City Reporter A delegation of the United States Consulate General visited the University of Karachi on Tuesday and offered the university partnerships on films at the campus. The meeting was held at the Vice Chancellor Secretariat in connection with the partnerships on films and videos and aimed to enhance and utilize existing or closed university partnership grants with universities in Karachi. The visitors briefed the Karachi University staff that they are looking for the Karachi-based university media/film program that has the capacity and interest in absorbing some newfound knowledge. Lisa Swenarski, Country Cultural Affairs Officer, Islamabad, Cameron Thomas-Shah, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer, Karachi and Ali Chauhan, Education Advisor Karachi and Richard Boyum, University Partnership Coordinator were part of the visiting delegation. During the visit, the delegation held detailed discussion with the KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, in charge Department of Visual Studies Professor Durriya Qazi, Chairperson Department of Mass Communication Dr Fouzia Naz, faculty member Samina Qureshi, Students’ Advisor Dr Syed Asim Ali, in charge Directorate Admissions Dr Saima Akhtar and other faculty members.
US Consulate offers KU capacity building in filmmaking
