &

Criteria for Recognition of Conferences and research Journals

Quality & Standards of Higher Education & Research(Conti.)

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Internal Quality Assurance-Growth ofQuality Enhancement Cells

Source : HEC Data Bank

84 84

116 116

147162

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

No of QECsestablished for lastthree years in theUniversities

46

The objective of IQA section is that all the HEC’s recognized HEIs of Pakistan have established their Quality Enhancementand Assurance Cell and strive to achieve W level of IQA mechanism.

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External Quality Assurance

Sr. QAA’s Sections Progress

1 External Quality Assurance[EQA]-Program Level-PostGraduate [MS/MPhil & PhD]• The objective is to assure compliance of HEC’s minimum

criteria for these programs and enhance their quality tomake them internationally compatible.

PhD Programs:• Total DAIs reviewed: 47• Total Programs reviewed: 301• Action taken till 2014-15: 31 programs stopped

further intake till compliance with criteria. 11programs closed

MS/MPhil Programs:• Total DAIs reviewed: 10• Total Programs Reviewed: 97• Action taken till 2014-15: 21 programs stopped

for further intake, 12 programs closed2 External Quality Assurance[EQA]-Program Level-Under

Graduate• Objective of this section is to assure that all the

undergrad level programs of HEIs are accredited by itsrespective accreditation council.

• Total No. of Councils: 15• Total No. of HEC’s Established Councils: 5• Two more accreditation councils i.e. Allied

Health Sciences, and Life Sciences have beenapproved by the Commission.

• Total Programs :2531• Programs Accredited: 1753

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External Quality Assurance

Sr. QAA’s Sections Progress

4 External Quality Assurance[EQA]-Institute LevelThe objective is to evaluate andcertify the overall performance ofan HEI.

HEIs Reviewed:• Against 11 standards: Total DAIs reviewed till date: 37 HEIs• Against 2 Standards i.e. Governance and Quality: 171 HEIs

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Progress of Higher Education Funding

Source : HEC Data Bank

Increase in the HigherEducation CommissionGrants for last threeYears

82%

0.442 4.004 4.968 8.89 10.88814.409

15.3916.417

11.30314.064

9.76312.014 18.813

25.673

19.9842.947

3.41 5.25 7.00

10.4914.31

12.54

15.7721.50

29.06

28.89 35.78

41.92

46.05

54.500.50

5.202.62

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Dev Recurring PMYP and Afghan Students

In Billions

Allocation to HE Sector Relative to GDP%

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0.20%0.20%

0.26%0.29%

0.33%0.27%

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0.22%0.24%

0.19%

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Allocation to HE Sector Relative to GDP (%)

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Technology Readiness

Developments in PERN2•• CURRENTCURRENT STATUS (2016)STATUS (2016)•248 Universities\ Colleges connected in 57 Cities

•15 Gbps (10 PTCL + 5 TWA) Internet Bandwidth

•37 New universities will join PERN2 by Dec, 2016

•6 Gbps of Core Intranet Bandwidth Utilization.

• IPLC upgraded from 155Mbps to 1Gbps with average

utilization of 800Mbps• Providing advance service, viz. IP MPLS, IPv6, IP

Multicast, Advance Voice and Video Communication.

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PERN3- Plans for Upgrading••PERN3 byPERN3 by 20172017::

• Establish 40Gbps/ 100Gbps Backbone Long Haul Transmission• Up-Gradation of ADM sites from 10G to 40/100G• Bifurcation of Transmission Rings• New ADM/OLA Sites

• Upgradation of complete Core Equipment/ routers.

• Conversion of old with new updated technology

• Up-gradation of Campus equipment with 10Gbps Support.

• Expansion of PERN-III footprint to new cities/ regions.

• 10 Gbps last Mile Media shall be required for the universities

• E-Journals & E-Books

• 2013: 70 K• 2015: 1.5 Million

• Budget• 2013: Rs. 907 Million• 2015: Rs. 935 Million

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Digital Library and Archives – Available to all HEIs across Provinces

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Laptops• 500,000 Laptops for• MS, M.Phil. & PhD

scholars in public sectorHEI’s

• Polytechnic students

• Students of 4-yearBachelors Program

• Students of 1 or 2-yearMaster’s Degree Program

• Budget Rs. 26.46 Billion(2013-2018)

Prime Minister’s (National) Program for Provisionof Laptops to Talented Students

Research, Innovation & Commercialization

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Creating Knowledge through Research Publications

50386401 6594

73948067

9359

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Increase in ResearchPublications for last 05years

41%

YearNo of

Publications2010 50382011 64012012 65942013 73942014 80672015 9359

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Creating Knowledge through Research Publications

Pakistan has, emerged as a country with highest percentage of highly cited papers as compared to BRICcountries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Citations are acknowledgments by the scientific community ofuseful findings and advances that add significantly to the ongoing research and its marketability

THOMSON REUTERSSource : http://ip-science.interest.thomsonreuters.com/incites-pakistan/

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NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITIES (NRPU)

CalendarYear

No. ofCases

Approved

TotalApproved

Cost(million)

TotalReleased(million)

2009-10 128 386.98 327.62

2010-11 152 388.00 388.00

2011-12 132 390.21 350.21

2012-13 114 370.01 401.01

2013-14 112 566.31 566.31

2014-15 189 701.86 701.86

2015-16 378 1123.71 1123.71

Total 1229 5027.08 3988.72

128 152 132 114 112189

378327.62

388 350.21401.01

566.31

701.86

1123.71

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No. of Cases Approved Total Approved Cost (million) Total Released (million)

Travel Grant: No. of Approved Cases along with Sanctioned Budget

Calendar Year No. of CasesApproved

SanctionedAmount (in

Million)

2010 1274 175.575

2011 1211 175.213

2012 1066 168.295

2013 877 151.025

2014 905 148.705

2015 953 133.401

2016 1103 167.786

Total 7389 1120

12741211

1066

877 905 953

1103

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No. of Cases Approved

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HEC Support to Universities

Program Status 2001 to2013

2013 to 2016

Establishment of ORIC 28 48

Establishment of BICs 13 20

Patent FiledPatents Granted

4413

8732

Approved Projects : Knowledge EconomyPartnership Program

16 30 Projects

QS World Ranking-Asia

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016University Rank University Rank University Rank University Rank University RankingNUST 108 QAU 119 PIEAS 106 PIEAS 115 LUMS 111UOK 191-200 NUST 120 AKU 116 QAU 116 NUST 112AKU 201-250 AKU 151-160 QAU 123 AKU 117 QAU 149

UET Lhr 201-250 LUMS 191-200 NUST 129 NUST 119 PIEAS 149

LUMS 251-300 UET Lhr 201-250 LUMS 181-190 LUMS 161-170 AKU 183Uo Lhr 251-300 UoK 201-250 COMSATS 201-250 COMSAT 201-250 Uo Karachi 201-210

Uo Punjab 201-250 UOK 201-250 Uo Punjab 201-250 Uo Punjab 221-230UOPunjab 201-250 UAF, Fsd 251-300 COMSAT 231-240

UAF, Fsd 251-300 UET, Lhr. 251-300 UET Lhr. 241-250UET Lhr 251-300 Uo Karachi 251-300 UAF Fsd 301-350

Total HEIs= 6 Total HEIs= 7 Total

HEIs= 10

Total HEIs=10

TotalHEIs = 10

Source : http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2016

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