A culture of sharing

A Pakistani scientist describes his experience of pursuing his higher studies in China

Joining a short-term research program in China has not only allowed Pakistani agricultural scientist Sayyar Khan to push forward with his academic studies, but also given him a chance to see a country he had heard so much about.

Khan, 41, is an assistant professor at the Institute of Biotechnology and Genetics at the University of Agriculture located in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan. He is now doing a one-year post doctoral fellowship at the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences.