TO DEVELOP PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF, AND PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN, THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES, AND ESPECIALLY THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, AS CENTERS FOR THE EXPANSION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE INTERACTION OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOR THE FIROZ LALJI CENTRE FOR AFRICA, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DESERVING STUDENTS, AND SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH.