By NNN-APP,
Beijing : Hamza Salman, is the first Pakistani student who got distinction of obtaining MBA degree from Guanghua School of Management of China’s prestigious Peking University.
The degree was awarded to him at an impressive 2008 Convocation held at the premises world renowned Peking University.
The Pakistani student Hamza has also the honour of being declared as the Student Ambassador for the year 2008-09 of the Guanghua School of Management of the Peking University.
He was also declared as the best foreign student of the Peking University.
Hamza is the younger son of Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir who, along with his wife and other family members, was also present on the occasion.
A Chinese scholar and Professor of the university, popularly known with his Urdu name as Intikhab Alam told APP that in past Pakistani students came to China for study, but most of them preferred to get admission in Literature and other non-technical subjects in different universities. But Hamza is the first student who has successfully obtained his MBA degree from Peking University.
Prof Alam himself has written several books on Pakistan as well as on Urdu poetry.
Alam said Peking University which was established in 1898 was recognized as one of the best higher learning institutions in the world. The late Chairman Mao Zedong also used to visit the University for research and for study of various books at its library.
There were 4000 students studying in various subjects including science and technology, Physics and Chemistry, etc., he said.
He pointed out that as many as 946 PhD students have passed out from the University, while 4000 student successfully did their Masters.
Professor Alam said there were eighty different departments at the Peking University for study.
He said there is big scope for Pakistani students for studying at this well reputed university with highly qualified teachers. The degree holders of this university have immense career prospects, he said.