10-23-2009, 07:28 PM
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I have all the regards for your viewpoint and also agree that education system at Pakistan (specially public sector supported) is far far behind the western and Amercian systems. There is no doubt in it.
However, certain institutes/colleges/universities are either maintaining the level equal to or better than those western standards or have following similar systems with strict compliance. The names of institutions like LUMS and IBA must not be ignored. Similarly the standard of colleges like K.E., Atchison, Lawrence college and schools like Convent and Grammer cannot be denied. Further to it, many foreign schooling systems have started operations in Pakistan.
The only painful thing is that all educational institutions having such standard are so costly that even the higher midddle class students cannot join them. You must be knowing the fees of schools like Shuafat (and Universities like LUMS) that were or have started working at Lahore etc.
Our GOVT is not in a position to increase number of such schools and negotiate favorable terms with them (or enhancing the level of Public Sector institutions) so that at least students having a particular merit level be accomodated. In fact GOVT's policy on education has always been so weak with no priority of this important matter over other issues. Education is said to be subsidized but the level of quality is like something given to general beggers as KHAIRAAT.
We have problems in setting priorities as a nation. We obtain and consume loans/grants of millions of dollars on small purposeless "waste water channels" (Naaliyaan), useless dispenseries which provide nothing except contraceptives to conntrol birth rate, and for handling other such issues. We never try to use such financing in cash generating (or at least cash saving) projects like
-Water Dams (saving billions of rupees on electricity produced through thermal generation as well as handeling water resources for much improved agricultural activity thereby saving electricty and resources for running tube wells),
-Improved railway systems (so that people get better service and GOVT earn better revenue because of increased preference of public),
_Eucation sector (which will provide us returns of billions in future due to educated human capital),
-Steel sector (where Pakistan Steel is producing only 20plus percent of total country's requirement and that also on causing huge loss making)
-Like imports (where billions are wasted against un-necessary import bill simply bacause the elites who import luxury items are not allowing to enhance tariff rates thereby to protect localized industry and products)
- So forth and so on.
However, regardless of all impediments and hurdles and difficulties we cannot deny the importance of the institutes that are producing world calss professionals to whom the world's best bodies recognize and take a pride for getting them to their decision making boards. We have icons in profession that were produced by none but the institutes like ICAP. If a Pakistani (based upon his local qualification) is or was sitting in decision making, standard setting and guidance issuing boards and commitee of world's most elevated bodies (like IFAC and others), their strategic commmitees and sub commitees then the quality of such institutes has to be accepted and saluted. Pakistani Partners of some big 4 firms are heading the whole of the region's member firms (of their network). This region normally includes 15 to 20 countries including India and China. This is a grace of Pakistan. If some qualification or their members at western countries are doing good job it makes no difference for us since we have to see and evaluate that what their members at Pakistan are up to and what achievements they have to claim for.
This can be a long discussion a portion of which I am writing only for the knowledge of readers. We have to base our conclusions on facts keeping in view the achievements in the presence of all challenges and problems.
As far as my view about CIMA (its position locally) is concerned, I am still of the same view AND, regardless of having all the honour for your revised opinion, don't tend to agree with it
Regards,
KAMRAN.
I have all the regards for your viewpoint and also agree that education system at Pakistan (specially public sector supported) is far far behind the western and Amercian systems. There is no doubt in it.
However, certain institutes/colleges/universities are either maintaining the level equal to or better than those western standards or have following similar systems with strict compliance. The names of institutions like LUMS and IBA must not be ignored. Similarly the standard of colleges like K.E., Atchison, Lawrence college and schools like Convent and Grammer cannot be denied. Further to it, many foreign schooling systems have started operations in Pakistan.
The only painful thing is that all educational institutions having such standard are so costly that even the higher midddle class students cannot join them. You must be knowing the fees of schools like Shuafat (and Universities like LUMS) that were or have started working at Lahore etc.
Our GOVT is not in a position to increase number of such schools and negotiate favorable terms with them (or enhancing the level of Public Sector institutions) so that at least students having a particular merit level be accomodated. In fact GOVT's policy on education has always been so weak with no priority of this important matter over other issues. Education is said to be subsidized but the level of quality is like something given to general beggers as KHAIRAAT.
We have problems in setting priorities as a nation. We obtain and consume loans/grants of millions of dollars on small purposeless "waste water channels" (Naaliyaan), useless dispenseries which provide nothing except contraceptives to conntrol birth rate, and for handling other such issues. We never try to use such financing in cash generating (or at least cash saving) projects like
-Water Dams (saving billions of rupees on electricity produced through thermal generation as well as handeling water resources for much improved agricultural activity thereby saving electricty and resources for running tube wells),
-Improved railway systems (so that people get better service and GOVT earn better revenue because of increased preference of public),
_Eucation sector (which will provide us returns of billions in future due to educated human capital),
-Steel sector (where Pakistan Steel is producing only 20plus percent of total country's requirement and that also on causing huge loss making)
-Like imports (where billions are wasted against un-necessary import bill simply bacause the elites who import luxury items are not allowing to enhance tariff rates thereby to protect localized industry and products)
- So forth and so on.
However, regardless of all impediments and hurdles and difficulties we cannot deny the importance of the institutes that are producing world calss professionals to whom the world's best bodies recognize and take a pride for getting them to their decision making boards. We have icons in profession that were produced by none but the institutes like ICAP. If a Pakistani (based upon his local qualification) is or was sitting in decision making, standard setting and guidance issuing boards and commitee of world's most elevated bodies (like IFAC and others), their strategic commmitees and sub commitees then the quality of such institutes has to be accepted and saluted. Pakistani Partners of some big 4 firms are heading the whole of the region's member firms (of their network). This region normally includes 15 to 20 countries including India and China. This is a grace of Pakistan. If some qualification or their members at western countries are doing good job it makes no difference for us since we have to see and evaluate that what their members at Pakistan are up to and what achievements they have to claim for.
This can be a long discussion a portion of which I am writing only for the knowledge of readers. We have to base our conclusions on facts keeping in view the achievements in the presence of all challenges and problems.
As far as my view about CIMA (its position locally) is concerned, I am still of the same view AND, regardless of having all the honour for your revised opinion, don't tend to agree with it
Regards,
KAMRAN.
