Prof. Dr. Jiang Tong of Nanking University of Information Sciences and Technology (NUIST) along with his team and Dr Salman Atif of NUST called on Nisar A. Memon, chairman Water Environment Forum Pakistan, former federal minister and senator.
Prof. Jiang briefed senator Memon of Chinese scientific collaboration with scientific/ academic institutions of Pakistan specifically with National University of Sciences & Technology under anMoU signed between NUIST & NUST to foster collaboration in scientific research and student/faculty exchanges. Senator was pleased to learn of Chinese delegation expanding its collaboration with other universities such as: Quaid-e-Azam University, University of Peshawar, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Comsats University Islamabad as well as institutions like: National Agricultural Research Centre and Pakistan Meteorological Department.
Senator appreciated the much needed collaboration in joint scientific research and impressed that efforts must be speeded up to meet the continued climate change challenges and shortages in Indus River Basin. He congratulated NUIST & NUST for winning United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Chinese National Science Foundation (NSFC) project to serve Pakistan. Prof. Jiang assured that while project teams are working they plan to meet next in China in November 2023 to accelerate the project.
