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US keen on promoting education in Pakistan
KARACHI, April 04 : The United States is keen to contribute towards promotion of education in Pakistan.
This was stated by the US Consul General in Karachi, Douglas C Rohn, while expressing his views at a get-together here.
Dr Grace Clark, Director of US Educational Foundation in Pakistan and Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Consular Officer, US Embassy, Islamabad, were also present on the occasion.
Rohn pointed out that most of the USAID financial allocations in Pakistan were aimed at primary education while some of the money was diverted to higher education.
He was of the view that the US wanted a good system of education in Pakistan, which is a high priority country especially in view of its geo-strategic location.
The US Consul General further said that the USAID was also planning to fund Masters programmes in the country.
Dr Grace Clark spoke in detail about the Fulbright Programme for the study in the United States, and the Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Programme.
It was pointed out that the Fulbright/USAID Fellowship Programme sought to improve mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of Pakistan through academic exchanges.