Pakistan proud of students who excel globally, says Dr. Lodhi

 

Pakistan’s envoy to Britain Dr. Maleeha Lodhi has congratulated the Pakistani students who have been awarded scholarships by the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science.

 

Speaking at a reception to honour the young recipients of the scholarships, she said, Pakistan was proud of their achievement which underlined the ability of Pakistani students, when given an opportunity, to outperform international competition.

 

Of the 11 students given scholarships under the LSE’s External Programme worldwide, 9 are from Pakistan. These nine awardees include girls and boys predominantly from colleges of Rawalpindi–Islamabad, who are enrolled in various Social Science disciplines at the LSE. A student each from India and Singapore were also awarded scholarships in 2007.

 

There are currently over 1,000 students registered with the University of London and studying in Pakistan, either independently or with the support of local teaching institutions. As a college of the University of London, LSE is responsible for the academic direction of a range of undergraduate programmes in Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences. Each year, students apply to LSE on the basis of their studies with the External Programme, either for first year or second year entry to an undergraduate programme, or for masters degrees.

 

In 2008, the University of London will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of its External System; a system which has allowed students from all over the world to study for a University of London qualification.

 

On this occasion, High Commissioner Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, who had been invited as the Guest of Honour, thanked Ms. Rosemary Gosling, Director of LSE External Programme for the scholarships and for so ably running the LSE’s external programme.

 

 

London

November 9, 2007