The United States is a steadfast and long-term partner of Pakistan, especially in the area of energy sector development. On Thursday, November 14, leaders from academia, the private sector, and government celebrated the successes of this partnership: the US-Pakistan Centres for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E).

Started in 2014, the US-funded USPCAS-E built Pakistan's first two centers for specialized education and applied research in the energy sector at the University of Engineering and Technology in Peshawar and the National University of Sciences and Technology in Islamabad.

The $58 million USPCAS-E project is part of USAID's larger $127 million U.S.-Pakistan Centres for Advanced Studies (USPCAS) project, which convened leaders from academia, government and the private sector around areas critical to Pakistan's advancement such as energy and water. Over a five-year period (2014-2019), USPCAS connected three American universities with expertise in these sectors with four Pakistani universities to modernize their curricula, conduct joint research, and foster student and faculty exchanges..-PR