The University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote socio-economic development of the country by engaging academia in policy formulation. The MoU was signed by the Vice Chancellor and Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), Syed Imtiaz H Gilani.
The MoU aimed at forging academic linkages, interdisciplinary research and research collaborations to bring energy experts of UET, Peshawar to the policy level so that recommendations could be proposed to the Planning Commission, Ministry of Water and Power and Ministry of Petroleum. "UET Peshawar in joint co-operation with the federal government has led in building the first-ever National Seismic Building Code in 2006, and National Electric Safety Code recently," Imtiaz said.
Dr Abdul Qaiyum said that having noticed the leading role played by UET Peshawar in the Electrical engineering field and its emerging role in future by establishing the Centre of Advanced Studies in Energy, the university would act as a regional hub for presenting solutions in the energy sector. This joint venture is outcome of an initiative of UET Office of Research Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC) to engage academia in public reforms and to solve energy problems for sustainable development of the country.