Islamabad:Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and University of Sindh, Jamshoro, have signed an MoU to collaborate on policy research, capacity building and evidence-based policymaking in areas such as climate adaptation, social protection, economic empowerment.
The MoU was signed here by Dr Fareeha Armughan, SDPI, and Prof Misbah Bibi Qureshi, Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of Sindh, Thatta Campus.
Under the memorandum, the two institutions will jointly undertake research projects, policy studies, field interventions, capacity-building initiatives, faculty and student exchanges, training programmes and advocacy activities. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Shafqat Munir, Deputy Executive Director (Policy), SDPI, termed the agreement a significant opportunity for both institutions to deepen cooperation on research and policy engagement.
He said that since the 18th Constitutional Amendment, SDPI has been increasingly focusing on provincial issues and development priorities, making collaboration with academic institutions essential for generating localised evidence and policy solutions.
The University of Sindh's Jamshoro campus holds particular significance because of its strong research base and its location in one of the country's most important agricultural regions, he said.
Dr Fareeha said the MoU builds upon a successful initial collaboration between SDPI and the University of Sindh on Digital Financial Literacy Training (DFLT) programme, an initiative supported by the European Union in Pakistan and the German government through GIZ Pakistan.
Dr. Armughan also announced that SDPI would soon launch a second phase of fieldwork involving around 100 students from the Jamshoro campus.
Prof Misbah emphasised that universities are catalysts for social transformation and that partnerships with think tanks can help translate academic knowledge into tangible development outcomes.
"Through collaboration between academia and policy institutions, we can improve the link between knowledge generation and effective interventions that benefit communities," she said, adding that addressing development challenges is a collective responsibility.
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