US officials call on PU teachers

LAHORE: Michael Guinan, Public Affairs Officer, along with Jamaluddin Ghazanfar from the US Consulate visited the Punjab University Institute of Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS) and held a meeting with faculty members. 

Dean Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences Prof Dr Zakria Zakir, faculty members from ISCS and Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) were present.  The delegation visited the PU in the context of PU’s collaborative agreement with Arizona State University (ASU), USA for the purpose of faculty development and academic exchange.

This collaboration is funded by the State Department, USA. So far, 12 faculty members from the ISCS and the  Institute of Communication Studies have visited ASU as part of the Scholar-in-Residence programme.

The delegation held a meeting with the alumni of the programme to get their perspectives on the exchange experiences. Guinan also met with the other faculty members including those who are selected to visit ASU in the upcoming semester. The alumni highlighted the personal and academic benefits of the exchange programme between Pakistan and USA.