In this blog post, some of the major challenges confronted by the institutes of higher education in Pakistan are discussed in detail. The aim is to provide the policymakers and educational leadership with a deeper insight into the problematic areas in the higher education sector in the country for reforms and improvement. These challenges are outlined here: 1. Management of human resources 2. Role ambiguity 3. Performance appraisal 4. Interpersonal communication 5. Mushroom growth of the universities 6. Legal and judicial activism 7. Lack of accountability 8. Lack of autonomy 9. Financial crunch 10. Lack of automation/digitalization

This blog post discuss some important interventions which will help revamp the HR dynamics in public sector universities and will ultimately transform the landscape of higher education in the country.

This blog post is aimed at providing necessary guidance and useful insight for the prospective candidates in order to help them get ready for the job interview.

This blog post will introduce you to one of the most useful and widely used interview response technique called STAR. This technique of answering interview questions will assist you to provide concrete answers to the tricky interview questions with interesting examples reinforced by solid justification supported by concrete evidence demonstrating that you possess the required level of educational qualification, requisite skills and experience for the job at hand. I made the most of it and it paid off. In this blog post, I explain, what the STAR technique is and how the candidates can get the most out of it.

This blog post makes an effort to unearth multiple layers of bureaucratic complexities that impede growth of emerging universities and frustrates academic leadership. Analyses of its root causes and solution deserve to be looked into methodically and intuitively.

I had a chance to read the Ishrat Husain bestseller, “Governing the Ungovernable”. The book makes an attempt to look into the underlying reasons behind Pakistan’s economic turmoil, volatile social development and inequitable growth rate and argues that the major cause for the hubbub is institutional failure to govern. This blog will help the readers to have a quick overview of what is in the book and I hope they will find it of immense interest.