Excellent news for training

Sincere and dynamic management is essential for the event of any group or a rustic. It has been aptly said that an “group with out an efficient management is sort of a ship crusing in a deep sea with no captain”.

Whereas PM Imran Khan would very often give the instance of nations corresponding to Singapore or Malaysia and the way dedicated management in these nations made their respective nations fairly affluent in a couple of a long time, what Premier Khan and his workforce have achieved up to now: let or not it’s determined by the jury (the individuals) in the end of time.

Lately there’s hardly any excellent news about most public-sector organizations and their efficiency. Notably, information from public-sector universities depicts a grim image of the general state of affairs. From time to time we hear that a few of the oldest and largest state-run universities haven’t any funds to offer pension to their retired staff. These excessive seats of studying, notably in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, typically request the federal government to present them bailout packages to allow them to offer well timed salaries and pensions to its employees and school.

Very lately, the College of Peshawar, the oldest and largest state-run institute of upper training within the province, issued a notification informing its staff that the group was unable to pay full salaries to them because of monetary constraints. “It’s notified for data of all involved that because of monetary constraints, the college just isn’t capable of disburse full salaries to its staff for the month of January 2021. Solely fundamental pay plus private pay can be disbursed for a similar month,” said the notification.

Sadly, the destiny of Gomal College in DI Khan, the second largest and oldest establishment of the province after College of Peshawar, can be not completely different regarding monetary sustainability and rising circumstances of harassment.

And it isn’t solely these outdated and prestigious seats of studying, but in addition a lot of new universities – notably these established within the present millennium – have been making headlines on account of mismanagement, circumstances of harassment, corruption, nepotism and undue political interference.

Among the many new universities in KP and elsewhere throughout the nation, a few of them are doing very properly to offer high quality training to college students at their doorsteps. A few of the new universities have outperformed lots of the oldest and largest universities within the nation.

For instance, it is rather heartening to share with readers that among the many new universities, the College of Malakand has achieved a lot of feats that lots of the outdated and bigger seats of studying within the nation haven’t been capable of accomplish – regardless of having comparatively extra assets and privileged areas.

The College of Malakand was the primary public-sector college within the Malakand Division, established in 2001 by means of a constitution issued by then governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late Iftikhar Hussain Shah. Credit score goes to its first vice-chancellor Professor Dr Jahan Dar Shah who ensured meritocracy as the only criterion within the appointment of college. Fortunately, at the moment universities weren’t thought-about as venues to offer employment alternatives to political cronies as is sadly the case lately in most universities and different public-sector organizations.

At this time, this institute has made nice strides within the subject of training and analysis. Below the very dynamic management of the present vice-chancellor, Prof Dr Gul Zaman, the college has made important progress in a number of areas. After I rejoined the college in 2018 upon the completion of my post-doctorate from Germany, it was certainly a distinct place than how I had left it in 2016.

For example, in an effort to make the most of the assets successfully, the present administration constructed 35 outlets connected to the college. Equally, 75 homes which have been out of use (inherited in a really dilapidated situation from FDC), have been renovated and handed over to staff. That is additionally now a everlasting income for the college and it has facilitated school and employees to have residence on campus.

In his tenure, the present vice chancellor accomplished a lot of tasks. In a brief span of three years, a seven-kilometer boundary wall, a women’ hostel for 200 feminine college students and a boys’ hostel of the identical capability have been constructed. As well as, a brand new employees hostel, tutorial block, examination middle and varied different services have been established.

The vice chancellor has additionally taken tangible steps for the institution of the ladies sub-campus. PC-I of the mission with estimated price of 1497.35 million has been authorised by the HEC lately. Institution of the ladies’s sub-campus of the College of Malakand was a long-felt want.

Professor Dr Gul Zaman just isn’t solely an excellent researcher having obtained the Analysis Productiveness Award thrice from the Pakistan Council of Science & Expertise (PCST) and a recipient of the HEC Finest College Trainer’s Award in 2011, he additionally has the power to steer from the entrance to encourage and promote high quality analysis. To this finish, for establishing lasting tutorial and institutional linkages, the vice-chancellor has signed quite a few MoUs and agreements with nationwide and worldwide organizations aimed toward selling mutual collaboration in training and analysis.

Whereas situated in a considerably far-off space and fewer privileged locality, College of Malakand has excelled in nationwide and worldwide rating, which is proof that arduous work, dedication and dedication definitely deliver dividends. The college secured second place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 12th in Pakistan and 483rd on the planet, because the World’s Most Sustainable College as per the 2020 UI Inexperienced Metric World College Rankings.

Equally, in response to QS College Rating, it was first in KP, 17th in Pakistan and 351-400th in Asia. As well as, as per the Instances Increased Training Influence Rating 2020 (UK), the College of Malakand bought first place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fifth place in Pakistan (Basic Class Universities), ninth place in Pakistan (Specialised plus Basic Class universities) in addition to the 401-600 place within the World.

Throughout my common interactions with colleagues from different universities throughout the nation, they are saying once they hear of ‘Malakand’, it brings to thoughts the picture of Talibanization, militancy and backwardness. There isn’t a doubt that the wave of Talibanization and the following militancy disaster had dealt a extreme blow to the general regulation and order state of affairs of the realm and it notably terribly affected the training sector.

Whereas the disaster of militancy affected each phase of society and each sector of the economic system, instructional establishments have been the first targets of these darkish and evil forces. In a post-conflict survey performed by the federal government with the help of help businesses, it was discovered that the Taliban had destroyed or broken a complete of 664 within the 5 districts of the Malakand Division. Whereas normalcy has been restored way back within the area, with the completion of Swat Expressway, the gap between Malakand and downtown areas has significantly diminished. Even earlier than the completion of the Swat Expressway, over 30 p.c of the scholars learning within the College of Malakand have been from different districts.

Now that nearly each district has its personal college, it’s actually a proud second for these related to this institute that it’s the primary selection and precedence of scholars to get admission right here.

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The author holds a PhD from Massey College, New Zealand. He teaches on the College of Malakand.