Humanities and Social Sciences Department of the University of Central Punjab organised a scholarship-awarding function which was attended by Chinese Consul General in Lahore Zhao Shiren as a special guest.
Scholarships amounting to Rs 0.5 million were distributed by the Chinese consul general among 12 toppers and deserving students. The function was attended by Dean Humanities and Social Sciences Department Khalid Manzoor, faculty members and students. A documentary was also shown to the students to highlight Sino-Pak friendship and relations between both countries.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chinese consul general said he was feeling happy to visit the UCP for the second time. He said next year the UCP students would get scholarships worth Rs1 million. Addressing the ceremony, Dr Khalid Manzoor said scholarships played an important role in motivating and encouraging the students to work hard with devotion in their studies.
He said the UCP intended to sign more MoUs with Chinese universities. The students said they were happy to get scholarships and they would work hard in future. Political Science Department head Dr Waheed Ahmad Khan, Psychology Department head DrShazia, Economics Department head DrArslan and Pro-Rector DrHadiaAwan also attended the ceremony.
