GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM GUIDANCE SESSION
NAME OF EVENT: GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM GUIDANCE SESSION
DATE OF EVENT: 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
TIME OF EVENT: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
VENUE: ZIAUDDIN NORTH NAZIMABAD CAMPUS
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 70+
On the 12th of September, 2022, the Student Council of ZUFESTM had conducted a seminar at ZUFESTM North Nazimabad Campus for all the potential students that aspire to go the United States as an exchange student. This event was held under the leadership and efforts of the Patron Engr. Ashfaque Ahmed and IEEE council members of ZUFESTM.
The speaker, Miss Myra Aslam Qureshi student of BS Biomedical Engineering, currently, in semester 6, inspired many students from semesters 1-6 to take part in the GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE (UGRAD) program in Pakistan which is administered by the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). The Global UGRAD-Pakistan program offers cultural and academic exchange through a non-degree program for a semester at a university in the U.S.
She applied for this program when she was still in her 4th semester and was amongst the 138th fortunate students that got selected applicants out of the 16,000 applicants from across the globe. The session had all the important details such as who can apply, when to apply, what documents are needed, what are the facilities and benefits of the Global Undergraduate Exchange program. More importantly, she motivated female students to apply for this program because for Myra, this program changed her life and gave her a true experience of being independent in a foreign country. It was a fully-funded exchange semester, making her the first student to be accepted from Ziauddin University, North campus.
She attended the University of South Dakota (USD) in Spring 2022 as an international exchange student and cultural ambassador under the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD), sponsored by the U.S Department of State. Over there, she studied Introduction to statistics, Introduction to research, United States History II, and Technology in care delivery at USD and achieved straight A’s (4.00/4.00) in all four courses. She also completed 21 hours of community service as a part of the program and traveled to several states in the US. In addition to that, she took part in different STEM-based activities at USD. As the cultural ambassador, she represented the beautiful and vibrant culture of our beloved country at the Vermillion Rotary Club and cleared their doubts about Pakistan.
She wishes this opportunity to come true for other students as well. It was a great initiative for students because this seminar gave them a good understanding of what an international exchange program looks like.
