Bahawalpur, January 27, 2023 (PPI-OT):The first batch of 22 students from Islamia University Bahawalpur will leave for MPhil and PhD studies at Sichuan Agricultural University, China next March. Engineer Professor Dr. Athar Mehboob, Vice Chancellor Islamia University Bahawalpur expressed this in a meeting with the officials of Directorate of International Links and Directorate of Intercropping.
On this occasion, Professor Dr. Abid Shehzad, Director of International Links and his team, while Dr. Muhammad Ali Raza, Director of Intercropping Research Center participated in the online meeting. The Vice-Chancellor said that efforts were made to give Islamia University Bahawalpur the status of an international university.
So far Sichuan Agricultural University has issued scholarships to 42 students for MPhil and Ph.D. The first batch of 22 students left China for academic activities in March will reach on this occasion, Director of International Links Professor Dr. Abid Shahzad said that 35 students will be sent to Sichuan Agriculture University this year.
He asked the students to submit their applications in time to the concerned universities and Directorate of International Linkages so that there is no delay in the issuance of visa and other documents. The Vice-Chancellor appreciated the efforts of the Directorate of International Linkages and the Directorate of Intercropping for issuing international scholarships for the students of Islamia University Bahawalpur.
It is worth mentioning that Sichuan Agricultural University had announced scholarships for 20 students every year under an agreement with Islamia University, Bahawalpur. So far, 42 students have been selected in 2 groups. They could not leave for China due to travel restrictions, but will soon reach the respective universities.
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