On June 23, 2018, Global UGrad alumnus Hassan Mujtaba Zaidi received the coveted Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2018. The award recognizes the achievements of inspiring young leaders from around the Commonwealth for their community service initiatives. Zaidi attended a semester at Humboldt State University, as part of the Global ...
USEFP understands the correlation between poverty and the availability of quality educational opportunities in Pakistan. As such it is constantly endeavoring to expand its outreach, diversify its student-body profile, and initiate programs that promote inclusivity. One such effort undertaken by EducationUSA this quarter, has been the inclusion of students from ...
Chronicling the inspirational journeys of nine Fulbright master’s and PhD alumni, comes the second season of Fulbright Heroes 2017-2018. The short documentary series captures the range of contributions made by Fulbright alumni towards development in Pakistan. The alumni featured in season two have channeled their Fulbright experiences in the U.S. ...
The annual Fulbright Re-entry and Social Enterprise Seminar was hosted at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) from May 10 to May 13. The three-day seminar was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). ...
A lot of the individuals interested in applying for the Fulbright scholarship program, initially balk at the thought of taking the GRE General test. To allay their fears and familiarize the Pakistani public with this seemingly daunting test, USEFP conducts GRE mock tests at various public-sector universities across Pakistan. Each ...
On Friday, May 4, 2018, Fulbright alumna Tayyaba Azeem, founder of SpeakUp!, organized a coaching session for Differently Abled Persons (DAP) with the support of USEFP at its Karachi premises. The session was attended by DAPs from different educational backgrounds and interests and facilitated by a fully-trained sign language ...
USEFP’s Ramzan Speaker Series is one of its more popular events, drawing significant engagement form the community. The event is organized in partnership with the U.S. Embassy, and features embassy members, Fulbright alumni, and EducationUSA advisers as speakers. This Ramzan the series included a sequence of three talks focusing on ...
– USEFP regrets to announce the passing of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow (2013), Mr. Ali Zaman Shah. Mr. Shah, who passed away in April 2018, was an avid supporter of the Humphrey fellowship and would often be found at alumni events sharing a joke with friends and strangers alike. He ...
Congratulations to USEFP alumni Dr. Shamshad Akhtar and Professor Dr. Hasan Askari Rizvi, on their appointments to positions in the caretaker government. Dr. Shamshad Akhtar is a Pakistani development economist, diplomat and intellectual who is currently serving as the caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan. Her illustrious career boasts numerous high-profile ...
Global UGRAD alumni are known to embody the values of acceptance, inclusivity, philanthropy, and civic responsibility. They are chosen for their potential to become community leaders, and to influence change. Narrated below are the contributions some of these inspiring alumni have made as result of their exchange experiences at a ...
Most of us are no strangers to that gut-wrenching, free falling state that consumes us when we are the center of attention in a room filled with peers and friends. This fear of public speaking and communicating in large groups, is perhaps the most ubiquitous feeling, uniting everyone from young ...
The EducationUSA South and Central Asia Regional Forum (SCA), brought together representatives from major accredited U.S. higher education institutions (HEIs) and South and Central Asia Regional EducationUSA advisers for an invigorating four days of panels and skills workshops in Kathmandu, Nepal. Fourteen EducationUSA Pakistan advisers also attended the forum, ...
Global UGRAD alumni are known to embody the values of acceptance, inclusivity, philanthropy, and civic responsibility. They are chosen for their potential to become community leaders, and to influence change. Narrated below are the contributions some of these inspiring alumni have made as result of their exchange experiences at a ...
In an effort to foster a healthy exchange of ideas, encourage meaningful discussion, and influence change, USEFP organized PhD Alumni Forums, for Fulbright alumni who completed their PhD degrees in the United States. The forums were held in Islamabad as well as Karachi and were also attended by representatives from the U.S. Embassy and ...
Aman Bashir joined USEFP as an EducationUSA Adviser in January 2018. He is from Lahore and has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Pennsylvania State University. Currently, he is working with USEFP’s Competitive College Club Cohort and Opportunity Fund students for the Lahore office. Ashab Hassan Lodhi joined USEFP in ...
USEFP regrets to announce the passing of Dr. Matt J. Duffy, a friend and member of the Fulbright Commission. Dr. Duffy, who was a journalist and an educator, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 after a prolonged illness. Dr. Duffy enjoyed a visit to Pakistan in May 2016, as part of ...
Over 150 Fulbright and Humphrey alumni travelled to Karachi, to celebrate 70 years of friendship between Pakistan and United States, as part of the 14th Annual Fulbright and Humphrey Conference, which took place between March 2 and March 4, 2018. The three-day conference was hosted at the Institute of ...
Since its inception in 2011, the biannual South Asia Tour organized by EducationUSA has kept gaining momentum, becoming bigger and better with each passing year. In Spring 2018, the 12th South Asia Tour boasted the largest contingent of U.S. university and college administrators to ever visit Pakistan. Twenty-seven representatives ...
On February 4, USEFP announced the Fulbright Awards 2019 with a May 16, 2018 deadline. The Award announcement was placed in all major newspapers, so if you have yet to see the ad there or across our social media feeds, feel free to share this advertisement within your network.
The inaugural National Humphrey Alumni Reunion, held in October 2017 in Islamabad, saw participation from career civil service employees, and eminent private sector professionals, committed to public service. The event, which was organized by USEFP in collaboration with the Humphrey Alumni Association of Pakistan (HAAP), provided a welcome opportunity ...
Owing to its popularity and influence, the biannual South Asia Tour organized by EducationUSA is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. In each tour the scale of the activities and the audience increases, reflecting the growing interest in U.S. higher education in Pakistan. In Fall 2017, ...
In 2017, USEFP selected 170 of the best and brightest Pakistani individuals for the 2018 Fulbright Student (Master’s and Doctoral degree) Program. These grantees were selected through an intense round of shortlisting and interviews, putting their abilities to the ultimate test. Applications for the Program streamed in from ...
In December 2017, over a hundred Pakistani undergraduate students gathered in Islamabad for a pre-departure orientation before leaving on the U.S. Government-funded Global Undergraduate Semester Exchange Program (Global UGRAD). The Global UGRAD, managed by USEFP, is an increasingly popular exchange program that provides Pakistani students with a unique opportunity ...
