date of publication : 2018-08-14 07:55:39
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Dr. Abdul Razzaq Al-Issa, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, announced the issuing of free medical scholarship within universities and private colleges for families of martyrs, Popular Mobilization Forces martyrs and humble families with low-incomes.
That came during his presiding over the fourth meeting of the Private Higher Education board within the attendant of Dr. Salam Khoshnao, the vice president of the Scientific Researches Ministry, a number of directors and representatives of the National University Education Department and heads of universities and private colleges. Al-Issa added that this step, which was approved by the institutions of private education, represents an important national achievement towards the providing 5% of the studying seats at the universities for the graduates of the academic year 2018/2019 in medical specialties for high grades students, to a minimum of 94. In this context, the Minister of Higher Education affirmed that the Ministry in coordination with the private Education board are ready for issuing a form of reducing studying fees for the students and taking into considerations the circumstances of some of them in order to achieve their scientific ambition in order to obtain university certificate. Al-Issa appreciated continuation initiatives of the universities and private colleges that offered free scholarships last year which went for more than 500 studying seats in medical specialties at a cost of 30 billion dinars.