Salaries of university professors

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University professors, knowledge builders, science developers and development leaders, receive lower salaries than tuktuk drivers. This is not an exaggeration, as whoever looks at the salary list for faculty members in universities will find that the salary of a teaching assistant at the university is less than eight thousand pounds, a teacher is a little more, an assistant professor may reach fifteen thousand pounds, and a university professor is less than seventeen thousand pounds.

What does it mean that a university professor who has spent many years in scientific research, obtained the most prestigious degrees, and gives lectures to graduate generations of university graduates in all specializations, does not earn from his work what he covers, and does not meet the minimum requirements for living? Does he work after his university hours as an Uber driver or even a tuktuk driver in order to earn enough for the minimum requirements of living?

The issue remained the subject of discussions that went beyond the walls of the university to the legislative authority, but it did not develop a suitable and radical solution, and limited reform processes took place that did not go beyond some allowances or incentives, that is, they were limited to crusty solutions, while the issue is more dangerous than partial and temporary solutions. The university professor is a symbol of knowledge and the future, a role model, and a symbol. Therefore, his position should be at the highest level in the social ladder and financial status.

The wages of university professors have been frozen for a long time, and have been devoured by accelerating inflation, until their salaries have lost their value and are no longer sufficient for one or two items of life’s requirements. So how do we ask them to perform their work efficiently? And what work? They know who will undertake the growth and development of society, meaning that they are the main lever for our progress, resolving our crises, and paving our way towards a better future, so how will they perform this lofty function?

Raising the salaries of faculty members requires a radical solution, a new salary list that suits their status and role, and does not depend on a grant, incentive, or some type of allowance, or for universities to practice types of activities with a return to give them some of what they deserve. This is not the role of the university, nor is the goal of its establishment to work in profitable activities, because it brings countless profits to society and the future of our country. Education is the finest and most profitable type of investment over the years through the production of producers and development makers.

Therefore, the matter is serious, and cannot be carried out partially or temporarily, but rather a radical and comprehensive amendment that puts things into perspective for the future of our children and our country. These are the trustees of this future, and they deserve all appreciation and reverence, and the least the state can do towards them is to give them the salary they deserve, which will enable them to continue giving.