HEC Announces Scholarship for Post-Graduate Studies in Germany

Students who intend to pursue their studies in Germany may now apply for scholarships, according to a joint announcement from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), a German assistance organisation.

Also, The HEC announced on Tuesday that scholarships are available for anyone wishing to enrol in Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) for a Master’s degree.

The HEC announced on Twitter that the Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) programme allows foreign graduates from developing and newly industrialised nations to pursue a postgraduate or Master’s degree at a state or state-recognized German university, regardless of their discipline and with at least two years of professional experience.

The following fields currently offer postgraduate courses:

• Economic Sciences/Business Administration/Political Economics
• Development Cooperation
• Engineering and Related Sciences
• Regional and Urban Planning
• Agricultural and Forest Sciences
• Natural and Environmental Sciences
• Medicine and Public Health
• Social Sciences, Education, and Law
• Media Studies

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Also, Pakistani graduates with a four-year Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least two years of professional experience are eligible to apply for the programme.

“Candidates can prove their motivation is development-related and be expected to take on social responsibility and initiate and support processes of change in their personal and professional environment after their training/scholarship,” DAAD mentioned on its website.

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More details are available on DAAD’s website.

https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/