Pakistani students in China appeal to their govt
CURRENTLY more than 400 Pakistani PhD and master’s students are studying in different Chinese universities under the cultural exchange programme run by the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee (IPCC) of the Pakistan government. They are facing financial issues.
The government is simply not paying the subsidy which it had promised. Students, who were scrutinised from the whole country after a tough NTS test, have to rely solely on the monthly stipend given by the Chinese Scholarship Council, the Government of China, which is sufficient to feed them only with careful use of the money.
The programme was initiated in 2007-2008, and students were paid subsidies for the first five years, but it has been stopped since 2011 as the fund has still to be re-issued by the government for the said programme.
Upon contacting the authorities concerned, it is said that the matter will be resolved as soon as possible. In such a situation, it has become a serious problem for the students to concentrate on their research, while struggling with the financial crisis.
The government is requested to speed up the process as it has already taken two years to start financing the intellectuals of the homeland.
ADIL ZAMAN
PhD student
Shandong University
Jinan, China
What you will expect from a Matric Pass President who come to power and first order was to reduce education budget and now public stunt he give some money in Maliya fund. What a pity to this country that till today we are facing this political dynasties who look only to their future not a country future.
Did govt co sign their application for unlimited time? If they got subsidy for five yrs, that is good amount of time.Do they want subsidy for whole of their life while living in china?
No need to go there when we have some of world’s best universities in Sindh and Punjab.
My great son and daughters are well educated….we dont need anymore
Maybe we should also ask China to feed our students.
You are talking to wall. Go and live in a Western country, you can progress and become worthwhile for science and betterment of society there but Pakistan has no use of you.
this should be a priority for the government, these students are our future. The future of China – Pakistan trade growth relies to some degree on how well and how many of these students help to build economic ties between the 2 countries. Given China’s importance in the 21st Century, this is something that will help Pakistan build its economy. There should be more such programs to build the exchange that is needed to help us develop the Pakistani economy above and beyond.