COMSATS to strengthen higher education sector of Tunisia.

ISLAMABAD -- COMSATS would facilitate strengthening of higher education sector of Tunisia and a delegation comprising of Vice Chancellors and senior officials from universities in COMSATS' Member States, including Pakistan, may visit Tunisia for a first-hand review of the sector to develop effective recommendations.

This was agreed by Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi and Ambassador of Republic of Tunisia, Mr. Borhene El Kamel during a meeting held here on Monday.

The objective of the meeting, held at the Tunisian Embassy, was to brief the Ambassador about COMSATS' programmes and activities in the field of Science and Technology and to further explore avenues of cooperation with 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 was briefed about COMSATS' scholarships programs.

It was noted that COMSATS provides scholarships and fellowships through its International Centers of Excellence to students and researchers to increase access to quality higher education and promote cross-culture experiences among Member States.

Dr. Zaidi elaborated that a number of post-graduate scholarships/post-doctoral fellowships are available at COMSATS' Centres of Excellence in Pakistan (COMSATS University Islamabad and International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences); Kazakhstan (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University); and Egypt (National Research Centre).

It was noted that students and faculty exchanges among...