China has always been friendly with its neighboring countries especially with Pakistan. There are years of friendships between china and Pakistan. Pakistan and china friendship has become a great example of love, brotherhood and peace for all the other countries of the world. Both the countries are helping each other side by side in order to compete with other top countries around the world. There are cultural exchange programs held between china and Pakistan, due to these exchange programs many students got a chance to learn in their adjacent countries.
There are many plus points for the Pakistani students to who wants to learn engineering in china. We will discuss some of which in this article and also about the scholarship details for the students.
1. Fee:
The most important thing that influences the education of an student is the fee structure. The fee for the Pakistani students studying in china is kept low as to help all the hardworking and brilliant students from Pakistan. The fee is also affected by the difference in the currency rates of the two countries however according to the present day 1 chinese YUAN is roughly equal to 18 Pakistani rupees which is not much when compared with other countries.
2. Professional degrees:
The most important thing to be noted while studying in china is that you will receive a professional degree that will be certified anywhere in this world with a great pride. The degree from china is like an golden ticket that can take you anywhere in this world.
3. CPEC
Due to the establishment of CPEC between china and Pakistan many doors of opportunities are open for the locals of both countries.
People knowing both the countries language are preferred and are always appreciated.
4. Currency rate difference :
Another main factor for studying in china for the Pakistani student is that the currency rate difference is not much as compared to the other countries of the world where most of the education is expensive and the amount of money transferred also lowers down due to the addition of massive amount of taxes during the currency exchange. According to the present day 1 chinese YUAN is roughly equal to 18 Pakistani rupees which is not much when compared with other countries.
5. Distance:
Leaving your home, your country is the most difficult step in learning abroad however the perk of studying in china is that it is not far. A 7 to 10 hours flight and you will be back in your home!
6. Highly recognized institutions:
There are many world recognized universities located in china that are not only well-recognized in the country but also all around the entire world. universities like University of International Business and Economics, Beijing Foreign Studies University-International Business School, peking university, shanghia jiao tong university, Nanjing university, wuhan university, hebein north university all are located in china.
7. Quality of education:
As far as the quality of education is concerned, the education provided to all the overseas students is according to the international levels meeting all the international teaching requirements.
The teachers teaching the overseas students are selected according to a very tough criteria that helps to maintain the international education standards. The teachers teaching the overseas students are having years of teaching experience in their particular subjects and are at least masters or PHD degree.
8. Community of Pakistani students:
There are already a large number of Pakistani students studying here in different universities of china. So for the freshmen from Pakistan will already feel it like their new home while studying in china.
9. Exploring china:
There are many things to be explored in china, one of which we all know “the great wall” having years of history and art!
Students having opportunity to study in china are silently offered with a lot more opportunities one of which is TRAVELING!
10. scholarships:
In this present day when everything is sky high. There are economic crises everywhere you see. A person who works from dawn to dusk grinding his blood and sweat to earn bread and butter earns just a little with very less savings. The cost of a simple carbonated drink to the tuition fee all are rising daily. Under all such circumstances the scholarships offered by the chinese government to the overseas students feels like a cool breeze for the parents and the applicants both.
There are different types of scholarships offered by the chinese government which depends on a number of things, such as:
1. University:
There are many scholarships offered to the overseas students on the basis of the university they apply in. some of the university that have attained a high world ranking are offered with more number of scholarships than the other universities with comparatively low world or country ranking.
2. Major:
Overseas students applying in different majors are also awarded with scholarships depending entirely on their major. Some of the majors under different programs like undergraduate, postgraduate and other courses are also categorized according to the duration of the degree.
3. Amount:
The scholarships are also categorized according to the amount awarded as there are basically two types of scholarships i.e. one which is awarded once in a year and is somewhat around 5000RMB while there are some scholarships that are awarded in the form of monthly allowance.
4. categorized according to classes:
The scholarships are also categorized according to the class i.e. class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
And freshmen scholarships.
Criteria for scholarship:
The criteria is different for different types of scholarships however here are a few general eligibility
Criteria.
To be eligible, applicants must not be a chinese citizen and be in good health.
A. be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for undergraduate programs.
B. be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for master’s programs.
C. be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programs.
D. be under the age of 45 and have completed at least two years of undergraduate study when applying for general scholar programs.
E. be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50 when applying for senior scholar programs.