UMT-SSS&H Inks MoU with Florida International University, Miami, USA
Tuesday, February 27 2018
The Department of Political Science at School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSS&H), UMT, inked an MoU with Steven J Green School of International and Public Affairs, Florida International University (FIU), Miami, USA, on February 27, 2018. On behalf of UMT, Prof Dr Abdul Hameed, Dean SSS&H, and Dr Muhammad Shoaib Pervez, Chairperson, Department of Political Science, signed an MoU with representing team of FIU, Dr Elizebeth M Bejar, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr John F Stack, Dean, Steven J Green School of International and Public Affairs and Isis Garcia, Senior University Counsel.
Some of the salient features of MoU are:
· FIU and UMT agree to establish close communication to explore the current and emerging educational needs of their students in the field of International Relations and Political Science disciplines
· FIU and UMT agree to explore the possibility of offering graduate and/or post doctorate instruction in research methods, grantsmanship, and international collaboration to qualified students affiliated with UMT.
· FIU and UMT will consider the feasibility of fostering international exchange of faculty and students for the purpose of enhancing the capacity development of Pakistan academy and to support the further development of South Asian studies at FIU.