SASSI University launched in capital

Islamabad
Chairperson of newly-established SASSI University, Dr. Maria Sultan, has said that Pakistan requires out of the box approach of knowledge partnership for overcoming challenges.
Addressing the launching ceremony of the university, Maria Sultan, a defence analyst, said that today Pakistan faces enormous challenges as “we stand at the threshold of the 21st century with baggage of 19th century.” She added that global security has transformed tremendously with changes in research, technology and inter-state relations and ever-changing dynamics of security itself. She was addressing the launching ceremony of SASSI University here on Monday.
Dr. Maria Sultan, while introducing the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) University, expressed her gratitude to the president of Pakistan for providing the patron-ship to the university, and the defence minister, and the SASSI advisory board as well for their unconditional support to the university.
“We are happy to announce that SASSI University is a premier institute of higher learning which is geared to provide the nation a response capability to deal with growing challenges, adding that it is only through knowledge that we can bring Pakistan forward and out of these challenges.” She addressed the ceremony.
The courses offered at the SASSI University on national security, peace studies, media sciences, counter-terrorism and intelligence studies are just few courses designed to enable the nation and the next generation to meet the paradoxes with knowledge, Dr. Maria informed.
“Pakistan has faced challenges which have been unprecedented both in terms of the nature, scale and degree of conflict and threats faced.” She expressed. She was of the view that the country requires an outside the box approach for the changing environments and to prepare country for the challenges. “The nation and the country await a new beginning and this can only be ensured if knowledge is our partner hence the journey of SASSI University to equip the country with knowledge research and innovation through studies and higher learning.” She concluded by thanking the participants for their support to SASSI towards this national initiative to achieve its goals in practical terms.