Islamic university of technology elect Morocco as president

Morocco was recently elected in Dacca (Bangladesh) president of the governing board of the Islamic University of Technology in recognition of the role it played to "serve the interests of the Islamic Ummah in general and its efforts within the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in particular," the Moroccan foreign affairs ministry said in a release.

Morocco's ambassador to Bangladesh, Mohamed Saghrouchni, will represent his country in the university's governing board which also comprises representatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Cameroon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bangladesh.

These countries were elected members of the governing board during the conference of OIC's foreign ministers held lately in Tehran.

The Islamic University of Technology teaches students from Islamic countries and aims to improve human resources of member states and training in electricity, electronics, mechanical engineering, and computer science.