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AIPS-IUCPSS Memorandum of Understanding

On August 24, 2012, AIPS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities in Pakistan (IUSPSS). A formal MoU signing ceremony was held at the Videocon auditorium of University of Gujrat, Pakistan. Dr Kamran Asdar Ali (President, AIPS), Dr Muhammad Mukhtar (Chair, IUCPSS and VC Islamia University, Bahawalpur) and Dr Muhamad Nizamuddin (Chair National Committee on Development of Social Sciences HEC and VC, University of Gujrat) signed the MoU whereas Dr Riaz Qureshi (Advisor HEC) and Dr Zakir Hussain (VC Govt. College University, Faisalabad), witnessed the MoU document.

The MOU aims to provide opportunities to organize doctoral dissertation writing workshops for Pakistani PhD students at IUCPSS consortium universities. Furthermore AIPS will also be supporting IUCPSS in forming a National Social Sciences Research Council in Pakistan. The IUCPSS has been constituted with nine prestigious higher educational Institutions of Pakistan viz Quaid- e-Azam. University Islamabad, University of Gujrat (UOG), Government College University Faisalabad, Shah Abdul Lateef University Khairpur, University of Baluchistan Quetta, Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar, Bahauddin Zakriya University Multan, Islamia University Behawalpur and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad.

AIPS aims to encourage and motivate junior and senior research scholars and faculty members to conduct academic research in affiliation with IUCPSS in Pakistan. The MOU signing ceremony was widely covered by press and electronic media in Pakistan as it was a major achievement in terms of building future working relationship between US and Pakistani institutions of higher learning.

Factsheet Regarding The MOU

Full Text Of The MOU