SUM strengthens cooperation in the field of biomedical sciences with the new international agreement

The University of Mostar signed a cooperation agreement with the National University of Medical Sciences, a public university located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

The agreement on inter-university cooperation was signed at the initiative of the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Akhtar Jamil Rao. The ambassador and his delegation were hosted by the Rector of the University of Mostar, Prof Zoran Tomić, PhD, with members of the SUM management. Cooperation will be implemented in the field of biomedical sciences through activities such as institutional exchange of teachers, technical and administrative staff and students, development of new study programmes, joint research, conferences and other activities of mutual interest.

The National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) was established to promote and achieve excellence in advanced healthcare education, research and healthcare delivery. The university is supported by an extensive network of 45 military hospitals, ten individual specialty institutes, nine medical schools, four dental schools, and three allied health sciences institutes, making it the largest provider of health care and nursing in the country.

The research-led institution provides opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate education in medicine, dentistry, nursing, allied health and veterinary sciences with the necessary addition of social sciences and arts with multidisciplinary faculties; and all with the aim of starting and strengthening the university health system in the country.