CPEC is destined to bring huge educational benefits for the youth of Pakistan. CPEC is making ways for development of educational excellence under Pak-China educational cooperation. With numerous university collaborations, establishment of research think tanks, it is promoting opportunities for studying abroad not only for Pakistani students but also for Chinese students.
Different Pakistani universities signed MOUs with Chinese universities. The collaborations will provide way for further linkages and intellectual exchange of faculty and students. This economic interdependence is the stepping stone for faculty exchange, training, and thus up-gradation of Pakistani academia. Several research collaborations are being made by Pakistani and Chinese research scholars. For Pakistani students it will fulfill the dreams of Pakistani students to study abroad. Here, it is worth discussing that China not only generously gives acceptance to Pakistani students on priority basis and it also enables them with research trainings and offers huge scholarships.
Pakistani students are being kept at high priority when considering admissions in Chinese universities which lead to a huge number of Pakistani students, including young girls are studying and living in Chinese universities pursuing studies up to doctorate degrees. This will increase the literacy rate of Pakistani youths, their employment in the local as well as the multinational organizations. Thus, giving benefit to Pakistani youth in the long run.
It is also commendable that China is safe and peaceful for Pakistani students as compared to other countries. Regarding our social and cultural values, it too has a unique, strong and Asian family system, which can be easily observed in their public behavior. Most of the youth get married at early twenties, have perfect families, study and work round the clock. The nation has a unique tireless behavior towards their national growth. Everyone seems to be playing his/her role for the uplifting of their national image.
There is no gender disparity, women and men work hard on equal basis and many of the businesses are being run by females in their houses and small industrial units at their homes. This behavior will also empower the Pakistani youth and especially Pakistani women to also get higher education, get good jobs, do businesses, seek financial independence, empower themselves, empower their families and ultimately empower the national image of Pakistan. The developed nations like Japan, Germany, have women who are equally educated to men and contribute to national uplift and prosperity of their countries. China thus will also bring a change of national behavior towards the education of all segments of life.
Under CPEC the most important intellectual exchange will be brought about under research and development in science and technology. Pakistan lacks behind the participation of its youth in this specific position. This is going to be very important soon in terms of security and seeking information of the world outside of this globe. With so much advancement in the drone technology, there is also an urgency of establishing the departments of information technology on the pattern of Chinese universities, who have achieved the height of information technology in military technology, drone technology, stealth technology, and now have set eyes over the space technology. Similarly, the departments of biotechnology and medical research also need special assistance. Thus, CPEC is a complete package for participation and development in multiple sectors for the Pakistani youth and for the future generations. It completely depends on the potential of Pakistan government in discovering those new arenas of growth, and the related ministries, academia, students and all stakeholders to get maximum profits of CPEC’s second phase.
