University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, and Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Sindh have entered into an agreement to collaborate in research and academics. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here on Friday by UHS vice-chancellor Major General Professor Muhammad Aslam (Retd) and VC LUMHS Professor Dr Noshad Ahmed Shaikh.
LUMHS Dean, Faculty of Community Medicine and Public Health, Professor Dr Aneela Atta ur Rehman, Director Quality Enhancement Cell, Dr Muzaffar A Shaikh, UHS Pro-VC Professor Dr Junaid S Khan and other senior faculty members were present on this occasion. The MoU envisages strengthening of bonds between the two institutions to promote cultural and scholarly interaction, exchange students, teachers, scholars and administrations for study and research, develop curricula and to start programmes for capacity building.
Under the agreement, both institutions will jointly develop research quality in the field of epidemiology and public health besides exploring the opportunity to launch special short term academic programmes and projects for students.
Exchange of examination questions is also a part of the agreement. On this occasion, UHS VC said that every effort will be made to transform this memorandum of understanding into a 'memorandum of action'. VC LUMHS called it a historical step which would go a long way in improving standard of medical education and research in the county. He said that collective efforts are always better than individual efforts and invited UHS faculty to start joint research project using the facilities available at LUMHS.