ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy and US Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) co-sponsored a college fair here at a local hotel on March 26-27 with representatives from 11 American universities to encourage more Pakistani students to study in the United States.
The program was part of the US government's efforts to increase the number of Pakistani students who attend university in the United States.
Speaking at the fair's closing ceremony, Embassy Counselor for Public Affairs Mark Davidson said,"The United States has a long tradition of embracing foreign students. We want more Pakistani students to enrich our classrooms and benefit from our world-class universities. Our doors are open to Pakistanis to study in the US."
He said,"Out of the 650,000 foreign students who attend US universities last year, over 5000 were from Pakistan."
The fair included representative from small liberal arts college, including an all women's school, to medium and large public universities.
USEFP Executive Director Rita Akhtar said,"The participation of 11 representative shows that US universities are very interested in hosting Pakistani students," and added that "This fair furthers our mission of promoting mutual understanding between the people of Pakistan and the United States through educational and cultural exchange."
In addition to meeting hundreds of prospective students and parents in Islamabad, the university representatives spoke to hundreds more in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar via digital video conferences.
The US Embassy in Pakistan runs the US government's largest educational and cultural program in the world. Programs such as the Fulbright and undergraduate scholarships, professional and youth exchanges, and English learning micro-scholarships are important components of the US government's commitment to provide educational opportunities for Pakistani students, increase people- to-people ties, and build a partnership with Pakistan based on mutual trust and respect.
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