USAID’s HESSA delegation led by Dr Aslam Chaudhry, Chief of Party-HESSA visited KIU, Gilgit this week. Vice Chancellor KIU, Dr Attaullah Shah along with senior KIU faculty and officials welcomed the delegation on campus. A detailed meeting was held with the VC and faculty that have participated in various HESSA training programs to discuss the second year progress, work planning for third year, mid-term project evaluation, and a way forward for university strategic planning.
Advancing the capacity of Pakistan’s higher education institutions
and systems to develop employable graduates.
Moderator: Dr. Rajesh Kumar Soothar, Assistant Professor, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
Moderator: Dr. Asma Shahid, Associate Professor, Lahore College for Women University
ABOUT HESSA
Launched in 2021, the five-year project will increase the employability of the Pakistani workforce through trainings to improve Higher Education graduate capacity, relevance, adequacy, and inclusivity.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- The ecosystem drives excellence
- Quality is worth more than quantity
- Learn from indigenous models
- Create policy for performance
- Workforce development prepares good citizens
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EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES
- Improved HEI organizational performance based on strategic planning.
- Increased effective private sector partnerships and funding.
- Enhanced curriculum to demonstrably improve graduate employability, including needed soft skills.
- Expanded distance learning, financial aid, scholarship, and career pathways programs improving access for underserved populations and overall student success post-graduation.
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