By Rehan Khan
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP):Ethiopia and Pakistan on Thursday agreed to collaborate in diverse sectors of education including science and technology, agriculture, health and Information and Communication Technology.
Both sides reached this consensus during a meeting between Special Envoy and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia, Jemal Beker Abdula and Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr Mukhtar Ahmed.
The meeting discussed the modalities to advance mutual cooperation i
n the education sector to exchange knowledge, skills and expertise.
Ambassador Jemal Beker said the Ethiopian government was keen to strengthe
n the already flourishing bilateral ties betwee
n the two nations through education diplomacy. “Collaboration i
n the education sector can be instrumental for establishing long-lasting and sustainable relations betwee
n the two countries,” he said while recalling the eagerness of the Ethiopian medical experts.
He said a delegation from a top-class university in Ethiopia had visited Pakistan in 2023 showing there is a strong appetite in Ethiopia for establishing institution-to-institution collaboration betwee
n the two countries.
The Ambassador briefed the HEC chairman on a plantation campaign led by the Ethiopian Embassy in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, universities, civil society and business community across Pakistan under the Green Legacy Initiative of Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr Abiy Ahmed for fostering fraternity betwee
n the two great nations.
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n the other side, the HEC chairman briefed the ambassador on advancement and digitalisation i
n the education sector which included the establishment of digital libraries and smart classrooms giving access to education to the millions of students in Pakistan and abroad. He assured the ambassador of all-out support for strengthening cooperation and collaboration i
n the education sector between Ethiopia and Pakistan.
The HEC chairman also extended an invitation to the ambassador to v
isit the HEC Headquarters and also requested for facilitating delegations exchange betwee
n the two countries for further collaboration i
n the education sector. “Let us help each other i
n the education sector to build strong nations together for global prosperity,” he remarked.
He informed the ambassador about the opening of Global Engagement Department at HEC which would have a desk for Africa with a special focus on Ethiopia.
