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8/29/2006 2:43:00 PM
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Source ::: Internews --
ISLAMABAD · The first batch of 500 Pakistani students will leave for
Cuba this year to start their medical education under the scholarships
announced by Cuba, Cuban Ambassador to Pakistan Gustavo Machin Gomez
has said.
Havana announced the scholarships when its medical teams worked in the
earthquake-affected areas in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and North
West Frontier Province.
He said that modalities are being finalised with the Pakistani
government through Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Health and
Education to select the students. The ambassador said 1,000
scholarships were announced by Cuba for the Pakistani students.
The Higher Education Commission has announced programme for these
scholarships for Pakistani students by the Cuban government for
graduate studies in general comprehensive medicine (equivalent to
MBBS), in leading Cuban medical institutions.
The Cuban ambassador, who is the first to Islamabad after up-gradation
and reopening of its embassy, said the two countries have long standing
diplomatic ties that will be taken to a higher level.
He said with the exchange of delegations particularly the scholarships
for the students would further promote relations between the two
countries.
A committee headed by HEC Chairman Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has been
formed, which includes representatives of the Ministry of Education and
the Ministry of Health to finalise the students for Cuba. The
scholarship programme include regular graduate programmes in general
comprehensive medicine for a period of five years.
The Cuban ambassador said Pakistan and Cuba have a vast scope of
improving their bilateral, trade, economic and cultural relations and
were heading in that direction.