CUI and EESIE Paris Discuss Academic Partnership Opportunities
The International Office, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) and École d'Études Supérieures Internationales (EESIE), Paris, France, have taken a significant step towards reviving their partnership by holding an online meeting with representatives from EESIE Paris, France, on February 13, 2025. The meeting was attended by Dr. Hammad Omer T.I., Head of International Office, CUI, along with Ms. Samira Shah and Ms. Ayesha Masood from the International Office’s French Desk, and Mr. Yves Blanchard, Acting Director, International Office EESIE, Paris, with his team member Ms. Loise Emeraud. The meeting focused on exploring opportunities for student exchange programs, joint research initiatives, and capacity-building training programs.
Dr. Hammad Omer T.I. introduced CUI’s international engagement efforts, highlighting its active collaborations with the French Embassy and institutions such as CCI Paris and Aix Marseille University. He also referenced CUI’s history of global academic partnerships, including a recent agreement with the University of Regina, Canada. Ms. Samira Shah, Senior Program Officer, IO, proposed hosting webinars featuring EESIE experts, which was welcomed by Mr. Blanchard. Mr. Yves Blanchard presented EESIE’s academic strengths in Electrical Engineering, Digital Systems, and ICT. He proposed a student exchange program and suggested formalizing the partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Dr. Omer explained that CUI requires approval from the Ministry of Science and Technology for such agreements.
Both institutions agreed to share MoU templates and initiate collaboration through webinars and expert lectures. The meeting concluded with a reaffirmation of mutual interest in strengthening academic ties between CUI and EESIE Paris.
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The Maldives National University and COMSATS University to Strengthen Partnership
Islamabad, June 6, 2024 – A delegation led by Dr. Aishath Shehenaz Adam, Vice Chancellor, Maldives National University (MNU) and Dr. Raheema Abdul Raheem, Deputy Vice Chancellor, visited the Islamabad Campus of COMSATS University on Thursday and called on the varsity Rector, Prof. Dr. Sajid Qamar.
In a presentation held on the occasion, Head of CUI International Office, Dr. Hammad Omer informed that the collaboration between the two universities has been flourishing since 2016, which was inked in a memorandum of understanding for scientific and educational cooperation, and has furthered with exchange visits in 2016 and 2018. For future collaborations, Dr. Omer suggested that MNU can avail the various scholarship opportunities available for post-graduate students from Maldives as well as learn from CUI’s experience in hybrid mode of education.
Dr. Tahir Naeem, Director P&D and HRD briefed on the training need assessment carried out by CUI in 2018 at MNU, highlighted the various areas of capacity building and institutional development where CUI could provide technical assistance.
Dr. Aishath expressed keen interest in upgrading MNU’s learning management system with CUI’s expertise. She invited CUI’s technical team to visit Maldives and review MNU’s existing system, provide recommendations, and train university staff members. Dr. Bilal Zaka, Head Directorate of IT Services and Dr. Muhammad Asim Noor Head CUOnline were also present in the meeting. Dr. Zaka assured full support in upgrading MNU’s student management systems and other technical aspects.
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Going Global Partnerships has launched its third round of Gender Equality Partnerships grants. The grants support higher and further education institutions and sector bodies in the UK and 11 other countries (Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Ukraine and Viet Nam) to build partnerships and enable systemic change in priority themes relating to gender equality.
Priority Themes
The Gender Equality Partnerships aims to build partnerships and systemic change in the priority themes detailed below:
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Prevention of violence against women and girls with a particular focus on higher and further education institutions as safe spaces for women
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Addressing women’s underrepresentation in higher and further education leadership
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Enabling access and tackling subject segregation, particularly in the area of STEM (including encouraging STEM-related learning).
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Strengthening pathways into employment for women graduates from further and higher education.
Core Areas
They help to strengthen higher education and TVET in five core areas:
- Enabling research – supporting research, knowledge and innovation collaborations to address local and global challenges and promote inclusive growth.
- Internationalising higher education and TVET – supporting systems, institutions and individuals to benefit from internationalisation, including enabling transnational education and system alignment.
- Strengthening systems and institutions – improving the quality and efficiency of higher education and TVET institutions and systems.
- Enhancing learner outcomes – addressing the qualities of the global graduate, including soft skills, employability and community outcomes.
- Increasing equality, diversity and inclusion – making higher education and TVET more accessible, equitable and accountable.
Objectives and Outcomes
Funding Information
- An anticipated 11 joint projects will be funded, each with a value of £20,000 to £25,000 for a 12-month project period.
- Ten of the project grants are open to institutions from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. One further project grant is available for Welsh institutions only.
How to apply
Download the application guidance, application form and budget template from weblink provided below and Submit completed application, additional documents and budget template via email to: goingglobalpartnerships@britishcouncil.org
Mr. Ashfaq and Ms. Samira,
Please upload the same at IO Webage, Facebook and Twitter. Thanks.
N.B: IO Focal Persons are requested please dissemiante the same among the faculty mebers of your Campus with the reqeust to keep International Office in loop while applying. This will enable us to pursue the proposal with the British Council. Thanks.
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The project proposals submitted by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abid, Director Campus, and Dr. Muhammad Khalil Afzal, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department along with CUI Wah Campus faculty team have been selected under PAK-UK Education Gateway Mobility Partnership Grant for Faculty.
Pak-UK Education Gateway Mobility Partnership for Faculty provides flexible grants to UK higher education providers (HEPs) and Pakistani universities to design and deliver academically rigorous short-term mobility opportunities in Pakistan and the UK for faculty members from their respective institutions.
CUI Wah family congratulates Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abid, Dr. Muhammad Khalil Afzal, and the team for this achievement.
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