2024 Recipient
Khadija Bakhtiar
The 2024 recipient, Khadija Bakhtiar, is a passionate advocate for educational equity and excellence in Pakistan — and the perfect embodiment of all that the Haas International Award seeks to celebrate and support. In 2008, Khadjia was awarded the Fulbright Graduate Scholarship to attend UC Berkeley, where she earned a Master of Public Policy degree. She previously completed her B.S. in Social Sciences from the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan. After receiving her master's at Cal, Khadija returned to her home country of Pakistan to work with Teach for All Global Network across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. As the founder and CEO of Teach for Pakistan, she now recruits Pakistan’s top graduates and young professionals to teach for two years in historically underserved communities. Khadjia’s efforts and accomplishments have helped to catalyze a shift in the national conversation around education in Pakistan, with a new emphasis on equality and the need to increase government investment in teacher-leadership models. Her work has influenced policy changes at both federal and provincial levels, impacting teacher recruitment and training nationwide.
Nomination Process
Deadline:
July 1, 2025
Eligibility requirements: Alumni who were enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at Berkeley for at least one full year and who are a native, citizen, and resident of another country are eligible for the Haas International Award. (A Berkeley degree is not required.)