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1,000 Cuban scholarships for Pak students
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission has announced scholarships for Pakistani students by the Cuban government for graduate studies in general comprehensive medicine (equivalent to MBBS), in leading Cuban medical institutions. The HEC has finalised project implementation plan and other details with the Cuban embassy after the prime minister's directive for preparation of the scholarship detail.A committee headed by HEC Chairman Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman was formed, which includes representatives of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health. The first meeting held on August 24 was attended by HEC Executive Director of HEC Dr Sohail H Naqvi, Human Resource Development Advisor, Dr S Mahmood Raza, Project Director, Rezwana Siddiqui, representative of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, PIMS and Member Planning Commission Gen (r) Dr Iftikhar Hameed. Posted by: Fred 2006-08-27 |
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