KU to start degree programme in Chinese language, culture

KARACHI: Addressing the Chinese Spring Festival Gala 2020 held at the Confucius Institutes University of Karachi to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, Prof Dr Cai Guangjie, vice president of Sichuan Normal University China, said that it was very encouraging to see that the Confucius Institute of Karachi University had grown into the largest Confucius Institute in Pakistan and achieved remarkable progress with the joint support of the KU and the SNU and continuous contribution of its co-directors and teachers.

She informed the audience that the SNU would extend its support to the KU official for the development of the Confucius Institute.

Sharing further details, KU Acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi said that KU and the SNU had agreed to start a four-year split degree programme on “Chinese Language and Culture” at Karachi University.

He mentioned that students would complete studies of first-two years at the CIUK, while they would be able to study for the remaining two years at the SNU, China.