Srinagar, Apr 12: Three outstanding Kashmir-based universities have terminated their educational agreements with a US-based non-profit, Kashmir Care Foundation (KCF), Atlanta, following what officers describe as “adverse inputs” flagged throughout inside critiques.
The establishments — University of Kashmir, Islamic University of Science and Technology, and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir — have all issued formal orders over the previous weeks cancelling Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and associated agreements with rapid impact.
Official paperwork reveal that the University of Kashmir terminated its MoU after a overview by competent authorities concluded that continuation of the association was not within the establishment’s bigger curiosity, whereas additionally clarifying that no monetary or educational liabilities had arisen through the interval of the settlement.
Similarly, the Islamic University of Science and Technology invoked provisions of its settlement to cancel the MoU, stating that no contractual or monetary obligations had accrued between the 2 sides.
At SKUAST-Okay, a Letter of Agreement signed in April 2025 was scrapped by an official memorandum issued by its Directorate of Research, marking an entire disengagement from the muse.
The growth has triggered a ripple impact inside educational circles, with college members related with the collaboration formally distancing themselves from KCF.
Emails accessed by this information company present that academicians from IUST have written to the muse declaring that their affiliation was purely in compliance with college instructions, and that they’d no prior information of the organisation earlier than the collaboration. They have additionally sought elimination of their profiles and cessation of all communication channels.
While official orders don’t elaborate on the specifics, sources point out that the agreements got here beneath scrutiny following adverse inputs and delicate observations flagged throughout overview processes, prompting universities to disengage as a precautionary measure.
Importantly, all three universities have underlined that no funds have been exchanged and no liabilities created, suggesting that the collaborations remained largely restricted to educational outreach and proposed initiatives.
The simultaneous withdrawal by a number of establishments highlights rising warning round overseas educational collaborations, notably in areas involving know-how, analysis, and information trade. (KDC)