SARGODHA: The Embassy of the United States of America, Public Affairs Section, (PAS) in Pakistan and the University of Sargodha (UOS) affirmed to run the Lincoln Corner Sargodha, a public information and activity center for the period of next 1 year.
The US Consulate General Lahore was satisfied with the performance of Lincoln Corner Sargodha – formally established in December 2013 – during the period of last 5 years to reach out to educational institutions and communities and create opportunities for Pakistanis to better understand the United States.
Lincoln Corners are one of many ways that the US Consulate General Lahore builds bridges between the people of Pakistan and the United States. Public Affairs reaches out to educational institutions and communities to create opportunities for Pakistanis to better understand the United States, including exchange programs, in which Pakistanis visit the United States for studies such as the Fulbright Program, cultural activities, English language programs for primary and secondary students, cultural preservation of historical and religious sites, and interaction on social media.
According to an understanding reached out between the UOS and US Embassy, the former, with guidance from the latter, will select and purchase new print and electronic resources for inclusion in the Corner’s collection on topics related to bilateral interests, including but not limited to: Economics, Management, Business, American Studies, Literature, English Teaching, English Language, Politics, Law, and Democratic Societies, chosen to reflect the embassy’s and the UOS’s target user groups.
At the embassy’s discretion and with the UOS’s concurrence, the Embassy also intends to provide training and consultations for Corner staff. When and if possible, the Embassy intends to provide funds for travel, a daily allowance (per diem), and lodging cost for the Corner staff to attend Embassy-sponsored training programs at locations in other cities.
The Corner will conduct US speaker programs including cultural events, educational exchange programs, and alumni activities, provide coordination and information concerning similar embassy sponsored activities.
Focal person of the Lincoln Corner Sargodha, Ijaz Asghar Bhatti believes that with the creation of Lincoln Corner, Pak-US friendship would grow further by utilizing the dynamic potential of students as our friendship with the US was based on education and research.
He underlined the importance of such inter-linking relations between the East and the West, which according to him, could not progress without mutual academic and educational cooperation.
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