COMSATS extends cooperation to members states.

Islamabad -- Executive Director COMSATS,Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi,called on the Ambassador of Republic of Tunisia, H.E. Borhene El Kamel. The objective of the meeting, held at the Tunisian Embassy, was to brief the Ambassador about COMSATS' programs and activities in the field of S and T, and to further explore avenues of cooperationwith Tunisia, which is one of the 27 Member States of COMSATS.

During the meeting, Dr. Zaidi highlighted that one of COMSATS' key areas of cooperation is higher education. In this regard, the honorable Ambassador wasbriefed about COMSATS' scholarships programs. It was noted that in order to increase access toquality higher education and promote cross-culture experiences among Member States,COMSATS provides scholarships/fellowships through its International Centres of Excellence tostudents and researchers. Dr. Zaidi elaborated that a number of post-graduate scholarships/post-doctoral fellowships are available at COMSATS'Centres ofExcellence in Pakistan (COMSATS University Islamabad and International Center for Chemicaland Biological Sciences); Kazakhstan (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University); and Egypt(National Research Centre). Moreover, it was noted that students and faculty exchanges amongCOMSATS' Member States are encouraged and facilitated for research and trainings. During the meeting, Dr. Zaidi sought the Ambassador's support in expanding cooperation in higher education with Tunisia,it being one of the founding membersof COMSATS since 1995, in order...