Leading towards a muddled future: A discourse on Pakistani Higher Education System

This issue is fully devoted to the presentation of IAU projects and initiatives. It focuses specifically on the preparations for the IAU 15th General Conference; provides a full report of the outcomes of the IAU 2015 International Conference and details results and opportunities linked to the IAU key thematic priorities of work. As well please read about the new Members welcomed since October ; read the papers selected for two dossiers, one on The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?, with papers from Pakistan, France, Saudi Arabia and the US and the second on the initiatives developed to assist Refugees wishing to integrate higher education. IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
Leading towards a muddled future: A discourse on Pakistani Higher Education System
What would one envision about the future of our society in context of blurred higher education system of Pakistan? There are about two hundred universities imparting higher education in Pakistan, half of which are private. Additionally, about four thousand affiliated colleges are catering the needs of higher education, having the same proportionate number of public and private colleges. The two types of higher education institutions are producing two different kinds of educational outcomes in terms of cultural attributes, personality traits, academic and professional skills, and employability. More in IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.