Pakistan: S&P Global launches ‘Project Elevate’
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
S&P Global in Pakistan, in partnership with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Islamabad, announced the launch of ‘Project Elevate’, a structured, three-year mentorship initiative designed to equip more than 600 young Pakistanis with the professional skills and career guidance needed to thrive in an increasingly competitive global economy.
Project Elevate will run across three annual cohorts, each connecting approximately 200 participants with experienced mentors from S&P Global and the broader TiE network.
The program targets a diverse talent pool including university students, early-career professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, and freelancers, reflecting the breadth of Pakistan’s evolving workforce.
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The participants will benefit from one-on-one and group mentorship, corporate readiness training, career development workshops, and networking access to S&P Global leadership in Pakistan and TiE’s entrepreneurial community.
Speaking on this initiative, Mujeeb Zahur, Managing Director, S&P Global Pakistan, said, “Project Elevate is a strategic investment in the people we believe will drive economic value both locally and globally. We are committing our expertise because we truly believe in Pakistan’s talent pipeline and creating an ecosystem that will give individuals the platform, mentorship and exposure they deserve.”
Atta Rehman, Senior Regional People Advisor, S&P Global Pakistan, added, “At S&P Global, we believe that people are the most powerful driver of organisational success. Project Elevate is designed to give participants not just skills, but visibility, confidence, and a professional community that stays with them long after the program ends.”
Project Elevate aligns with S&P Global’s enterprise-wide commitment to investing in learning capabilities and equipping individuals with the leadership capabilities, professional skills, and resources they need to grow, excel, and lead in a rapidly evolving world.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
