Multan
Instead of setting up new universities and its campuses, budget of education should be increased for improving the standard, quality and strengthening of existing educational institutions.
‘I’m not in favour of establishing new varsities and campuses rather believe in strengthening of already existing educational institutions. Even underdeveloped countries of the world are spending much on higher education while a developing country like ours is not investing enough on it.
We should inject more funds into it as education is also a much strong defense system for a country’, said Vice Chancellor, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi on Sunday. Rs 50 million should be injected in education if they are investing Rs 20 million now, he suggested by giving an example.
The VC maintained that devolution of education to provinces after 18th Constitutional Amendment did not bear required fruits, adding that it had politicised education and the Vice Chancellor (VC) was not that powerful now he used to be in the past.
He, however, clarified around 90pc education was already with the provinces as school, colleges fell under its ambit and higher education had shifted from centre to provinces after the amendment. Selection of VCs through search committees is quite transparent as result of it, he said and added that chancellor of varsities has a limited role now after the 18th amendment. Replying to a question, Dr Kundi said uniform education system should begin at school level and could go up-to college level as it was not possible at higher education level since it offers specialization only.
‘Do world known Oxford and Cambridge universities have uniform education?’ he questioned. To another question, the recently appointed VC stated that it was a good omen that Urdu was being used at high level in the country, but English is equally important as it is an international language.—APP
