Interactive workshop on the PERIDOT Research Program and TWAS Research Grants

Interactive workshop on the PERIDOT Research Program and TWAS Research Grants
Interactive Workshop/Meeting on Peridot Research Program & TWAS Research Grants organized by ORIC, UoM in the Committee Room, UoM. The Resource Persons were Dr Sehat Ullah, Associate Professor, Department of CS & IT, UoM and Dr Abdul Sadiq, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, UoM. The VC UoM Prof Dr Rashid Ahmad, ORIC Team, UoM & Faculty Members of various Teaching Departments attended the meeting. The VC UoM Prof Dr Rashid Ahmad pledged to extend full support for uplifting quality of research activities at University of Malakand. Objective of the workshop was to facilitate the researchers in submission of their research proposals. The workshop would help in providing insights to the potential researchers regarding the following two opportunities: i- PERIDOT Program: PERIDOT is the Franco-Pakistani Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC) Program providing opportunities to Pakistani and French researchers to interact for joint research activities. Priority areas are Sustainable Energy, Environment, Climate change, Agriculture, Food Security, Health, Humanities & social science. ii- TWAS Grants: UNESCO-TWAS and the Islamic Development Bank Group - isdb.org (IsDB) are launching a new grant to support quick-response, collaborative research on post-COVID-19 challenges.