The Crown Prince Of Perlis Visits Nur-Mubarak University

ALMATY (Kazakhstan), March 5 (Bernama) -- The Crown Prince of Malaysia Northern State of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail on Monday visited Nur-Mubarak University here to explore the growth of Islamic studies at the university. He was greeted on arrival at the snow-covered university by its rector, Dr Mahmoud Fahmy Hijazi (left) before he was briefed on its academic activities. Tuanku Syed Faizuddin (right), who is at the head of a delegation from the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council, began a one-week visit to Kazakhstan last Friday. He later held a dialogue with students from the university who were keen to know about higher education opportunities in Malaysia. Accompanied by Perlis State Secretary Azizan Hamid, Perlis Islamic Religious Committee chairman Jafperi Othman and Perlis mufti Dr Juanda Jaya, the Crown Prince of Perlis later toured the university's facilities, including a mosque. The 10-year-old Nur-Mubarak University is noted for being a training ground for imams, Islamic scholars and Arabic translators. Earlier in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin, who was accompanied by Malaysian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ahmad Rashidi Hafizi, visited the Nur Astana Mosque and a state-run orphanage where he donated a washing machine. In a separate programme, Azizan held a discussion with Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry vice-president Tatyana V.Zhdanova where they exchanged notes on investment opportunities in Perlis (north state of Malaysia) and Kazakhstan. (photoBERNAMA) MALAYSIA