Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) and U.S. Embassy Pakistan have successfully completed Phase I of the 3-Day Master Class on ‘Regional Approaches to Air Quality and Environment’ in collaboration with NUST from June 7-9, 2021. The masterclass included rigorous sessions with a blend of various teaching techniques exposing around 40 alumni of U.S. Government funded exchange programs to subject matter experts from academia and global institutions including an American Professor from NASA. Mr. Ray Castillo, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Islamabad joined the group for the closing ceremony and lauded the critical role that PUAN plays in strengthening people-to-people ties between both the countries. Mr. Castillo appreciated the commitment of the Masterclass participants to undergo extensive mentoring on the critical issues of air quality and climate. He urged the participants to replicate the take-aways by translating them into actions for a cleaner and better tomorrow. Dr. Rizwan Riaz, Pro-Rector Research Innovation and Commercialization (RIC) NUST stressed that clean air is vital for us as it not only effects our health but also our cognitive abilities.
Stay tuned for a complete playlist containing recordings of sessions.