Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has proposed to establish Pak-China Technology University in collaboration with Chinese campuses to transform technology from China to Pakistan. PCJCCI President Shah Faisal Afridi floated this proposal while addressing a think tank session here on Wednesday. He said that main objective of the proposed university is to provide tailor-made innovative solutions to various sectors of Pakistan. "China is interested to incorporate Chinese curriculum into Pakistan that will include Chinese language, Chinese work ethics, innovative planning and development on priority basis but for this they need cooperation from Pakistan, he added.
Afridi said that it would be considered a big achievement, if Pakistan succeeds to establish such university because currently the education sector of Pakistan lacks in technology and technical expertise despite having huge population of the highly motivated, talented and creative youth. He said that various innovative projects, strategies and products were being developed by students in the local universities that go unnoticed due to lack of representation and interest at the government level.
PCJCCI Senior Vice President Ahmed Hasnain sharing his views on this occasion said, "We do not have institutions or a financial support structure to help entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to fruition. We need radical transformation that brings the search for knowledge, science, technology and innovation to the forefront of government support."
He said that the proposed university would also be a source of bringing a collaborative research and development wing that would be linked with other universities and colleges for the development and achievement of innovative goals by providing, training, technical and financial assistance to the students and interested people to execute their ideas.