Tika, The Unıversıty Of The Punjab And Yıldız Technıcal Unıversıty Sıgn Trıpartıte Agreement On Artıfıcıal Intellıgence

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the University of the Punjab (PU) and Yildiz Technical University (YTU) have signed a tripartite cooperation protocol covering education, research and technology development in the field of human-centred artificial intelligence.

The protocol was signed during the visit of a Turkish higher education delegation to Pakistan, led by the President of Türkiye’s Council of Higher Education (YÖK). The signatories were YTU Rector Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik, PU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mahmood Saleem and TİKA Pakistan Country Coordinator Saliha Tuna.

The protocol provides a framework for the effective and sustainable use of the Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence Laboratory established by TİKA within PU’s Faculty of Engineering through academic and institutional cooperation. Equipped with advanced computing and server infrastructure, the Laboratory is expected to be officially inaugurated in the coming weeks.

Under the cooperation framework, YTU will share educational materials, academic resources and teaching experience relating to human-centred artificial intelligence with PU. It will also support the preparation of PU faculty members who will teach relevant courses and facilitate the development of joint research projects and student and faculty exchange programmes.

Over the next five years, the cooperation aims to produce more than 10 joint academic publications, develop at least five externally funded collaborative projects, support more than 20 PhD and MPhil theses, train over 100 students, researchers and faculty members, and foster at least five innovation or startup initiatives.

Through its remote-access infrastructure, the Laboratory is expected to enable researchers from PU’s different campuses and departments, as well as partner universities in Türkiye and Pakistan, to participate in joint research and educational activities.

The protocol aims to ensure that the technological infrastructure provided by TİKA contributes to long-term academic partnerships between Türkiye and Pakistan, the development of qualified human resources, and innovative solutions addressing societal needs.