WNAM REPORT: OIC-COMSTECH Special Vice Chancellors’ Forum for Bangladesh was organized by COMSTECH at its Secretariat in Islamabad.
The forum brought together a 7-member Bangladeshi delegation, comprising Vice Chancellors and senior representatives from leading universities, and vice chancellors from 15 top Pakistani universities, which are part of COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence (CCoE).
Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General OIC-COMSTECH, in his welcome address, termed the week-long visit of Bangladeshi delegation as a significant step towards strengthening academic and scientific collaboration between two founding members of COMSTECH and brotherly nations. He shared 100 scholarships for Bangladeshi students have already been announced to pursue higher education opportunities in Pakistan.
Speaking as Chief Guest, H.E. Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan, High Commissioner for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, commended COMSTECH’s efforts for offering scholarships, arranging this important visit and facilitating meaningful academic exchanges among the leading higher education institutions from Bangladesh and Pakistan in higher education, science, and technology.
During the interactive sessions, Vice Chancellors from both countries engaged in detailed discussions and resolved to enhance cooperation in key areas including student and faculty exchange programs, scholarship opportunities, joint research initiatives, and sharing of academic expertise & existing facilities. It was also decided that the focal person will be nominated by each university for effective follow-up of the visit.
Prof. Dr. Shoab A. Khan, Chancellor, Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology, delivered a talk on the landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Pakistan. Dr. Sayeda Zia Batool, Chairperson, Private Education Institutions Regulatory Authority, spoke on strategies to improve university rankings.
The Bangladeshi delegation, visiting from June 16 to 21, 2025, under the initiative of OIC-COMSTECH, also held high-level meetings and engagements with major universities in Lahore, Islamabad, and Murree The delegation extended thanks for warm welcome & nice hospitality in Pakistan. They termed their visit historical, highly productive, and promising beginning for long-term academic collaboration between the higher education and R&D institutions of Bangladesh and Pakistan.
