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ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (APP):A grand inauguration of the Farabi Center was held at Quaid-i-Azam University on Monday, which was attended by Kazakhstan’s Minister of State for Science and Technology, Nurbek Sayast, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, Nadeem Mehboob, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, Yerzhan Kustafin, and the Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Addressing the ceremony, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that the Farabi Center would promote intercultural relations as well as academic and research trends between the two countries.
He congratulated the heads of both institutions on the establishment of the Farabi Center.
On the occasion, Kazakhstan’s Minister for Science and Technology said that Kazakhstan and Pakistan are very close to each other and share a common past.
He said that both countries can cooperate extensively in knowledge and literature, poetry, research, and history.
The minister added that scholarships are also available for students, teachers, and researchers of Kazakhstan and Pakistan in the context of modern research collaboration.
He said that both educational institutions, particularly, can do significant work in social sciences, regional studies, and other fields.
The Rector of the Kazakh university also addressed the ceremony, saying that students and scholars of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Quaid-i-Azam University can establish a fruitful partnership in historical, cultural, educational, and research fields.
He said that the relationship between the two institutions would serve as a model for other countries.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Akhtar thanked the distinguished guests and said that Pakistan’s relationship with Kazakhstan is not only regional and cultural, but that religious affiliation also exists as a fundamental driving force between the two countries.
Dr Niaz said that there is immense academic and research potential, and that both Muslim countries can work together in physics, metaphysics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and many other fields.
He said that Kazakhstan is a fortunate country whose history includes great scholars like Al-Farabi.
He congratulated the organizers, students, teachers, and researchers on the establishment of the Farabi Center.