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Talent Gore : Herald Reporter

More than 30 students are scheduled to leave for Turkey next week on scholarships to study in the European country. The scholarship were awarded by the Turkish government. Students will be taking undergraduate degrees and post graduate studies. Briefing the students yesterday, Turkish Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Kadir Hidayet Eris expressed his country’s commitment to opening learning opportunities for Zimbabwean students to study in his country.

“For the past four years the Turkish government has been awarding educational scholarships to Zimbabwe and this year we have awarded 35 students to go to Turkey and study programmes of their choice,” he said.

“The future of Zimbabwe and Turkey lies in the hands of this generation and therefore students awarded these scholarships should take this opportunity to do their best so that when they come back they can apply the knowledge they have acquired to help develop the country.”

Mr Eris urged students not to forget their home country after they have attained their degrees.

Students went through an intensive selection process that was based on qualifications and expertise with main focus centred on key development areas such as agriculture, climate change and governance.