Higher education plan

We, all the concerned people, emphasise that our higher education policy must be modified for its better performance. There are numerous problems in our education policy that should be addressed with a view to achieving ultimate development of the country. But this should be done through discussions with different stakeholders of the higher education. Education is a very sensitive issue for a nation and so any policy in this context should be formulated through the participatory concept by involving academics, students, and other concerned people. Imposition of any decision from the top is a colonial attitude and this must be avoided in any democratic country. In fact, people directly involved in higher education (e.g. teachers, students) know better the relevant factors that hinder imparting of quality and need-based higher education. As primary stakeholders, they can contribute much in formulating an efficient and effective education plan. So, if the government really wants to bring any positive change in our higher education then involving the concerned stakeholders is the only option. Otherwise, the fate of the proposed 20-year higher education plan will be the same as the unified education policy that the government had planned to implement.