🤝 SAU and Sri Lanka’s RCSS Partner to Drive Regional Research Cooperation 📈

• Key Agreement: The South Asian University (SAU) and Colombo-based Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) signed an MOU to expand research networks, academic partnerships, and collaborative initiatives across South Asia. • Strategic Objectives: The partnership aims to foster regional consciousness ("Southasianess") among youth, facilitate joint policy research, enhance capacity-building networks, and drive meaningful knowledge exchange. • Partnership Scope: Key collaborative focus areas include joint research projects, policy dialogues, academic publications, regional conferences, and expanded opportunities for young scholars. • Regional Impact: The initiative strengthens India-Sri Lanka cultural and academic ties while advancing SAU’s commitment to the wider SAARC mandate, including exploring potential regional campuses in Sri Lanka. • Sectors & Key Institutions: Reinforces collaboration across higher education, regional diplomacy, strategic research, and youth capacity development.