China and Pakistan signed 11 comprehensive education cooperation agreements during the China-Pakistan Conference on Collaborative Innovation in Modern Agriculture and Industry-Education Integration. The ceremony, witnessed by senior Shandong Provincial officials, brought together a high-level Pakistani delegation led by Science Counselor Muhammad Khan, Secretary Nadir Chatta, and Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kamran, along with representatives from TEVTA and MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Gwadar Pro reported on Sunday.

Facilitated by UNI Services International Pvt. Ltd. and ITMC Technology China, and supported by the Chinese Business Council in Pakistan, the agreements aim to advance agricultural innovation, digital education, and vocational training. Key partnerships include a Four-Party Overseas Training Base for agricultural technology transfer, a Center of Excellence for Food Safety and Inspection, and the Oasis Stella Workshop Project to boost dairy and buffalo industry development. Additional accords cover new diploma programs in floriculture, livestock, and modern agricultural technology.

Weifang Engineering Vocational College also signed cooperation agreements with the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) and MNS University of Agriculture Multan, while trilateral accords with ITMC and UNI Services focus on digital education and agri-tech integration.

Max Ma, CEO of UNI Services, called the agreements “a transformative step in Pakistan-China educational cooperation,” while ITMC Managing Director Wang Peng said they would bring China’s advanced vocational models to Pakistan, supporting human resource development under CPEC Phase II. Shandong officials hailed the signings as aligned with CPEC’s next-phase priorities and a major boost to agricultural modernization and education reform.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP) — Pak-China