PESHAWAR:Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advisory Council for Education Dr Aamer Abdullah has directed the Higher Education Department to integrate college admissions, academic programmes and teachers’ biometric attendance into its online management system to improve administrative efficiency and transparency.
Chairing a meeting on Monday, he reviewed the Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) and received a briefing on its functions and ongoing activities.
Secretary Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Abidullah Kakakhel, Special Secretary Fazal Hussain, Additional Secretary Muhammad Hayat and other officials attended the meeting.
Officials informed the meeting that the HEMIS Cell maintained information on students, colleges, staff, academic programmes, curricula, admissions and attendance.
Dr Aamer Abdullah directed the department to integrate the online college admissions system and academic programme data into HEMIS within one month. He also called for strengthening the cell by providing the necessary system developers and technical support.
He ordered the expansion of the human resource management component to include teachers’ records and other essential information. He said the relevant directorate should monitor educational institutions, allowing the HEMIS Cell to focus on system development and programming.
The adviser called for upgrading the Higher Education Department’s website to better serve college students, teachers and administrative staff. He also proposed developing individual websites for colleges to improve access to information and communication with students and other stakeholders.
He directed officials to review the rules governing the e-transfer policy, identify gaps and propose improvements for consideration at the next meeting of the Advisory Council for Education.
Dr Aamer Abdullah also called for improving the flexible hiring mechanism in colleges to provide appropriate opportunities to candidates with strong academic backgrounds. He set a two-day deadline for completing the required work in this regard.