Expert Formerly Associated With ACU-UK To Provide Consultancy To COMSATS

Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published December 12, 2017 | 03:05 PM

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) has been exploring new horizons in the last few months to strengthen linkages with the institutions and experts from the North to help improve the impact of its international programmes and add value to its South-South Cooperation activities

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Dec, 2017 ) :The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) has been exploring new horizons in the last few months to strengthen linkages with the institutions and experts from the North to help improve the impact of its international programmes and add value to its South-South Cooperation activities.

Dr. Kirkland, who has recently been the Deputy Secretary-General at the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), UK, is on a four-day sojourn in Islamabad since December 11, 2017, and is providing consultancy on COMSATS international programmes and human resource management said a press release issued here.

Speaking to COMSATS officials, he appreciated the range of developing countries that are members to COMSATS and also the newest member, Somalia.

. Taking note of the scholarships offered from the platform of COMSATS by its Centres in different countries, Dr.

Kirkland believed that they should be better marketed among the beneficiary countries for a greater impact. Dr. Kirklandtook keen interest in what he called the period of change that COMSATS is going through and showed his willingness to help in the expansion of the organization.

Appreciating the existing contributions of COMSATS, Dr. Kirkland especially mentioned COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) and considered it well-connected with the institutions in the North.

During the interactive meeting, Dr. Kirkland also answered a number of questions from COMSATS officials pertaining to international cooperation, best practices in the North, and academia-industry divide and relevant national policies.