(1) Tuition fee in higher education enough to meet their needs. (2) ap between Academics and industries in Pakistan.
(3) Discouraging researcher’s environment in the universities. (4) Lack of technical infrastructure. Example lack of Proper labs, lack of proper software.
(5) Online educational issues example ZOOM, model open source software lack of proper teachers training not accessibility of internet @ remote areas, language barriers such those students who come from remote areas. (6) In Higher education system, they don’t have any goal. Mostly universities are giving facilities of courses in MS level, although it must be research work courses in the universities of Pakistan. Major challenges in higher education of Pakistan. Participation rate of higher education level is low, gross enrollment ration is just 10%,only 8% of relevant age group of 17-23 years are enrolled in tertiary education. Most of universities and their campuses are concentrated in urban areas and more developed regions of the country, hence restricting accessibility of millions of youth in rural areas and under developed areas to access higher education opportunities, out of 120 districts in the country, 65 districts do not have any university of its campuses. Quality of higher education is not compatible with international standards. None of the Pakistani universities included in the list of top 500 universities of the world. Only 27% faculty members of universities posses’ higher qualification of PhDs. Most of the universities lack a culture of research. Ratio of international recognized research publications is minimal. Budgetary allocations for higher education are not proportionate to the needs of the country. Provinces spending less than 13% of their education budget on higher education. Higher education issues are also facing issues relating to Governance appointments of senior leadership in the universities are sometimes politicized, thus affecting quality of education and research in these institutions. Due to attention is not paid on Research & Development (R&D) linkages between universities and industry is weak. There is dire need to address these issues through a well thought out policy on the higher education. Governance issues. Governance is the Exercise the authority to address public affairs, the use of authority is always based on certain rules and regulations established by the members, Good Governance is running administration according to defined laws/rules. Subversion from these laws means bad governance. Pakistan suffers from a number of crises of good governance is on the top because it is the core of all other problems. Little effort to build institutions, Individuals have taken precedence over institutions, Political instability, weak institutional set up , political instability, rampant corruption, lack of accountability and transparency and bad law and order situation. Prevalence of corruption and impartial accountability, not giving much importance to merit. Nepotism and favor, cities in province not getting equal share of development, severe political pressure on civil and government officers, not giving them full independence.
