Funding opportunities for partnerships with Pakistan
INSPIRE (International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education) is a British Council funded project that aims to significantly strengthen academic and research partnerships.
These focus on partnerships between UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and HEIs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
The Call for Proposals for Pakistan INSPIRE (International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education) Strategic Partnerships will be announced after final agreement has been reached between HEC [Higher Education Commission] and British Council. The announcement is likely to be made in January 2010.
For more details, please see the following webpages:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-support-uk-providers-inspire.htm http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-support-uk-providers-inspire-strategic-partnerships.htm
Support
For more help on the above and about international collaborations and partnerships more generally please contact Sue Hunter s.hunter@adm.leeds.ac.uk ext 34080. Support will be provided by Sue and Anoushka Kulikowski in the International Partnerships team within the International Office.