Dr. Mohammad Aslam Chaudhry conducts session with USPCAS-W MS/PhD Students on Exchange Program

Dr. Mohammad Aslam Chaudhry – Chief of Party U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCAS-W) University of Utah (UU), United States of America (USA) conducted session on the criteria of student’s exchange scholarship program with MS/PhD students of USPCAS-W, at ORIC Library Seminar Hall, Mehran University Jamshoro.

Dr. Chaudhry said that all of the MS/PhD students of this center who meet the criteria will go for the exchange program and will stay at UU, USA for their research purpose. He said that the research is one of the prime purposes behind the establishment of USPCAS-W – a state-of-the-art water research center at MUET Jamshoro by the support of American people through the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is technically assisted by University of Utah as a partnering university.

He said that to build the capacity of the faculty and students of the center through the exchange program is one of the key objectives of this USAID funded project and there were six including three female faculty members went to the States recently for four to six month research purpose. He while taking the session of the students told them the selection criteria for the exchange program specifically in percentage like 40% for course, 30% for Thesis research proposal, 10% for class attendance and seminar participation, 10% for recommendation of academic supervisor and finally 10 % for statement of purpose which will be written in the class. He further elaborated that the assessment of the student’s for the exchange scholarship in terms of intellectual independence, analytical ability, spoken English, interpersonal skills and finally overall evaluation.

On this occasion USPCAS-W Project Director Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari said that University of Utah is committed to provide technical assistance and also facilitated for the faculty and students exchange program. He further hoped that maximum number of the students will be selected for the exchange program through the prescribed criteria. The session was followed by the questions and answers participated by the USPCAS-W faculty and MS/PhD Students.