What has attracted French aid towards Pakistan?
France has along tradition of economy development and science and technology could be the basis for cooperation for future economic development. We have a vision that Pakistan is a country where there are a lot of opportunities where France can extend support for initiatives for the promotion of science and technology.Presently, France is supporting the government of Pakistan’s endeavours to promote science and technology. The population of Pakistan is a huge assetas it is going to be130 million in the near future;increase in population means more opportunities for higher education and in science and technology related fields.According to my observation, Pakistani people are very a talented nation and currently a large number of Pakistani professors and academics are serving in European and US universities. Since the government of France accords priority to science and technology and the related fields, it prefers the states concentrating on these sectors and Pakistan is one of them.
There are a lot of programmes that are ongoing incollaboration with Pakistani government and universities.These programmes include grant of scholarships for Masters and PhD level study in many French universities. Pakistanistudents are already studying in diverse fields like sciences and social sciences in France and getting quality education to our satisfaction. Another key area of cooperation between France and Pakistan is the field of Archaeology. French archaeologists are also working in Balochistan province on various sites. The cooperation between Pakistan and France is very broad; scientists of both the countries are working with each other under different collaborative programmes.Apart from this different French and Pakistani universities are also collaborating with each other in different scientific disciplines as well.I would like mention here that France also initiated a need-based scholarship for students in Pakistaniuniversities during 2012.We plan to expand this programme in the coming years as there are more and more students who are showing a remarkable achievements in various disciplines and they, I think, should be encouraged through offering an opportunity for quality education. Another key area on which France is stressing upon is the gender balance in Pakistani universities. We have initiateda scholarship programme inSardar Bahadar Khan (SBK) Women University, Quetta, as we believe that gender balance is the essential for sustainable development in Pakistan. I would again like to mention here that we strongly believe that Pakistan has a lot of positive potential in terms of human resource. This is the strong endeavour to continue rather expand the scope for the outstanding students of Pakistan.
What is your opinion about the conferring of Medal to PSF Chairman Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro?
Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro has been very active in science promotion in different capacities from the past many years.He is a renowned figure in the fields of agriculturist/biochemistry and science and is actively involved with Pakistan Science Foundation in different capacities from the past 20 years. This award is conferred by the French Government in recognition of extensive services in the field of Science and Technology. I think he has done a lot for the promotion of science and technology in Pakistan through taking various initiatives especially in schools, colleges, universities and other related institutes. Holding science caravans in various cities in collaboration with the French embassy has done a lot in this regard and the credit of course goes to Dr. Manzoor.
Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro has been very active in science promotion in different capacities from the past many years.He is a renowned figure in the fields of agriculturist/biochemistry and science and is actively involved with Pakistan Science Foundation in different capacities from the past 20 years. This award is conferred by the French Government in recognition of extensive services in the field of Science and Technology. I think he has done a lot for the promotion of science and technology in Pakistan through taking various initiatives especially in schools, colleges, universities and other related institutes. Holding science caravans in various cities in collaboration with the French embassy has done a lot in this regard and the credit of course goes to Dr. Manzoor.
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