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CUI offers faculty scholarships to Bangladeshi varsities

News Desk January 15, 2026 Less than a minute read

CUI Rector Prof Raheel Qamar presents a commemorative shield to Bangladesh Medical University VC Prof Shaheenul Alam during SARCHE 2026, where he is representing Pakistan as part of the HEC delegation of vice chancellors. Photo: Express

COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) Rector, Dr Raheel Qamar is part of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan's delegation of Vice Chancellors participating in SARCHE 2026 - the South Asian Regional Conference on Higher Education, being held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

During these conference, Dr Qamar extended COMSATS University Islamabad's standing offer of ten postgraduate scholarships per university for faculty members of both Bangladesh Medical University and the University of Rajshahi.

SARCHE 2026 has brought together over 30 international delegates, including senior representatives from Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and several other countries, as well as senior officials from the World Bank, to deliberate on the current state of higher education in the region and to chart future pathways with an emphasis on regional cooperation.

On the sidelines of the conference, Dr Raheel Qamar held separate meetings with Prof. Md. Shahinul Alam, Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), and Prof. Dr. Saleh-Hasan-Naqib, Vice Chancellor, University of Rajshahi.