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The Parallel Pandemic Project: Pakistan, the United States and COVID-19
Islamabad, March 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): The U.S. Mission to Pakistan invites the public to attend an online session about “The Parallel Pandemic Project: Pakistan, United States and COVID-19” on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 6:00 PM via Zoom. The Parallel Pandemic Project is a university partnership between George Mason University and the University of Karachi sponsored by the U.S. Mission to Pakistan that seeks to document and understand how the impacts on the United States and Pakistan converge and diverge over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students and faculty in the social sciences at both universities began the project in the Summer 2020 with a series of virtual conversations and classroom exchanges to discuss how their respective societies were reacting to the public health threat of COVID-19. This session will present findings as they relate to the economy, the family, legislative responses, and medi
U.S. Mission to Pakistan: Civil Service Leadership Training for the Future
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The U.S. Consulate’s Public Affairs Section in Lahore is soliciting proposals for its
Civil Service LeadershipTraining for the Future program. The implementer will be a legally recognized non-profit and nongovernmental organization that meets U.S. and Pakistani technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs.
Through skill-building sessions with the Pakistan Civil Service Academy, faculty will understand and be able to provide evidenced-based, adult learner-centric instruction to benefit the skill set of Pakistani Civil Service Employees throughout their career.
Faculty will also develop and implement a complete American Studies Module focusing on the social, economic, and political trends in the U.S. and anchored along policy themes of mutual interest to CSA and the U.S. Mission to Pakistan such as development, Trafficking in Persons, Regional Integration,
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U.S. Mission to Pakistan: Developing Female Leadership in Higher Education
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The U.S. Mission to Pakistan is inviting applications for Developing Female Leadership in Higher Education.
Goal: Developing Female Leadership in Higher Education to Elevate Gender Equity and Improve Women’s Participation in Leadership and Decision-making Positions.
Objectives
25 women academic leaders will be equipped with the skills and professional growth opportunities necessary to compete for senior leadership positions (Vice chancellor/ Policy level work) within two years.
75 female faculty members/heads of departments/Deans in universities across Pakistan that have more than 15 years of teaching experience with a potential for growth in higher education will receive transformational experiences and opportunities through virtual and in-person engagement with U.S. experts within two years that will equip them for career advancement.
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U.S. Mission to Pakistan: English Access Microscholarship Program
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The U.S. Mission to Pakistan is currently seeking applications for the English Access Microscholarship Program.
Since its inception in 2004, approximately 200,000 students in more than 85 countries have participated in the program’s two years of study through at least 360 hours of intensive, after-school, and weekend English language programming. Access provides a foundation of English language skills to bright, economically disadvantaged students, primarily 13 to 20 years of age. The program introduces participants to critical thinking skills, U.S. culture, and democratic values; improves their potential to fully contribute to the socio-economic development of their countries; and increases their ability to compete for and participate in U.S. exchange and study programs.