PU, IKIU Sign MoU

Punjab University and Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Iran on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding for scientific and educational cooperation

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 07th Dec, 2017 ) :Punjab University and Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Iran on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding for scientific and educational cooperation.

PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Moeen Nasir, IKIU's Vice Chancellor Dr Rohullah Bayat, Dean Faculty of Oriental Learning Prof Dr Saleem Mazhar and deans were present on the occasion. According to MoU, the universities would carry out this cooperation to promote exchange of scholars and staff and mutual academic and research activities would be promoted.

Both the universities would also promote exchange of undergraduate and post graduate students and academic information would also be exchanged.

As per the MoU both the universities would work for joint research publications and research journals.

Both the universities would also make efforts for participation in each others' conferences, seminars and academic meetings. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Zafar Moeen Nasir said that there was a dire need of promoting bilateral relations between Pakistan and Iran both at state and public level.

He stressed the need to enhance academic cooperation between Pakistani and Iranian universities.