Scientific cooperation: Agriculture council inks MoU for research work

Will collaborate with Shah Abdul Latif University.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (Parc) and Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) on Friday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening scientific and technical cooperation between the two organisations.

The MoU was signed by Parc Secretary Dr Munir Ahmad and SALU Vice Chancellor Dr Parveen Shah on behalf of their respective organisations.

According to the MoU, both the organisations would pursue a programme of scientific, technical and academic collaboration for the exchange of ideas, skills and techniques to deal with problems of national interest as mutually agreed from time to time.

They would also exchange material and train technical personnel with no cost for research besides launching a joint scientific research and technological development programme.

Development of marketable collaborative research products and patents, holding of joint conferences and seminars, access to each other’s knowledge data and libraries, sharing of scientific information and strengthening of staff in designing research studies, survey techniques, data analysis techniques and statistics are the features of the MoU.

The MoU would remain in place for five years, which could be extended by mutual understanding. Both the parties would appoint focal persons who will be holding periodic meetings to work out the details of the programme.

Speaking on the occasion, Parc Chairman Dr Iftikhar Ahmad expressed the hope that the MoU would help promote research activities for the benefit of both the organisations.

SALU VC Dr Perveen Shah said the MoU would go a long way towards promoting research and help the university in imparting better education and training to the scholars. 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 7^th,  2015.

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