Prof. Dr. Yousef S. H. Al-Zalzalah, professor at the University of Kuwait Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Petrolink Holding Company president, visited the University of Sarajevo Rectorate on Friday 7 July 2017, where he was received by Rector, Prof. Dr. Rifat Skrijelj.
At the meeting were also present directors of the International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) Doz. Dr. Zijad Becirovic and Mr. Bakhtyar Aljaf and UNSA Vice-Rectors - Prof. Drs. Aida Hodzic, Izet Radjo, Aleksandra Nikolic, Zeljko Sain and Prof. Zijad Mehic.

Within Mr. Al-Zalzalah's first visit to the University of Sarajevo, Rector Skrijelj in his welcome speech presented the history and development of the University of Sarajevo, emphasizing the comprehensiveness of the University that covers fields of Humanities, social sciences, medicine, natural sciences and biotechnology, and technical sciences and arts.
The focus of the meeting was discussions on deepening cooperation between the Universities of Sarajevo and Kuwait in accordance with the Agreement on Academic Cooperation signed between two institutions. Particular emphasis was placed on the need to intensify students and faculty exchange, as well as joint participation in international projects.

Mr. Al-Zalzalah stressed that the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education and the University of Kuwait will provide a number of scholarships which will facilitate the study at the University of Kuwait for interested University of Sarajevo students.