Orientation sessions on HEC funded scholarships held at Turbat University
Posted on 15 Dec, 2022 - Published by
The University of Turbat (UoT), in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, has organized orientation sessions on HEC-funded scholarships “Provision of Higher Education Opportunities for Students of Balochistan & FATA Batch-V” at UoT’s main campus and Faculty of Legal Education on 14th December 2022. The students from different departments and affiliated colleges of Turbat University participated in the sessions. The HEC officials, Mr. Bahram Jan, Senior Project Manager HRD Division briefed the participants of the sessions regarding various aspects of the scholarship project in detail. He said that under this project, scholarships will be awarded to local/domicile of Balochistan and former FATA students for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies in different national and international universities. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Changiz Ahmed, Assistant Professor, and focal person of the event requested the HEC authority to revisit the no third division condition in the entire career for award of scholarships for higher studies and faculty appointment at the university level, and upper age limit (35 years) issue for Ph.D. Scholarships in Law. Mr. Bahram Jan assured to convey these issues to the HEC policy-making authorities.
Ganguzar Baloch, Registrar, Ijaz Ahmed, Director of Public Relations, Meer Bahad, Protocol Officer, faculty members, and heads and teachers of different affiliated colleges were present on occasion.
Later, the HEC officials called upon Prof. Dr. Mansoor Ahmed, Pro Vice-Chancellor in his office. He thanked HEC officials for visiting Turbat University and conducting sessions on scholarships at their University.
Report by Changiz Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, UoT.