Ukraine, IIU agree on educational cooperation

Islamabad
The Ukraine government and International Islamic University (IIU) have agreed to cooperate with each other in the promotion of education.
The agreement came during a meeting of Ambassador of Ukraine Volodymyr Lakomov with IIU Rector Dr. Masoom Yasinzai at the latter’s office.
The two discussed ways and means to enhance academic excellence through bilateral cooperation.
The ambassador emphasised the need for bilateral projects among the educational institutions of Ukraine and IIU. He assured of all possible cooperation in terms of faculty exchanges and exchange of delegations of experts among IIU and Ukraine’s educational institutions.
He said universities having disciplines of sciences and sports are interested in mutual cooperation and hoped soon positive developments would occur after connection between IIU and institutions of his country.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Masoom Yasinzai said academic excellence is need of hour and this goal cannot be achieved without connection among higher faculties of universities of the countries.
He also apprised the ambassador about goals, objectives and faculties of the university. He said that IIU is keen to discuss launch of sports sciences degree programme in collaboration with Ukraine’s universities.
Dr. Masoom Yasinzai also invited the ambassador to deliver a lecture on importance and history of his country on which he vowed to inform about appropriate time and date of the lecture.
During the meeting, it was also agreed that steps for mutual cooperation, MoUs and visits of experts from both sides would be taken for the improvement of criteria of education.
Meanwhile, a book exhibition and flag-hoisting ceremony with reference to the celebrations of Pakistan’s 69th Independence Day was held at Islamic Research Institute (IRI) of the International Islamic University (IIU) on Thursday.
The ceremony was held on Faisal Masjid campus at IRI, where IIU Rector Dr. Masoom Yasnizai and President Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh were also in attendance.