UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan has stressed upon the need to learn from China experiences in agriculture, industry and economic development. He addressed the Prize Distribution Ceremony of Chinese Language Course under the Confucius Institute here at the New Senate Hall . He said China was working on setting up agricultural zones that will bring prospectus in agriculture and rural development. He said that China-Pakistan are enjoying deepened and time-tested relations that are further strengthened with China Pakistan Economic Corridor. He described the CPEC a momentous developments and said that owing to its vital importance in communication network, trade, and energy, the country will witness an economic turnaround that would ensure sustainable development and prosperity in the country.

He said that Chinese universities were proving their mettle globally and rubbing their shoulder with USA universities. 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 500 Confucius Institute were working across the globe in 100 countries. He said that under the CI, Chinese language and cooking courses were being offered . Prof Dr Ashfaq Ahmad Chatha, Vice Chairman, CI , said that the UAF has established a Confucius Institution aimed at equipping its students and faculty learn Chinese Language, Food, and other cultural activities. He said CI will open new opportunities to the students to prepare themselves for higher studies in Chinese Universities. The Vice Chancellor also distributed the certificates among the participants of Chinese language course.