Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:55:42 +0000 By Nambela Mwandia ABOUT 20 Zambians have been selected to study in Turkey under the Turkish scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year. Speaking during a luncheon celebration of Zambian recipients of Turkish scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year yesterday Turkish ambassador to Zambia, Sebnem Incesu says out of the 217 Zambian students that applied only 6 of the candidates were selected for undergraduate studies and 14 for post graduate studies. Candidates selected will study in various disciplines such as economics, biomedical engineering, veterinary and medicine among many others, Ms Incesu said. Ms Incesu said Turkey has been providing scholarships programmes to international students since the 1990s as an important vehicle for cultural diplomacy and mainly to contribute to the improvement of mutual understanding of all people around the world. To that effect, 8,000 students are studying in Turkey under scholarships with about 1,000 students for this year’s intake across […]
