From the
Founder
Hi! My name is Aymen. I founded Acumen about two years ago. I graduated from the Lahore School of Economics with a degree in Finance. For my Masters, I went to Queen Mary University of London and graduated with an MSc. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
While making my grad school application, I realized a gap in the education counselling industry. Students in Pakistan have a limited understanding of what sort of opportunities they might have for their education abroad. Unfortunately, educational counselors in schools or larger education consultancy firms are unable to cater to each student’s unique personality, goals, and potentialities. Most consultancies in our country push students to only apply to universities they have affiliations with, and do not encourage them to look into programs that are part of their career goals. Having experienced this myself during my grad school applications, I felt that there is a need to make a shift in the way educational counselling is done.
Recognizing the apathy with which students and their applications were treated, I decided to put my Masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation to use and created Acumen. With a task as sacred as helping students find a direction to their future, I believe it is principle to put all information on the table to help them make life-changing decisions. That’s what we do at Acumen; we empower students. That’s what makes every day worth looking forward to.
