Comstech announces 500 scholarships for Palestinian students

Islamabad: Comstech announced 500 scholarships for Palestinian students and scholars in partnership with Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP), and member institutions of Comstech Consortium of Excellence. It was stated by Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, Comstech while addressing a press conference at Comstech office on Tuesday.

He stated that over 370 scholarships for Palestinian students have been committed by 24 member institutions of APSUP, while 130 scholarships have been promised by public sector universities of Comstech Consortium of Excellence.

Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, Comstech said that Palestinian people are under aggression and siege by occupant forces. Palestinians now have limited access to higher education and research facilities. Over seven decades of occupation has systematically destroyed educational and socio-economic infra-structures of Palestinian state.

In order to support them, Comstech launched a special programme offering research fellowships, technicians training & workshop participation grants for Palestinian students, and today’s announcement is first milestone achieved under this program, he said.

Three hundred and seventy scholarships have been announced by 22 APSUP member private sector universities: Superior University Lahore, University of Lahore, Iqra University Karachi, Abasyn University Peshawar, Alhamd Islamic University Quetta, Jinnah University for Women Karachi, CECOS University Peshawar, Greenwich University Karachi, Indus University Karachi, Institute of Southern Punjab (ISP) Multan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST) Islamabad, Preston University Islamabad, Qurtuba University Peshawar, Sarhad University Peshawar, CUSIT, Peshawar, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi, University of South Asia Lahore, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Textile Institute of Pakistan, Karachi, SBB Dewan University Karachi, Muslim Youth University Islamabad, Alkhair University, AJK, and University of Faisalabad.

Whereas 130 scholarships have been offered by thirteen public sector higher education and research institutions, including International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Government College University, Lahore, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, NETKENT University, Turkey, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), National Institute of Health, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI), Comsats University Islamabad, Al Shifa Eye Trust, NED University of Engineering and Technology (NEDUET), Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), University of Lahore, and University of the Punjab.

Prof. Choudhary extended thanks to the Chairman APSUP and vice chancellors of the universities for their timely support, and overwhelming response for this noble cause.