Teachers of Medical Universities Have Demanded to Increase Age Limit for Scholarships in Abroad

Teachers of Medical Universities Have Demanded to Increase Age Limit for Scholarships in Abroad

The teachers of medical universities of Pakistan are facing trouble to attain scholarships for doing MPhill and PhD in foreign countries because of age limit. The Government of Pakistan has age limit of 40 years to avail scholarships funded by Higher Commission of Pakistan (HEC).  Majority of teachers fail to avail benefit from these scholarships because of age limit. On the contrary, the teachers belonging from engineering and general science streams avail these scholarships.

Vice Chancellor of Sindh Medical University, Dr Tariq Rafi has advised HEC to hire a Medical Director as Adviser Director General in HEC to resolve problems of medical teachers. He said the age limit must be set at least 45 years as the medical teachers are unable to avail these HEC scholarships. Commenting about this issue Dean of Medicine Dr Nargis Anjum of Karachi University said the duration of medical education is more than other educational streams. After graduation from medical university the students have to do house job and practice. Therefore, in her suggestion the age limit for availing HEC scholarships must be at least set at 42 years.

Adviser Human Resource Development, Higher Education Commission, Wasim Hashmi, commented on HEC’s behalf, he said, 40 years age limit is enough to avail HEC scholarships. The age limit is being set by Government of Pakistan itself, there is going to be no relief in this respect.

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Became First Pakistani University to Earn AACSB International Accreditation
The Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS) has earned an honor by becoming first ever Pakistani University to gain AACSB International Accreditation. LUMS constituent business school Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) has been awarded with AACSB accreditation. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is non- profit organization established in 1916. AACSB is regarded as most prominent and acclaimed accreditation body for business schools around the world, connecting students, educators of business courses, and businesses worldwide.

Only 5% of business schools around the world have AACSB accreditation. To be precise total of 836 institutions across 55 countries have been able to maintain AACSB accreditation. The AACSB accredits those business schools which offer innovation and new ways within business education. It is indeed an honor for Pakistan and LUMS to be member of such prestigious highly standardized AACSB.

Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer of AACSB International, Stephanie M. Bryant, while announcing this accreditation to LUMS said, The AACSB Accreditation gives recognition to those institutions that have showcased a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development, and student learning. By becoming first university in Pakistan to earn this accreditation, Lahore University of Management Sciences’ has shown their dedication and put efforts in not only to educate their students, promote alumni network, and greater business community, but to the higher education industry as a whole. The students of today are business leaders of tomorrow and the addition of SDSB to the network of AACSB-accredited business schools will have a lasting positive impact for their institution, both locally and globally.’