China announces scholarships for Pakistani students, scholars

ISLAMABAD: With a view to enhance educational cooperation between China and Pakistan, the Chinese Scholarship Council, Govt. of China is offering Pakistani students/scholars to study and conduct research in Chinese Universities.

On behalf of Govt. of Pakistan, HEC is nominating agency for these scholarships in the academic year 2024-25.

The primary impetus behind the initiative is to create and promote educational opportunities for foreign students and researchers pursuing bachelor’s, master’s or PhD degrees.

Applications for the concerned programme can be submitted to the related HEC portal www.scholarship.hec.gov.pk  by December 28.

China Scholarship Council (CSC), entrusted by the Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China, is responsible for the enrollment and the administration of Chinese Government Scholarship Program. Qualified applicants can apply for scholarship for Undergraduate/Bachelors, Masters & Doctoral/PhD programs in respective field of studies.

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Furthermore, only those applicants are considered under the Chinese Government Scholarship Program 2024-25 who have already a valid Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) or Higher Education Undergraduate Studies Admission Test (USAT) score (obtained after January 01, 2022).

The designated Chinese universities offer a wide variety of academic programs in Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine, Economics, Legal Studies, Management, Education, History, Literature, Philosophy and Fine Arts and more for scholarship recipients at all levels.

For further details, applicants can visit the official website.