USAID Scholarships Award Ceremony, Punjab
  • Scholarship recipients from Punjab Scholarship recipients from Punjab
  • (L to R) Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Akhter, Dean IER, PU; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar, VC, IUB; Tariq Khan, Senior Education Advisor, USAID; Prof. Dr. Mujahid Kamran, VC, PU; Dr. John Shumaker, Chief of Party, PRP and Prof. Dr. Sabiha Mansoor, VC, LCWU at the scholarship award ceremony. (L to R) Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Akhter, Dean IER, PU; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar, VC, IUB; Tariq Khan, Senior Education Advisor, USAID; Prof. Dr. Mujahid Kamran, VC, PU; Dr. John Shumaker, Chief of Party, PRP and Prof. Dr. Sabiha Mansoor, VC, LCWU at the scholarship award ceremony.
  • Dr. John Shumaker, Chief of Party, USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project, awards a scholarship cheque to a student from Punjab Dr. John Shumaker, Chief of Party, USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project, awards a scholarship cheque to a student from Punjab
  • Mr. Muhammad Tariq Khan, Senior Education Advisor awards scholarship cheque to a student from Punjab Mr. Muhammad Tariq Khan, Senior Education Advisor awards scholarship cheque to a student from Punjab
  • Prof. Dr. Mujahid Kamran, Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab, Lahore speaks about the challenges in teacher education Prof. Dr. Mujahid Kamran, Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab, Lahore speaks about the challenges in teacher education
Event Info
April 24, 2014
University of the Punjab, Lahore

As part of the U.S. Government’s commitment to enhance educational opportunities for young Pakistanis, USAID awarded scholarships to 84 talented students enrolled in the four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Education (B.Ed. Hons.) in universities across Punjab. The project works with teacher training institutes to help new and practicing teachers gain revised and upgraded teaching qualifications through these degree programs.