Sindh’s struggling varsities yearn for funding
VCs write to CM, federal finance minister, seeking budget increase
KARACHI:
For the first time, vice chancellors of Sindh s public varsities have joined forces to pinpoint the massive financial crisis faced by their institutions.
In separate letters to Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, they outline budget deductions over the last two fiscal years. The VCs highlight rising expenditures and demand an immediate increase to maintain/run the varsities.
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood is addressed in the letter sent to Tareen. A copy has also been dispatched to the Higher Education Commission in Islamabad, the federal finance secretary and the federal HEC secretary. In addition, a copy has also been sent to Sindh Higher Education Commission Chairperson Dr Asim Hussain, additional chief secretary, universities, their boards, and the provincial finance secretary.
Sindh HEC to award scholarships worth Rs40m
Commission providing financial assistance for smart classrooms in public varsities, CM told
KARACHI:
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced on Thursday that the Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) would be awarding scholarships worth Rs40 million to the students of public and private universities on a merit-cum-need basis during the current financial year.
He said this while presiding over a meeting of the SHEC. The CM said under the new scholarship programme, the students of public universities would be given scholarships to pursue bachelor s, master s, MPhil and PhD degrees, and the students of private universities would receive grants for pursuing master s, MPhil and PhD degrees.