This year kicked off with the 17th Annual Fulbright Alumni Conference, from January 12 to 14, focused on the theme of climate change. Around 250 alumni of the Fulbright Program, most of whom have completed Master’s or PhD degrees in the United States, gathered in Islamabad to discuss the challenges ...
The new year saw 54 undergraduate students selected for the Global Undergraduate Exchange (Global UGRAD) Program commence their semester exchange experiences in the United States. A month before they took off, in December, they assembled in Islamabad to attend a pre-departure orientation (PDO) organized by the Programs department. The PDO ...
Around 150 Fulbright grantees from the 2023 cohort assembled in Austin, Texas, from November 11 to 13 for the annual Fulbright Pakistan Student Seminar. The series of activities were designed to assist Fulbrighters in settling in on their campuses and making the most of their exchange journeys. The weekend commenced ...
Each year, selecting the Fulbright student cohort is not easy – and this year, too, was no exception. Our Programs department received 1,304 applications from 139 universities across the country. Of these, 134 were chosen: 114 for Master’s and 20 for PhD programs. A fastidious process To pick the most ...
Over the past few months, U.S. professionals and scholars visited Pakistan under the Fulbright Specialist program for two to six weeks to undertake collaborative projects with their counterparts in educational institutions across the country. While their projects covered a wide range of subjects, the end goal remained the same: developing ...
