Annual Report 2008-09.pdf - Higher Education Commission

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International Research
Support Initiative Programme
The Programme offers a six month research
fellowship abroad to full time PhD students
enrolled in Pakistan to enhance their research
capabilities. It is of utmost importance that the
doctoral studies carried out in Pakistan are of a
standard that is at par with any internationally
reputed institution. This is only possible if
candidates are provided with adequate support
in research projects. This may be a problem
because of the paucity of resources in Pakistan
therefore the Scheme is helping to provide
doctoral students exposure internationally so
they may carry out research projects of high
standard.
The Scheme is also assisting ongoing
Indigenous PhD programmes by providing a
mechanism for PhD scholars to travel abroad and
conduct research in advanced industrialized
countries for a period up to six months. This
provides exposure to the PhD scholars which in
turn enhances the quality of research that they
conduct in Pakistan. It also serves to develop
linkages between Pakistani and foreign
institutions. So far, 668 scholarships have been
awarded out of which 338 have returned
successfully.
Progress in FY 2008-09:
Scholarships awarded 208
Scholars proceeded for research 153
Scholars returned 95
Scholars withdrawn
02
Scholars still to proceed 133
IRSIP Scholars ' Research Achievements
PhD scholars returning from abroad have shown
satisfactory research performance in terms of
international as well as local research papers
published. On average, every scholar succeeds in
publishing at least one international research
paper. Some of the awardees have published
more than three papers during such a short span
of time. The figure below presents the summary
of the performance in terms of number of
research papers published.
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