{"id":4683,"date":"2025-12-19T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcnp.org.pk\/macn\/?p=4683"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:38:49","slug":"mou-with-bahria-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcnp.org.pk\/macn\/mou-with-bahria-university\/","title":{"rendered":"MoU with Bahria University"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4683\" class=\"elementor elementor-4683\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355d340a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"355d340a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28741585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28741585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">On February 27, 2024, the Global Compact Network Pakistan (GCNP) and the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) entered into a landmark partnership with Bahria University, Karachi Campus (BUKC), to strengthen Pakistan\u2019s maritime sector through advanced education, targeted training, and collaborative research.<\/span>\n\nThe Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was formally signed during a high-level conference at BUKC, attended by visiting MACN officials, university\u2019s senior leadership and maritime industry\u2019s officials. 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