The Inter-University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Pakistan (IUCPSS) on Thursday announced that it will sign an agreement with American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) to extend cooperation and undertake collaborative efforts for promotion of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Business Education in Pakistan.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed today (Friday) at University of Gujrat with the focus on promoting cooperation between Pakistani universities and US academia, improving the state of social sciences and humanities related disciplines by enhancing collaborative research and scholarship and sharing information and use of resources more efficiently.
According to the details, through this agreement the AIPS in collaboration with HEC and IUCPSS will organize doctoral dissertation writing workshops in for Pakistani students.
Furthermore, the AIPS will also support and facilitate the mission of IUCPSS to form a National Social Science Research Council in Pakistan and will assist IUCPSS with the process and programming of it.
Moreover, the AIPS will use its US institutional membership (consortium of 32 affiliated universities) to encourage and motivate junior and senior research scholars and faculty members to conduct academic research in affiliation with IUCPSS.
The AIPS and IUCPSS will also agree to co-organize series of academic talks and seminars at selected IUCPSS member campuses.
The AIPS will encourage and facilitate academic partnerships between consortia-member universities of AIPS-US and IUCPSS-Pakistan including faculty exchange, student exchange, split degree and research, video conferencing and joint certificate/diploma programs.
Both parties agreed to appoint Mr. Murtaza Noor as IUCPSS focal person for facilitation and coordination among IUCPSS member institutions and AIPS.
