Memorandum of understanding is signed by the university and the chambre.

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad’s Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Faisalabad Chambre of Commerce to bridge the industry-academia gap.

The deal was inked at an event organised by the university’s Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation and the Pakistan Scientific Technological Information Centre.

The memorandum of understanding strengthens the ties between academia and industry, which have traditionally been weak in the country.  The university’s vice-chancellor Iqrar Ahmad Khan and Faisalabad Chambre of Commerce’s president Sohail Bin Rashid signed the agreement.

Iqrar Ahmad Khan took the opportunity to announce his university will make efforts to support the entrepreneurship of its students and assist with technology transfer.

Faisalabad is the third largest city in Pakistan, and an important industrial centre in the country.