HEC, Afghan delegates discuss joint initiatives

ISLAMABAD:

A delegation of senior officials from Afghanistan called on Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed at the HEC Secretariat on Wednesday.

The two sides discussed issues of mutual academic interest, including joint research programmes, student and faculty exchange efforts, training of Afghan faculty and civil servants, and scholarships for Afghan students to study in top Pakistani universities.

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The Afghan delegation was led by Dr Nazar Muhammad Irfan, Director of Foreign Affairs and Scholarships, Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan. Chancellor of the Afghan International Islamic University Kabul, Dr Rafiullah Ata, along with two Deans, Abdul Hai Kaiwaan, Faculty of Engineering, and Nisar Ahmed Zahid, Faculty of Agriculture, were also part of the delegation.

From the HEC side, Director General (Scholarships Division) Aayesha Ikram and Project Director Jehanzeb Khan attended the meeting.

Dr Mukhtar Ahmed briefed the delegation about HEC’s core functions.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19^th, 2023.