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ISLAMABAD -- The USAID's Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) organised a two-day event for women leaders of 16 partner universities in the public sector. The group of 24 women leaders included pro-rectors, deans, department chairs, heads of student services, and faculty members. The event was hosted at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST): a USAID's HESSA partner university. Pro-Rector Academics (NUST) Dr Osman Hasan opened the event as chief guest. This event marked the conclusion of a seven-month training programme on women's leadership. The training programme included face-to-face workshops, a study tour to the University of Alabama, online boot camps with weekly assignments, and monthly teleconference meetings with mentors and ended with a showcasing event. The objective of this programme was to equip women leaders with skills that would allow them to navigate their careers more effectively. This training programme is one piece of the comprehensive leadership suite that the USAID's HESSA offers for all levels of university leadership. The programme was led by Dr. Susan Carvalho, Dean of Graduate School at the University of Alabama, and facilitated by U.S. faculty Dr. Dana Patton, Dr. Karri Holley, Dr. Lisa Pawloski, and Dr. Delores Robinson. Over the course of seven months, the participants identified a strategic initiative and obtained institutional approvals for implementation. The weeks in the U.S., the online course...