Cuba to fund 1000 Pakistani students in her Medical Colleges
Pakistan Times National News Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Republic of Cuba will fund 1000 Pakistani students for medical studies in her medical colleges from September, this year.

The offer was made by the Cuban First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodrigues Parrilla, in his meeting with the Federal Minister for Education, Lt. Gen (Retd) Javed Ashraf, here.

The 1000 scholarships would be distributed among the provinces and the regions.

The students hailing from the Earthquake affected areas and the low-income families would be allocated special quota, after the approval of the competent authorities.

The desirous students would be selected through a screening exam conducted by the National Testing Service, under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Eduction, which would determine the merit for selection.

The academic year in Cuba starts from September and the selected candidates would be required to travel Cuba during the months of July and August.

The scholarships would be for 6 years and the during the first year, the selected candidates would learn Spanish language while staying at Cuba and the next five years would be to study medicine to graduate in General Comprehensive Medicine.

While hailing the Cuban offer, the Federal Minister for Education told the visiting delegation that Pakistan highly valued the existing relations between the two countries and added that the relief activities by the Cuban paramedics in the Earthquake affected areas were commendable.

He expressed gratitude to the Cuban delegation for their medical assistance and the generous offer of 1000 scholarships.●