Hungarian scholarship for Ghanaian students
The Hungarian Government has agreed to offer 50 scholarships per year for three years to Ghanaian students to enable them pursue first degree, master’s and doctoral programmes in that country.
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For the degree programmes, 10 scholarships would be offered to students in the field of agriculture, engineering, natural sciences, business and economics, while 30 scholarships will be up for grabs for students to pursue a postgraduate programme in the same field.
Ten scholarships will also be offered to students to pursue their PhD in any field of interest.
The scholarship will cover tuition, dormitory placement, medical insurance and a monthly allowance, while cost of international travel shall be borne by Ghana.
MoU
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between the Ministry of Education of Ghana and the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.
The Deputy Minister of Education (Tertiary), Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and the Minister of State for Education of Hungary, Mr Laszlo Palkovics, signed for Ghana and Hungary, respectively.
The MoU stated that prior to commencing higher education studies in Hungary, students should take part in a one-year preparatory course organised by the Ministry of Human Capacities.
“Students applying for programmes in the English Language shall have an appropriate knowledge of English on a certain level that is defined by the host institution.”
“Students shall be admitted to graduate study programmes in possession of an adequate and appropriate bachelor degree,” the MoU made available to the Daily Graphic stated.
Three-year duration
The MoU said the programme would come into effect from the 2016 academic year until December 2018 and could be amended or modified by the mutual written consent of the two countries through diplomatic channels and “such amendments or additions shall be an integral part of the exchange programme.”
It said the programme could be terminated by either of the parties in written form through diplomatic channels, explaining that in that case, the programme would expire six months after receiving the notification about the termination.
Intention of the scholarship
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra, the Director, Tertiary of the Ministry of Education, Mrs Wilhemina Asamoah, said the intention was to strengthen the already existing ties of friendship between the two countries.
“Recognising the benefits the two countries may derive from strengthening their mutual cooperation in accordance with the rules and regulations being in force, the two countries have agreed on implementing the educational exchange programme for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018,” she said.
Mrs Asamoah said the MoU spelt out that the two countries promoted direct contact and dialogue, joint scientific research, exchange of experiences, academics, higher education officers, researchers, scholars as well as publications, teaching materials and curricula.
Terms and conditions
“The terms and conditions of such cooperation, according to the MoU, shall be agreed upon by the relevant institutions of the two countries directly or through diplomatic channels, as appropriate,” she told the Daily Graphic.
Mrs Asamoah said the two parties expressed their mutual appreciation towards the operation of study programmes related to Africa in Hungary, adding that they agreed that the Ghanaian party should provide professional assistance to the education of African studies programmes in Hungary.