Zubair Qureshi
The International Islamic University (IIU) Islamabad and the University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia, have shown great enthusiasm to establish strong academic cooperation between them and find ways for the development of the graduates of Arabic Literature.
This cooperation aims at preparing the graduates of the two countries for the challenging competition and to progress economically in their respective diverse fields.
The academic cooperation between two highly prestigious institutions of Pakistan and Indonesia came under discussion at an International webinar organized by the University of Padjadjaran with the support of the Indonesian Embassy.
Cultural consular of the embassy Deny Tri Basuki was the focal person on behalf of the embassy to play a bridge between the two varsities and to ensure the virtual interactive session go smoothly successfully.
Dr Mohammed Bashir, Dean and Chairman of Department of Linguistics, IIU was among the keynote speakers who attended the webinar and delivered his lecture on “Arab Linguistic Studies in Non-Arab States: Pakistan’s Experience.”
The webinar was hosted by Dr Hj Titin Nurhayati Ma’mun, Head of the Arabic Literature Department, Faculty of Cultural Studies, UNPAD and discussed importance and scope of Arabic Literature in the post-COVID 19 world.
On the occasion Dr Tajudin Noor, Professor of Linguistics in Arabic Literature, Faculty of Cultural Studies UNPAD delivered the lecture on “Arab Linguistic Studies in Non-Arab Countries: Indonesia’s Experience”
The speakers agreed on the importance of mastering the Arabic language for the Islamic studies and said the Holy Quran, the Sunnah and other authentic Islamic literature were preserved in the Arabic language and the meticulous knowledge of Arabic language was indispensable to understand and follow them correctly.
He highlighted that the International Islamic University in Islamabad which was founded back in 1980 with just three departments had come a long way and today it had the most comprehensive faculties with more than forty departments in the scientific, technological, social, human, and languages fields with the number of students exceeding twenty five thousand annually.
Dr. Mohammad Bashir thanked the Indonesian Embassy, Islamabad for facilitating his participation in the Webinar and earnestly promoting educational cooperation among the universities in both the countries.
He urged that more Indonesians should come to Pakistan to study Arabic and earn quality education at IIUI. Dr. Bashir concluded that he looked forward to an early signing of MoU between the two Universities which he hoped would open the door for greater cooperation between the universities of the two countries.
Later, Deny Tri Basuki, called on Dr Mohammad Bashir in his office and congratulated him on the very productive and successful Webinar.
During the meeting they exchanged views on possibilities of training the students through internships and assisting them through job placements to enable the students pursue their careers successfully. The meeting also agreed to include more areas for cooperation in the proposed MoU between the two universities and have it signed it expeditiously in the near future.
