About VC Forum

COMSATS University Islamabad in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan and Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) successfully convened 3rd Vice Chancellors' Forum on 'Universities in the Islamic World: Facing Global Challenges' on February 23 - 24, 2015 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The VC Forum organized ten detailed sessions of discussions on the following themes of the VC Forum:

  1. Fostering Links with Community;
  2. Sustainable Higher Education Systems;
  3. Sharing of Knowledge and Fostering Collaboration;
  4. Higher Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
  5. International Landscape: Role of University Leadership;
  6. Higher Education: New Visions for Future;
  7. Role of Higher Education in Economic Revitalization;
  8. Mapping International Research Collaboration - Future Trends;
  9. Equality of Access and Role of Women in Higher Education and in Society; and
  10. Partnering with Industry.

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Outcomes

Around 500 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were signed on the sidelines of the VC Forum, and 1,000 scholarships at postgraduate level were offered by different universities of Pakistan to the Islamic world. In total 152 delegates (including 5 accompanying delegates) from 147 universities/ Higher Education Institutions of the Islamic countries participated in the VC Forum. 100 universities within Pakistan and 47 universities outside Pakistan participated in the VC Forum. These include participation of universities/ degree awarding institutions from following countries:

  1. Federal Republic of Nigeria
  2. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  3. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
  4. Islamic Republic of Iran
  5. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  6. Kingdom Morocco
  7. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  8. Kyrgyz Republic
  9. Malaysia
  10. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  11. People's Republic of Bangladesh
  12. Republic of Cameroon
  13. Republic of Côte D'lvoire
  14. Republic of The Gambia
  15. Republic of the Niger
  16. Republic of the Sudan
  17. Republic of Tunisia
  18. Republic of Turkey
  19. Republic of Uganda
  20. State of Libya

Forum Themes:

  1. Fostering Links with Community;
  2. Sustainable Higher Education Systems;
  3. Sharing of Knowledge and Fostering Collaboration;
  4. Higher Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
  5. International Landscape: Role of University Leadership;
  6. Higher education: New Visions for Future;
  7. Role of Higher Education in Economic Revitalization;
  8. Mapping International Research Collaboration – Future Trends; and
  9. Equality of Access and Role of Women in Higher Education and in Society;
  10. Partnering with Industry;

Information for Participants

Opening and Closing of Forum

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The Forum will open at 0900 hrs on February 23, 2015. You need to make your travel plan so that you may arrive before the opening of the Forum. The Forum will close at 1700 hrs on February 24, 2015.

Registration of Participants

The registration desk of the Forum will open at 0800 hrs on February 23, 2015. The Identification cards will be prepared and handed to the participants upon registration. If you face any problem, please contact the forum organizers on the registration desk.

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