University of Agriculture, Faisalabad students present Chinese performances at the Chinese New Year celebrations

UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan has stressed upon the need to learn from China experiences in agriculture and economic development. He addressed the Chinese New Year Celebrations held at a local Chinese restaurant under the UAF Confucius Institute. The Chinese New Year date is different every year because the Chinese follow a calendar style based on lunar cycles. Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said China-Pakistan are enjoying deepened and time-tested relations that are more strengthened with China Pakistan Economic Corridor. He said that Chinese universities were proving their mettle globally in every filed. He said that UAF believes in knowledge diversification and 20 UAF faculty members had completed their PhDs from China and several are perusing their degrees there. He said that with the collaboration with China, 50 scholarships will be offered for the UAF every year. He said that owing to CPEC, the country will witness an economic turnaround that would help ensure sustainable development and prosperity in the country.He said that Confucius Institute established at the UAF were offering Chinese language and cooking courses that was the step toward bringing the people of both countries further closer. He said that CI would open up new opportunities to the students to prepare themselves for higher studies in Chinese Universities. Chinese Xinjiang Agriculture University Dean Yang Zhijiang; UAF Prof Dr Ashfaq Chatha; and Dr Fahad Rasool and other notables also spoke. The students also enthralled the audience with the Chinese folk songs and performances.