I would like to offer my congratulations to those involved in launching our exciting new branch campus in Islamabad. This is a brilliant milestone in higher education for both the UK and for Pakistan, an opportunity for students to study a first-class British degree in their local location.

Congratulations on the development between the University of Bolton, Greater Manchester, and our International campus in Islamabad. We are offering the very same curriculum that is being studied here in the United Kingdom, which means the students will get exactly the same degree certificate. Of course, there are other opportunities, for example, credit recognition, where students can do part of their studies in Islamabad and the latter years can be done here, in the UK. I am confident that the campus will also pave the way for collaborative research between ourselves, allowing staff exchange in the spirit of continual enhancement and capacity building. I wish the campus the very best of success, and I look forward to seeing you.