ISLAMABAD:Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Muslim Youth University (MYU) Islamabad for collaboration on skills development in diverse fields, jointly establishing the Center for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Studies, Chinese Language Initiative and creating academic excellence in areas of mutual interest.
The MoU will strive to boost research and academic exchanges to enhance and facilitate collaboration between the academic social sciences faculties of the two institutes. It will also enable the two sides to create a lucrative environment for education and research exchange at the national and international levels, said a news release.
Moreover, the center will inculcate bilateral cooperation in Knowledge Sharing, Research-and-Development, and Capacity Building in domains of Social Sciences, International Relations (IR), and Diplomacy mutually to benefit both organizations.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Studies Centre is an initiative of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies. The Center was established when Pakistan assumed full membership of SCO with the purpose of promoting the “Shanghai Spirit” – the core value of the SCO featuring mutual trust, respect, equality, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit for shared development along with prosperity through Research, Education, Dialogue, and Training.
The MoU between the two institutions was signed by the Founder President Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, Farhat Asif, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Muslim Youth University Dr. Hassan Wasim. The Director of IPDS, Asif Noor and Registrar of MYU was also present on the occasion.