Staff Reporter
Rawalpindi
The delegation from Canadian Industry & University of Prince Edward Island, Canada and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) have agreed to initiate collaboration in research projects & academic programs and stressed the need for strong academia-industry linkages through developing human resources, technologies and policy formulations.
It was decided in a meeting chaired by PMAS-AAUR Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qamar Zaman with Canadian delegation including Mr. Allan Dale, Director Industry Partnership, Dr. Aitazaz Farooque Associate Professor of the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, Mr. Andrew Hall and Mr. Blake Doyle, Co-Founder A2B Design Engineering, Canada along with deans/directors of PMAS-AAUR, here on Tuesday.
The visiting delegation exchanged views with PMAS-AAUR academic leadership and applauded its numerous steps to develop the institutional relations with leading institutions and corporate entities. Both parties shared views for joint efforts that are important for potential expansion of future academic-industry linkages & collaborations.
Both parties agreed to cooperate in education & research in areas of mutual interest and to establish scientific, educational and cultural programmes in order to assert and consolidate relationships between both countries.
