Gatton School of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky (UKY), USA in partnership with business schools of five universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, organized a four day workshop on "Sharing the Knowledge: Creating a Sustainable Partnership" at the Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The consortium universities, led by Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan include: University of Peshawar, IM|Sciences, Peshawar, Kohat University of Science and Technology, and Bannu University of Science and Technology, Bannu. This is the 3rd workshop in the series of workshops, started on August 3, 2015. The workshop focuses on learning through service and community engagement, best practices in course design, classroom active engagement, reflective teaching and research.

The workshop is being moderated by Dr. Nancy Johnson, Dr. Kathi Kern and Dr. Deb Castiglione from the University of Kentucky, USA and Jeanette Coufal, Consultant. It is being attended by 10 faculty members of business schools from the five consortium universities and Prof. Dr. Zahoor Ul Haq, Dean Faculty of Business and Economics and Director Quality Enhancement Cell, AWKUM. Presentations have also been made by Dr. Abdul Ghafoor and Ms. Gul-e-Zehra, Talliories Network Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Shamim, Symbia Pakistan and Mr. Sajid Sultan, DOST, Foundation, Pakistan. It is relevant to mention that the MOU of this project between UKY and the Consortium Universities was signed in February, 2013 and the project was funded by the U.S. Department of State, via the U.S. Embassy Islamabad and the Consulate General, Peshawar.