US varsities recruit Pakistani students

American students can learn a lot from their Pakistani class fellows while the United States government remains committed to supporting the academic advancement of Pakistani students.

This was stated by speakers at a virtual celebration for the week-long International Education Week (IEW) by the US Embassy and EducationUSA. The week, from November 16-20, saw a series of events encouraging students across Pakistan to consider US colleges and universities as their higher education destination included the annual high achievers’ and counsellors’ recognition ceremony to honour outstanding students and recognise hard-working counsellors from local high schools in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.

“Thousands of Pakistanis are already studying in the US, and we would like to see even more Pakistani students take advantage of the opportunities to study at our world-class colleges and universities,” said Ray Castillo, the US Embassy’s Minister Counselor for Public Affairs. “The US government is committed to supporting academic advancement and exchange programmes for Pakistani students from all backgrounds.”

“Pakistani students can compete with the best in the world,” said USEFP Executive Director Rita Akhtar, adding, “American students can learn a lot from their Pakistani class fellows and this is one of the important reasons that US universities welcome and actively recruit good students from Pakistan.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 22^nd, 2020.