1. Higher Education Commission Serving as an Engine for the Socio-Economic Development of Pakistan Human Resource Development Research & Development Economic Uplift Prof. Dr. Javaid R. Laghari Chairperson Higher Education Commission Prof. Dr. Javaid R. Laghari Chairperson Higher Education Commission

2. Quality Standards 2 Relevance and Upgradation of CurriculumStandardization of DegreesRecognition / Equivalency of Degrees / Programs / InstitutionsCriteria for Recognition of JournalsAnti-Plagiarism PolicyEligibility Criteria for Faculty Appointment and PromotionCriteria for award of Masters and PhD degrees

3. continued.… 3 Ranking of Universities & Programs Manuals & Guidelines for QA of HE in Pakistan Criteria & Guidelines for Appointment of Prof. Emeritus, Meritorious Prof. & Vice Chancellors Institutional Performance Evaluation Quality Enhancement Cells & Quality Assurance Agency Program Accreditation Standards & Council Ban on sub standard Masters and PhDs Departments

4. Access to Information 4 Higher Education Web PortalPakistan Education & Research NetworkVideo ConferencingDigital ArchivesEnterprise Resource Planning

5. Year-wise PhDs Produced

6. Increased, Relevant PhD Output Discipline 1947 - 2002 [55 years] 2003 - 2009 [ 7 Years ] Number Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences 363450 Biological & Medical Sciences 589601 Engineering & Technology 14131 Business Education 1158 Physical Sciences 688677 Social Sciences 899739 Arts & Humanities 663377 Honorary 544 Total 3,2813,037

7. Year wise Research Output-Pakistan

8. PAKISTAN: Rising Star ◦ “Research Growth” from Pakistan ranked 1 st in 2 Areas in January 2011  Microbiology  Plant and Animal Sciences ◦ Countries with the highest “percent increase” in total citations in the World’s Best Science Research Journals ◦ http://sciencewatch.com/dr/rs/11jan-rs/ http://sciencewatch.com/dr/rs/11jan-rs/ 2 Pakistani universities ranked among the top 300 Technology Universities of the World (NUST, UET) according to QS World University Rankings 2010 (Sept: 2010) ◦ NUST at 274 and UET Lahore at 281

9. HEC Strategic Plan Universities Building Economies Universities Building Leadership Universities Building Communities Strategic Focus

10. Pillars of Institutional Development Faculty Development Quality Assurance Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Improving Equitable Access Excellence in Leadership, Governance & Management Financial Management & Sustainability

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