Annual Report 2008-09.pdf - Higher Education Commission

Pakistan Programme for
Collaborative Research
Pakistan Programme for Collaborative Research
(PPCR) provides one window facility through
which the academia from around the world can
collaborate with researchers in Pakistan. This
programme, which is primarily targeted at the
faculty members and researchers of Pakistani
origin serving at premier teaching and research
institutions of the world, aims to strengthen the
indigenous capacity in all the disciplines of
academic research and to raise the overall
standard of teaching and research.
The experts from universities are involved
in developing curriculum, updating laboratory
techniques and providing guidance to
postgraduates students. Scholars are encouraged
to develop joint research programmes with local
faculty.
Grants are provided to the scholars for
travel and short-term visit of each other's
institutions/ laboratory for advance research or
take up joint research studies. Such visits may
also be used for development of joint research
proposals which may be submitted to internal
and external funding agencies.
The Programme also provides an
opportunity to foster collaboration between the
universities/ DAIs and research organization in
Pakistan and the academics abroad to advance
research, higher education and high tech industry
in Pakistan.
Foreign Experts' Visit to Pakistan (maximum
of three months) aims to
foster collaborative research efforts among
the host institute and parent organization by
initiating at least one joint research proposal
conduct at least two workshops/ seminars
during the visit
organize lectures/courses train the host
institution's faculty
help in curriculum development/course
contents
develop shared resources update laboratory
techniques and provide guidance to
postgraduate students, and
participate in policy guidelines and/or
standards of education in the host institute
Foreign Visit of Local Faculty Members
(maximum of one month) aims to
develop/initiate at least one joint research
proposal in the relevant field for submission
to any funding agency
develop collaborative programmes with
foreign university
sign MOUs/agreements
establish linkage between foreign institution
and the Pakistani university
learn, exchange, collaborate and share related
information
share national and international educational
and research activities
seek external grants to support faculty
development initiatives
seek federal, foreign and non-governmental
organizational funding for joint programme
Short-term (maximum of four months)
Consultant at HEC for PPCR
to help in curriculum development
to provide consultancy in the specific field as
desired
to conduct workshops / seminars /
symposia etc.
Achievements
So far, six foreign experts have visited Pakistani
universities to deliver lectures, develop
curriculum, and conduct workshops etc. Five
Pakistani faculty members have been facilitated
to visit foreign universities for development of
their research proposals, develop shared
resources, sharing knowledge and develop
collaborative programmes with foreign
university etc.
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