By Our Correspondent
The Hungarian government has increased its annual scholarships provision to Kenya from the current 100 to 200. This was disclosed during the opening of a Regional recruitment office for the main Hungarian Universities in Nairobi.
The universities which will provide the scholarships are University of Pec’s, University of Debrecen, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences and International Business School (IBS). Speaking during the launch of the regional office in Nairobi, PS University Education and Research Amb. Simon Nabukwesi welcomed the kind gesture Hungary has extended to Kenya, noting that a high number of Kenyan students have been applying for Hungarian education scholarships. Hungarian Government has been offering scholarships for Kenyan students since 2016 to 2017 academic year under the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Scheme, administered by the Tempus Public Foundation (TPF) on behalf of the Hungaria Government.
He noted that some of the scholarships are in Kenyan priority areas and more so in the government’s Big Four aagenda, that is, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Medical Sciences and Architecture which is important for improved housing.
“The Institutions of Higher learning in Hungary have become very popular with Kenyan students. This is due to the positive feedback from earlier cohorts of students who have benefitted from the Hungarian Government Scholarships. As such, opening a regional office in Kenya by a consortium of the main universities in Hungary is a positive gesture, since this will give an opportunity to Kenyan students to easily access relevant information on higher education in Hungary” said Amb.Nabukwesi.
Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics Palkovics who launched the office said the regional office provides an opportunity for students wishing to pursue higher education in Hungary to get information.
The Hungarian ambassador to Kenya H.E. Mr. Zsolt Mészáros, on his part said he was glad that the cordial relations between Kenya and Hungary have continued to make tremendous progress in the recent past in other areas such as health apart from education.
