Currently 1.46 million students enrolled in higher education across country: Survey

ISLAMABAD, Apr 26 (APP):Currently, around 188 public and private sector Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) are operating across the country having an enrolment of 1.46 million students approximately.
According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan released by Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Miftah Ismail here Thursday the financial support of the government towards higher education has resulted in a dramatic revival of the sector, led through the activities of the Higher Education
Commission (HEC).
The policies of the HEC – for improving the higher education system and its contribution to economic prosperity are geared towards facilitating development in key areas relating to faculty development, improving access and increased participation in higher education, promoting
excellence in learning and research, and ensuring relevance to the economy through increased stakeholder participation.
The new knowledge-based society and its economic growth are completely dependent on the generation of intellectual capital. This leads to dramatic rise in the demand for higher education.
The youth are the biggest stakeholders in the process so there is thus a dire need to enable
the higher education sector to lead the processes of learning, governance, innovation, creativity, research and commercialization for a synergistic way forward.
Focusing on soft power will enable knowledge creation and transfer and benefit the nation at
large by building strong communities and economies.