1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme reviewed
ISLAMABAD: Fourth meeting of National Steering Committee (NSC) was held on Monday at Higher Education Commission (HEC) headquarters to review the implementation of 1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme.
HEC Chairman Prof Dr Attaur Rehman chaired the meeting that was attended by Cuban Ambassador Gustavo Machin Gomez, HEC Executive Director Prof Dr Sohail H Naqvi, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) President Prof Dr Syed Sibitul Hasnain, Dow University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Masood Hameed Khan, PMDC Vice President Dr Zafarul Haq Lodhi and the deputy director general of Health Ministry.
The NSC was told that 1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme was launched by the HEC in co-ordination with the Cuban Embassy and the relevant Pakistani state departments.
It was briefed on progress of the programme and told that at present 332 students of batch-I were pursuing medical education in Cuba. Dr Rehman commended the Cuban government for offering medical scholarships to the Pakistani students and pleaded the Cuban ambassador to convey compliments of the Pakistani nation to the Cuban government for offering such a great gift to it.
Gomez said 1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme for the Pakistani students was a commitment of the Cuban people towards their Pakistani friends. Though Cuba is a developing country with a lot of economic sanctions, it is ready to provide all possible support and facilities to make this programme a success, the ambassador said.
He also appreciated efforts of the HEC and the Pakistani government for ensuring implementation of the programme. The Cuban authorities are ready to welcome second batch of the students, he said.
The NSC owed to implement the programme in true letter and spirit. It also decided that exact modalities to improve medical facilities for the Pakistani medical students would be worked out by the PMDC and the Health Ministry soon, which would be later communicated to the HEC and the Cuban government.
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