Pakistan

Educational opportunity: Pakistani students set to leave for United States

Since USGRAD's launch in 2010, more than 1,000 Pakistani students have participated in the programme

Our Correspondent July 19, 2016

“The US government is committed to Pakistan’s youth and Pakistan’s future development,” Gorczynski said. PHOTO: Global Undergraduate Exchange Program FACEBOOK PAGE

ISLAMABAD: Over 100 Pakistani students attended a pre-departure orientation in Islamabad on Tuesday, in preparation for their upcoming semester in the United States, through the US government-funded Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD).

Since its launch in 2010, more than 1,000 Pakistani students have participated in the programme.

US Embassy Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer Bettina Gorczynski congratulated the students on being selected for the programme, which is funded by the US Department of State and managed by the US Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP).

“The US government is committed to Pakistan’s youth and Pakistan’s future development,” Gorczynski said.

“That’s why we send hundreds of young Pakistanis to the United States every year to study and gain experience at American institutions of higher education,” she elaborated.

According to the press statement, Pakistani Global UGRAD participants hail from all four provinces as well as Gilgit-Baltistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

Published in The Express Tribune, July 20^th, 2016.