Higher Education Development in Pakistan

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

A Active

Key Information

The development objective of Higher Education Development Project for Pakistan is to support research excellence in strategic sectors of the economy, improve teaching and learning and strengthen governance, in the higher education sector. This project has five components. 1) The first component, Nurturing Academic Excellence in Strategic Sectors, aims to help promote relevant and cutting-edge research in universities in Pakistan, with a focus on specific strategic sectors for the country’s socioeconomic progress. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Promoting Innovative and Relevant Research; (ii) Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Self-employment; and (iii) Local Challenge Funds. 2) The second component, Supporting Decentralized Higher Education Institutes for Improved Teaching and Learning, aims to improve the quality of education delivered by Tier 2 universities and Affiliated colleges (ACs). It has the following subcomponents: (i) Strengthening the Affiliation System; (ii) Bringing Education in Affiliated Colleges and Affiliating Universities in line with International Best Practices; (iii) Improving the relevance of ACs to support the local socio-economic landscape; and (iv) Connecting Affiliated Colleges to Pakistan Education and Research Network (PERN). 3) The third component, Equipping Students and Higher Education Institutions with Modern Technology, aims to leverage technology to improve the teaching, learning and research environment in Pakistan. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Improving the policy environment for ICT use; (ii) Enhancing PERN Activities; and (iii) Expanding PERN Vertically. 4) The fourth component, Higher Education Management Information System and Data Driven Services, aims to improve the collection and use of data for national level policy-decisions, while automating business processes in higher education institutions.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Pakistan

Location(s)

South Asia

Pakistan

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2019 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Pakistan Higher Education Commission

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Skills

  • Other academic performance-related

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Educational Technology

  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • System-wide review and reform

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being