KU, Project EduAccess To Hold Capacity-Building Workshop

Srinagar: Project EduAccess, a non-profit education initiative, is organising a free 3-day capacity-building workshop in collaboration with Kashmir University’s Centre for Career Planning and Counselling (CCPC) on 29th, 30th and 31st August.

The workshop is open to Kashmiri students (current and graduate) and professionals interested in pursuing a postgraduate course, including PhDs at various universities in the UK.

It will cater to individuals from different streams and will, over three days, give interested candidates a detailed view of the application process.

The workshop will include sessions on drafting CVs, personal statements/ statements of purpose, application essays and research proposals, and applying for scholarships and funding, a statement issued reads.

The workshop has been divided stream-wise: day 1 will focus on social sciences, day 2 on sciences and day 3 on humanities. Registered individuals will also be provided individual feedback on their resumes. This workshop is being organized through a generous grant from the Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust, Somerville College, University of Oxford. You can register to attend the workshop through the CCPC and Project EduAccess websites.

Launched in 2021, Project EduAccess is a modest effort by South Asian graduate students in the UK to improve access to higher education for students from marginalized communities in South Asia. In 2022-23, the group, with the help of 360 volunteer mentors, is offering free one-on-one mentorship for UK university applications to 400+ mentees from marginalized backgrounds.