Pakistani School Counselors Head to the United States on a Professional Development Tour Organized by EducationUSA.

HamariWeb  |  Apr 18, 2015

 Pakistani School Counselors Head to the United States on a Professional Development Tour Organized by EducationUSA.

EducationUSA at the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) is taking sixteen secondary school counselors from Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi on a two-week tour of U.S. colleges and universities across eight cities in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. This professional development opportunity will give the counselors first-hand understanding of higher education in the United States and help them better advise students about college admissions. The EducationUSA tour participants will visit thirteen colleges and institutions including Kirkwood Community College, Mount Mercy University, Central College, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, Luther College, Columbia College, University of Illinois, University of Southern Indiana, University of Evansville, Indiana University at Bloomington, Purdue University at Indianapolis, and Valparaiso University. The tour program is designed so that the counselors learn directly from the university representatives that they meet. Speaking about the tour, USEFP Executive Director Rita Akhtar said, “We hope this first-ever counselors’ tour will become an annual event. We are so pleased to be able to give school counselors a chance to see U.S higher education up close.” The tour will include panel discussions and regional workshops at Kirkwood Community College, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa and networking opportunities hosted by the University of Southern Indiana, University of Evansville, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis and Valparaiso University. The counselors will also participate in the Illinois School Counselor Association Annual Conference. At the conference, participants will meet their U.S counterparts to gain first-hand experience with U.S. higher education admissions processes, such as writing letters of recommendation, tuition and financial aid, regulations governing work options and offerings of different institutions based on school size, location, and available programs. The participants will return after the two-week program better equipped to guide students who wish to study in the United States.

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