Islamabad, Press Release, A delegation comprising senior officials from scientific and research institutions of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) visited COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) on Thursday.
\nThe visit took place on the sidelines of the 6th OIC Steering Committee meeting on the implementation of the STI Agenda 2026, hosted by the Secretariat of the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH). Representatives from several OIC member states\u2014including T\u00fcrkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, and Uganda\u2014toured CUI\u2019s serene, green campus in Islamabad.
\nThe delegates were warmly received by Prof. Dr. Sajid Qamar, Rector, COMSATS University Islamabad along with other senior officials of the varsity.
\nDuring the campus tour, delegates explored various facilities, including the Junaid Zaidi Central Library. A key attraction was the Khad-o-Khal Art Gallery located within the library, where a captivating exhibition of Islamic calligraphy was on display.
\nAdditionally, a detailed briefing was arranged to introduce the delegation to the academic and research capacity of COMSATS University Islamabad, highlighting the institution’s contributions to science and technology in the Islamic world.
\nOfficials of CUI informed that COMSATS University Islamabad is well-engaged with OIC collaborative programmes and has effectively contributed towards the uplift of STI in the Islamic World.
\nBeing the host of the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT), CUI has actively and successfully carried out various programs of scientific and international cooperation.
\nFurthermore, COMSATS University Islamabad welcomes brilliant graduates from across the Islamic World to avail its offer of 100 post-graduate scholarships for the OIC Member States.
\nThe delegation was briefed that COMSATS University Islamabad has carried out various capacity building programs in the Islamic World in areas of its specialisation and continues to engage in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Biomedical Materials and Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices among others.
\nThe delegates included Dr. Hasan Basri Arsalan, Professional Officer, Cabinet of the Secretary General OIC; Mr. Arman Tynybek, Professional Officer, OIC General Secretariat; Amb. Khusrav Noziri, Assistant Director General, Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS); Mr. Abdula Manafi Mutualo, Chief Multilateral Relations Officer, IOFS; Mr. Murtaza Noor, Coordinator COMSTECH; Syed Tahir Mahmud, Senior Statistics Officer, Statistics and Information Department Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC); Mr. Ihsan Ovut, Secretary General, SMIIC; Mr. Achraf Hidri, Director, Union of OIC News Agencies (OIC UNA), Prof. Dr. Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda, Rector, Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU); Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Vice Chancellor, Islamic University of Technology (IUT) and Ms. Kinza Ashraf, COMSTECH Secretariat among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad, Press Release, A delegation comprising senior officials from scientific and research institutions of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) visited COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) on Thursday. The visit took place on the sidelines of the 6th OIC Steering Committee meeting on the implementation of the STI Agenda 2026, hosted by the Secretariat of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-474425","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n