Dr. Faisal Bari | Pakistan’s Education Crisis, India’s Reforms, and more | InferTalks

In this episode of InferTalks, Dr. Faisal Bari has a chat with Usama Nizamani about some important stuff. They talk about leadership in Pakistan, why stories are important for leaders, and why our institutions aren't working well. They also discuss the education situation in Pakistan, how private companies can help make it better, and what the government should do. They talk about how important it is for people to get a good education. Dr. Faisal Bar and Usama Nizamani also share their thoughts on how young people can learn important skills, like critical thinking and writing, and how we can use technology like AI in schools and universities. If you're curious about leadership, education, and the future of Pakistan, this conversation is for you! Chapters 0:00 Highlights 0:40 Intro 01:12 As Pakistan faces a leadership crisis, what is leadership to you? 02:02 What are the right frames for looking at leadership? 03:28 Why are stories important for leaders and their followers? 04:51 Our institutions are not functional at the moment. 05:36 Everyone feels like leaving the country. 06:45 How do you distinguish good vs. bad storytelling by good or bad leaders? 10:13 How do you create space for critical thinking among the people? 12:42 Can the private sector work with the public sector to improve the quality and delivery of primary and high school education? 14:57 High-end private education institutes provide quality education at the elite level only. 16:41 What should the government do in our education-crisis. 17:52 At what level countries like Denmark and the U.S. were, in terms of their literacy rate, when they started mass education. 20:35 Is it easier for political leaders to show infrastructure development in next elections than showing indicators of human progress of masses? 22:14 Large segment of middle class has shifted their children to private schools. 23:15 Acquiring education is a constitutional, and fundamental right. 24:11 Not even with regional countries 25:46 Even in other regardless of their political systems? 26:39 India’s economic miracle only happened due to sector economic reforms. 27:03 What is Pakistan’s biggest asset? 27:41 Will people be hatching golden eggs that they may be perceived as assets? Why there is nothing second to human asset. 29:04 There is no government that has prospered without investing in their human resource. 29:13 Every government claims to have created an army of graduates throughout the country, has that resulted in a requisite number of skilled labor and jobs for them? 31:11 University education is not a fundamental right. 32:05 Viable alternatives for university education for aspiring students after high school. 33:03 What’s the biggest challenge for a university as LUMS? 33:16 What is the cause of this issue? 34:06 HEC has not done a quality job of improving the standard of education in universities. 37:02 We need a change of attitude to encourage skilled based labor across the country. 38:00 What kind of skills can be imparted to students for having a skilled human resources labor force. 40:10 How can universities help improve critical thinking, writing and quantitative analysis skills? 41:57 Have we straight jacketed thinking of young students? 43:16 How my tutor at the Oxford University reacted to my essay. 45:18 Our deeper state imperatives are not based on making people more independent and critical. 46:30 How do you foresee the use of AI impacting educational instruction and learning at schools and universities. 50:01 What do we need to do when AI hallucinates on reproducing facts. 51:23 Outro Host: Usama Nizamani Production: Arooj , Farisa Social Media Copy: Saadullah Khan Watch the Complete InferTalks (Podcast) Playlist 👉 :    • InferTalks   Connect with us 👇: Facebook Page:   / inferdigital   Instagram:   / inferdigital   Twitter:   / infer_digital   YouTube channel:    / @inferdigital   #education #pakistan #privateschool #educationsystem #leavingpakistan