During a meeting with the chancellors of the private educational institutions, the Acting Minister of Higher Education hears their suggestions and challenges.
At the very commencementof the meeting, the Acting Minister of Higher Education, Shiekh ul Hadith Mawlavi Nida Mohammad Nadeem, while accompanied by several directors of the ministry, asserted higher educational institutions crucial in the country. He emphasized that there is no distinction between governmental and private educational institutions in the ministry's view.
The Acting Minister highlighted obedience to the directives of the leadership, improving the quality of educational services, transparency, honesty, and accountability as key elements for the operational affairs of educational institutions. He also urged teachers and students of the country's educational institutions to align their appearance and behavior according to the teachings of Islam.
Subsequently, Mr. Ahmad Popal, talked on the behave of private educational institutions, and expressed gratitude for the ministry's attention to addressing their challenges. He shared the requests and issues of these institutions with the ministry's leadership,
which included extending the authorization for private institutions to conduct entrance exams for another year, allowing graduates of private institutions who meet governmental higher education standards to participate in competitive exams, expediting the processing of academic cadres' files by governmental universities and relevant departments of the ministry, and other related matters. Needed decisions were made regarding these issues.
At the end of the meeting, the founders and chancellors of private higher educational institutions pledged to spare no effort in standardizing and advancing the quality of their teaching in line with the principles and guidelines set by the Ministry of Higher Education.