QAU, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Discuss Strengthening Academic, Research Cooperation

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad, and Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal, have discussed and finalized prospects for expanding academic and research collaboration between the two institutions.

The proposed collaboration includes joint research projects, student exchange, joint teaching, and the development of joint degree programmes, to be consolidated through a formal collaboration framework in the near future. The initiative aims to promote research collaboration, facilitate academic exchanges, and further strengthen institutional ties between QAU and Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Vice Chancellor, QAU, Dr. Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Registrar, QAU, Dr. Salma Malik, Director External Linkages, QAU and Malik Umair Khan, Head of Chancery, Embassy of Pakistan, Lisbon, Portugal.

Representing Universidade Católica Portuguesa were Prof. Raquel da Costa Gatta, International Outreach Coordinator at the Institute of Political Science, Católica University, Lisbon, and Mónica Dias, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Political Studies (IEP), Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

The participants expressed their commitment to developing meaningful and mutually beneficial academic partnerships, particularly in the areas of research, teaching, student mobility, and international academic engagement.