The Crisis of Higher Education in Pakistan. | Dr. Ammar Ali Jan | TEDxUCP 

He was fired from his University and arrested over sedition charges. it's sad to see how a Cambridge Ph.D. grad gets treated in Pakistan.

I am an academic doctor teaching in Pakistan - I cried listening to him.

Respect to this great educanist.

i am also daughter of a driver and i cried listening to you. it felt like you are sharing my story.💔💔

Ammar, thank you for expressing your concerns about our depressing education system and for providing great ideas for resolving them. If higher education students are so frustrated, how do you feel about the 20 million children who will never see school in their lives?

Every country has a end goal of becoming a great nation or become a superpower, but here our end goal is to destroy India and Israel which is thought to us by our parents since we are like 9 or 10 years old we are never thought to become better than India or Israel. Jab yehi karoge to yehi haal hoga na mulk ka 🤦‍♂️😔

Beautiful message,nice person. Hearing him feels like my colleague from Delhi , absolutely no change in even accent. Sad we are close and yet now so far. Unfortunately this guy I heard was arrested. In India also unemployment is thr but not for good students, in cities even average students here get job as I have 2 cousins who are average and both have Job in big IT firms. But yes lot more needs to be done

Thank god i live in india 🇮🇳❤️ this inspires me to work more harder and make my country more better

Pakistan needs more of the likes of Dr. Ammar Ali Jan ! Unfortunately NOT so many shining minds just like him prefer to come back home after getting foreign Education.

Brilliant and thought-provoking speech with great analysis... parents and politicians need to hear this. Instead of increasing military spending, Pakistan needs to respect its youth and support them into fruitful employment... Rise up, Youth !

Same applies to India too..... Sad view from India From a frustrated engineer But hope never dies....... Still fighting and I will win this battle by adding value to my society .

Higher education in Pakistan is really in a deep crisis right now. We need to take it serious otherwise no power on earth can save the future of Pakistan.

This is what it is. In Pakistan, most youngsters daydream to go abroad even they are educated, for they presume that happiness, a prolific life, and security they are coveting subsist in doing so. Having said that education has nothing to do with the job, high salary, and being so physically sturdy but critical thinking, intellect, and sense of justice, power of asking questions, knowing not only what is wrong and right but how to make the wrong right, finding solutions, and the rest: money, fame, and security are the perks that come along automatically if someone sincerely has done the job. Moreover, it is glaring veracity that students admitted to foreign universities are, in fact, not for the knowledge but to get settled there and get their family or relatives there, so it depends on the intentions of a particular human being. On top of that, those who got the education, whether from abroad or Nationally, are willing to drive Taxis - such as some doctors - in western countries. We need to judge our intentions, which are only known to us, as others only guess or assume. Thank you for reading; no offense.

What higher education in Pakistan? The DG ISPR is responsible for educating youth in Pakistan and India via twitter.

Great speech! That’s the plight of Pakistan 😢

True. I noticed all these issues in past many years, he has summarised them well.

Good n inspiring speech Love from India 🇮🇳

You r good speaker and also a great social worker .... Salam sir G to your ideas for the peoples ...

Ammar Ali Jan is a great teacher and loving human being.

His words are worth listening ❤

After a long time. A proper human being. Keep it up.

been 2.5 years. Did anything change?

One of the wonderful Tedx talks

Simply brilliant.The problems in higher education in kashmir r no way different from the problems in higher education in Pakistan.Sound quality though is very bad and at times annoying

We need to change the way of thinking about things , like what does education mean ? Why don't we go from the basics of everything rather than higher levels?

One of the best talks i have ever listened.

Our whole era is suffering from this situation whether it is Kashmir, Pakistan or India.

Bravo! Young man. Break it (the educational situation) down for the world. It is very said to hear what you are saying because Pakistan has an incredible number of brilliant children and young adults. Pakistan will suffer from “ brain drain”. In other words other countries will welcome them and make use of Pakistan bright young scholars. Jobs? Jobs exists outside of Pakistan. Pakistan is rich in brain power. Thank Allah for scholars like YOU.

very deep and serious issues you raise. very good to point out those topics as v are the next group who run this country and these institutes, we should try to handle these issues thoughtfully. and I am hopeful that v as a nation soon handle this purchi system and political influence handling system.

Thank you for the highlight of problem in education system we need motivation to change this rusted system of education in our country

A real gem. Respect for u sir.

Thanks for being back here

Great sir. Keep it up. May you see what you wants in pakistan❣️

A brilliant mind! The law enforcers must be ashamed of arresting him.

Excellent views by Mr.Ammar Ali Jan..!

Yeah i agree there is lack of motivational power among teachers.

Kamal sir This is true bitter reality

Nice to see a lot of good and right comments from Pakistanis.

I am from India and all I want to say the situation is same in India too.

Finally someone in Pakistan who speaks sense...Best of luck to Pakistani students...

Very Good speech...but.. Body language matters alot

Rx dear student! I will try my best to put boost economy with latest skill and technology skills advanced research innovation business development business strategy and business management with latest skill enterprise management and skills to growth GDP and management ! All the best !

Ammar Bhai Spoke his heart Out

LOVED IT TO THE BITS!

All the other structural issues and prevailing blocklades in the academia aside, I think, the fundamental problem with our education system is that it doesn't work in tandem with the job market or industry. The misallocation and embezzlement of education funds is another issue. But, as the speaker quoted the example of Harvard, it's relevant to undertake the prevailing debt crisis of students, who study while securing loans from the academia or federal or state government itself. But, despite such a disheartening challenge to pay the debt, the university accommodates numerous programmes for students to earn through different intership or fellowship programmes, while pursuing their education at the university. While in Pakistani context, students are more encouraged to pursue education wholeheartedly, and look for employment opportunities, and that in government sector, later on after graduation. This leaves them baffled and kinda of disenchanted after their graduation, once they find themselves struggling in competitive job market. So, many who can solve the riddle earlier tend to leave the country, which precipitates brain-drain, to seek employment in welcoming countries. So, I believe, apart from being under-budgeted, our education system is in a vicious cycle, without any guided or intended outcome. The list of discrepancies goes on but I should end here, I guess.

Totally relatable... great speech... this enlightenment is missing herr

Good to hear a sane voice from punjab.

The guy didn't say what he studied in those University abroad! And on what field he is teaching! His speet was everywhere didn't make much sense except for last one minute! 😊 In my opinion hopelessness come from the society one live-in and the culture they r raised in. Last month I happen to read a news that a 90 year old grandma in Kerala ,india got her degree! For her this degree means to prove a point to herself that she is not going to die uneducated or without a degree . But life didn't stop for her in all those years. Every life has a purpose, by means of how they r going to contribute to the society they r liveing in. Ppl r studying to become something rather than to do something that is very crucial to the society they belong to.

thank you sir for the nice talk

The real mujahid. Loving your struggle

Very informative and well meaning.

I'm regularly watching tedx but I one few pakistani in tedx Why this happened

Here ,after my graduation in BS Chemistry,I am being humiliated by every person for my decision for getting a higher education for better living. Because around me , people are not educated but earning in someway and I found noway toget job according to my skills and I have to work with those people who have never went to school.thay also humilate for parha likhaa jahil . 😢😢😢😢,

So much complains so less solutions not much of use to the students we all already know what he is saying and plenty more that was not saying in his talk, so no direction and precise diagnosis means just a waste to time for everyone

So humble 💖

Dr❤️

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Worth listening

proud of Dr Ammar

جزاک اللہ خیرا

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This needs to be heard

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Stay blessed sir!

I think the dislikes are from Professors.

I am also a student of Punjab university

I am just guessing, this guy might have left the Pakistan. Best of luck to Pakistan from India.

We need to make Pakistan 🇵🇰 good

Informative

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so make urdu the language of education and english just a fun language?????

Interesting

Respect

Please translate in Urdu...

Smart young professor

wow dr sahb

Wonder Much. Couldn't hear much.good luck buddy

He looks like a Guy from Homeland TV Series 4th Season Actor.

Salute

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Great dear Ammar

Salam.sir G

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With all these evils flourishing in Pakistan isn't it a wonder how this country is still existing. But if no radical changes are brought soon it's doomed. Majority of Pakistanis has still not realized what a great leader God has given them in the form of Imran Khan. Mubahar Luqman said a day before that if elections are held MLN will win. How sad, how shameful. Sometimes I curse myself for belonging to these people.

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He is fired from the university.

Body language is not suitable

" A lot oF YounG people StrUGGle with eNgLiSH LANGUAGE..!! THATS CRIsis FOR YOU ! ? HOW COMFORTABle arE YOU WITH MATHEMATICaL PHYSICS ??...

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