The University of Kastamonu Turkey and the University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Saturday inked an Memorandum of Understanding in the area of research and education.

The University of Kastamonu Turkey and the University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Saturday inked an Memorandum of Understanding in the area of research and education. The agreement was duly inked by Rector University of Kastamonu Dr Sayit Aydin and UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. In the MoU, it was agreed upon about the staff and faculty exchange; students exchange at graduate and undergraduate level; development and realization of joint educational programmes including double degree diploma awarding. It was also agreed upon to carry out joint research activities. Both organizations would be organizing academic meetings and symposiums and agreed upon exchanging the academic information, publications materials and knowledge. Talking to the participants, the visiting rector of Kastamonu University Turkey Dr Seyit Aydin hoped that mutual cooperation between both the institutions would lay a firm foundation of more R&D activities. He said that owing to growing S&T activities between institutions of the Muslim world, the 1.8 billion Muslim population would gear up the economic development activities that would fetch them out of poverty and hunger. During the signing ceremony, the Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that UAF in association with British Council is going to hold a Distinguished Innovation and Entrepreneurship Event among the universities across the country enabling the university studies to showcase their professional skills and start their own business. He said UAF was enjoying good relations with Turkish seats of higher learning and also working with TIKA in a poverty Alleviation Program in rural areas of the country.