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Marina Mayor Appreciates Muazzam’s Community Service

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May 24, 2022

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Marina Mayor Appreciates Muazzam’s Community Service

Global UGRADPK participant Muazzam made a lasting impact on Marina mayor Bruce Carlos Delgado while volunteering at Fort Ord National Monument in his California host community. In addition to his mayoral duties, Delgado works as a botanist doing habitat restoration and oversaw Muazzam’s community service clean-up of the monument. “He ...

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Sobia Speaks About Impact of Fulbright on Her Life

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May 23, 2022

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Sobia Speaks About Impact of Fulbright on Her Life

From a thriving career in the finance sector to starting her venture, Route 16, Sobia Maqbool reflects on her journey of changing paths and building Pakistan’s image on the international level. In this week’s Fulbright Women Podcasts, she speaks about being a woman in a startup landscape and how to ...

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Climate Change Speaker Series Begins at U.S. Consulate KHI

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May 22, 2022

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Climate Change Speaker Series Begins at U.S. Consulate KHI

On May 19, 2022, US Consulate Karachi led the first session of the U.S. Mission Pakistan’s Climate Change Speaker series with U.S. Speaker, Felicia Marcus. The hybrid program moderated by NED University’s Shoaib Ahmed engaged 60 academia, journalists, think-tanks, and policymakers at NED University in-person and virtually across Pakistan via ...

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Recognize Unsung Heroes!

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May 21, 2022

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Amid all the suffering and anxiety of COVID-19, unsung heroes have dedicated their time and expertise to fight the pandemic. But, what does it mean to be a hero? A hero shows courage – many times making sacrifices and forgoing their own safety – to help others. Over the past ...

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Jab NEC Met

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May 20, 2022

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The Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network’s 13th annual meeting of National Executive Committee concluded on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 with a commitment to enhance people-to-people ties between the countries. Mr. Ray Castillo, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan, congratulated committee members for leading the largest alumni network ...

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Big Achievement of PUAN Member Ayesha

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May 17, 2022

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Congratulations to PUAN member Prof. Ayesha Sohail, Registrar from the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for being selected among 25 women for ‘Pakistan Women Leadership in Higher Education ‘Michigan State University’s Visiting International Professional Program in collaboration with the National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) and funding from the ...

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Hera Naguib Reflects on Her Fulbright Journey

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May 17, 2022

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Hera Naguib Reflects on Her Fulbright Journey

Hera Naguib is a writer and PhD candidate in Creative Writing at Florida State University. What started as a hobby in the early years converted into a career. She reflects on her Fulbright journey, receiving prestigious awards and fellowships and judging creative writing contests. Her work has been published in ...

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Climate Change Speaker Series!

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May 15, 2022

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Please join us for our climate change speaker series! Special guest speaker Felicia Marcus from Stanford University will discuss the importance of water security and resource management. Don’t miss it – May 19th from 6:30-8:00pm! Register now: http://ow.ly/x2Pn50J73sf Credits: U.S. Embassy Pakistan

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Fulbright Alumna Wajiha Promotes Urdu Literature

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May 12, 2022

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Fulbright Alumna Wajiha Promotes Urdu Literature

As a founder of a start-up Alif Se Yeh, Fulbright alumna Wajiha Saqib promotes Urdu literature and has created her own pedagogy for teaching Urdu as a foreign language. She has worked with non-profits for the education of underprivileged children and communities and has years of experience in the field. ...

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Throw Back to Exchange Program

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May 11, 2022

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The Exchange Program Journey has indeed remained one of most life-changing moments in the lives of our alumni. To document these amazing experiences, the leadership of PUAN Karachi Chapter has taken a video-series initiative titled ‘ThrowBack to Exchange Program”. Here is the teaser and some behind the scenes shots from ...