Daily Times
April 6, 2021
Universities in the current century are considered learning organizations that focus on resolving problems faced by our society and market. The role of the Higher Education Commission was devised as a facilitator to whole Higher Education including Universities. The ordinance issued in 2002 provided complete functions of this organization which was created to provide opportunities for Higher learning at Universities and Degree Awarding Institutions (DAIs).
The role of the predecessor was limited to Accreditation, Curriculum Development, Financial Support, and Capacity Building but the new organization had focused more on raising qualification, publications, and appointment criteria for faculty members, and these criteria for recognition of research journals were developed, criteria for M.Phil and Ph.D. were developed along with financial support to research and development. An effort was made to provide sufficient funds for the development of infrastructu