NUST and Ankara Center of Thought and Research (ADAM-ACTR) in Türkiye have jointly organised an academic conference on economic cooperation and opportunities between Türkiye and Pakistan on June 25th, 2022 at the Jinnah Auditorium. The event was organized by the Center of International Peace & Stability (CIPS) and Research Directorate (ORIC). A Turkish delegation of 10 individuals was led by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bulut from ADAM-ACTR. ADAM-ACTR is a Turkish Think-Thank organization established with the aim of improving the quality of human capital and human resources as well as supporting sociocultural, academic and intellectual activities in Türkiye and the neighbouring countries.
The main themes of the conference were:
- History of Türkiye-Pakistan relations
- Economic, financial, commercial, and international cooperation opportunities
- Role of Islamic Economics and Finance on Development
- Social and Cultural Relations between Pakistan and Turkey
As known, in recent years Türkiye has increased its activity, both in its own geography, but also in the status of countries that are far from region but not developed economically. South-Asia is at the forefront of geographical areas where Türkiye has increased its activity outside the region. For this reason, it was planned to organize an international conference in Pakistan to determine the current economic situation in South Asia especially in Pakistan where Türkiye’s new foreign policy statement corresponds, to take lessons from history and to photograph the future vision with new economic cooperation possibilities. The conference aims to deepen understanding of international cooperation and contribute to more effective economic agreements in practice. Moreover, the apparent lack of relevance of cooperation between two countries after years was confronted. This conference was beneficial not only for economic cooperation but also for academic cooperation.
20 Pakistani and Turkish speaker gave presentation in their respective fields to the audience and a round table conference was held at the end between Pro-Rector (RIC) and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bulut to explore new avenues of cooperation between NUST and ADAM. At the end of the conference the participants were given a tour of NUST Campus as well as National Science and Technology Park (NSTP) and NUST School of Interdisciplinary Engineering & Science (NUST-SINES).
The author is Manager (Research & Innovation Promotion) at Research Directorate (NUST) and is a curator at NUST Research & Innovation Blog. He can be reached at mgr.pubpro@nust.edu.pk.
