The Bailie Vocational College of China and University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, (UAF) have launched a Sino-Pakistan dual diploma programme in modern agriculture technology in collaboration with the Tang International Education Group.
The Bailie Vocational College of China and University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, (UAF) have launched a Sino-Pak dual diploma programme in modern agriculture technology in collaboration with the Tang International Education Group. The students will spend two years at the UAF and one year in China.
UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said while addressing the launching ceremony of the Sino-Pak dual diploma programme that the initiative would help the students to learn from the Chinese experiences in order to combat the challenges in the field of agriculture.
He said it was a market-driven programme based on agricultural technology and business with the help of mutual and experiential learning.
He said that the UAF also houses Chinese language and cultural center Confucius Institute that had trained the many students in Chinese language and it is helping to strengthen the people to people contacts.
The university also houses the Chinese language and cultural centre, Confucius Institute, that has trained many students in Chinese language and is helping to strengthen the people-to-people contacts between both countries.
Bailie Vocational College China President Peng Dongjun said the launching of the diploma programme was a landmark step for the students.
He said the students would need to learn the Chinese language to study in China for the third year. He added that the programme would give the students access to modern knowledge in the field and contribute to agricultural development. The college offers 16 majors and encourages international students, he added.
Community College Principal Dr Anjum Zia said 40 students had been enrolled in the first batch of the dual diploma programme.
He added that Pakistan and China were enjoying excellent relations and the programme would help foster their people-to-people contacts.
Dr Zia added that the university was taking all possible measures for skill development and coping with the agricultural challenges.
Originally published at Tribune