1,275 get govt loan for higher studies
Student loans will be available to all eligible students, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said last month.
By
Aminath Shifleen
The permanent list of students selected for student loans for higher education in Maldives and abroad has been released on Wednesday.
Student loans will be available to all eligible students, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said last month.
According to the higher education ministry:
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1,275 students received loans
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Details of the recipients have been posted on the ministry's website
In February, the government invited applications to 720 slots in this year's student loan scheme. However, with the decision to give loans to all eligible applicants, about 600 more students will get loans.
With the new figure, the total number of student loans disbursed so far under the government's student loan scheme stands at 3,211.
