20 Pakistani students reach Beijing for final diploma year
They are enrolled in the CCTE Dual Diploma Program and will complete their final year at a Fujian vocational institution under CPEC.
Twenty Pakistani students have arrived in Beijing to begin the final year of a specialised diploma course, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Thursday.
The group is enrolled in the CCTE Dual Diploma Program and will spend the year at a vocational and technical institution in Fujian, completing the third and final year of their studies. APP described the arrival as another step in China-Pakistan cooperation in vocational education and skills development under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC.
The report, filed from Beijing by APP correspondent Zafar Hussain, did not name the Pakistani institutions the students attended during the first two years of the programme. It also did not say which cities or provinces in Pakistan the students come from, and it did not give the complete name of the institution in Fujian beyond identifying it as Fujian Vocational and Technical.
No official statement from Pakistan's Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training or any provincial education department was included in the report. The agency also did not say how many Pakistani students are currently studying in China under the same arrangement.
The dual diploma model allows students to complete part of their qualification in Pakistan before moving to China for the final year, where they are expected to work with industry-standard equipment and teaching. The APP report did not specify the disciplines the 20 students are studying, how the programme is funded, or whether they will return to Pakistan after completing the course.
The students arrived in Beijing before travelling on to Fujian, according to the report. No further details of their arrival or orientation were provided.
This story will be updated if Pakistani education authorities or the students' institutions issue further information.
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