The Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Lamia Al-Mulhim, announced the opening of direct scholarship for medical specialties (human medicine) in the Turkish Republic at Koc University for the 2023/24 academic year, saying registration at Hacettepe University will also be opened for students who have admission in the field of human medicine as of 2024/2025 academic year.
Al-Mulhim said the number of seats is increasing annually thanks to the efforts of the cultural offices in concluding new agreements and increasing the number of seats in existing agreements, noting that Kuwait annually provides approximately 1,100 seats for those wishing to enroll in medical specializations, whether at the Kuwait University or in globals universities through foreign scholarships according to agreements that have already been signed, reports Al-Anba daily.
Al-Mulhim also indicated the availability of medical seats in a number of countries for the current 2023/24 year, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Malta, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Al-Mulhim added that the Ministry is continuing to enhance the competitive position of Kuwait upon the directives of Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Adwani and students wishing to join the direct dispatch of medical specialties at the Koc University in the Republic of Turkey must use the following link: apply.ku.edu.tr.
On the other hand, Al-Mulhim stressed the keenness of the Ministry of Higher Education to provide seats for foreign scholarships for all Kuwaiti students based on percentages and those fulfilling the conditions.
With regard to what was reported about private education students acquiring 100% for scholarships medical specialization seats, the Undersecretary for Higher Education said that it is completely untrue, as the percentage of the number of those admitted to the annual scholarship plan for the last year 2022/2023 from government school students was 75% in all specialties and 62% in medical specialties.
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