QUETTA, Aug 19 (APP): Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandukhail on Monday said we have to bring a revolutionary change in our traditional methods, old curriculum and manpower capacity at the level of public sector universities in order to keep pace with the ever-changing world.
He said that to achieve this goal, all the vice chancellors have been obliged to introduce subjects related to their universities and compatible with the market demands and avoid opening unnecessary subjects and unrelated departments completely.
He expressed these views during a briefing at Governor’s House Quetta regarding the performance and future plan of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences (BUMHS).
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shabir Ahmed Lehri and Principal Secretary to Governor Balochistan Hashim Khan Ghalzai were also present on this occasion.
The Governor Balochistan said that the time demanded that our higher education institutions would prepare more and more professionals according to their objective conditions and modern needs and even at the district level, design a program to have your own mechanics, technicians and machine operators.
He said that as the chancellor of all the public sector universities of the province, he issued instructions that all vice chancellors would identify irrelevant subjects and unnecessary departments in their universities and prepare his a road map to introduce only relevant and market oriented subjects.
In this regard, consider quality control measures to ensure the effectiveness of each new program, he said.
He said that it was commendable that the introduction of BS programs offered by Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences in various fields of Nursing, Medical Laboratory, Dental and Surgery etc. was a revolutionary initiative.
The idea of producing about 2000 medical specialists annually from the first medical university is very strange, however, long struggle and huge amount of money are also required for its practical application and then its completion, he said.
While appreciating the efforts of the Vice Chancellor of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences and his entire team, he said that new ones were introduced, various BS programs would have very positive and constructive effects on the overall health system of the province.
The Governor said that it was very important to advertise the registration and entry test in these programs by August 30 so that the aspirants would not miss out on these significant opportunities.