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We hear a lot about military and geopolitical collaboration between Pakistan and China, but what might be more important for the long-run may be a sturdy joint education project carried out with the help of China. Now as we can all see, Chinese students are amongst the best in the world. Every top level university you go to in the world, you are sure to find Chinese students present there, usually in a larger quantity compared to other Asian countries. They (the Chinese universities) are churning out engineers, scientists, mathematicians, etc by the droves, and that really is the true secret behind their insane pace of development. If they didn't have these qualified experts and professionals, no matter how many companies come to their country, they would not have been able to develop their country they way they have. It is a common stereotype in the west that Chinese kids/students are good or better at math, or studying, than their average western counterpart.
Why aren't we exploiting this great talent that China has in its ability to educate its people? I may be wrong, but there aren't many (or even one?) high level educational institutions set up in Pakistan with the collaboration of China. This is something that could or should have been implemented and carried out decades ago. Ideally it would be important to get help in developing and implementing an overall nation-wide educational system 'similar' to what they have in China, from the primaries to the post-secondary.
----/Mathematics
Mathematics is not a subject that requires costly equipment and setup like physics or engineering or chemistry. All you need for learning it is a classroom, a capable professor, some computers, stationary supplies, and students. The cost is minimal compared to the other sciences.
Indians are good at math, Chinese are good at math, Iranis are good at math. What about Pakistanis? We are surrounded by countries that are excelling in math (not to count Afghanistan, for obvious reasons), but we ourselves are miserable in it. The state of mathematics is abysmal in Pakistan. This is a place where I believe our Chinese friends can definitely lend us a very crucial helping hand in changing the dire state of our country. And by all means should do so. What we need is some sort of Mathematical Institute, that offers credible training of an international standard in undergraduate and graduate levels of mathematical sciences (ie pure math, applied math, acturial science, finance, statistics, combinatorics/optimization, computer science, etc), which raises the status of pursuing mathematical scholarship in Pakistan and allows capable/interested people from all parts of the country to attend (at a minimal fee for those that have real talent but can't afford).
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If carrying out a full scale country-wide project is infeasible, then at least start with a single institute in a major city. Bring in as many Chinese professors and experts that can be brought and have them set up the system and teach (as our Pakistani faculty learns the system and teaches what they can). Require that every student of the institute will take a set of introductory courses in Mandarin. Indeed, if we are to set up any truly deep form of interfacing between our two nations, learning of each other's language is mandatory. And while we're at it, why not hire some Indian and Iranian mathematicians as well? We should learn from all that have the knowledge. (Not as many Indians I guess, they might not be so well received.)
I have no means or funds to do anything like this as I know many others don't either. But there must be people out there that can get this going, and yet simply haven't bothered to do so or it never came to their mind. Someone that can get in touch with these people should do so and propose that they begin to work at something like this. Pak-China friendship is great, but it's true worth can be shown by whether they can help us in this regard as it goes right to the very cause of Pakistan's overall state of misery. This would be the most ultimate way of increasing and entrenching the ties between our two countries. And I don't believe it will cost so much by starting with a single institution. Gradually work up from there to a nation-wide system. If the education level can be increased, many problems will resolve themselves, and the economy will begin to improve at a faster rate than would be expected. The GREATEST RESOURCE any nation has are its own EDUCATED POPULACE (rather than natural resources). A fact most well proven by Japan, Korea, China, and some other countries. A strong and stable Pakistan would only be a stronger and more able ally to China as well, and a reduced threat to its neighbors.
Just throwing this out here in case it can ignite a few, so things may start happening, sooner rather than later.
Thank you for reading.
God bless.
Why aren't we exploiting this great talent that China has in its ability to educate its people? I may be wrong, but there aren't many (or even one?) high level educational institutions set up in Pakistan with the collaboration of China. This is something that could or should have been implemented and carried out decades ago. Ideally it would be important to get help in developing and implementing an overall nation-wide educational system 'similar' to what they have in China, from the primaries to the post-secondary.
----/Mathematics
Mathematics is not a subject that requires costly equipment and setup like physics or engineering or chemistry. All you need for learning it is a classroom, a capable professor, some computers, stationary supplies, and students. The cost is minimal compared to the other sciences.
Indians are good at math, Chinese are good at math, Iranis are good at math. What about Pakistanis? We are surrounded by countries that are excelling in math (not to count Afghanistan, for obvious reasons), but we ourselves are miserable in it. The state of mathematics is abysmal in Pakistan. This is a place where I believe our Chinese friends can definitely lend us a very crucial helping hand in changing the dire state of our country. And by all means should do so. What we need is some sort of Mathematical Institute, that offers credible training of an international standard in undergraduate and graduate levels of mathematical sciences (ie pure math, applied math, acturial science, finance, statistics, combinatorics/optimization, computer science, etc), which raises the status of pursuing mathematical scholarship in Pakistan and allows capable/interested people from all parts of the country to attend (at a minimal fee for those that have real talent but can't afford).
----/Mathematics
If carrying out a full scale country-wide project is infeasible, then at least start with a single institute in a major city. Bring in as many Chinese professors and experts that can be brought and have them set up the system and teach (as our Pakistani faculty learns the system and teaches what they can). Require that every student of the institute will take a set of introductory courses in Mandarin. Indeed, if we are to set up any truly deep form of interfacing between our two nations, learning of each other's language is mandatory. And while we're at it, why not hire some Indian and Iranian mathematicians as well? We should learn from all that have the knowledge. (Not as many Indians I guess, they might not be so well received.)
I have no means or funds to do anything like this as I know many others don't either. But there must be people out there that can get this going, and yet simply haven't bothered to do so or it never came to their mind. Someone that can get in touch with these people should do so and propose that they begin to work at something like this. Pak-China friendship is great, but it's true worth can be shown by whether they can help us in this regard as it goes right to the very cause of Pakistan's overall state of misery. This would be the most ultimate way of increasing and entrenching the ties between our two countries. And I don't believe it will cost so much by starting with a single institution. Gradually work up from there to a nation-wide system. If the education level can be increased, many problems will resolve themselves, and the economy will begin to improve at a faster rate than would be expected. The GREATEST RESOURCE any nation has are its own EDUCATED POPULACE (rather than natural resources). A fact most well proven by Japan, Korea, China, and some other countries. A strong and stable Pakistan would only be a stronger and more able ally to China as well, and a reduced threat to its neighbors.
Just throwing this out here in case it can ignite a few, so things may start happening, sooner rather than later.
Thank you for reading.
God bless.
