tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post3114670600489188637..comments2024-03-29T00:59:06.796+05:00Comments on Learning and Life: Why do our graduates want to leave the country? Curriculum's Relevance to Social ImpactDr Irfan Hyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-84959026912710727002019-10-11T01:26:36.904+05:002019-10-11T01:26:36.904+05:00Nice work brother keep it up.Nice work brother keep it up.Muhammad Husnainhttps://www.edupakistan.tk/category/live-with-dr-shahid-masoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-36034322183199438752019-10-11T01:25:38.286+05:002019-10-11T01:25:38.286+05:00Great work.Keep it up
https://www.edupakistan.tk/c...Great work.Keep it up<br />https://www.edupakistan.tk/category/live-with-dr-shahid-masoodMuhammad Husnainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159163744386525516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-7136494483150319022017-08-14T19:54:13.106+05:002017-08-14T19:54:13.106+05:00Sir, Most of the Electrical and Electronics Engine...Sir, Most of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers are leaving Pakistan, because most of them are over qualified for the local industry, the local industry needs are sufficiently meet by technicians, the RND sector jobs are almost negligible, the skill set we develop is not effectively utilized here, the very best of my batch mates had no other option but to leave Pakistan, after spending four years and spending 10 lakh on the degree, who wants to settle for a 20K 30K job, the job prospects here in Pakistan are horrible, entrepreneurship is also not a piece of cake, for it takes at least 3 to 4 years to set a stable business if things go ideally, the industry has not yet reached to the level to utilize the talent of Electronic and Electrical Engineers, a few firms require the given skill set, most of us engineers end up having to suffice on Sales, Marketing jobs, Build High tech, RND based Industry here that needs such Resources or develop such intellectual institutions that are able to create such fields of study that are equally intellectually engaging and relevant to our society, Regards, your Fan!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-52684331415709536242016-05-27T18:08:23.604+05:002016-05-27T18:08:23.604+05:00The new program at CBM of BS Social Leadership and...The new program at CBM of BS Social Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship has been designed after a lot of thinking on this topic for the last several years: http://www.cbm.iobm.edu.pk/cbm-program/bs-social-entrepreneurship-leadership/Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-16965846214850951392016-05-26T21:57:57.419+05:002016-05-26T21:57:57.419+05:00A very relevant writing, I have ever read.
In my o...A very relevant writing, I have ever read.<br />In my opinion elite schools or colleges of Pakistan do not teach its students to solve problems of people or society of Pakistan, rather, they treat its students as customers and prepare them to return their parents’ financial investment (charged by these schools in terms of heavy fee) with a great margin/interest. Another thing is that students of elite schools, colleges and their families do not face majority of above mentioned 15 problems as they are blessed with plenty of money and money can buy sufficient life facilitation in Pakistan.<br />In region like ours where traces of patriotism are rarely found in wealthy families (as it is evident from behavior of politicians, civil and forces bureaucrats & businessmen and also endorsed by Panama leaks), students who come from lower and middle class strata of Pakistani society and government educational institutions can only solve the problems of Pakistani society because they are genuine stakeholders of Pakistani society and face all the above highlighted 15 problems and beyond. So need is that we focus on those students who are genuine stake holders and should leave that portion which is not from us and not for us. They will continue leaving this country because their priorities are different but yes we should try to nurture those who are from us and for us.<br /><br />Muhammad Hanif<br />PhD FellowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-65179139971545561012014-06-06T18:07:50.414+05:002014-06-06T18:07:50.414+05:00I would like to know about your research project. ...I would like to know about your research project. How can I help. I have a few faculty members in the communication department of CBM who may like to involve themselves in a joint project with your supervisor or university related to language issues. Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-62729046608128470322014-06-06T14:36:12.571+05:002014-06-06T14:36:12.571+05:00Dear Irfan sahab,
It feels extremely personal an...Dear Irfan sahab, <br /><br />It feels extremely personal and I can fully relate to your words. The problems you mentioned are indeed playing havoc in our soceity and it is precisely the absence of any substentive counter-narrative in our textbooks that these problems are growing exponentially, along with our population. I am a PhD scholar, working at a development research institute in Germany, and my research deals with the problem of language barrier in our society, especially the educational and judicial sector. Having done field work in Pakistan last year, i see your post much more relevant and as one cmopelling reason why we should say it out loud. My understanding is that it is only through creating more sensibilities of these issues that we can forge some solution out of these situation we are so deeply entrenched in now. Thanks for the post and looking forward to reading about the project that you mentioned. Aftab Nasirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-78624896989627696032014-06-03T13:03:27.635+05:002014-06-03T13:03:27.635+05:00Dr Shakil Khoja sent this via email:
I hope life...Dr Shakil Khoja sent this via email: <br /><br />I hope life is treating you well. Just read your last blog on 'elite<br />schools' and agree to every word of it. Despite the fact that even my<br />children go ta a branded school: which is due to sheer social<br />pressure: I believe that the school is constantly damaging kids'<br />behaviors, and the values that we wanted to put in are totally<br />neglected. And the irony is that we are paying for it :)Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-77273718100788832932014-05-29T07:05:51.949+05:002014-05-29T07:05:51.949+05:00This post actually grew out of the preamble of an ...This post actually grew out of the preamble of an initiative that we have launched with the students to tackle one of the social problems in the list given above. The preamble grew to a full fledge post. I will be describing the concrete project in one of my later posts. Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-44860695196687148212014-05-28T15:41:57.498+05:002014-05-28T15:41:57.498+05:00Well written and relevant too. There are some peop...Well written and relevant too. There are some people who acknowledge these things are also at the helm of affairs too but their impact on decision making is very less. I will try to forward this to one of those. <br />Besides, there is also debate on the curricula in the west but that is more on absence of ethics and less on relevance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266584004094901112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-14170055061534335072014-05-27T12:14:10.640+05:002014-05-27T12:14:10.640+05:00Seeing things differently is the essential first s...Seeing things differently is the essential first step in critical thinking that leads to creativity. We all need creative solutions for the problems we are in. If we continue to do the same things, again and again, year after year, and expect a different outcome then it is definitely foolish. Dr Irfan Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888664188184954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497628230127885101.post-32503510519585352242014-05-27T10:39:45.315+05:002014-05-27T10:39:45.315+05:00you see things differently you see things differently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com