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<\/p>\nRubina Sarwar, principal of the Government College for Woman in Gujranwala City, is exploring ways to expand workforce training in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A college administrator from Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province recently visited Austin Community College to explore ideas for expanding workforce education to women in her country.<\/p>\n
Rubina Sarwar, principal of the Government College for Women in Gujranwala City, praised ACC\u2019s open-door policy and student focus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is so much emphasis on the success of the student,\u201d she said. She also was impressed by the resources at ACC Highland, such as the Bioscience Incubator and the ACCelerator, and the campus spaces that allow interaction between students and faculty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat, I think, is the heart of your great system,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Sarwar said economic trends and changing attitudes are drawing more Pakistani women to the workforce. Her college is introducing programs for information technology and accounting\/finance, as well as mass media, fine arts, and textile design.<\/p>\n
Sarwar\u2019s visit was organized by ACC\u2019s International Programs Office<\/a> and sponsored by the South Asia Institute<\/a> at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the third Pakistani college principal to visit ACC this spring. (See ACC shares insight with college leaders from Pakistan<\/a>.) All three visitors will share findings with Punjab’s Higher Education Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A college administrator from Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province recently visited Austin Community College to explore ideas for expanding workforce education to women in her country. Rubina Sarwar, principal of the Government College for Women in Gujranwala … Continue reading