Our team recently concluded extensive outreach across Gilgit-Baltistan to promote U.S. government-funded academic exchange programs such as the Fulbright scholarship and Hubert H. Humphrey fellowship. Led by Executive Director Dr. Peter K. Moran, the delegation included Director of Programs Saleem Razaque, Director of Alumni Mazhar Q. Awan, and Alumni Engagement Specialist Shahram Niazi. The carefully planned ...
From July 13 to 25, ten high school counselors from Pakistan participated in EducationUSA’s Counselor Training Institute (CTI) 2025, a two-week immersion sponsored by the U.S. Embassy and aimed at building counseling capacity in Pakistan. The group toured multiple campuses in Boston, attended two receptions, and engaged in various activities focused ...
This August, USEFP Executive Director Dr. Peter K. Moran sat down with Dawn.com, Pakistan’s premier English-language news outlet, to discuss the enduring partnership between the United States and Pakistan and the role of academic exchange in strengthening it. In the interview, Dr. Moran underscored the importance of programs such as the Fulbright scholarship, the Hubert H. ...
During the first half of July, over 270 students admitted to U.S. universities attended EducationUSA’s pre-departure orientations (PDOs) in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. These engaging sessions aimed to arm participants with necessary information to enable a smooth transition to a new academic and cultural environment. EducationUSA hosts these events every year ...
This August, Global UGRAD alumna Syeda Muhadsa Naqvi was honored with the prestigious Pride of Pakistan Award, conferred by the Government of Pakistan for her outstanding work in youth development, gender equality, and community leadership. Originally from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Naqvi is a social activist, advocate, and founder of Leading Visionaries, an organization dedicated to promoting youth leadership ...
