School of Historical Studies Student selected for Legislative Fellow Programme sponsored by US Department of state

October 22, 2017

Shashank Shekhar Pandey, Student from Nalanda University’s School of Historical Studies has been selected for a Legislative Fellow Programme for India and Pakistan by World Learning, Washington, DC.  The programme runs from October 15 to November 18, 2016  and is sponsored by US department of state. It is a two-way exchange project for professionals and young leaders from Pakistan, India and the US.

SHS student Shashank Shekhar Pandey at Legislative Fellow Programme in Washington, DC

The programme aims to make participants gain an understanding of the US legislative and political process, explore governance principles and practices in public and civil society institutions, enhance their appreciation for the role of civil society in the political process, gain a deeper understanding of US society, culture, and people as well as people of each other’s countries, develop and implement projects in their home country that promote good governance, strengthen civil society, and/or support democratic institutions, create linkages and networks between Americans and other Professional Fellows and increase cooperation between the government and civil society of India and Pakistan .