City Reporter
As part of its efforts to broaden and deepen its operations in Pakistan in various fields, the Global CEO of Weidong, Yuan Hao, inaugurated Weidong Smart Classrooms here in University of Engineering and Technology.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by leading professors of the University, members of academic community, senior management of Weidong as well as members of civil society. The idea of smart classroom is part of Higher Education Commission’s Vision 2017-2025.
Mr. Long Dingbin, the Chinese Consul General Lahore was the Chief guest at the occasion. While speaking at the occasion he emphasized that “China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic and cooperative partners, good friends, good brothers, and good neighbors.”
The Consul General further added that, “in recent years, CPEC has added new dimensions to the bilateral friendship. Now that CPEC has entered the second phase, cooperation focus has shifted to social livelihood, agriculture and industrial park.
Cooperation on education is not only an indispensable part of the bilateral relations, but also an important component of CPEC in social livelihood sector.
According to a report of Gowadar Pro mobile news APP, the smart classroom soon to be initiated is exactly an embodiment of the cooperative results of education between our two countries.
Commenting on the cooperation of Weidong, the Consul General underscored that: “I do appreciate the strong support from Weidong Cloud Education Group and SUSTech as well. And I’m also grateful for the guidance of UNESCO-ICHEI on the establishment of the smart classroom together with UET Lahore, which is a good thing for the promotion of exchanges and cooperation on the higher education between our two countries.”
The members of University of Engineering and Technology lauded the efforts of both Chinese government as well as the Weidong in promoting and supporting the Smart Classrooms in the historical UET of Lahore.
They expressed the hope that such initiatives will play a critical role in connecting Pakistan with the tectonic shifts happening in the global landscape of information technology and equip Pakistani students and entrepreneurs with tools to benefit from the advancements in IT sector.
