SARGODHA: Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, Yerzhan Kistafin visited University of Sargodha (UoS) on Thursday to discuss matters of mutual interests.
The Ambassador was accorded a warm welcome on arrival by UoS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Qaisar Abbas.
A delegation from the Sargodha Chamber of Commerce led by its President Shoaib Ahmad Basra, as well as deans, directors, senior faculty, and staff members of the university attended the meeting. They were also joined by the commercial consul of Kazakhstan’s embassy, Dilyara Kempirbayeva.
Addressing the meeting, Ambassador Yerzhan Kistafin vowed to strengthen friendly relations between Pakistan and Kazakhstan besides developing student to student connection through the creation of conducive environment. He expressed his interest to promote collaborative research initiatives to strengthen partnership between the University of Sargodha and the Republic of Kazakhstan.
“Sargodha is an agricultural region, and in order to assure cooperation in this area, we will promote collaborations in the agricultural sector with the support of the Chamber of Commerce Sargodha and the Sargodha University, ” the Ambassador expressed.
On the occasion, Prof Dr Qaiser Abbas said: “Sargodha University benefits society by providing opportunities for high-quality learning, research, and education. Integrity, professionalism, honesty, compassion, inclusion, and social responsibility are lessons that help students become conscious and responsible.
He further talked about the various prospects for mutual cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Sargodha University, including faculty and student exchange, joint conferences, and cooperative research, additionally intending to work with Kazakh universities on research projects, training programmes, and language and culture exchanges.
The ambassador also visited the high-tech laboratory of the College of Pharmacy and categorized it as compatible with the modern requirements.
