Shangla – In a significant initiative aimed at promoting higher education among financially disadvantaged students, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Foundation (KPEF) and the University of Shangla have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which deserving students of the university will receive scholarships covering 80 percent of their tuition fees.
The MoU was signed between the two institutions to facilitate talented and deserving students who have demonstrated strong academic performance but are unable to continue their higher education due to financial constraints. The agreement is being viewed as an important step towards expanding access to higher education for students from economically weaker sections of society.
University of Shangla Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Sardar Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Foundation Director Academics Muhammad Saqib signed the memorandum on behalf of their respective institutions. Senior officials and representatives of both organizations were also present on the occasion.
Under the agreement, KPEF will provide scholarships covering 80 percent of the tuition fees to eligible and deserving students enrolled at the University of Shangla. The scholarship programme will primarily target students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance and possess the potential to pursue higher education but whose families lack the financial resources to meet the cost of university education.
The initiative is intended to prevent talented students from abandoning their studies because of financial difficulties. It will provide deserving young people with an opportunity to continue their academic journey and obtain higher qualifications without allowing their economic circumstances to become a barrier to education.
Officials said the scholarships would be awarded strictly on merit to students who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria
