Schols for Lankans in Bangladesh, Korea

The People's Republic of Bangladesh has offered five seats to Sri Lankan students to follow MBBS or BDS courses at Government owned Medical and Dental Colleges for 2007/2008 while the Republic of Korea has offered three seats to Sri Lankan students to follow undergraduate courses in Korean language (one year for language and four years for the undergraduate course) in the Kyungpook National University of Korea for 2007/2008.

The medium of instruction in Bangladesh is English. All expenses for the courses in Korea will be borne by the Korean Government.

The minimum qualification for the courses in Bangladesh is GCE A/L not before 2006 with at least C. grades for all subjects. Based on nominations made through an interview conducted by the Higher Education Ministry the final selections will be made by the Government of Bangladesh.

Successful candidates will be notified of the final selection in January 2008 by the Bangladesh Government. Applicants for Korean scholarships should be in good health and below 25 years with a record of high performance at the GCE A/L examination and a good command of English.

Nominations will be made through an interview conducted by the Higher Education Ministry. Details are available on the Ministry website: www.mohe.gov.lk The last date for receiving applications is December 14 while for Korean scholarship is December 17.