I arrived at the office of the HOD in a university on his invitation for a meeting. I was guided towards the classroom where he was waiting for me. He introduced me to the students “Mr. Imran Anees has been working in the industry for more than 15 years. He will be teaching you Surveying & Geodesy. According to the timetable, it is his class today...” and then, telling me to “meet me in my office after lecture” in a soft and low tone, he left me in a classroom full of students anxiously awaiting my next move. In routine, a typical teacher would naturally start introductions with his own personal & teaching biography, educational history, course overview, number of lectures, learning materials, assessment and grading policies etc. Similarly, he would also ask the students to introduce themselves by telling their name, educational background, interests, place they come from, previous courses etc. I was actually expecting a meeting and wasn’t prepared for this role of a teach...

A simple question raised in my mind during a discussion with a group of final year students of Civil Engineering and I could not stop myself to ask them. "What are your career plans after graduation? " All were staring me with a confusing look. The question was not properly understood or may be it had lack of elaboration. I asked again. "Ok... let me ask in simple words... what do you want to do after passing out ? Do you have some specific field in mind to choose? like hydraulics, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Hydrology etc etc ?". Consequently, I got following responses: "I like structural engineering... I would like to do my post graduation in structural engineering specially Bridge Design." "I plan to be a Highway Designer. I believe that there will be a lot of career opportunities in Highway/Transportation Engineering because of the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor)" "I have not decided...