Pakistan grants 396 Allama Iqbal Scholarships to Sri Lankan students
Some 396 Sri Lankan
students have secured Allama Iqbal Scholarships under HEC’s project, Pak-Sri
Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme.
Under the programme, 237
Sri Lankan students are already studying in Pakistan.
A pre-departure ceremony
was held in Colombo jointly organized by Higher Education Commission (HEC),
Pakistan and Pakistan High Commission in the Sri Lankan capital.
Alongside Executive
Director HEC Dr Shaista Sohail, Director General (Scholarships) HEC Aayesha Ikram,
and Project Director HEC Jehanzeb Khan, the parents of the successful awardees
were also present during this event.
Addressing the ceremony,
Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail said that HEC has been putting
efforts to increase access to higher education, enhance quality and ensure
relevance. She briefed the audience about the other offerings of HEC for the
academic fraternity of Sri Lanka, which included, a faculty exchange program,
training of Sri Lankan senior civil servants in Pakistan, and the establishment
of a centre of Asian Civilization and Culture in Sri Lanka.
High Commissioner of
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Maj-Gen Umar Farooq Burki (retd) shed light on the life
and services of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, after whom the scholarship programme for
Sri Lankan students has been named.
(Source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40203464/396-sri-lankan-students-win-allama-iqbal-scholarships)
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