ISLAMABAD: As part of the larger ‘One Belt One Road Initiative’, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beihang University, China for strengthening connectivity and promoting cooperation between the two countries in education and research of navigation technologies.

Under the MoU, the partner universities will endeavour to create sustainable synergy in terms of technological innovation, technology transfer and international collaboration.

Lt Gen Naweed Zaman, HI (M), (retd), Rector NUST and Prof XU Huibin, President Beihang University, signed the MoU on behalf of NUST and BU, respectively, at the “Thematic Session on Connectivity of Development Policies and Strategies of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation” in Beijing, China.

It may be mentioned here that NUST has achieved this singular honour and would strive to play its role at the international level for this initiative.—PR