{"id":78043,"date":"2025-06-19T17:36:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=78043"},"modified":"2025-06-19T17:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:36:24","slug":"pakistan-announces-scholarships-for-bangladeshi-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/pakistan-announces-scholarships-for-bangladeshi-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan announces scholarships for Bangladeshi students"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: In a\u00a0<\/span>significant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>move<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>enhance<\/span>\u00a0academic\u00a0<\/span>cooperation<\/span>, Pakistan has announced 100 scholarship opportunities <\/a><\/span>for Bangladeshi students to pursue studies at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>top<\/span>\u00a0Pakistani universities.<\/p>\n

<\/span>This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>reaffirmed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span>\u00a0the Special Vice Chancellors<\/span>‘<\/span> Forum for Bangladesh,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>organized<\/span>\u00a0by OIC-COMSTECH at its Secretariat.<\/p>\n

The forum\u00a0<\/span>united<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a seven-member\u00a0<\/span>Bangladesh\u00a0<\/span>delegation comprising Vice Chancellors and top representatives of leading universities, as well as Vice Chancellors of 15 leading Pakistani universities that<\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span>members<\/span>\u00a0of the COMSTECH<\/a> Consortium of Excellence (CCoE).<\/p>\n

Coordinator General of OIC-COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, <\/span>received<\/span>\u00a0the visiting delegates and\u00a0<\/span>emphasized<\/span>\u00a0the visit as a\u00a0<\/span>positive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>step<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>towards<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>strengthening<\/span>\u00a0academic and scientific\u00a0<\/span>collaboration<\/span> between the two founding member\u00a0<\/span>states<\/span> of COMSTECH. He announced<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>granting\u00a0<\/span>100 scholarships\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0Bangladeshi students as a\u00a0<\/span>token<\/span>\u00a0of academic solidarity.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Addressing<\/span> the occasion,\u00a0<\/span>Bangladesh\u00a0<\/span>High Commissioner\u00a0<\/span>to Pakistan, Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan praised COMSTECH’s effort <\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>creating<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>effective\u00a0<\/span>academic\u00a0<\/span>interaction<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>among<\/span>\u00a0higher\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0institutions of the two\u00a0<\/span>nations<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0<\/span>stressed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>joint<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>partnerships in\u00a0<\/span>the fields of\u00a0<\/span>science, technology, and education\u00a0<\/span>were vital\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>collective<\/span>\u00a0progress.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Interactive sessions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>saw\u00a0<\/span>Vice Chancellors from both\u00a0<\/span>institutions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>discuss<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>opportunities<\/span>\u00a0for collaboration,\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>student and\u00a0<\/span>staff<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exchange programs<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>collaborative<\/span>\u00a0research\u00a0<\/span>projects<\/span>, scholarship\u00a0<\/span>programs<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>shared<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>access<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>academic\u00a0<\/span>facilities<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>There<\/span>\u00a0was\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>understanding\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>every<\/span>\u00a0university would\u00a0<\/span>identify<\/span>\u00a0a focal person to ensure\u00a0<\/span>sustained<\/span>\u00a0communication and follow-<\/span>through<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>initiatives that had been\u00a0<\/span>agreed\u00a0<\/span>upon<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The forum\u00a0<\/span>included<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>keynote<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>talks<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span>Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Chancellor\u00a0<\/span>Prof. Dr. Shoab A. Khan on the\u00a0<\/span>development<\/span>\u00a0of Artificial Intelligence in Pakistan, and\u00a0<\/span>presentations<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span>Private Education Institutions Regulatory Authority <\/span>Chairperson\u00a0<\/span>Prof. Dr. Shoab A. Khan on\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to increase\u00a0<\/span>university rankings.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Bangladesh<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>delegation,\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was present\u00a0<\/span>from June 16\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>June\u00a0<\/span>21, also\u00a0<\/span>met<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>prominent<\/span>\u00a0universities in Islamabad, Lahore, and Murree.<\/p>\n

The delegates\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pleased with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>cordial<\/span>\u00a0hospitality and\u00a0<\/span>described<\/span>\u00a0their visit as historic,\u00a0<\/span>fruitful<\/span>, and a promising start for <\/span>long-term<\/span>\u00a0academic\u00a0<\/span>cooperation<\/span>\u00a0between\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Bangladesh<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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ISLAMABAD: In a\u00a0significant\u00a0move\u00a0to\u00a0enhance\u00a0academic\u00a0cooperation, Pakistan has announced 100 scholarship opportunities for Bangladeshi students to pursue studies at\u00a0top\u00a0Pakistani universities. This\u00a0was\u00a0reaffirmed\u00a0at\u00a0the Special Vice Chancellors‘ Forum for Bangladesh,\u00a0organized\u00a0by OIC-COMSTECH at its Secretariat. The forum\u00a0united\u00a0a seven-member\u00a0Bangladesh\u00a0delegation comprising Vice Chancellors and top representatives of leading universities, as well as Vice Chancellors of 15 leading Pakistani universities that\u00a0are\u00a0members\u00a0of the COMSTECH Consortium of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":52005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[29582,29583],"class_list":["post-78043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-scholarship-oppurtunities","tag-scholarships-for-bangladeshi-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78044,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78043\/revisions\/78044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}