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After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States declared war on Muslim extremist groups such as Al-Queda. The declaration of war brought America back into the Middle East and the Islamic world. Pakistan, a country of over 170 million people, became one of the United States biggest ally in the western world. Pakistan and America began to help each other in multiple ways. Pakistan allowed America to places bases in their country while A merica started to help Pakistan reform their education system. However, the biggest problems facing Pakistan was not the current system of education; it was the terrorist threats and social unrest that posed the biggest threat. Pakistan possesses the ability to fight against the problems posed and reign victorious with a new education system that allows more than 2.9% of people to have access to higher education (Majid, 75).
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) stepped in, after being asked for help, and started to reform Pakistan’s education system. They looked at the figures and projections for the demand of higher education in the years to come. Pakistan will not see a immediate shift in demand for higher education but by the year 2050 they should expect to see a general rise in the demand because of the reforms being established by the HEC (Naqvi, 2008 p.8-10). The HEC started to send Pakistani students abroad to obtain their education, with the understanding that they would return to Pakistan and help further establish the education system. Pakistan has begun to see the increase in enrollment in their universities and colleges. A recent statistic shows that between 2002 and 2008, with the institution of over 42 new universities, enrollment in universities has almost tripled from 131,123 to 363,700 people. The HEC and Pakistan worked together in reforming their education system which is leading Pakistan on its way to a higher level of education all around the country and provinces.
Learning about Pakistan’s education system and their lack of availability of education made me realize how lucky we are in America to have education so readily available. However, learning about their education system also made me realize that we need for other countries to have higher level educational opportunities because it allows them to be involved in trade and develop their country. If Pakistan could get more of their citizens educated, they could work more efficiently and produce more domestically and increase their GDP. If GDP in Pakistan increased due to readily available education, there would be, hypothetically, less people in poverty and a higher standard of living. Instead of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, education and increased GDP would allow the wealth gap to decrease making more opportunities for upward mobility. This will lead to more balanced society in terms of socio-economic status. The average person will be able to participate more in the economy leading to a greater distribution of wealth. Pakistan will benefit from a higher level educational system.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) stepped in, after being asked for help, and started to reform Pakistan’s education system. They looked at the figures and projections for the demand of higher education in the years to come. Pakistan will not see a immediate shift in demand for higher education but by the year 2050 they should expect to see a general rise in the demand because of the reforms being established by the HEC (Naqvi, 2008 p.8-10). The HEC started to send Pakistani students abroad to obtain their education, with the understanding that they would return to Pakistan and help further establish the education system. Pakistan has begun to see the increase in enrollment in their universities and colleges. A recent statistic shows that between 2002 and 2008, with the institution of over 42 new universities, enrollment in universities has almost tripled from 131,123 to 363,700 people. The HEC and Pakistan worked together in reforming their education system which is leading Pakistan on its way to a higher level of education all around the country and provinces.
Learning about Pakistan’s education system and their lack of availability of education made me realize how lucky we are in America to have education so readily available. However, learning about their education system also made me realize that we need for other countries to have higher level educational opportunities because it allows them to be involved in trade and develop their country. If Pakistan could get more of their citizens educated, they could work more efficiently and produce more domestically and increase their GDP. If GDP in Pakistan increased due to readily available education, there would be, hypothetically, less people in poverty and a higher standard of living. Instead of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, education and increased GDP would allow the wealth gap to decrease making more opportunities for upward mobility. This will lead to more balanced society in terms of socio-economic status. The average person will be able to participate more in the economy leading to a greater distribution of wealth. Pakistan will benefit from a higher level educational system.