HEC sends 50 scholars to South Korea

Islamabad, Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman said Monday over 25,00 HEC scholars were currently pursuing their higher studies in leading universities of the world.

He was addressing the farewell ceremony organized here for 50 HEC scholars who are leaving for MS studies in South Korea. The Higher Education Commission also signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed with Hanyang University, South Korea on the occasion.

The chairman said the government had given the highest priority to the higher education sector and the last five years would be remembered as a golden period in the sector. He said that HEC identified the brightest of minds among the faculty members, researchers and fresh graduates and sent to the top institutions of the world.

He informed some 260 of these scholars would return this year after completion of their studies while another 400 to 500 would return next year. He said that the commission is putting special emphasis on the engineering education and a large portion of the scholarships has been reserved for it.

He said that the South Korea was selected as a partner country because the country had excelled in academic and industry and the HEC wanted to get benefit from its expertise. He said the Korean universities and industry were strongly interlinked and the HEC wanted its scholars to learn in the environment.

The Korean Ambassador Shin Un, who was the guest of honour on the occasion. He said that MoU would go a long way in strengthening academic relations with Pakistan. He said that his country would extend all its possible cooperation to these scholars, who he added would also help strengthen Pak-Korea relations. He also appreciated the steps taken by the HEC for promotion of higher education in the country, saying it was spreading quality education in the country.

The scholars, proceeding under the programme entitles ‘MS level Training in Korea universities/industry’, will pursue their studies at Hanyang university and Seoul National University. The event was also attended by various other stakeholders including Engineering Development Board, Pakistan Engineering Council, Planning Commission and some Korean companies.

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