91 Sri Lankan students win scholarship to study in Pakistan
'The scholarship aims to promote an effective exchange of knowledge and better understanding of cultures and tradition between Sri Lankan and Pakistani students. Allama Iqbal Scholarships are part of HEC's internationalization initiative to encourage international students to study in Pakistan'
ISLAMABAD, OCT 27 - The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has awarded Allama Iqbal Scholarship to 91 Sri Lankan students for Fall-2020 / Spring-2021 sessions to pursue higher education in Pakistani universities, under Pak-Sri Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme.
The
selected students have started arriving in Pakistan and so far 27 students have
reached Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Sukkur to join their respective
universities. As many as 525 Sri Lankan students had applied for Medical,
Engineering, BS, MS, and PhD programmes in response to HEC announcement for
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 admissions.
A
selection board was constituted for online interviews, which comprised
officials from HEC Pakistan, Pakistan High Commission (PHC) Colombo and
University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Lanka. A total of 172 applicants were
shortlisted for interview, out of which 91 students have been finally selected.
Spread
over five years, Allama Iqbal Scholarship provide an excellent opportunity for
1000 Sri Lankan students to visit Pakistan and pursue undergraduate,
postgraduate, and doctoral degree programmes in Engineering Sciences, Basic and
Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences.
The
scholarship aims to promote an effective exchange of knowledge and better
understanding of cultures and tradition between Sri Lankan and Pakistani
students. Allama Iqbal Scholarships are part of HEC's internationalization
initiative to encourage international students to study in Pakistan.
The
Sri Lankan students will study in their respective programmes in COMSATS
University, Islamabad; Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi; Government
College University, Lahore; Hazara University, Mansehra; Islamic International
University, Islamabad; Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar; Mehran
University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro; NED University of
Engineering and Technology, Karachi; National University of Sciences and
Technology, Islamabad; Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; Sukkur IBA
University, Sukkur; University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila; and
University of the Punjab (UoP), Lahore.
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