On 17 December 2024, the Seventh CICA Ministerial Council Meeting adopted the Memorandum of Establishment of the Partnership Network of Leading Universities of the CICA Member States (PNLU). This initiative, proposed by President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Sixth CICA Summit in 2022, aims to enhance academic and scientific exchanges between Member States to further advance human dimension activities within CICA.
The PNLU operates on principles of transparency, voluntariness, and consensus, ensuring that its activities align with the objectives of enhancing peace, security, stability, and prosperity in Asia. The purpose of the PNLU is to promote scientific cooperation and the academic exchange of students and faculty members through the implementation of joint scientific, research, and educational activities, events, programs, and projects.
The PNLU activities will be governed by the Coordination Council, which will plan, coordinate and review PNLU activities. The Chair of the Coordination Council is responsible for convening the Regular meetings of the PNLU Members not less than once a year.
According to the decision of the Senior Officials Committee dated 8 January 2025, the ADA University (Azerbaijan) was approved as a Chair of the PNLU Coordination Council.