Mr. Vladimir Yordanov, Partnership Development Manager, Academic Partnership Unit from Coventry University, UK visited COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) on June 13 2019. The purpose of his visit was to explore possibilities of cooperation and collaboration with CUI.
After the warm welcome by Head International Office and his team, Mr. Yordanov was shown different facilities of the campus. Mr. Yordanov greatly appreciated the modern facilities available for the students of CUI. Later, a detailed meeting between Mr. Yordanov and Head, IO along with his team ensued. Both sides highlighted facts and achievements of CUI and Coventry University through comprehensive presentations.
During the meeting, the Head IO proposed that a concrete collaboration should be shaped between both universities in the form of student/faculty/staff exchange. Expressing his receptiveness, Mr. Yordanov shared that both universities are natural partners due to prominent similarities. He also introduced the idea of joint research collaboration and summer schools.
At the end of the visit, Mr. Yordanov expressed profound gratitude over the warm reception and hospitality extended to him by CUI.
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A delegation from College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering (CMCE), Shenzhen University, China visited COMSATS University Islamabad on Friday, May 3, 2019. The delegation comprised of Prof. Wu Xiaoyu, Dean, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Prof. Pan Jianfei, Vice-Dean, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering and Dr. Taimoor Zahid, Post Doctor, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, China. The purpose of the visit was to sign the Addendum Supplement between Faculty of Engineering, CUI and College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering (CMCE), SZU and initiate collaboration activities between the two universities. The visit was a follow up of Prof. Li Qingquan, President Shenzhen University (SZU), China together with his delegation on February 21, 2019.
The delegation had detailed meeting with CUI higher management which was headed by Dean Faculty of Engineering, CUI, Incharge Academic and Head International Office and his team. Both sides shared highlighted facts and achievements of CUI and SZU through comprehensive presentations.
To initiate the collaboration activities, an Addendum Supplement was signed between the two universities. The visit came to an end with exchange of pleasantries and a group photo. The delegation left the campus with much admiration for the courtesy and hospitality extended to them by CUI officials during their visit.
The delegates also visited CUI Abbottabad Campus on May 6, 2019 where they had detailed meeting with Campus Director and HoD’s of different departments i.e. Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, Management Sciences, Computer Sciences and Electrical and Power Engineering. During the meeting, various avenues of collaboration and available scholarship opportunities for students and faculty were discussed. The delegation also visited the facilities of the campus. At the end of the meeting, the COMSATS University Abbottabad Campus and Shenzhen University China signed a collaboration document.
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A 12-member delegation from Kabul Polytechnic University, Rana University and officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan visited COMSATS University Islamabad. The purpose of their visit was to explore possibilities of cooperation and collaboration with CUI. The Head International Office along with his team welcomed the delegates. The delegation was shown different facilities of the campus. The delegates were impressed by the state-of-the-art amenities available for the students of CUI.
The Head IO gave a brief presentation on CUI in the official meeting to familiarize them with various campuses, milestones, strengths and achievements of the university. He informed that currently three hundred and twenty Afghan students are pursuing their education in the various campuses of CUI and also expressed his welcoming interest in receiving more students from Afghanistan in the future.
The delegates also met few Afghan students studying in CUI. After meeting the students, Mr. Musa Arefi, DG of First Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan expressed his satisfaction and shared his desire to see more students studying at CUI. While reciprocating the idea, Head IO offered that the Afghan students may apply to CUI on self-finance basis or through scholarship offered by TWAS and ACU. Moreover, Head IO also added that collaboration with Afghan universities may be established on the lines of mobilities, student/faculty exchange etc…
The day’s activity ended with a group photograph after which the delegates departed from the campus on a happy note.
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Sweden and Pakistan have enjoyed cordial bilateral relations, which need further strengthening in the areas of higher education, said Ingrid Johansson, Ambassador of Sweden in Pakistan, while visiting COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI). The visit was part of efforts to promote exchange of faculty and students between Swedish universities and leading universities of Pakistan, by the Swedish Embassy and the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) in collaboration with CUI.
While sharing data, Dr. Hans Pohl, Program Director STINT, informed colleagues at CUI that based on Scopus Database, Pakistan’s publication volume is approximately one third of Sweden’s but is growing more at a fast pace. Co-publications originating in Pakistan and Sweden receive high impact of 7.47 on average. He informed that Pakistan along with Iran and Saudi Arabia were rapidly growing in their research and innovation landscape and that all three countries had maintained their positions through 2015, 2016 and 2017. Dr. Pohl offered CUI to benefit from the STINT’s program portfolio, which included startup initiation grants, grants for dual degree programs, teaching sabbaticals, funding streams for mobility for enhancing research cooperation, as well as support for university’s internationalization efforts and scholarships.
Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar, Rector CUI informed the ambassador, that CUI has benefitted immensely from the Scholarships and faculty development opportunities offered by Swedish universities. He informed the ambassador that CUI was ranked number 1 in Pakistan as per the TIMES Higher Education (THE) world universities rankings 2019 and Shanghai Academic World Ranking of Universities 2019. He said that CUI is improving educational services by deploying technology even in remote campuses through Hybrid Teaching. Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar said the university is planning to open new campuses in the South of Pakistan in line with its federal mandate and with cooperation of the Higher Education Commission.
The Ambassador of Sweden said that she was pleased to see a thriving startup culture at CUI that is similar to Sweden where the economy is increasingly relying on small and medium enterprise as well as the ingenuity of young graduates with their innovative ideas. She also said that Pakistanis who have gained 5-10 years of job experience in the Swedish industry need to be allocated appropriate opportunities in the Pakistani job market. She also indicated the need for sharing Sweden’s experience on the triple helix approach and increasing cooperation between the government, industry and academia.
The Swedish guests were also shown various departments of the Islamabad Campus as well as the CUI Central Library.
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Ms. Saiqa Andleeb, Faculty Registrar, University of Wolverhampton, UK visited COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) on March 26, 2019. The purpose of the visit was to explore Transnational Opportunities (TNE) between University of Wolverhampton and CUI. Her visit was in follow up of visit of her Vice Chancellor Professor Geoff Layer to Pakistan in August 2018.
She was warmly welcomed by Mr. Ali Tawab Baloch, Head International Office and his team. She was shown facilities of the campus and infrastructure available to the students of CUI Islamabad campus.
The Registrar, Dr. Fahim A Qureshi took the occasion to highlight the achievements of CUI through a brief presentation. Subsequently, Prof. Dr. Shahid A Khan, Dean Faculty of Engineering expressed the desire that CUI is extremely keen to foster closer ties with the University of Wolverhampton specially in offering post doctoral fellowships and joint research projects between the two universities.
The Dean Engineering presented Souvenir to Ms. Andleeb.
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