US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has congratulated over 100 Pakistani students who will traveling to the United States for university education as part of the US government-funded Global Undergraduate (UGRAD) Program.
Speaking on the occasion here on Friday, Munter said: “We are very fortunate to have so many talented Pakistani students attending American universities through the UGRAD Program. This is one example of the US government’s long-term commitment to the education of Pakistanis and to increasing mutual understanding between both countries.” The UGRAD Program awards cover all costs for one semester of studies at an American university. Friday’s orientation programme, which was organised by the US Education Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP), which has prepared the students with the required skills, attitude, and knowledge to make the most of their experience in the United States, said a press statement issued here.
The students, hailing from all regions of Pakistan, will attend 45 universities across the US. They will study a wide variety of academic disciplines, such as public policy, health, social sciences and fine arts.
This one-semester programme for undergraduates was first launched in the fall of 2010 with 50 participants. The US embassy since then has doubled the size of the programme as at least one hundred students are studying in the United States this fall. The US Embassy in Pakistan administers the largest array of US-funded educational, professional, and cultural exchange programs in the world. More information about US-funded exchange programmes can be accessed on the US embassy’s website: http://islamabad.usembassy.gov or at http://www.usefp.org.
Let me take this opportunity to pay my personal gratitude to the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan for providing Pakistani students an opportunity to learn and enhance their academics and interpersonal skills. The pre-departure orientation was excellent event and has provided us a learning experience and helped us understand forthcoming opportunities and challenges during studies in USA. It was really an honor for us to have an interaction with his Excellency, Cameron Munter, the US ambassador in Pakistan. His participation in this program reflects the sincerity and significance US Government attach to the Pakistani students and improvement in their learning.
Miss Maria Najam
GLOBAL Undergraduate Program Student, Shawnee State University
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