Mr. Piotr A. Opaliński, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland has said that the Poland Embassy is planning to start an academic exchange program with International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI).
This he said during an online lecture on the “Poland-Pakistan relations” here at the Faculty of Social Science of the university. The students and faculty members from the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) attended the lecture.
Mr. Piotr shared that the Polish embassy at Islamabad-Pakistan has also initiated several projects in education sector in provinces, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and the capital territory of Pakistan, Islamabad. The Ambassador said that the Polish embassy is keen to promote academic exchange programmes in both the countries.
Mr. Piotr A. Opalinski said that the relations between Pakistan and Poland are very friendly. Poland gives value to its relationship with Pakistan as the ties are based on mutual trust an
He said that two countries’ political, economic and cultural cooperation is advancing significantly with the passage of time. He added that current trade volume between the countries is reaching a half-billion Euro and also, there are good prospects for the further growth of bilateral trade.
Prof. Dr Amna Mahmood, Dean, FSS, expressed her deep gratitude and highlighted the cor
dial relation between Poland and Pakistan adding that when Pakistan was confronted with war and natural disasters, Poland was always there to support the country in every possible form.
Prof. Amna shared that the students of International Islamic University, Islamabad, are keen in getting higher education in the Polish universities. However, due to some obstacles in acquiring EU scholarships, they could not proceed further for higher education. She suggested the Ambassador to minimize the hurdles for getting the EU scholarships. Prof. Amna also suggested that we may initiate future collaboration among Pakistani and Polish universities in comparative religion, comparative culture, Islamic study and Middle Eastern study.
At the end, students from the Faculty of Social Sciences asked questions related to Poland and Pakistan diplomatic relations, higher education programs and potential opportunities in the related discipline.