UMT-SST Student Selected as Delegate at 2019 HPAIR Harvard College Conference
Tuesday, January 22 2019
Mishaal Ahmed, student of MS Computer Science, School of Systems and Technology (SST), UMT, has secured position of delegate from a highly selective pool of international applicants to attend the Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR), Harvard College Conference at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, which will be held from February 15-18, 2019. He has achieved this distinction under the mentorship of Dr Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Associate Professor, SST.
Mishaal is the first Pakistani student who has been carefully chosen by the Harvard selection team as HPAIR delegate based on the acceptance of his research idea followed by an interview. It is an extraordinary accomplishment for a UMT student to be accepted at the 2019 HPAIR Harvard College Conference.
HPAIR is an internationally recognized student organization at Harvard College. It offers a forum of exchange to facilitate discussion of the most important economic, political and social issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. A total of 300 delegates are selected after rigorous selection process to attend the 2019 HPAIR Harvard College Conference. It will be a great opportunity for Mishaal to develop crucial professional skills and expand his understanding of key developments in international affairs.