ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Professor Mukhtar Ahmed and Council of Higher Education, Türkiye, President Professor Erol Ozvar discussed the potential of academic and research collaboration between higher education institutions of both countries during a meeting.

The two sides agreed to develop a roadmap to enhance collaboration between the higher education bodies of the brotherly nations. A press release issued by the HEC Said they discussed various areas for potential collaboration, including academic and research exchange initiatives, leadership development and community-centric projects to foster sustainable growth in educational settings.

The two sides stressed the need for measures such as facilitating the mobility of faculty and students across the universities of both sides, developing a consortium of universities to enhance academic and research collaboration, and developing a framework for joint research programmes on emerging issues in Pakistan and Türkiye. Staff Reporter