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Japanese university students visit PU
Japanese university students visit PU


LAHORE: (Friday, September 4, 2015): Osaka University Japan’s Department of Urdu Head Prof Soyama Maney with students visited Punjab University Oriental College Department of Urdu. Dean Faculty of Oriental Learning Prof Dr Ismattullah Zahid, Chairman Department Prof Dr Muhammad Kamran and Dr Zahid Munir Amir welcomed the guests and briefed them academic programs of the department.

Talking to the delegation, Dr Kamran said that PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran has promoted research culture in the department. Dr Ismattullah said that there were strong relations between Osaka University and Punjab University and a large number of Japanese students had completed their degrees in Urdu from Punjab University. In his address, Prof Soyama Maney thanked Dr Ismattullah Zahid and Dr Muhammad Kamran and said that PU was the greatest and oldest seat of learning in the region and Oriental College’s Department of Urdu was one of the best departments of Urdu language in the world. He said that he and his students were much impressed by the cultural heritage and academia of Lahore. Later, Dr Kamran presented books to Prof Soyama Maney.