Acceptance of 5,846 students in internal scholarship plan gets nod
KUWAIT CITY, July 10, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Minister of Oil and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Muhammad Al-Faris approved Saturday the acceptance of 5,846 male and female students in the plan of internal scholarships for the academic year 20212022.
The Secretary-General of the General Secretariat of the Council of Private Universities, Eng. Omar Al-Kandari, announced in a press statement that the names of students accepted in the internal scholarship plan are for bachelor’s and diploma programs for those who have obtained a high school certificate or its equivalent.
Al-Kandari stressed the importance of reviewing the accepted students in the plan of internal scholarships for the universities and colleges in which they were accepted according to the dates announced to them.
He pointed out that students must complete the admission and registration procedures and hand over the original high school certificate, pointing out the need to adhere to the internal scholarship regulations to facilitate their study path during the mission.
He called on the students to visit the official website of the General Secretariat of the Council of Private
Universities to see more information in this regard and to know the names of those admitted to colleges and universities with the plan of internal scholarships, wishing them success in their academic life in a way that contributes to advancing development and development in the State of Kuwait.
In other news, earlier this month the Ministry of Education received 24 new schools in four model residential areas, including 12 schools in the city of Sabah Al-Ahmad, 5 in Al-Wafra, 6 in the city of Jaber AlAhmad and one school in the northwest of Sulaibikhat.
In the context, the education sources indicated these schools were received based on prior coordination with the Public Authority for Housing Welfare and is expected to go into service during next academic year due to the urgent need to serve the residents of these new cities.
However, according to education sources these schools need security guards to protect them from damage and theft, as well as personnel in the field of education and administration to operate them, in addition to naming these schools and appointing personnel in supervisory positions which should be commensurate with the budget of these schools.
The sources indicated the educational districts have determined the number of students registered in these new residential areas and the needs of these schools including teachers and workers -- cleaning, and guards -- as well as securing power supply to all these schools in coordination with the Ministry of Electricity.
The sources pointed out the school maintenance work must proceed at an optimal pace to secure all school requirements related to maintenance of all kinds to withstand all seasons, in addition to sanitary works – toilets and air-conditioning units and painting corridors and classrooms, replacing damaged floors, maintenance of gymnasiums and other maintenance works that differ from one school to another, according to the notes recorded by school administrations which should be completed before September 2021.
The sources called on all sectors of the ministry to work within one crucible so that all educational facilities are ready to receive the students, taking into account the preventive measures put in place by the Ministry of Health through an integrated plan in the context of ensuring the safety of all students.