As many as Pakistani students from three Karachi schools have joined the US Space and Rocket Center’s Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, thanks to a grant from the US government.
The United States Consulate General in Karachi worked with its implementing partner, The Dawood Foundation’s (TDF) MagnifiScience Centre, to promote and extend science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in 50 Karachi schools.
This US funding had three components: STEM training for 100 Pakistani teachers, instructional field excursions to the MagnifiScience Centre for over 1,000 pupils, and a final scientific project competition.
This US funding sought to boost STEM education and urge Karachi schools to commit more resources to educating personnel in order to improve learning results.
As a result, students will be encouraged to pursue professions in science disciplines, helping to fulfill the growing need for STEM graduates in business, academia, and research.
The United States has a long history of supporting STEM education in Pakistan through a variety of educational programs, including sending groups of Pakistani students to Space Camp in 2011 and 2015.
“I am thrilled that we were able to send such bright and talented young students to Space Camp in the United States as a reward for their creativity and commitment to further developing Pakistan through green technologies and entrepreneurship,” said US Consul General Nicole Theriot.
