Roots Ivy team visits China

Islamabad

A group of five student counsellors, campus heads of Roots, DHA-I and Roots Ivy International Schools, were selected by the wife of the Chinese Ambassador Madam Bao Jiqing, as part of the 30 female teachers delegation, says a press release.

Their purpose was to visit China and evaluate educational prospects for their students during the 15 day trip funded by the Chinese Government. The team, headed by Saira Akram, included; Amira Malik, Shabana Azhar, Saba Akram, and Asifa Shahid; all seasoned counsellors and heads of this prestigious network of schools. Nominated by Khadija Mushtaq, were student counsellor and a leading educationist, it was a matter of homer for the team to represent Pakistan in China.

In this two-week long transformational journey, they had the opportunity to visit Xinjiang, Chengdu, Shanghai and Beijing which allowed them to taste all the unique flavours of China and at the same time experience love and exemplary hospitality by the Chinese people; whether it was the university officials, the students, or the general public. They visited 15 universities to see the world-class ‘City-like’ universities with state-of-the-art teaching facilities, libraries, museums, gymnasiums, sports complexes, dormitories, shopping centres, research facilities and much more within their four walls.

These universities offered the world of educational opportunities for international students ranging from Engineering and IT to Business and International Trade.

The team appreciated the fact that the Government of China is generously supporting Pakistani students through different scholarship programmes managed by the Ministry of Education.