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A three-member delegation headed by Director General IPS Khalid Rahman, Prof Dr Abdul Hameed, Dean Social Sciences, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, and Irfan Shahzad, Lead Coordinator IPS, participated in the annual joint quadrilateral conference on July 11, 2013 organized by the Institute of Central Asian Studies (ICAS), Urumqi in collaboration with Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Islamabad, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) Chengdu, and Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Kunming in Urumqi. The delegation also participated in an International Symposium on China Central Asia: Cooperation and Mutual benefits held on July 12, 2013 at Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. This memorable and gracious event was organized by the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences.
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Prof Dr Abdul Hameed presented his paper on “Educational Collaboration between China and Pakistan”. In his paper he explored various possibilities of such collaboration particularly at institutional level. Keeping in view the latest trends in students exchange pursuing higher education in China, he predicted a steady rise in medical and engineering education in the future. He highlighted the opportunities of educational cooperation between the two countries including higher education, technical and vocational training, human resource development and knowledge sharing. He also emphasized on closer linkages between the universities of the two countries involving student and teachers exchanges and promotion of languages training, especially that of Chinese language in Pakistan.
In the second part of his presentation, Dr Hameed introduced UMT and its potential to serve as a base camp for developing better ties between China and Pakistan. Two areas need immediate attention, he emphasized; one is technical and vocational education and other is social sciences. These areas are frequently neglected as medical and engineering education attract more Pakistani students as highly market driven fields. But our technical education, which is key to industrial revolution, lack skilled manpower capable to transfer latest technology to our country. Similarly, although we share eastern value and culture yet cultural exchange between the two countries remains a dream rather than a reality. The key is sharing of knowledge produced by the researchers of both countries.
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