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FAISALABAD, Oct 15 (APP): University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and Terra Spark Pvt Limited have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in research, and development in addition to implementation of sustainable process optimization and waste-to-energy projects.
UAF spokesman said here on Wednesday that Terra Spark would join hands with Business Incubation Center (BIC) UAF for capacity building of the startups and offering internships to the tech startups and collaborate with faculty led startups for joint R&D projects.
UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali and Terra Sparks CEO Dr Sarfraz Ahmad signed the MoU on behalf of their institutions while Director Business Incubation Center Dr Iftikhar Ahmad, Director External Linkages Dr M Tehseen Azhar, Dr Muhammad Rizwan Tabbasum and other notables were also present in the ceremony.
The spokesman said that this partnership would help promote innovation, sustainability, and practical solutions in converting waste to value through thermal and/or biological transformations into clean and other useful forms to drive sustainable urban and rural agriculture & energy and community wellbeing.
As per agreement, both parties would collaborate on waste-to-energy initiatives through joint research, pilot projects, and academic exchange, involving the university’s departments of Energy Systems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Horticultural Sciences, Soil & Environmental Sciences, he added.