GUJRAT, Nov. 4 -- The University of Gujrat (UoG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazil's Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, to strengthen international academic cooperation and promote joint research and teaching initiatives.

The MoU was signed by UoG Registrar Muhammad Naeem Butt and Professor Dr. Itabajara da Silva Vaz Junior of the Centre of Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, at a ceremony held at Hafiz Hayat Campus under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Zahoor-ul-Haq.

Under the five-year agreement, the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences at UoG and the Centre of Biotechnology at UFRGS will collaborate on joint research projects, academic ...