The British Council Distributes Laptops to KMU Female Students

Press Release
Peshawar: October 1, 2021
The British Council Distributes Laptops to KMU Female Students  

The country director British Council Amir Ramzan distributes ten laptops among female students of Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar under the Scottish Scholarship Program. These laptops were distributed in a function held here at KMU senate hall. Besides other vice chancellor, Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq, Registrar Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Gandapur, KMU scholarships coordinator Dr. Naureen Ijaz, British Council director education Dr. Nishat Riaz and Ms Zoha Fatima attended the function. While addressing the function the country director British Council Amir Ramzan said that this is the first event organized by the British Council here at KMU. In today’s event, ten laptops were distributed to female students to achieve the best standards in learning and research. He urged teachers and students to apply for training programs and scholarships from the British Council and to take advantage of these excellent educational opportunities.
Amir Ramzan said that the British Council is providing scholarships to Pakistani students under the Scholarship Scheme for better access to higher education opportunities and improvement in their socio-economic life. It is gratifying that KMU is one of the top universities benefiting from these programs. He thanked the Vice Chancellor, faculty and students of KMU for their full participation in various schemes of the British Council.
Earlier while talking to the function, Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq, appreciated the efforts being made for the promotion of education in Pakistan under the Pak-UK Education Gateway. He said that the provision of laptops by the British Council to the female students of KMU is a sign of the high academic standards of this university. He said that it is very welcome that ten female students of KMU have been selected for laptops under the Scottish Scholarship Program.  He thanked the British Council for their support and hoped that this partnership will go long inshaAllah.