ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has made the decision to provide 300 scholarships to Bangladeshi students enrolled in prestigious universities across a range of subjects.
The suggestion to provide fully-funded scholarships to Bangladeshi students through a group of prestigious Pakistani universities under the auspices of the Pakistan-Bangladesh Friendship Scholarship Program was discussed at a meeting held at the education ministry on Thursday.
Students from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are already eligible to receive scholarships from Pakistan.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Executive Director Prof. Dr. Ziaul Qayyum, representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Pakistani High Commission to Bangladesh, and the university consortium attended the conference, which was chaired by Secretary of Education Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani.
The primary goal of the scholarship program, according to the education ministry, is to strengthen the bonds between Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Engineering, basic and natural sciences, medicine and related health, social sciences, and the arts and humanities—including business education, computer science, information technology, agriculture sciences, media and communication studies, languages, architecture, fine arts, and more—will all be eligible for the scholarships.
The plan was well received by the secretary of education, who suggested that the partner universities work with the local universities to organize educational expos, seminars, and road shows in order to maximize the initiative’s spread throughout Bangladesh.
He also mentioned the possibility of launching a website just for these scholarships.
The HEC executive director emphasized the value of educational diplomacy in fostering regional harmony and a show of goodwill, and he urged Pakistani universities to get the approval of their relevant forums and statutory bodies as soon as possible for the distribution of scholarship slots, the endorsement of fee waivers, and the investigation of potential sponsorship opportunities.
The University of Lahore, Superior University, Lahore; National Textile University, Faisalabad; Aga Khan University, Karachi; Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology; International Islamic University Islamabad; National University of Sciences and Technology; Comsats University; National University of Modern Languages; National University of Computer and Emerging Science Islamabad; Lahore University of Management Sciences; National College of Arts, Lahore; Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, Lahore; and the University of Lahore participated in the consortium
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