Sargodha, March 28, 2023 (PPI-OT): Pakistan Institute of China Studies (PICS) on March 21, 2023, organized a day long “Interactive Refresher Training Session” for the students and faculty of the University of Sargodha enrolled in the Tang Chinese Language Program. The Interactive Session organized in four different groups focused on trouble-shooting the technical problems encountered by the students while using the Tang Cloud Platform through a combination of apps – Tang Class, Ding Talk and VooV.
Director PICS, Dr. Fazal ur Rahman moderated the session, while Mr. Yasser Shakoor, Regional Director of Tang International Education Group China, and Mr. Rashid Mehmood, Manager of Academics and Operations at Tang were the main interlocutors. In his opening remarks, Director PICS emphasized the importance of learning the Chinese language as China and Pakistan are close friends for a long time and now that China is nearing to become a developed country, it is the best time for Pakistanis to benefit from this window of opportunity.
China’s policy towards Pakistani students is very favourable and those who learn Chinese language here can easily get scholarships from good universities in China. He further said that the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qasir Abass, who himself holds a PhD from China has created a huge opportunity through Tang Chinese International Education for the students of Sargodha University and the students should take full advantage of this initiative. At present 22 Tang Chinese language classes comprising 25 students each are operational at the UoS.
Mr. Yasser Shakoor, in his presentation said that learning Chinese language may aid students in finding employment and qualifying for Chinese scholarships. He emphasized that learning Chinese would help people from two different nations become more acquainted with one another and understand each other’s cultures. He also ascertained feed-back from the students regarding their experience of using Tang Cloud Platform. Mr. Rashid Mehmood gave an insightful lecture to the students on how to learn Chinese characters in an easy way by tracing the history of the characters.
He explained in detail the evaluation system for this course besides answering and resolving their issues regarding the usage of Tang Cloud Platform Applications. In his closing remarks, Dr. Fazal encouraged students to learn the language with a strong motivation as this will bring them opportunities and benefit in their future.
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University of Sargodha
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Tel: +92-48-9230811-15
Email: info@uos.edu.pk
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