ISLAMABAD – German Ambassador Bernhard Schlagheck has said that his countryoffered great prospects to the Pakistani students for getting highereducation as its educational institutions were keen to enhance bilateralrelationship with their Pakistani counterparts.
The German scholarships providing institutions were focusing on technicaleducation and trying to assist the students to broaden their academicexposure and the Pakistani students could avail the opportunities, he saidwhile addressing a day-long seminar on “Opportunities for Students andResearchers in Germany” here at the International Islamic UniversityIslamabad (IIUI).
The seminar was jointly organized by the IIUI’s Department of Translationand Interpretation (T&I) and Students’ Advisor Office.
The ambassador said “Pakistan and Germany have strong bilateral relationssince 1951 and (their) mutual cooperation is increasing day by day.” Around90,000 Pakistani diaspora were an important part of the German society, whowere playing an active role in the development of Germany, he added.
He said Germany was keen to enhance bilateral cooperation with Pakistan inthe fields of sustainable economy, governance and strategic aspects.
He noted that besides the local youth, the IIU was imparting education tostudents from over 40 countries and hailed its eagerness for havingcollaboration with foreign universities.
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Addressing the inaugural session, IIUI President Prof Dr Ahmad YousifAl-Draiweesh said the Islamic University was working to promote relationswith higher education institutions around the world. There was need toenhance the quality of education globally and to transform more experienceswithin universities for the improvement of teaching and learning system, headded.
He said Islam was a religion of peace and harmony and the IIUI was tryingto promote those teachings.
First Secretary and Head of Press and Cultural Section of German EmbassyChristine Rosenberger, in her address, shed light on ‘life in Germany:culture, multilingualism and norms’. She stressed on the promotion ofculture and economic activities of a specific country vis a vis theirimportance for progress and development of its people.
An official of German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD (German: DeutscherAkademischer Austauschdienst) presented a detailed paper about study andresearch opportunities for students in Germany.
