US ends global UGRAD exchange programme for Pakistan after 15 years

Pakistani students lose key US scholarship as Global UGRAD ends

Students walk past Wilson Library on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 20, 2018. — ReutersThe United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan has ended its Global Undergraduate Exchange Program for Pakistan , citing directives...

US ends global UGRAD exchange programme for Pakistan after 15 years

The United States has decided to discontinue the Global Undergraduate Exchange programme (Global UGRAD) for students from Pakistan. The programme, which had been in place for 15 years, provided hundreds of Pakistani students with the opportunity to study in the United States. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the United States Educational Foundation (USEF) Pakistan announced the programme’s termination, stating that the US State Department had in…

US govt’s semester exchange programme for Pakistani students comes to an end after 15 years

Global UGRAD programme was launched by US govt in 2010 to enhance Pakistani students' community engagement abilities, commitment to service and leadership skills.

Global UGRAD Program in Pakistan Ends After 15 Years Amid Trump-Era Aid Cuts – Pashto News and Current Affairs Channel

The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) has officially shut down the Global UGRAD program. The decision came after instructions tied to the Trump-era freeze on international aid. This move is a major setback for Pakistani students hoping to study in the United States. In a statement, the USEFP expressed deep regret over ending the program. “After 15 incredible years, the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program for Pakistan (Gl…

US ends 15-year-long UGRAD exchange programme for Pakistani students

ISLAMABAD: The Global Undergraduate Exchange (Global UGRAD) Pakistan Programme, which had been providing Pakistani students an opportunity to spend a semester at US universities, has been discontinued after 15 years. The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) confirmed this decision in a statement issued on Tuesday. The semester exchange programme, launched in 2010, allowed Pakistani students to engage in non-degree studies at …

U.S. Shuts Down Prestigious UGRAD Program for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: (PR) After 15 years of transformative educational exchange, the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program for Pakistan (Global UGRAD) has officially concluded, according to an announcement made by the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP).The U.S. Department of State has informed USEFP that the Global UGRAD-Pakistan Program will no longer be offered. The program, which …