Education beyond borders: Number of Pakistani students studying in the US rises by 8.5%

Pre-departure conference hosted by USEFP


News Desk June 29, 2016
USEFP holds pre-departure seminar for Pakistani students. PHOTO: INP

Around 70 students heading to the US for graduate and postgraduate studies attended on Wednesday an orientation session hosted by Education USA at the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) office in Islamabad. Similar orientation sessions were held in Lahore and Karachi for a total of 188 students.

The number of Pakistanis studying in the United States in the 2014-2015 academic year rose to 5,354, an increase of 8.5 percent over the previous year, according to the annual Open Doors Report.

“The students who participated in today’s pre-departure orientation will join a growing cadre of Pakistanis who are pursuing higher education in the United States,” said US Embassy Cultural Attaché Dr Daniel Mattern. “As student ambassadors to the United States, they will share Pakistani culture and values while receiving some of the best education in the world. The increasing number of Pakistanis that choose to study in America is already significant, and we hope this upward trend continues.”

Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th, 2016.

 

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