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Promoting student microenterprise development at Karakoram International University (KIU), Gilgit-Baltistan

Dr. Mehfooz Ullah is an Assistant Professor of Business Management Programs at Karakoram International University (KIU) in Gilgit, Pakistan. He is also responsible for the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) at the institution. KIU has begun offering business incubation and entrepreneurship programs, and for this reason, Ullah was nominated by his university leadership […]

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October 26, 2023

USAID Imparts Leadership Training to Deans of Public Sector Universities

On October 26-27, 2022, the USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) conducted a two-day training titled ‘Advancing Leadership Capacities of Deans’ for public sector universities. In total, 29 Deans from 15 Pakistani partner universities participated in the training. The inaugural session was attended by Anne Flaker, USAID Director of Education; Asima Rehman, USAID Senior […]

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April 3, 2023

U Helps Prepare Pakistani Higher Ed to Meet Market Needs

A group of eight university Vice Chancellors from Pakistan recently spent a week training at the University of Utah as part of the Higher Education Systems Strengthening Activity (HESSA)–a USAID-funded, U-led project. During their one-week visit in July, the education leaders toured U facilities and learned more about U.S. university management. Pakistan’s population is the youngest […]

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April 3, 2023

Pakistani university presidents visit U Asia Campus, South Korea

As part of USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA), the University of Utah Asia Campus hosted eleven Pakistani university presidents on a study tour of South Korea from March 13-17. The week-long visit was designed to help the Vice Chancellors learn more about the academic practices of Korean universities and public institutions and explore […]

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March 28, 2023