A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS), Lasbela was signed here on Friday. The agreement aims at enhanced academic and research collaboration between the two universities.
AIOU VC Professor Dr Nazir Ahmed Sangi and LUAWMS VC Dr Abdul Hameed Bajoi signed the MoU on behalf of their respective universities.
The registrars of the Universities, all deans and Professor Dr Zafar Ilyas of Physics Department were also present on the occasion. According to the MoU, the AIOU would provide consultancy in the establishment of appropriate lab facilities to the LUAWMS through a joint educational collaboration committee and the AIOU will offer MSc (Hons) Livestock Management to the LUAWMS. The AIOU will also offer assistance in the MSc Water Management programme to the LUAWMS. The understanding will ensure exchange of faculty members through e-conferencing and scholars. Dr Nazir Ahmed Sangi said that education was a movement from darkness to light and the AIOU was working to that end.
While expressing his hope for the success of the agreement with LUAWMS, he said there was still a need of another MoU between the library administrations of the two universities. Dr Sangi lauded the active role of Prof Dr. Zafar Ilyas for developing an understading between the two varsities. LUAWMS VC Dr Abdul Hameed Bajoi said the AIOU was the one of the greatest educational institutions of the country and hope the agreement would be beneficial for the universities.