Overview
- Pakistani professors will gain opportunities to teach and conduct research at universities overseas under the relaunched scheme.
- Visiting scholars from technologically advanced countries will teach in Pakistan for two to sixteen weeks across undergraduate, master’s and PhD levels.
- International guests are expected to deliver lectures, supervise research projects, mentor students and join conferences, trainings and future collaborations.
- Officials emphasized a merit-focused selection process with an embedded impact analysis and affirmed government backing for the initiative.
- The Islamabad launch featured Minister Wajiha Qamar, HEC leadership including Dr. Zia ul Haq and German Ambassador Ina Lepel, with universities encouraged to nominate faculty.