Universities to build staff capacity of African universities

The Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will provide financial assistance to two leading public and private universities in Pakistan through the Islamic Development Bank for the capacity building of the staff of 12 African universities in public health, science and information technology, writes M Waqar Bhatti for The News International.

Both the Pakistani universities, the Health Services Academy (HSA) and the National University of Sciences and Technology in Islamabad, have signed separate memoranda of understanding with Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Kampala, to train the faculty and officials of 12 universities established by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and other African countries.

Vice Chancellor of HSA in Islamabad, Professor Shahzad Ali Khan, said in terms of the agreement between HSA and IUIU, they would not only train the African universities’ faculty and staff in the areas of public health and research but joint medical camps would also be held in Uganda, while scholarships would also be offered to students of the African universities. “Exchange of scholars, graduates and students would also be promoted while Pakistani public health experts would be sent to Uganda and other Muslim countries in Africa for their capacity building,” he said.
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