 ISLAMABAD: Dr Atta ur Rehman, chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), said 250 expatriate professional Pakistanis had returned to help the government impart quality education.
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Under the faculty development programme, 1,500 expert expatriate Pakistanis would be inducted in different universities nationwide, Dr Rehman told PTV.
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"We are converting brain-drain into brain-gain," he said, adding that presently only 1,700 out of the 7,000 university teachers had PhD degrees. He said he hoped the currant annual figure of 200 PhD would increase to about 1,200 to 1,500 within four to five years. He said 1,000 scholarships were annually given to deserving students who wanted to continue higher education. Dr Rehman said the government was sponsoring exceptional students for higher education abroad. |