Chairman HEC shares vision on higher education development in Pakistan

NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) organized a seminar on “Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) Policies for Enhancing Higher Education in Pakistan” having Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman HEC as an invited speaker. The event was held on 11 May 2022 at Jinnah Auditorium, NUST Islamabad Campus and Rector NUST, Lt. Gen. (R) Engr. Javed Mahmood Bukhari, HI (M), graced the event as chief host. The event was a collaboration of IEEE Microwave Theory & Technology Society, Antenna and Propagation Society, Electromagnetic Compatibility & Interference society and Circuits & Systems (CAS) society joint chapter at SEECS and IEEE Educational Activities, Islamabad Section.

Dr. Nosherwan Shoaib, the faculty member of SEECS, welcomed the guests and participants and highlighted the importance of core policies to stimulate & strengthen the academia & research culture in Pakistan. The invited speaker, Dr. Tariq Banuri, delivered a detailed talk on HEC vision for enhancing higher education in Pakistan. He stressed that the quality-based education and research system are vital in transforming the current higher education culture in Pakistan. He shared the initiatives that HEC has taken to improve the higher education structure in Pakistan. In addition to the invited talk, there was an interactive session in which students and faculty asked policy-related questions to the Chairman. The event was concluded with the concluding remarks by Principal SEECS, Air Vice Marshal Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan, SI (M). He has thanked the Chairman HEC and affirmed the support of NUST to improve the quality of the academia-research system for universities.