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Dr. Madeeha Malik Appreciates Efforts of the U.S. Embassy for Women

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Dr. Madeeha Malik Appreciates Efforts of the U.S. Embassy for Women
Dr. Madeeha Malik is our Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumna. She is an inspiring lady who is currently working as the CEO of Cyntax Health Projects, a CRO and Corporate firm registered with the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and SECP. From her exchange program, she realized that ...
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National, International Speakers Lead PUAN’s Master Class on Fact Checking

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National, International Speakers Lead PUAN’s Master Class on Fact Checking
National and international speakers led the masterclass on โ€œFact-Checking: Countering Fake News in Modern Media for supporting Democracies,โ€ on August 30, 2022. Mr. Gordon Farrer from RMIT University Australia joined via video link to talk about user-generated content and the use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) for journalists. Veteran journalist Mr. ...
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Fulbright is Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Dr. Bushra Yasmin

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Fulbright is Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Dr. Bushra Yasmin
Dr. Bushra Yasmin is our Fulbright alumna (2016-17). She studied her Post-Doctorate in Economics as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University. For Dr. Bushra Yasmin it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a dream come true. The splendid building of Littauer Center, the intellectually overwhelmed office of her faculty host Richard Cooper ...
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PUAN’s Master Class on Fact Checking Kicks-Off in Lahore

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PUAN’s Master Class on Fact Checking Kicks-Off in Lahore
The masterclass on โ€œFact-Checking: Countering Fake News in Modern Media for supporting Democraciesโ€ kicked off in Lahore on August 29, 2022. The five-day in-residence program is organized by the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) and the Department of Humanities, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University). The inaugural session started with welcome ...
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UGRAD Program Proves to be a Door of Amazing Opportunities for Maria Akbar

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UGRAD Program Proves to be a Door of Amazing Opportunities for Maria Akbar
Maria Akbar is our UGRAD program alumna (Fall 2018). It was her first international visit and this exchange program opened new opportunities for Maria. It empowered her and broadened her imagination. She made new friends, took part in community service, and explored all major states of the U.S. โ€œI became ...
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U.S. Provides an Additional $30 Million in Critical Humanitarian Assistance for Flood Response in Pakistan

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U.S. Provides an Additional $30 Million in Critical Humanitarian Assistance for Flood Response in Pakistan
In response to the devastation caused by flooding throughout Pakistan, Ambassador Blome announced today that the United States will provide $30 million more in critical humanitarian assistance to help save lives and reduce suffering among impacted communities in Pakistan. Ambassador Blome said, “To bring help to where it is most ...
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UGRAD Program Helps Muhammad Hassan Dajana to Translate His Vision into Reality

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UGRAD Program Helps Muhammad Hassan Dajana to Translate His Vision into Reality
Muhammad Hassan Dajana is our inspiring alumnus of the Global UGRAD Pakistan program. Under this exchange program, he studied for one semester (Fall 2018) at the University of Evansville, Indiana. He gave half a dozen presentations about Pakistan with more than 500 individuals in attendance. He was also the best ...
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Every Learning Opportunity is a Chance to know about Your Purpose of Creation, Believes Rabeea Anwar

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Every Learning Opportunity is a Chance to know about Your Purpose of Creation, Believes Rabeea Anwar
Rabeea Anwar is our alumna of the Global UGrad Pakistan Program. She went to the United States in Spring 2022 and feels proud to be the first girl from her family and the first student from her department who scored this prestigious scholarship. Rabeea Anwar is a final year undergrad ...
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PUAN Master Class on Fact Checking Kicks Off

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PUAN Master Class on Fact Checking Kicks Off
Pakistan U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) is conducting a ๐…๐ข๐ฏ๐ž-๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. The course will cover the context, landscape, and consequences of online misinformation as well as disinformation along with how to fact-check and verify the ...
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Our Alumnus Dr. Amjad Saqib Transforms Lives Through Free Education Services

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Our Alumnus Dr. Amjad Saqib Transforms Lives Through Free Education Services
Philanthropist and Founder of Akhuwat Foundation, Dr. Amjad Saqib, is transforming thousands of lives in Pakistan by providing interest-free microfinance services and free education to students from underserved areas. He is the recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2021, Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan, and the Point of Light ...
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