Islamabad: (Parliament Times) The Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various friendly countries expressed their interest in strengthening educational ties between the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) of their respective countries and National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) during their visit to the university here on . It was the fourth batch of envoys NUST hosted in the past two months, as part of its efforts to boost academic and research ties with the HEIs worldwide. Lt Gen Naweed Zaman HI, (M), (Retd), Rector NUST, along with the senior management of university greeted the esteemed guests from Brazil, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. The guests were given a detailed briefing on NUST, focusing on its national and international achievements, array of undergraduate and postgraduate programs, state-of-the-art research facilities, R&D status, etc. The guests lauded NUST for making substantial strides forward in higher education & research in a very short span of time. The Rector then apprised the guests of collaboration opportunities available at NUST in research, student exchange programs, faculty mobility and degree programs. Following the detailed discussion, the Excellencies were led to a guided tour of NUST institutions, particularly US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) and Technology Incubation Center (TIC). They were impressed to see the teaching & research infrastructure.
