GILGIT: Yunnan Forestry Technological College (YFTC), China, will host 40 students from Karakoram International University (KIU), Pakistan for a year-long program in forestry and agriculture, KIU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Attaullah Shah announced in a congratulatory video message marking Chinese college’s 70th anniversary on September 23.
“Under this partnership, our 40 students in forestry and agriculture will study at YFTC for one year, across two semesters, where they will be taught modern technologies in forestry and agriculture,” Shah said. “We deeply value this collaboration because learning from each other for the development and improvement of this region is very important.”
The Vice Chancellor praised YFTC’s seven decades of excellence, highlighting its contributions to nurturing “both forests and talents” as well as improving health in the region. “I have visited Yunnan province and this college twice, and I was very inspired to see the hard work being done by the university president and the entire academic team,” he said.
Calling it “high time” to learn from one another’s experiences, Shah emphasized the importance of academic exchanges. “We exchange students, we exchange faculty, we develop each other’s programs, and we learn from the lessons of history,” he said.
He added that the partnership would not remain limited to forestry and agriculture. “We will further expand this collaboration to other disciplines, such as tourism and hospitality, business management, and economics,” Shah said, expressing hope that in the future YFTC students would also study at KIU. “As Yunnan Forestry Technological College marks this important milestone, I look forward to more collaboration in other fields,” he added. “Certainly, once our students arrive at YFTC, they will become part of this collaborative partnership.” –Agencies
