Education
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Malala Yousafzai to be designated as UN Messenger of Peace
Photo Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will on April 10 designate Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, global advocate for girls’ education and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as a UN Messenger of Peace with...April 7, 2017 1749 0 -
International students contributed $ 32 billion to US economy last year
Georgetown University, Photo by Lucas Cantor, Wikimedia Commons For the United States, the impact of international students and exchanges has only amplified in recent years. Besides infusing new intellectual capital into the U.S. academic environment each...March 5, 2017 1402 0 -
Pakistan seeks early progress on US Knowledge Corridor to produce 10,000 PhDs
Seeking early progress on Pakistan US Knowledge Corridor, Islamabad has said 10,000 Pakistanis doing PhDs in the next ten years from American universities under the program will contribute significantly to the South Asian country’s economic advancement....February 2, 2017 1012 0 -
Pakistani students selected under US scholarship program welcomed in Washington
A group of nearly 100 bright Pakistani students, selected under the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, have arrived in the United States for 2017 studies. The program provides one semester scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students from around...January 5, 2017 2571 0 -
Benazir Bhutto Leadership program launched at Harvard
College friends and the class of 73’ of late prime minister Benazir Bhutto have launched an international leadership course called Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program at Harvard University. Bhutto, the first female of the Muslim world, was...December 6, 2016 1263 0 -
Syrian children draw realities of war but keep hopes alive – Will the world help?
A generation of Syrian children maimed, tens of thousands killed as the five-year long conflict rages on in the last remaining streets of Aleppo. Schools, hospitals, houses destroyed, leaving deep imprints of excruciating moments of loss...October 17, 2016 2679 0 -
Nobel Laureate Malala still Needs SAT to Get In To Stanford
By Augustine Anthony Having Nobel laureates on its list of students is certainly an honor for any institution. Not so much for the Stanford University in California. Stanford reportedly wants Malala Yousafzai to take SAT...September 14, 2015 1254 0
