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HEC to give out Rs 1.1bn in scholarships to 2,800 students
LAHORE, Sep 2: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is to provide Rs 1.1
billion to 2,800 students for pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at
various public and private institutions. HEC Executive Director Dr Sohail Naqvi
chaired the meeting of National Scholarship Management Committee that was
attended by representatives of 26 universities. The committee approved the cases
of 487 candidates enrolled in 26 participating institutions for the award of
"Need Based Scholarships" under Japanese & US Need Based Scholarship
programme.
Dr Naqvi briefed that Need Based Scholarship programme have
helped 1500 families in the last two years. At present 50 leading public and
private institutions are participating in this HEC initiative. The HEC intends
to spread this network of 'Need Based Scholarship' and develop a sustainable
methodology for including all the institutions of higher education in Pakistan
under this scheme. Dr Naqvi called for the participating institutions to expand
the scope of this scheme to reach the maximum number of students and also to
initiate activities to sustain this programme. He said that progress has been
made in improving the state of higher education in Pakistan. The disciplines
covered by these programmes include Agriculture, Business Administration,
Biotechnology, Engineering, Information Technology & Telecommunication,
Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Genetics, Pharmacy, and Life
Sciences.
Jalil Ahmed, advisor (P&D) and the Project Director of Need
Based Scholarships at HEC, said that after the execution of three Need Based
Scholarship programmes, it was learnt that these scholarships had alleviated the
burden of students and their families. Daily times
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