KARACHI: The Habib University Foundation (HUF), USA and members of its host committee are organising an event on March 30 in Houston to celebrate the tradition of Sustaining Excellence in Higher Education.

According to President Habib University, “Globally renowned institutions have sustained themselves over centuries because of the generosity of the community that they have been able to develop and Habib University aims to do the same.”

The University believes in investing in the potential offered by Pakistan’s youth, and cultivating leaders who will lead the society to monumental accomplishments.

The event will encompass the journey of learners’ self-cultivation and a grounded sense of their own self-worth and potential.

Mehdi Hasan, the keynote speaker is an award-winning journalist, political commentator, presenter and author. The president of Habib University, Wasif A. Rizvi, will introduce the varsity: which aims to root the educational experience in thoughtfulness. A welcome note will be delivered by Shoukat Dhanani, president of the Dhanani Group, USA, and director of the HUF.

“This is an opportunity to support a landmark institution in Pakistan,” he said.

Doctor Asim Shah, the chairman of the host committee, was proud that the university was coming to Houston for its first fundraising gala.

“Habib University is transforming higher education in Pakistan and beyond,” he said.