The University of Cambridge in the UK and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad, have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration in Materials Science and Emerging Technologies, a move aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s research capacity and international academic partnerships.

The agreement, signed in London, will support the launch of a Rs3.5 billion joint initiative under the URAAN Pakistan PSDP to establish an Institute of Advanced Materials Sciences — the first-ever collaboration of its kind between a Pakistani public-sector university and Cambridge.

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, present at the ceremony, described the partnership as a “historic step toward building Pakistan’s knowledge economy.” He said the collaboration would link Pakistani unive

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