Higher Education and State of Research in Social Studies
Universities are meant to be centers of innovation, debate, and critical inquiry. Yet when we look at higher education in Pakistan — particularly in the social sciences — a troubling question arises: are we truly advancing knowledge, or merely reproducing it?
This session will explore the current state of research in Pakistan’s universities, the challenges of originality, the pressure to publish without impact, and the disconnection between academic work and the real needs of society. At the same time, it will ask what it would take to cultivate a culture of genuine scholarship, creativity, and critical thinking that can place Pakistan’s academia on the global map.
About the Speakers:
- Dr. M. Sajid Khan
(Assistant Professor, Department of History, AIOU) - Dr. Abid Sial
(Associate Professor, Department of Urdu Language and Literature, NUML) - Dr. Qasim Yaqoob
(Assistant Professor, Department of URDU, AIOU; Editor NIQAAT Magazine — Moderator)
This session is free and open to all. Just visit the venue to attend it.
The Black Hole
Plot 5H, Street 100, G-11/3, Islamabad.
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