Indonesian Research Desk starts functioning in Sindh Uni.

HYDERABAD -- The Indonesian Research Desk started functioning in Area Study Centre Fareast and Southeast Asia University of Sindh Jamshoro after inauguration with the hands of the Consul General of Republic of Indonesia in Karachi Totok Prianamto on Friday.

According to university spokesman, the formation of research desk is to explore prospects of future academic and research collaborations and enriching people to people contact between Pakistani and Indonesian counterparts.

The university administration and the Consulate General Republic of Indonesia mutually agreed to organize an international seminar at University of Sindh on 'Bilateral Relations between Pakistan and Indonesia'; design visit of university scholars to Indonesian universities and formal signing of 'Memorandum of Understanding' to this effect.

The Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat, exchanging views with the visiting Consul General said that they were proud of their long-standing cordial relations with Republic of Indonesia; adding that he saw immense potential for both the countries to deepen cooperation in the areas of education, culture, science, heritage, history, religion and arts.

Dr. Burfat said that universities in Pakistan, especially University of Sindh, Jamshoro and its sister institutions house common teaching and research department/ institutes/ centers that could mutually benefit academics and researchers in both the countries in a significant way.

He said that university management desired to develop 'Memoranda of Understanding' with leading Indonesian universities through Indonesian Consulate in Karachi. In this context, the Area Study Centre would be streamlining a tangible proposal to submit to the Indonesian Consulate, Karachi for further headway, the Vice Chancellor said and added, we plan to broaden the reciprocal scope of this academic, cultural and social inter-linkage and intend to take it to further higher pedestal by means of more meaningful engagement between Area Study...