PN Report
ISLAMABAD : Russian Cultural and Education Attaché Gleb Shubin has highlighted the vast potential for educational cooperation and cultural exchanges between Pakistan and Russia, emphasizing that academic partnerships can promote mutual understanding and strengthen friendly relations between the two countries.
He was speaking at a certificate distribution ceremony held at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) to mark the successful completion of a one-month beginner-level Russian language course. Shubin attended the ceremony as the chief guest and distributed certificates among the participants who successfully completed the course.
Addressing the ceremony, Shubin said educational cooperation provided people from both countries with valuable opportunities to understand each other’s languages, cultures, academic traditions and social values. He congratulated the participants and expressed hope that such language-learning initiatives would further strengthen mutual understanding and friendly ties between Pakistan and Russia.
Under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Nasir Mahmood Allama Iqbal Open University has been undertaking various initiatives to promote international academic collaboration, expand foreign language education and enable students to benefit from educational opportunities at the global level.
The university aims to provide quality education while familiarizing students with different languages and cultures and opening new avenues for international cooperation.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Zahid Majeed, Director of International Collaboration and Exchange at AIOU said the university was providing Pakistani students with opportunities to learn foreign languages and gain a deeper understanding of the cultures, educational traditions and social values of different countries.
Dr. Zahid Majeed said that this was the eleventh batch of the Russian language course, adding that training for the next batch would begin in November and that the programme would continue in the future.
He said the university hosted Türkiye’s Yunus Emre Institute and the Japan-Pakistan Advancement Centre, providing students with opportunities to learn Turkish and Japanese and explore the respective countries’ cultures.
Dr. Zahid Majeed further revealed that the university planned to establish centres for Chinese and German languages to broaden the scope of language education and strengthen its international academic links.
Professor Dr. Anton Dolgov and Dr. Roman Porozov of Russia’s Ural State Pedagogical University also shared their experiences of teaching Russian in Pakistan. They said learning foreign languages promoted direct communication, cultural awareness and mutual trust among people from different countries.
The ceremony concluded with the distribution of certificates by chief guest Gleb Shubin and other distinguished guests among participants who had successfully completed the Russian language course.
