(14 Feb 2025) Several higher education projects and hundreds of students face uncertainty following the suspension of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding as part of US President Donald Trump’s executive order last month, which put a 90-day freeze on all development aid activities worldwide.
USAID-funded higher education projects in South Asia cover scholarships, including those for women, capacity building for the higher education sector generally in Pakistan, as well as more specific projects such as a university project to boost agricultural efficiency and sustainable energy in Bangladesh and a university partnership for disaster-resilient infrastructure in India.
Read more here.
