‘Equate us to foreign students in terms of admission to College of Higher Studies’
Bedoun students appeal to education minister
KUWAIT CITY, June 18: A number of Bedoun students urged Minister of Education and Higher Education and Head of the Higher Council of Kuwait University Dr Hamid Al-Azmi to equate them with the foreign students in terms of admission to the College of Higher Studies, reports Al-Rai daily.
They explained that the quota of foreign students in the College of Higher Studies is 20 percent but that of the Bedoun students is only 5 percent. A large number of them obtained excellent grades when they graduated from Kuwait University but the university does not accept them unless they have 90 percent and above in all specialties. Majority of them are capable of serving the country. While foreign students have the option of completing their studies in their own countries, the same does not apply for Bedoun students, and their chances for completing their education are very limited.
They affirmed that Kuwait University had taken outstanding students among them in the bachelor’s level, so they do not understand why the university does not give them a chance to complete their higher studies in Kuwait University.
Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development Affairs at Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor Hana AlHajri disclosed that the ministry represented by the Department of Charitable Societies has been coordinating with Najat Charitable Society concerning a video that went viral on social media and shows Zakat Al-Fitr donors leaving their zakats (in form of bags of rice, etc) in front of the office of one of the society’s committees, which led to chaos in terms of a stampede by the needy to get the zakats, reports Al-Rai daily.
Officials from Najat Charitable Society denied the allegations, insisting that the video is not accurate and the society is not at all responsible for what happened.
They explained that some Zakat AlFitr donors had left bags of rice in front of the committee’s office after official working hours when it was closed. The incident happened at 1 am. The society will hold the person who took that video accountable and submit a report to the ministry.
Ambassador of Jordan to Kuwait HE Saqr Abu Shattal has invited Kuwaiti nationals to visit their second country Jordan and spend their summer vacation in safe territories of the country, reports Al-Rai daily.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of his reception of well-wishers from the Jordanian community in Kuwait on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, the ambassador revealed that the Jordanian Embassy will open its doors for two weeks from Tuesday, June 19 from 7pm to 9pm to facilitate ratification of certificates for students who wish to study in Jordan.
Regarding the results of the GCCJordan summit, he affirmed that the meeting of the leaders in Makkah was very good and represented a good gesture that proved Jordan is not alone.
The ambassador stressed that the summit revealed the interest of the brothers concerning the security of Jordan, as it also represents their security, adding, “The opposite also applies because the stability of Jordan is the stability of everyone in the region. The summit constituted the beginning of Jordan’s exit from its economic crisis”.