Hangzhou (TDI): The Ningbo University-COMSTECH Joint Training Program in Aerospace Biomedicine, Pharmaceuticals, and Artificial Intelligence was launched on the Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China.
The initiative marks a major milestone in strengthening cooperation between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states and China in superior scientific and technological fields.
In his remarks, Aftab Ahmad Khokher, Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), emphasised that this partnership displays the OIC’s imaginative and prescient of fostering science diplomacy and South-South cooperation, which play an important function in reaching sustainable improvement and technological development throughout member states.
He recommended Ningbo University and the Government of China for his or her continued help to OIC initiatives in science and innovation, highlighting this collaboration as a mannequin of constructive worldwide engagement.
The occasion was additionally addressed by the Coordinator General of OIC-COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, who lauded the initiative as a visionary step to strengthen analysis, training, and innovation capacities inside the OIC area.
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He acknowledged that this system offers younger scientists from OIC member nations, together with Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia, with publicity to cutting-edge analysis and superior laboratories at Ningbo University.
He additional famous that the joint program aligns with the OIC Science, Technology, and Innovation Agenda 2026–2036, aiming to empower researchers and promote innovation-driven economies throughout the Islamic world.
The initiative is a part of COMSTECH’s broader collaboration with Chinese establishments, following earlier profitable applications such because the COMSTECH–Hunan University of Chinese Medicine Joint Technicians Training Program, which skilled researchers from a number of OIC nations in superior biomedical and technical sciences.
The inauguration ceremony featured speeches by senior reputed academician Zhao Yufen, Dean of the Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Pan Feng, Deputy Director of Ningbo University’s International Office, and Huang Shaohua, Executive Vice Dean of the Institute.
Foreign dignitaries and Chinese school attended the occasion, alongside members from a number of OIC member nations, together with senior scientists, assistant professors, postdoctoral researchers, and college students. The coaching program goals to develop expertise and foster collaboration in rising disciplines equivalent to aerospace drugs, AI-driven pharmaceutical innovation, and biomedical expertise.
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Prof. Liu Xinmin, Chief Scientist on the Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, performed a key function in the conception and coordination of the coaching program. His scientific management and experience in biomedical analysis have been instrumental in shaping the curriculum and technical content material of this system.
Both OIC-COMSTECH and Ningbo University leaders reaffirmed their dedication to increasing this partnership into joint laboratories, dual-degree applications, and innovation platforms, laying the inspiration for long-term cooperation in science and expertise between the Islamic world and China.
Farkhund Yousafzai is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.