Islamabad (TDI): In a landmark development for academic collaboration between Pakistan and Palestine, a high-level delegation of vice chancellors and senior academic leaders from leading universities of Gaza concluded their week-long visit to Pakistan.
The visit, held from October 16 to 23, was facilitated by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH).
The delegation included representatives from the University of Palestine, Al-Aqsa University, the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG), Al-Azhar University, Israa University, and Gaza University, some of the most prominent institutions in the region.
During the visit, the delegation participated in the Palestine-Pakistan Vice Chancellors Forum and witnessed the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the OIC-COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, aimed at strengthening short and long term academic and scientific collaboration between the two sides.
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The delegation also visited several leading Pakistani universities and member institutions of the COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence (CCOE) in Islamabad, Taxila, Faisalabad, and Lahore, where they held productive meetings to explore collaborative avenues for the restructuring and rehabilitation of Gaza’s higher education and health sectors.
The leadership of OIC-COMSTECH and partner Pakistani universities expressed their solidarity with the people of Gaza-Palestine, reaffirming their commitment to support through capacity building, scholarships, fellowships, joint research & academic exchange programs, providing required expertise, access to digital resources, and assistance in online education aimed at rebuilding Gaza’s education and research infrastructure.
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The visiting delegation from Gaza-Palestine termed the visit extremely productive and inspiring, and extended heartfelt thanks for the warm welcome, generous hospitality, and strong expression of solidarity shown by OIC-COMSTECH and the academic leadership of Pakistan.
This historic visit marks a new chapter of enduring partnership and academic cooperation between Palestine and Pakistan, under the visionary leadership and facilitation of OIC-COMSTECH.
Sohail Majeed
Sohail Majeed is a Special Correspondent at The Diplomatic Insight. He has twelve plus years of experience in journalism & reporting. He covers International Affairs, Diplomacy, UN, Sports, Climate Change, Economy, Technology, and Health.
