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Students of Karachi campus won GHC student scholarships

 Happening date 01-Jul-2020
 Posted date 01-Jul-2020

Batch 2017 students, Ms. Eisha Tir Raazia and Ms. Fatima Ibrahim from FAST NUCES, Karachi Campus qualified to attend the world’s largest gathering of women technologists – Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC 20). The Grace Hopper Celebration is produced by AnitaB.org (foundations that help women make significant contributions to technical fields) and presented in partnership with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM ). Students have been granted scholarships to attend this event which in turn provides the opportunity to meet and network with 70+ tech giants. Under this scholarship, they have been granted one year paid Premium membership inclusive of career coaching webinars, and Exclusive Mentorship Program. The event also gives them the platform to submit resumes, network with some of the region’s best tech companies, and connect with a diverse group of like-minded women. The students applied for the scholarship in March 2020 and received the scholarship in June 2020. The event is scheduled in September 2020. The applications and evaluations process were extensive in which students submitted their resume, Statements of purpose and etc. FAST NUCES, Karachi campus is fortunate to have its standing on a global platform where only 3-4 girls get selected among which two are from FAST NUCES. On this astounding accomplishment, FAST NUCES appreciates the hard work, potentials, and talent of its students.