ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) organised a two-day conference in connection with the launch of “CPEC Consortium of Business Schools” at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad.
The conference aimed at setting the course of academic collaboration between Pakistan and China, a news release said on Wednesday.
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was the chief guest at the closing ceremony while China Association of Higher Education (CAHE) President Du Yubo, HEC Executive Director Dr Arshad Ali, CPEC consultant Lt. Gen (retd) Muhammad Asgharwere also present.
The conference was attended by representatives of nine top-ranking Chinese universities, including seven members of the C9 League, an alliance of nine elite universities in mainland China, besides leadership of partner universities from Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Ahsan Iqbal termed the CPEC Consortium of Business Schools another step forward towards successful execution of CPEC.
Describing the significance of consortium, Yubo said scholars from nine leading Chinese universities jointly with representatives of 10 Pakistani institutions will pave the way for extensive collaboration between Pakistan and China.
He said that owning the masses is the best way of functioning a society, adding that Pakistan and China need to devise a strong mechanism of communication.
CPEC Consortium of Business Schools of the two countries will focus on issues of economics and management. The business schools will be assigned projects to assist the two governments in the development and operation of the CPEC.
