Hungarian funding: Pakistani students to get 80 scholarships

ISLAMABAD:

Hungary is aiming to provide 80 fully-funded scholarships to Pakistani students, said Hungarian Deputy Head of Mission to Pakistan Janos Lastofka on Tuesday.

“We are now looking at developing mutual contacts between research institutes and universities and hope to increase the number of fully-funded scholarships for Pakistani students up to 80,” he said while addressing a lecture on “bilateral relations between Pakistan & Hungary” held at the department of politics and international relations (P&IR) at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).

Talking about Hungary’s cooperation with Pakistan, he said on average 60-70 ‘bright’ students are enrolled in Hungarian universities on government sponsored scholarships.

The diplomat said bilateral trade between both countries is improving and there is a huge potential in many fields in Pakistan for Hungarian companies.

He also focused on Hungary’s history, geography and foreign policy.

IIUI Faculty of Social Sciences Dean Dr Nabi Bux Jumani lauded the efforts of P&IR department and termed the lecture a pertinent activity in providing students with an opportunity to interact with diplomats
and international affairs experts.

Earlier, P&IR Department Head Manzoor Khan Afridi said the department is focusing to broaden the exposure of students and would continue to arrange such activities in the future.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 13^th, 2015.