Higher Education, Economic Development and Pakistan

  W hy N ot G et V accinated ? C OVID 19 has  changed the world, and, as always, has made us the center of a new global conspiracy. People around the world are thinking about how to protect themselves, their families, neighbors, relatives, friends, and compatriots from this deadly virus. For the past one and a half year, governments around the world have been using different types of lockdowns, security measures, and rescue messages to protect the general public so that deadly viruses can be controlled in some way or another. Despite all these protective measures, millions of people have lost their lives, millions of people have contracted a deadly disease due to this virus. The far-reaching health effects of the lethal virus on the human body are not yet fully understood. Socially, due to this virus socializing, teaching, sadness and happiness, sorrow, coming and going, meeting, every aspect of his life has been shattered. The social norms that have been a part of our ...

Education is regarded as a route to economic prosperity and investment in education in general and in higher education, in particular, is considered as the key to scientific and technological advancement in the 21st century. It plays a pivotal role in human capital formation and serves as an important factor for sustainable socio economic development combating unemployment, confirming the sound foundation of social equity, creating awareness, tolerance, self-esteem, and cultural vitality. It raises the productivity and efficiency of individuals and thus produces the skilled manpower capable of leading the economy towards self-reliance. Therefore higher education institutions, all over the world, play a very critical role in supporting knowledge-driven economic growth strategies and construction of democratic and socially cohesive societies. Higher education institutions assist the improvement of the institutional regime through training of competent and responsible professionals needed...