Impacts of Cultural Exchange Programs on students of Pakistan; a Case study of GCU U-GRADS

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the major objectives of cultural exchange programs and its impacts on the Pakistani Students. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) float the main idea. Every year hundreds of undergraduate students are selected from Pakistan for the purpose of studying in United States for a semester or two in Global U-Grad and Postgraduate students for a period of 5 years as a Fulbright. The policies are developed by ECA to guarantee the main objectives of Fulbright and is further assisted by the bi-national foundations and commissions of 50 countries including United States Embassies in 100 other countries and different other cooperating agencies working in United States. The ECA along with the undergraduate and postgraduate students also sends teachers to study abroad in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program in