[CPEC] China offers scholarships for 1000 Pakistani students to undergo vocational training at Chinese Universities

In 2018, The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Cultural Communication Centre (CPEC CCC) under its "Talent Corridor" scheme will offer scholarships to 1,000 Pakistani students for a vocational training program starting from November in China. The students to be selected from across the country will be provided free tuition and dormitory during the training at different universities and institutes in China. A three-level program and the students will be taught outer space and high-speed train technology during the first level while in the middle level, they will be imparted education of hydro-power and solar energy engineering. Students will be taught outer space and high-speed train technology in the first level of the programme while in the middle level, they will be imparted training in hydro-power and solar energy engineering.

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The name of Suzhou Vocational University written in Chinese is 苏州市职业大学. The name of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Cultural Communication Centre (CPEC CCC) in Chinese is 中巴经济走廊文化交流中心. It is unclear whether the graduating students in 2020 are beneficiaries of this scholarship program. They spent 3 years in training, but there is no mention from Suzhou University about one-year program graduates

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