CUI Welcomes Azerbaijan Technical University Delegation to Foster Global Collaboration
On October 2, 2025, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) hosted a high-level delegation from Azerbaijan Technical University (AZTU), led by Prof. Subhan Namazov, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation. He was accompanied by Dr. Bakhtiyar Badalov, Director R&D Department; Ms. Jala Karimova, Representative State Agency on Science and Education; and Mr. Fawad Kashan, Senior Manager Innovation and Commercialization, NUST.
The delegation was received by Dr. Hammad Omer, T.I., Head International Office (IO), and his team, followed by a call on with Prof. Dr. Sajid Qamar, Rector CUI, and Prof. Dr. Sohail Asghar, In-charge Islamabad Campus. Rector CUI appreciated the longstanding academic ties with Azerbaijan and recalled the services of Prof. Mais Sulemanov from Baku State University, who served at CUI as a Foreign Faculty. Both sides discussed various strength areas for cooperation, agreeing to prioritize engineering and IT as key focus fields.
Afterwards, during a working meeting joined by Dr. Bilal Ijaz, In-Charge Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC); Head IO, presented CUI’s profile and ongoing partnerships with Azerbaijani universities. Discussions focused on joint publications, faculty and student exchanges, participation in international conferences, and initiatives to enhance global university rankings. Dr. Bilal Ijaz highlighted CUI’s ranking performance in QS and THE and proposed collaborative approaches such as co-publications and joint citations and Faculty/researcher exchanges for improved international visibility of both CUI and AZTU.
The AZTU delegation shared information about their capacity-building projects, international conferences, and Winter School program, inviting CUI’s faculty and students to participate. They also introduced AZTU as one of the oldest universities in the region, established in 1887, with 16,000+ students, 400+ faculty, and 170+ MoUs worldwide. AZTU is ranked among the Top 500 in Europe, 84th in Asia, and 3rd in Azerbaijan.
The visit concluded with a tour of the Junaid Zaidi Library, where guests were briefed on its digital resources and facilities. On a constructive note, both institutions expressed commitment to pursue concrete steps for collaboration.
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