Punjab

Technical training varsity in Punjab on the cards

According to the agreement, nine degree courses will be offered at UTVE.

APP June 02, 2017

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LAHORE: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Punjab will establish Pakistan's first ever technical and vocational training university in Punjab in collaboration with the Chinese Tianjin University of Technical Education (TUTE).

The agreement to establish University of Technical and Vocational Education (UTVE) was signed by TEVTA Chairperson Irfan Qaiser Sheikh and TUTE President Liu Xin, said a TEVTA spokesperson. Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and School Education Minister Rana Mashood were also present on the occasion.

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According to the agreement, nine degree courses will be offered at UTVE, including information technology, automobile, electronics, mechanical mechatronics, management science, advanced chinese Language, pedagogical training and 3D printing technology.

The agreement stated that TUTE would share its experience for establishing and operation of the new university, including the curricula and discipline setup, development of core courses, curricula development and revision, construction of laboratories and as well as the training of trainers, with the expenses covered by TEVTA.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 2^nd, 2017.