Karakoram International University (KIU), Gilgit-Baltistan Vice Chancellor Dr Najma Najam and senior faculty members visited GCU and called on the Vice Chancellor Dr Khalid Aftab to discuss and learn from the experiences of GCU which has emerged as one of top universities of Pakistan despite space and financial constraints. The Deans, Registrar and heads of different academic and administrative departments were also present on the occasion.
The KIU delegation was briefed in detail about the GCU examination system, curriculum, faculty assessment reports, co-circular activities, administrative and recruitment procedures. The meeting also explored various areas of collaborations between the both universities. KIU Vice Chancellor especially offered GCU research collaboration in the filed of Botany. She also discussed faculty exchange programmes for KIU English and International Relations departments. The KIU Vice Chancellor also lauded co-curricular activities at GCU.
Talking about the university’s international and national linkages, Prof. Dr Khalid Aftab laid a stress on developing active linkages with industries and educational intuitions instead of jut signing memorandums of understandings for number count. However, he says, it requires a lot hard work and personal efforts. He said that universities should be a political and neutral, so that students could only concentrate on educational, co-circular and healthy sports activities.
Later, Dr Najma Najam also shared the culture of Gilgit-Baltistan. She told that 30 percent faculty members and 40 percent students of KIU are females. She said that the literacy rate in most of the districts of the area is hundred percent at the primary level.