LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday between the Virtual University (VU) and Dharmavahini Foundation of Sri Lanka to telecast educational material via satellite television network in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Ehsen Puri, director ICT, Virtual University of Pakistan and Bhikkhu Mettavihari, patron of the Dharmavahini Foundation signed the MoU at a ceremony held at MA Jinnah Campus, Lahore. Both institutions agreed to develop content for broadcast of an educational TV channel, development of educational content, subtitling and sharing of video lessons along with course material for mutual benefit. Through the development of educational programmes, individuals and school leavers around the world in Pakistan and Sri Lanka would receive benefit of education by using television and virtual online learning as an educational media. Virtual University Rectir Dr Naveed A Malik termed this partnership another initiative to push the university to greater heights in the global arena.