Collaboration between KU, Bangladeshi varsities discussed

Iraqi says KU would like to arrange webinars to promote regional peace and offer departmental basis collaboration

KARACHI:

The Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh SM Mahbubul Alam on Thursday met the University of Karachi (KU) Vice Chancellor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi and discussed possibilities of collaboration between the KU and different universities in Bangladesh so that faculty and students of both countries could learn from each other’s research activities.

Alam shared that in case the students, who have graduated from the KU Bengali department, apply for jobs in the office of the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh, they would be given preference and priority because they have good command over the Bangladeshi language. He also invited the Dr Iraqi to visit different universities in Bangladesh, which he accepted, and shared that such visits will help to learn from each other’s experiences. Alam expressed that the University of Karachi and Bangladeshi universities can jointly work on several fields and topics. He termed that the faculty from both countries can transfer their knowledge to the youngsters of both countries.

Iraqi said that KU would like to arrange webinars to promote regional peace and offer departmental basis collaboration.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 21^st, 2023.