Islamabad: Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad and University of Cambridge, UK have signed an MoU to promote collaboration in Materials Science and Emerging Technologies. The partnership aims to strengthen Pakistan’s research capacity, promote academic excellence, and enhance international collaboration in frontier scientific disciplines.

According to Radio Pakistan, the MoU was signed along with another MoU between Cambridge Enterprise Ltd UK and Pakistan Institute for Development Economics, Islamabad at a ceremony in London on Friday with Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal in the presence. The MoU between Cambridge Enterprise Ltd, an affiliate of Cambridge University, and the Pakistan Institute for Development Economics aims to strengthen Pakistan’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The Minister termed the partnerships a historic step toward building Pakistan’s knowledge economy. He mentioned that the collaboration will help link Pakistan’s universities with international accelerators, venture funds, and technology partners.