Business Recorder19 August 2012 Issue No:235
Pakistan's universities have witnessed phenomenal growth in research
publications, which increased by 87% from 2002-11 despite a 40% cut in
Higher Education Commission (HEC) development funds in the past three
years, writes Waqar Lillah for Business Recorder.
Information collected from the HEC last Thursday revealed that Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad had secured first position with 717 research publications, the University of Agriculture Faisalabad was second with 524 publications and Agha Khan University Karachi was third with 521 publications. The number of publications increased from 800 to 6,000 in the same period. However, research publication were 5,000 in 2010.
As a result of the increase in research publications, Pakistan's contribution to the research sector of the world has increased by 300% in the past five years. In Pakistan 90% of the research publications come from higher education institutions.
Full report on the Business Recorder site
Information collected from the HEC last Thursday revealed that Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad had secured first position with 717 research publications, the University of Agriculture Faisalabad was second with 524 publications and Agha Khan University Karachi was third with 521 publications. The number of publications increased from 800 to 6,000 in the same period. However, research publication were 5,000 in 2010.
As a result of the increase in research publications, Pakistan's contribution to the research sector of the world has increased by 300% in the past five years. In Pakistan 90% of the research publications come from higher education institutions.
Full report on the Business Recorder site
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