A virtual meeting of the International Islamic University (IIU) officials with the representatives of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) was held on Tuesday .
meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, VP (A&F), Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shuja Syed VP (R&E), Prof. Dr. Ayaz Afsar VP (Academics), Dr. Ali Metab Alahmari Director (President Office, IIUI) and Ms. Nuzhat Zareen Director (UA &P), IIUI.
The IsDB and IIUI officials discussed various relevant topics while IsDB officials were requested to widen the scope for approved field of studies. Management of IsDB assured to extend maximum cooperation and collaboration for improvement in socio economic conditions of Muslim communities.
In the meeting, Mr. Lakdhar Kadkadi, Manager, Scholarship Division,IsDB said that the IsDB Scholarship Programme is more than just a scholarship programme in the traditional sense of a straight financial assistance to the outstanding and qualified students. He added that it is also a tool for the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the Member Countries and Muslim communities.
From the IsDB side, Other than Mr. Lakdhar Kadkadi the meeting was also attended by Mr. Ali Yazdani Filed Representative, IsDB, Mr. Nazar El-Hilali, and Syed Afzal Jamil Scholarship Programme Specialist Scholarship Division, STI, IsDB Jeddah Saudi Arabia.