During the US Ambassador Cameron Munter’s visit to COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, he commended COMSATS for building strong institutional linkages with US universities including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and North Dakota State University. Through these institutional partnerships, COMSATS has sent students and faculty to collaborate with their American counterparts at these universities and then return to Pakistan to build the country’s cadre of technical experts, says a press release issued here by US embassy, Islamabad.
To address Pakistan’s energy needs, for example, COMSATS and North Dakota State University students have collaborated to design solar-powered water heaters. This is just one shining success of the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement signed by both countries in 2003, which connects 36 of Pakistan’s finest universities and research centers with 58 American universities.
“The Science and Technology Agreement and the Centers for Advanced Studies pave the way forward in US-Pak relations. Students represent the future. They are the country’s future policy makers, academics, and business leaders and their leadership will help bring our important bilateral relationship closer to one based in trade, not just aid. The United States is proud to be partners with Pakistan to support the science, technology, and education sectors,” stated Ambassador Munter.