Our Correspondent
Gilgit
As many as 37 Pakistani students, a majority of whom from Gilgit-Baltistan have graduated from Suzhou Vocational University (SVU) after completing three years’ study in China. Equipped with the latest knowledge and skills in machine manufacturing and mechatronics, they are expected to contribute their due part to the revitalization of ‘Made in Pakistan’, China Economic Net (CEN) reported here on Thursday, says a message received here form bejing.
The students are beneficiaries of an education program initiated and supported by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Culture Communication Center, which was jointly established by the government of Gilgit-Baltistan and Suzhou Vocational University three years ago to promote education cooperation and cultural exchanges between Pakistan and China. The scholarship and tuition fee of the 37 students are provided by the center.
The main executor of the program Suzhou Vocational University is located in one of China’s major manufacturing bases Suzhou, from where a considerable amount of ‘Made in China’products are exported to markets throughout the world. And the achievement is in part attributed to its developed vocational education system. As per the plan of the program, most of the students learn machine manufacturing and mechatronics at Suzhou Vocational University to meet the demand of Pakistani enterprises for skilled technicians.
Through theoretical and practical courses, all of them have a good command of the know-how to operate sophisticated machines and perform process analysis and CNC programming according to design drawings. They are also offered internship opportunities at the partner companies of the university for one semester before graduation, and the qualified ones can get a formal offer from the employers.
‘With all the skills I’ve learned in Suzhou, I now have the capability to devote to the manufacturing development of Pakistan,’ said one of the student representatives who has won the scholarship for three consecutive years. In terms of their future plan, 20 have received letters of admission from different Chinese universities for undergraduate study, 12 will finish internship.
