Karachi: The University of Karachi (KU) - one of the biggest public sector universities in Pakistan - has undertaken an unprecedented act of generosity by deferring the receipt of fee from thousands of its students in the coronavirus-affected spring semester of this year so that they don’t face any interruption in their pursuit to get higher education.
The KU-having around 43,000 students getting higher education in 54 teaching departments and 23 research institutes-made this decision in the best interest of the students despite facing deficit running into billions of rupees to meet its annual expenditure.
The KU has to rely on funding both from federally run Higher Education Commission and Sindh government to meet its expenditures.