14/05/2026
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ; ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWUP), Peshawar, in collaboration with Abasyn University Peshawar and the ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐, organized the 1st International Art Exhibition under the theme โ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง & ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐. The exhibition was planned to be at SBBWUP but due to some reason was shifted to Abasyn University Peshawar.
The event commenced with a board meeting attended by His Excellency ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐; ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ-๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ; ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ณ๐ข ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐ข, ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ; officials of Abasyn University and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, faculty members, and students.
๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ, delivered the welcome note and emphasized the importance of international academic and cultural partnerships in promoting peace, creativity, and mutual understanding.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐, ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,
expressed gratitude to the distinguished guests, diplomats, collaborating institutions, faculty members, and students for making the event successful. She reaffirmed the Universityโs commitment to promoting international collaboration, cultural diversity, and creative engagement among students.
During the meeting, extensive discussions were held on strengthening academic and institutional collaboration between Pakistan, Romania, and Belgium. The participants agreed on multiple areas of cooperation including academic partnerships, student and faculty exchange programs, joint research initiatives, women empowerment projects, cultural and educational diplomacy, scholarships and higher education opportunities, conferences and diplomatic dialogues, digital and technological collaboration, language and cultural learning centers, community engagement projects, and organization of international art exhibitions and cultural festivals.
๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐
๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ช, ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ, emphasized the importance of promoting regional connectivity between South Asia and Europe through higher education, research, innovation, and intercultural collaboration. The meeting also focused on collaborative initiatives in the areas of climate change, peace and diplomacy, public health, social sciences, technology, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development.
Addressing the participants, ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ appreciated the collaborative efforts of the institutions and highlighted the role of art and education in strengthening relations between Romania and Pakistan.๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ-๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฅ shared his views on intercultural dialogue and international cooperation, while Mr. Qazi Masood Ahmad Qazi stressed the significance of cultural diplomacy and educational partnerships in promoting regional collaboration.
During the meeting, ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, highlighted that the University and its affiliated institutions across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can serve as an important platform for strengthening academic and cultural connectivity between Pakistan and Europe through exchange programs, joint research, and educational collaboration.
Following the board meeting, the opening ceremony of the 1st International Art Exhibition was held at SBBWUP. The exhibition, curated by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ & ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, showcased artistic works celebrating the rich cultural and artistic heritage of Romania and Pakistan.
The event also included an interactive Q&A session with the ambassadors, followed by the exchange of souvenirs and shields among the dignitaries and organizers. During the exhibition visit, students of the Department of Art & Design presented their artwork and handmade souvenirs to the distinguished guests as a gesture of cultural appreciation and artistic exchange.
The exhibition provided students and visitors with a unique opportunity to experience cross-cultural creativity and dialogue through art while promoting international artistic collaboration and mutual understanding between Pakistan and European countries.