Research collaboration: French professors visit GCU

Visit organised by HEC to strengthen academic and research collaboration of GCU with French universities.

LAHORE: A delegation of senior professors from French universities visited the Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Monday to explore opportunities for the joint degree programmes, research collaborations and students’ cultural exchange.

The visit was organised by the Higher Education Commission to strengthen academic and research collaboration of GCU with French universities.

The delegation, led by France International Development Director Prof Dr Sabine Vermillard, met with GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah and senior faculty members. They also visited research facilities at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics, Natural History Museum and Biotechnology Department.

The French academicians showed keen interest in providing doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships to the GCU faculty members, and initiating joint research projects through the PERIDOT programme, which is fully funded by HEC and French government.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 14^th, 2017.