19 Pakistani secondary school counsellors recently completed a two-week professional development tour in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts organised by EducationUSA at the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). Participants gathered information to effectively advise Pakistani students about higher education in the United States through meetings with US university admissions officials and campus visits.
“We are pleased to be able to provide school counsellors with the skills and knowledge required to advise Pakistani students about college admissions and to give them a chance to experience U.S. college and university campuses first hand,” USEFP Executive Director Rita Akhtar said.
In two weeks, 19 counsellors visited 22 academic institutions in four states. These institutions include: Stockton University, Rowan University, Rutgers University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Monmouth University, Brookdale Community College, Stony Brook University, New York Film Academy, Columbia University, New York University, University of Bridgeport, Yale University, Mount Holyoke College, University of Massachusetts, Elms College, Western England University, Bay Path University, Worcester State University, Merrimack College, Suffolk University, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
“The high school counsellors’ tour is a great opportunity to showcase Pakistan our education system and our amazing students in these 22 academic institutions. We hope that these Pakistani counsellors will use the knowledge gained during the tour to encourage and help students with the admissions and enrollment processes at U.S. colleges and universities,” EducationUSA Advising Manager Umair Khan said.
EducationUSA assists students interested in applying to or learning about U.S. colleges and universities. USEFP is a bi-national commission established in 1950 by the governments of Pakistan and the United States.
