A scholarship opportunity was shared by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan on Tuesday for students wishing to pursue their academic goals in Germany.
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), a German aid organization, has announced scholarships for EPOS (postgraduate courses related to development).
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The HEC announced on Twitter that foreign graduates from developing and newly industrialized nations with at least two years of professional experience can pursue a postgraduate or master’s degree at a state or state-recognized German university through the Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) program.
DAAD Master’s Scholarships
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Pakistani graduates with at least two years of work experience can apply for the program, but they also need to have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, which is typically earned after four years of study.
After their training or scholarship, candidates are expected to assume social responsibility, start changing processes in their personal and professional environments, and support those processes. According to the DAAD website, this is the case.
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An applicant must work for “either a public authority, a state, or a private company in a developing country and, as such, is engaged in the planning and execution of directives and projects with an emphasis on development policies having to bear on technological, economic, or social areas” in order to be eligible for the program.
A potential applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with “far above average results (upper third) and at least two years of related professional experience at the time of application” in order to be qualified for the scholarship.
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Scholarships will not be given to applicants with degrees that are more than six years old or who have resided in Germany for more than 15 months.
On the DAAD website, students can learn more information about the scholarship and program.