WHAT IS OPP?
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The Oxford Pakistan Programme (the “OPP”) is the first initiative of its kind, in which a concerted attempt is being made to generate momentum on various Pakistan-related activities at the University of Oxford.
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The OPP has three core objectives:
- Address the underrepresentation of Pakistani and British Pakistani students at Oxford;
- Address the lack of academic profile of Pakistan, and Pakistan-related areas of interest, among the academic faculty at Oxford; and
- Promote the relationship of academic institutions in Pakistan with Oxford in order to develop their global connectivity.
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20 Pakistani students every year cannot accept offers from Oxford because they cannot afford it. Only around 12 undergraduate and 45 graduate students attend Oxford every year, despite 60% of Pakistan’s 220 million people being under the age of 30.
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The OPP is addressing these issues with the following solutions:
- Raising private funding to support students and researchers, in the form of scholarships, research grants, a Hardship Fund, a Visiting Students Programme and a Visiting Fellows Programme.
- Developing a network of academics and administrators in Oxford, as well as business people, policymakers and professionals around the world, who will collectively work towards addressing these issues.
- Building a platform to consolidate and, where necessary, increase, Pakistan-related activity at Oxford.