ISLAMABAD: The University of Lahore on Thursday offered 5,000 free scholarships, fellowships and short training programs for Palestinian students in collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH).
The university announced this at a meeting at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah of key figures including Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General of COMSTECH, and OIC General Secretary Hissein Brahim Taha.
“In a significant development, Mr. Awais Raoof, Chairman BoG [Board of Governors], the University of Lahore, expressed the University’s commitment to establish a 400-bed hospital and four institutions, including the Institute of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management Technology, and Faculty of Information Technology in the Republic of Chad under the umbrella of COMSTECH’s Program for African Least Developed Countries of OIC Member States,” COMSTECH said in a press release.
“Additionally, he extended an offer of 5000 free scholarships/fellowships/short training programs for Palestinian students through the Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) under the COMSTECH Palestine Program.”
Pakistan has recently announced scholarships for Palestinian students studying at higher education institutes around the country, offering to bear expenses, including tuition and hostel fees and stipends.
Over 300 Palestinian students are currently enrolled in Pakistani universities nationwide. Over the years, more than 50,000 Palestinian nationals have graduated from educational institutions in Pakistan.