Physics in Pakistan

For a couple of years there has been observed afilled brain back to Pakistan in order to raise up the
tremendous improvement in educational sector instatus of homeland in worlds' market. Under the
Pakistan. The government has realized that thesupervision of honest, dedicated and well known
country can only be financially and politically strong ifprofessors in the University of the Punjab some
its brain - the people with at least university levelstudents got admission in abroad on scholarship
knowledge - contribute their efforts in lifting up thebases, student assistantships and fellowship schemes.
status of Pakistan in international level. There hasBeing an Ex-Student of Physics from the Punjab
been taken good measures and new policies adoptedUniversity, Lahore I came to Germany in 2002 and
by the chairman high education commission (HEC) Dr.was alone in Stuttgart University. I secured Masters
Atta-ur-Rahman and his team under the supervisionThesis on the fabrication of Gallium Nitride High
of the president Mr. Pervaiz Musharif. SeveralElectron Mobility Transistors. A continuous direction
scholarships, research grants and educationaland "lighting the candle by candle" kept some of my
exchange programs have been established and arejuniors, class fellows and fellows from the other
being strengthened among different universities ofuniversity motivated to join me to pursue advance
the world. Fig. 1 ( ) is a representation of a sharptechnologies in Germany. Until December 2005, 6
growth of educational institutions during the paststudents from different universities of Pakistan
decade. It is a clear sign of increasing the literacy ratestudying Physics in Stuttgart University, Germany.
of the country. A public sector is generally patronizedNow the statistics show that in America, UK and
by the government of Pakistan which provides theGermany, Italy, Sweden there are many Pakistani
student somehow a free education. The universitiesphysicist sharpening their experimental techniques and
under private sector are semi government andacquiring their higher degrees simultaneously.
financed by either different industrial projects,The country with 150 million population has a lot of
collaboration with foreign universities or with a highhidden talent and virgin natural resources.
tuition fee. The accreditation of the curriculum is ofConsequently, if this brilliance of talent and those
the international level no matter the university isresources are guided properly the economy of the
public or private.country can become equal to the leading countries of
Country with a Noble Prize winner - Dr. Abdul Salaamthe world. The Higher Education Commission - A
who presented the theory of unification of theboard for administering the education structure,
forces while working in Glasgow University in 1979 -strategy, up to date level of modern education is
has tremendous hidden potentials. Specifically focusingresponsible for the a good surveillance of the
on the trends of studying Physics in Pakistan, oneinternational and national scholarships in Physics and
can state briefly about a general structure ofother academic subjects as well.
education system. Physics is almost a compulsoryWhat the time demand is is to enlarge the
subject of the syllabus up to college and universityimplementation of Physics in industrial projects in
level for the students who want to accomplish theirPakistan. For example, by creating special vacancies in
Engineering or natural sciences degrees. About morecompanies, industries, and factories where student of
than 50 universities have faculties consisting ofphysics can imply their applied experiences and
Physics and advanced level laboratories as well. Aparttechnical knowledge and simultaneously secure their
from the university degree there are severaldissertation as a compulsory part of their university
"governmental based" laboratories like, Abduldegree. For example the companies like Bosch,
Quadir-Labs (AQ-Labs), Pakistan Institute ofInfineon, AMD, NEC, Texas Instruments, Tyco,
Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Centre forSamsung, Panasonic and Sony, in Germany, UK, and
Nuclear Studies (CNS) etc... which contribute manyUSA create many projects for the students. At the
folds in the country's industrial products. In theseend of these projects students successfully introduce
laboratories there are bright chances to entailnew products or several improvements in the
research projects based on one's understanding ofindustrial market.
Advanced level Physics - Both theoretical and applied.What clearly required at the moment is to guide the
Physics at the University of the Punjab:since 1998,students properly at the university level about the
when there was a good start of cross-over to jumpbenefits of further studying in Advance Physics. Not
for further "polishing" of one's brain, the studentsonly a good direction but there is also a need to fit
thinking ahead applying in foreign countries for higherone into his/her appropriate choice of field in this main
degrees. There was two major factors behind thisstream of the technology. There is a great need of
quantum jump: a - to significantly express thatthe "student exchange programs" with different
Pakistan is not lagging behind in the filed of educationuniversities in Pakistan and the ones in advanced
especially in advance Physics and b - to update one'scountries. Consequently, it would provide the key
capabilities in the both branches of Physics i.e.improvement in the scope of natural sciences in the
Theoretical and Applied Physics and then bring thatindustrial application.